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of Ally's, the little knoll by the riverside
where he used TO fish.
But could that be Ally, that wretched
lad flung on the grass sobbing as if his
/ heart would break?
He clambered to his feet on the sound of
their approach; and put on a miserable
seeming of composnre, Iamming his
hands into his pockets and assuming to
be watching for fish, while his eyes were
all red and swollen with crying and his
cheeks in streaks for the same reason.
Sally few at him. "Oh, Ally, don t
feel so bad, wen get him out?" That
was what one would expect Sally to say.
! But Larry did as astonishing thing.
He was quite out of breath with his
| hard running and had done nothing but
stare at Ally; now he spok-.
"Nev' you mind. Ally, don you take
on; they all shan't hurt MIST Cobbs;
kase done ii.
cam now" gasped Larry, his feel
| ings overcoming him, "they kin take me
off to them convict camps an kill me an
-whop mean not let me have nothin
t. eatl''
Aunt Valley was up to the group in
| time for the last sensence. She broke
ont in high wrath. "He does be lyin = !!
| 1yin' dat chile. How oud he of done SIGH
things? You Larry, how came you goin
| dat away? You want dem drivers tar
you t. pieces?'
Larry shuddered; but he kept his eyes
fixed on Ally.
81 don't keer. 1 won't have Ally
feel bad!''
Now Ally took the command of the
situation.
"Aunt Valley, you know all about it,
you got to tell us. -
dressed Marster! Me! 1 doesn't
know nsry!'
"And know, too, &" Dried Sally, with
an imperious air, the effect of which
on the negro woman was very strange to
see.
81 found Larry's handkerchief, -
Sally went on; eyes, and the boys don t
know, but went myself and found-I
found the tracks.
"De tracks, bswled Aunt Valley;
"wa1, Missy, SO Mist Mitchell done,
de Rock an mare blacksmith tall; an
he foun de tracks en- dat lame fmnle en-
Mist Cobb; dat how come he mistrus
him in de fustis place, -
fThere are other lame mules besides
Cobbs' - said Sally steadily; ''there's
Abraham Lincoln, for instance; he's
been lame a long SPELL
missy, what You gwine mean,
Msisy?'
e'Talnt no use, Aunt Valley -
Larry interrupted. "l'm goin' to
tell. .
$50 you better tell yourself, Aunt
Valley - said Sally.
And Aunt Valley did tell, seeing no
escape.
She and Larry were all the KIu Klux
there were-the old woman, the boy and
the two trained mules thai followed the
others, docile as usual, and were mount
ed by pillows wearing old hats.
Aunt Valley herself was not nearly so
crippled by rheumatism as it suited her
purpose to appear. In Uncle Hobson s
old clothes, with Dawsey's gun, she
figured bravely as the leader of the band,
represented by Larry EARNED with two
dish pans and a tin horny and the two
mules.
They made a formidable band enough
for such a simid race as the negroes.
The motive was plain. She hoped to
30 excite the odium Of the country side
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'oh, yes, paps," said Sally, peni-
tently. Chow is she?'
"she is much better. So we came
home day sooner. And your father
joined US for surprise. That's to your
questions, Cecil
land Cobbs, papaa'' said Ally (,
eagerly.
Eyes, cObbs, unclsG'' said Cecil,
eagerly.
"well, never did see the beat of
them boys, 7" said Cobbs himself, radiant
in the doorway.
"Why Cobbs, - said the Colonel, 1--WE
found Cobbs and the sheriff at the sta
ton. But as one of the renters, old
Uncle Mark Simmons, Ally, had been
with Cobbs all that night, hunting the
mule, and as 1 looked out myself and
saw them in the moonlight bringing the
mule back, why we made out very
clean case of alibi.
"Mitchell was bit taken aback but as
he stands in to get big reward for the
counterfeiter IS capture-he's been after
them year-he doesn' t mind much. I"
1t was now time to tell of Aunt VAL
ley's performances.
The children were rather scandalized
when their great tragedy WAS received
by an outbreak of merriment from the
elders.
Even Mrs. seyton laughed, though she
sad Aunt Valley deserved to be pun
ished.
"But we can't let her get into your
abominable convict CAMP said Mr..
Raimund.
"Lawd Dress ye, bossl'' cried Aunt
Valley.
Well, they didn't hush it up. Cobbs
was safe, which was the main point, and
SO Aunt Valley and Larry were dismissed
in jubllant state of safety, unbecoming
the Commuters of felony which had
furnished at least dozen lurid leaders
to Northern journals.
81 think, - said Mr.. Raimund, "that
Sally ought to have the reward for dis
covering the kuklux and Ally for the
counterfeiters. -
''No, sir, - said Ally, az never would
have gone there but for CHS. 1 was
scared. -
"scared, !" cried Cecil, ''I wish you
had seen him, dad?''
The two fathers looked on with pleased
eyes.
"'You and me over again, SAM" the
colonel whispered.
IVY tOA A1AN q = ShhAO AnA0 Oh hAO
boys shoulder.
''Perhaps then, Cecil, you will be con-
tent to stay with us this month longer?"
81 shall be glad to, Aunt Sally, " said
Cecil.
"My dear boy - she said, and kissed
him.
1t was just now that Vance appeared,
grinning with bottle of wine.
On sign from the colonel he launched
the tray precariously at him.
Then Vance filed the glasses-and
large portion of the trsy-snd the colonel
lifted his own.
''This is just in time for a toast,'
said he; ''Cobbs, here's your glass,
man. We All-East and West, North and
South. To our better acquaintance, be-
cause that means to our better and
closer and dearer friendshipi''
He put his glass down to stretch out
the one hand which the war had left him
to Raimund.
And then they drank the toast. 81
think so too, Ally, - said Cecil.
(THE END
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tiers here and outside had been annoyed
by losses of cattle and horses. A band
of Apaches off their reservation had been
devastating the country. They had a
stronghold beyond San Miguel peak, and
the settlers had been unable to track
them. James Kendall, the lad rs father,
had gone down to the military post near
Ouray, eighty miles away, to ask gov
eminent aid in forcing the Indians back
to their territory, and in making them
restore stolen cattle.
"The Apaches knew father was
gone, Z" thought Harry Kendall, as he
rode swiftly on, "there was only Silas
Warren to guard them. Why did mother
send me to the storep l should have
been with her even if could do 80 lit
tle."
A volume of dense black smoke swept
in his face as he drew out of the grove
that separated tho Kendall place from
Warren s, and he saw a great red tongue
of flame leap from the barn roof toward
the log cabin, that though charred and
blackened was not otherwise injured.
Harry jumped from his broncho, threw
the rein over post, and ran into the
house. "MotherI Nell!" he called, but
he knew there would be no answer. In
dreadful fear he looked into each of the
despoiled rooms. at least they were
alive, he was sure of that. He knew
that the Apaches hated his father and
they would keep his mother a captive for
revenge.
he picked up some quilts and rags,
soaked them in the tub of water by the
kithen door, then climbed up ladder to
low roof, where he spread them over
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seen over the castled craigs, not the long
waves of clouds and color that shine
across the level plains. The valley, APP
preached by winding trail. ran FIVE
miles between high walls, then ended
abruptly against San Miguel peak, q
great bald mountain where there were
terrible avalanches in winter and always
crest of shining snow like the hoary
head of an old man. There were only
three settlers and their families in the
little valley that received its curious name
from the fact that its streams ran across
instead of lengthwise as in most valleys.
One July afternoon in 1876 broncho
came looping down the crooked trail that
led to a little town thirty miles away
The broncho's rider, a bronzed, bright
eyed lad of fourteen, looked eagerly
about him as he trotted his steed along
the grassy road at the end of the descent.
Once in a while he fixed bis heavy sad
die bags or whistled cheerily to keep up
his spirits.
The first ranch in the valley stood back
behind some trees so that he could not
see it from the road, but when he had
gone on two miles further without see
ing sign of any living thing, he began
to look uneasy.
''The first time I ever rode through
here without seeing some of the stock, -
he muttered.
As he turned a bend in the road and
began to climb hill he noticed a strong
odor OF fire, wood and wooden burn
ing that grew more apparent as he drew
near Silas Warren's cabin. This old
man, bachelor and pioneer in the re-
gion, lived a hermit life in q cabin q
mile from the lads home.
The broncho was galloping uow, and
his rider was peering eagerly ahead
where cloud of blue smoke rose over
the trees.
cit can It be-" cried the lad, but his
eyes grew misty and something choked
his words. Where the neat cabin and
outbuildings had been were only black
ruins, the house heap of black ashes.
The cattle had been all driven away, and
q squswking hen on q tree was the only
living thing about the place. In the soft
black mud, where spring oozed out of
the ground, were many prints Of small,
unshod hoofs.
''Apaches mustangs?" cried the lad !,
with white lips. 'Oh, my mother and
Nelll'
he rode on at a mad galiop through
the rustling aspens. zach turning its sill
yer leaf lining to the afternoon sunlight,
that came IN long, slanting rays through
gaps in the gloomy mountain walls
The lad knew now why there were no
signs OF life IN the valley; there had
been an Indian raid. For months set
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lad had been looking for her. Had she
dropped it or had his mother let It fall in
the darkness, hoping to give a olew?
Perhaps the Indians themselves had pur-
poselY placed it there to mislead.
81 know my mother left it," Harry
said firmly. He wrote on a slip of paper:
81 am sure this is the way, papa, -
pinned it to the hat and left them there.
He fancied now he could see evidences
of several horses in the rugged ascent
among the great boulders and scattered
rocks; he was nearly to timber line on a
barren mountain summit. Suddenly he
realized what mark his silhouette
against the sky would be for the watch
ing Indians, then he got down on his
hands and knees and crawled all that
terrible way. That strange blurred mark
was understood by the men that fol-
lowed, and they marveIed at the cour-
age and wisdom of the lad.
Harry 8 knees and elbows were bleed
ing, his clothing torn to rags by the
scrub oaks that gave him shelter, and
his eyes almost blinded by the blazing
sun. At night he reached little knoll i,
a sort of spur off the great peak, and
here he waited for the dawn, not know
ing whether the Apaches were close by
or miles beyond. He suffered terribly
for water, and the dog with parched and
lolling tongue could hardly drag himself
along.
AT dawn Harry, dizzy and III, stag
gered to his feet and crept to the edge of
the knoll. Wss he in another world?
The hill ended suddenly; far below was a
little mountain park, with stream and
aspen trees, aud curl of blue smoke
fioated from the trees. BY the river
were wigwams and tiny black figures
like toy men. Above the morning sun
light a crown on its hoary head. lowered
the San Miguel peak. He saw cattle in
the park and guessed there was some
outlet to the other park aud q safer way
to bring the stolen stock in. He went
back and lay down by the dog, who, too
weak to move, looked almost human
sympathy from his intelligent eyes.
They had been without food and water
two days.
Gwen hunt water IN a little while,
old fellow muttered Harry. "Mv
head is so queer. can't seem TO think.
L pray my father will come
He sank back and by and by began to
talk again, but in strange, incoherent
words. and the dog lay and looked at
him with wistful eyes.
Whenever a man was needed for a
daring act James Kendall of Paradox
Valley was called upon. He had been
sheriff in stage-robber days; he had COM
manded companies Of settlers banded to
protect their homes from Indians, and
had been instrumental in bringing to JUS
toe many cattle thieves who had deyns-
tated the region. Lately the San Juan
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country had suffered hes from
of Apaohes who had left 4heir rs..a- 0sud
in New Mexico, fitted III a ma''atloo
stronghold, aud, like the bor1s, utaa
of Scotland, lived by a8qulrln, Nlea
peoples property by theftA Tbsn Uas,
all the Indian tribes the most ae Of
and daring, and so far had Aeludss lung
suit. Their leader, Half BAeed Il. D0t'
been brought to justice in TIMES Dooe,Aad
Kendall and had determined No - ~ b
venged. " ls-
On the third day, as Harry than.
his father with twenty soldiers 1raulsat,
post rode down INTO the yallsr Ias
blue uniforms and glitterlng b,,,. ne
made bright bit of color. g, N, oI1!oai
of their horses echoed in the stiII at SiaIIsf
they rode under the aspense, a ride
broncho came galloping out 70 ,N' n
them. meet
my boys bronohol" cried Ko,s-,
"what can can he be doing 50 far y'- oll'
from the ranch?' He sept q away
Newton s ranch, but no one was + ,St %
the family being still in Denver 'u''s,
''Not q sign of cattle. - nr+,.
Kendall, as they went on. az nse
saw the valley so quiet before ), |
As he reached Warren's he tnr,,,
his saddle to the soldiers folIowin. u
lently pointed his long arm at the the, 81. a'
ashes, and put his horse into a run s'ay
When Lieut.. Steele, in charge ~ -.
soldiers, arrived at the cabin Ks an Jus
had already dismounted, searobsJ .Al
place, and was reading his boy = Ist,s va
He could not speak. With tremhI'l'
hand he pointed to the note and '0 lug
outside. "eA'
eve will hope for the best, ), said -.
lieutenant, following him. sIDorT
look like that, Kendall-bear IN. mo-
They will only hold your wife for l rau
som. They re afraid. Half Breed lou, ,
work, sure; but that boy of yours-wbv
he's hero. ''
"Let's be on groaned Ksn5,n
'feYery moment is precious. -
1.-THE horses are too tired, it is uss,s,,,
we must let them rest. ="
"Bring mine with you, said Kan
dali. 81 must be moving. can + Wal,
a moment. 1 shall go made if I dsr,
think
They met him at midnight steaauv
pursuing his way, and all the DAYS tbs,
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by ocTAvD rHANEr.
copyrighted 1890, by the Author. ]

Larry muttered that he ben sorry for
Mr.. Cobbs and Mr.. Cobbs ben good to
him.
'rFo' de Lawd's sake, bark t. de
chileI'' shouted Aunt Valley. "Does
We low dey sem white man t. de pene-
tenshury fo' muffin on cart 'cept
skeerin up few niggers! You plum
crazy, chilel l knows better. Come
'long home
She would have whipped Larry under
her capaoious arm and departed had not
Sally interrupted her. Sally's face
wore very determined air.
Aunt Valley you have just got to
help us!'' were her words.
Aunt Valley held up both hands.
Chow kin help ye, chile?'
She released the passive Larry who in
stantly darted out of the stone door IN
the direction of the wood. "Now whar
dat boy ritin' and traipsin' tew? Hole
on honey, wild you wantin g, 'bleeged
t. cotch dat boy.
The last words came over her shoulders
as she trotted with surprising agility
after the flying little shape.
"Come too! come too!' Sally cried to
Cecil, "he's gone after Alley"
So indeed the boy had. He went,
straight as an arrow, to favorite haunt
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JUNCTION on the subject Of the dead man 3
crimes, when Sally ran into the store.
She addressed the head clerk breath
iessly, "Oh, Mr.. Markham, do you
know where Ally is?''
Markham hadn' t seen Ally that morn
ing, SO Sally appealed to CHS, who had
been captured by a dozen idlers, black
and white, all more or less ragged and
was relating the adventures of the night
before.
The audience gave the most flattering
attention, only interrupted by eXclama-
tions of admiration or very brief moral
comments, such as, ''Them wicked men
never does end WE'LL or "Waal, tell
you 'taint safe t. be maxim believe
hants; now, they got to be real hants,
shore huff.
Sally burst in on the story. "Oh!
CHS, have you seen Ally? He heard
about Cobbs and he ran of and can't
lind him. L know he is feeling awful. -
tWhat about Cobbs?" asked CHS.
"Oh, don't you know? Oh poor
Cobbs! The sheriff has come and they
are taking him off to Jail; and they say
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instance, the morning after the capture
of Dawsey, behold Aunt Valley Peat at
the store, with Larry in bold attendance,
full Of the news. She was in all the
glory of her best amber necklace and
brass breastpin. Her white apron was
stiff from the ironing board and she wore
q fine new turban.
1t might have been observed that she
had discarded her usual cane. To all IN
quiries regarding her health she re-
sponded with grim, "Heap better
sho'. De news ben huff t. cyure heap
wusser rhemachiz nor mine. An so de
debbi done got bis own at las, bres de
Lawd.''
Aunt Valley was diseoursing with
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they can send him TO the penitentiary -
Sally's astounding news was corrobo-
rated by the appearance of one of the
witnesses of the arrest. He told how
Cobbs had gone off ''makin' b'lieve he
didn i much keer; but reckon he did
all the same.
Here was a new and vast excitement.
All the men and women in the store
their attention previously divided be-
tween Larry and Ceoil-now clustered
about the latest news bringer.
Sympathy for Cobbs ran high. II was
generally conceded that to send q man to
the penitentiary for ''jis skeerin' up
few darkies an hurtin' nary'' was an
overdose of punishment. Cobbs was as
honest a man as ever lived.
Aunt Valley and Larry were on the
outskirts when presently Larry Is agitation
attracted attention. An old negro had
been telling how brutally oonvicts were
treated in the penitentiary, beaten
starved, worked TO death and flung into
a hole like dog.
Larry at this dismal climax began to
whimpcr.
:" Now why Eur ye snickerin' dat
wag9" said Aunt Valley, GROSSLY.
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dEhE was very
little afternoon in
Paradox Valley in
the San Juan eoun-
try in Colorado and
never twilight. A
high mountain
range walled it in,
and only the glow
of sunset could be
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THE BISHOPS vAGABOND,"
(Concluded.'

CHATTER HAUNT VALLEY AGAIN .
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OW does news travel
in q small place when
there are no newspa-
pers? Somehow it
must circulate since
the hour of preach
ing, the births,
deaths, marriages
and every other ca
tastrophe will be duly
known in an incredi-
bly short time. For
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THE NEAREST DUTY.

a Story by Patience stapleton.
copyrighted 1890 by the Author. /
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-26
THE BONDS NOT BINDING.

Two First Cousins, Wed In Montana, Jour-
ney to Minnesota for Security.
ST. PAUL. Nov. 25.-l Special. IA we'll
dressed, intelligent looking couple present
ed themselves at the marriage license win
dow in Clerk O'Connor's office to-day.
''Can you tell me il there is law in force
in this state which prohibits marriage be.
tween first cousins?"
This was poser for The clerk, who said,
there might be such law.
"Well. come on Louise, we'll 60 over to
Wisconsin and see how it is there, and if
it's the same old story we'll just keep Roin'
until We strike it right
The couple were, however, presently in
formed that Minnesota would interpose no
obstacle to the union Of two fond hearts
found within the breasts Of first
cousins. A marriage license was made ont
and the couple went to 1sdge, who tied
the nuptial knot.
Louise and myself were married in
Montana something more than year ago,
and we just recently discovered that our
marriage was illegal under Montana's laws
prohibiting the intermarfiaQe Of first
cousins. As soon as We found it ont we
dropped everything and started for Da-
kota, thinking we could be legally married
IL that state. But disappointment met us
again. and in despair We continued our
journey into Minnesota. We were bound
to get married tight this time If we had to
take in every state in the union." explained
the husband.
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FOR THE REDCOAT.
Gov. Flfcr Reopens the Case of Neebe.
Convicted Anarchist.

Gov. Flfcr Reopens the Case Of Neele.
Convicted Anarchist
SpRlnGF1E1D, ILL.,, Nov. 25. = Governor
Fifer has reopened the pardon case OF Oscar
w. Neebe, the anarchist who is serving q
sentence of fifteen years in the penitentiary
for completely in the Haymarket massacre.
A week ago the announcement was made
that the governor had made up his mind
not to grant the pardon, and that he had
aent the papers in the case to the secretary
Of states Office to be fled away. he having
no further use for them. This announce
ment moved the friends Of the convict to
reneved action, and to-day General
M. n. Trumbull and Louis III.
Neebe called on the governor and
made another appeal TO him to grant the
pardon, They also filed additional papers,
eo that the case must be Regarded 40 re-
opened, Neither the governor nor ths visit
ors would state to the press the nature Of
the contents Of the papers 6led TO day. Tho
0oyernor gives mo- Indication ~ to the ae-
Zion be will probably take. The bearing Of
Ceneral TrumbulL and Mr.. Noebe after
their interview vas such as-to indicate that
the faith that they had three months ago,
that Neebe would be free ON THANKSGIVING
day. M bean rudely shaken. The fact that
GemereI Trumbull and Louis Neebs came
here To-Day 70 sndeavor to strengthen the
case shown that they knew the governor
Vas mot willing 10 act fevoeably without
something more 1nboeant1al 70 sand On
than - had np - that ttme.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-26
I'm the House Of Lords.

LONDON, Nok. 25.-In the house Of lords
tonight Premier Salisbury. in an address.
said he would not say England's trade with
Africa and the colonies would Immediately
compensate her for the loss caused by the
new American tariff. but it would be mo-
tive for preventing the territories in Africa
from falling into the hands of nations ex-
ercising prohibition in trade. It was la
mentally true that the colonies did not fol-
low the mother-land in free trade. yet it
was fact that the trade of Australia in
creased faster than elsewhere. Replying to
queries, he said he could not d1souss the
recent financial crisis, as negotiations in
progress were of confidential character.
Regarding the troubles in Tipperary, he
said the League combination there aimed
to defraud. opptess and coeree honest trad
ers. The task Of restoring prosperity to
Ireland would be hopeless unless such COM
binations were destroyed. The government
was firmly pursuing the object Of increas-
ing the number Of persons interested in
land in Ireland. thus creating moral and
political force, which would frustrate the
efforts of political agitators.
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ssdentary Taurus Still Ugly.

M1NNEAPoLs, Nov. 25.-The Tribune's
Standing Rock special says two scouts re-
turned to-day to Fort Yates from visit to
Sitting Bulbs camp. They found Bull and
his adherents very ugly. He told them he
understood that soldiers were coming to
take him, but he had his runners ont
and on the first news Of soldiers he and his
people would leave. They have abandoned
white mems houses. said he, and will not
sition here is that il Sitting Bull hears Of
serious trouble at Pine Ridge, or il the mil
itary attempt to take him. he and his fol-
lowers will make at once for the lower
agencies, thereby declaring war.