Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-09-05

process Of a clip across the neck with
a scalping-knifc. the coBteuts thereof
were degluting SO TO speaE-down As
many eOppercolored and cOpper-fast-
ened threats. How Millionaire Man
ming. laying helpless and bound. with
his own throat a. dry as the p~roverbtai
lime-kiln. fell ut the sight can not
rightly be put into words
Having disposed Of a couple Of pints
Of frs-watsr. one or them brought for
ward the four fresh scalps torn from
the heads OF the mutiiaied bodies Dick
had seen. and rs a vision Of the ghast-
ly victims came suddenly % miud one
Of the seven derils possessing the
murierOus iends below must have
entered into Dick Prater
For his regard for the saercdness Of
human life had made him she rccip-
lent of considerable .'chaT from his
rougher companions. Yet n the red
skins beneath suspended the CORY
sealps from willow waEd-, and per
formed an unsteady war dance. utter
Ing ~exultant yeIis. Punct1ated with
hiccups. Dick Prater told himself that
b. would give a dozen tdres-year-old
steers 10 hold between his hands IA
Of the Winchcsfcrs leaning agains.
the face OF the cliff be,ow for two
brief moments
But the futility Of the wish was no
sooner realized than the murderous
demon within called Dicks sudden
attention TO the sandstone boulder AZ
his side. Just rs the four dancers be-
meath were posturing with the scalps
lifted over their heads. which were
80 close together that their faces al
most touched
Dick has told me that he was not
Dick Prater for the moment. That
the GIl.r GO Of himself most sttscep-
tible to the suggestions Of the tempter
was in the ascendant.
Else how. unaided. did he. with one
convulsive upheavaI Of his broad
shoulders u1Ier the mass Of sand
stone. disiodre it from the verge and
send it crashing downward on its ter
ribIe mission.
Shaking ia every limb Dick. not
daring to look over the elf. hurried
down the way he hal come. Peeriug
cautiously rould the projecting bluff.
be "a that thc Indian sentinel had
vanished Then. averting his eyes from
the fatal spot. Dick hurried toward the
captives. one ~ whom had wriggIed
himself into a sitting posture.
Quick. stran-er-theyu BE- hers
direcIy they git over their scare
Dick did NOT understand. bat lost no
time in cutting the speakers bonds
Then he did The same for Millionaire
Manning. who, il j. almost needless To
say. failed 10 recognize in the brOnzed.
siuewed young borderman his former
confidential clerk.
Grab them Winchesters-they'rs
back here. by
Five painted faces appeared at the
mouth Of the gorge. Three rifles
cracked. Two Indians fell. and one
staggered back against the rocks bad
~ wounded
At EN- before they git of
Confused and bewildered. Dick fol-
lowed the speaker. rifle in hand. Mill
i~ouaire Manning limPcd across the
little space and seized one bottle 81
HerhHcss -mashsd by the boulder.
The released PRISONER. who aekuowl-
edged 70 the uaae 81 Buuyap. toek a
snap shot ia The moonlight at a living
Iraa-aza dropped him at a hundred
yards Dick followed suit. but the In
dian didn't
They wont come back in a hurry
we've got the guns. amingnitiou amt
the rest Of the plumber. grimly rv-
marked Bunyap- And they dida't.
Dick was relieved to fni that the
four redskins got out from under a
second before the boulder struck.
They must a thought the devil
showed it over onto them said
Bunyap. for they started on the dead
gallop through the gap like he were
clOs't to their heels
Mr.. Morrison had finished the
brandy on their return and felt happy.
So much 50 hat when Dick introduced
himself and casually mentioned that
he was making money in cattle hand
over fist. the millionaire greeted him
with effusion-
Only wish'd you'd taken better
aim with that boulder and mashed the
whole convey he said. regretfully.
Dick said nothing The one he had
shot weighed heavily on his mind. justi-
fable as was the deed. Four would
have been ~ crushing q weight as
the boulder itsc,-- And he inwardlv
returned thanks
\ prospecting party that happened
along on the following day helped
them bury the dead and hitehed spare
mules TO the reloaded wagon. Dick
accompanied Millionaire Manning to
his lodge where, to his widowed
amazement and deIirious delight. be
found Doris established As mistress OF
the manse for Il few weeks.
Six months later Dick repeated the
question whose answer made such a
radical change in his life; and Million
ARE Manning. who had been making
private inquiries as to Dicks pros
poets, shrugged his shoulders before
replying-sYeS1
FRANK FL COxyERSE.
The Wife o Columbus.
While Mt Lisbon. Columbus was ac-
eustcmed 10 attend service. saws Wash