Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-04-19
4 BORDER HERO.
Sketch Of John StE!ws- ne "a
nous "Coua-c.a -scz
His Cap,u-e Of -NeHic4a I~-He Hks
Hanged >syeuteea Men N-d haaed i
i said. Thsrty-oae-B-cNsn -
the Wade Gang.


No scout in The l-1-a- I
better known han [o-5--@7 JACK.
no deputy marsha. : -1- t-a-e@ IT ~
Territory dasrrl5, nan -1- So
well. The .---f---a. 1s =
either a. these -a-,r> t17 t' T
him in youth The .c--5,
life Of is-.r- s-3 vaa~ G. ~s> =
the land Of the hostile lc-a-.-a :
striking EEG~ BE - - --a-
fifty, and u-5 las s?-zS-@- 80; C@T
the black hair TAI c--s cv@- rs large
v~e.l-to--ei had Er1c Is
tronlei hs q. c--c .s-e --t- -
almost Is DARK s. II l---2- HIS
massive form O.; 1yt .eat c.s7s- w7--
be a ere.: ami - at1.s-c = ~-e- -e
was an adventurous !c--- ma Wrre =
not for the wounds -va- = battling
savaCes AMI desperate -e--,sZ = 81
be carries upon his body o-a . b1..e-
wound IN his leg recs@-;a,es a Imp
and the use q g care- KS ~ ---s
eyes, however, a-e as bright AZ ever ami
sparkle with the some C~opt--s- nj Gun
ming as in the past.
Stillwell is one Of the hes shots ot
the Territory and NJ man : quicker
than he in drawing Q gun and pulling
the trigger. Two beautiful lTo-y-
handled rcyolyerS, @ present from army
officers at Fort Reno, are neye, out Ct
his reach, asleep or awake. There i
not a desperate in the Territory hlt
knows this to be true and breads he
day when Jack gets on his trail He
knows that the deputy will have him,
dead or alive. unless the old man HIM
self is killed. Jack is thus as often
hunted as he is hunting, and a less Gun
ming plainsman would have been sent
"oyer the divide years ago. When
ever a desperate character is wanted
Jack is called upon to make the arrest
Early in the SOS stlllwell was sent
after mexican joe" a notorious thief
and desperate, who had stolen herds OF
cattle and killed two deputy marshals in
the Chiekasaw Nation. As soon as the
desperate heard that stillwell was look
ing for him he sent word that he would
kill the officer OF sight \ week after
ward Jack stopped for night at = desert.
cd ranch on the Chisholm trail. He had
scarcely lariated his horse when be 81"
coming toward the place a man on horse
back, and the nearer he anne the more
convinced was be that the rider was the
notorious Mexican joe"
The stranger was mounted upon {
mustang. a lariat hung from the pom.
mel of his saddle and a double row OF
cartridges rlistened like the teeth Of an
angry beast in the belt around his waist
On each hip was a large revolver. and
Winchester rifle swung in the scabbard
of his saddle. His small black eyes anC
dark face looked even uglier as b,
stopped in front Of the cabin and delb
eratelv eyed the deputy. The latter re
turned his scrutiny carelessly and Eel
easy in the thought that be was not rec
ornized.
The latter dismounted at Jacks invi
tation. and, after tying up his horse
walked toward the cabin. carrvin, wit
him his saddle and arms
"Pretty well armed. stranger" sal
Jack. Eyes was the reply. "and Their
is n man ! am laying for. When
find him | am going to use them all a
once"
''Who is that?" innocently inquire,
the deputy.
Jack Stillwell. Do you know him?
know him? Well, ! should say so.
replied Jack, with an oath, ''and | wi
shake with YOU. stranger. Between u
both we can do him."
They spread their blankets side b
side on the floor of the cabin. and, at III
Mexican's request, Jack gave n desert,
ton of the hated deputy which woul
have ruined a saints reputation (,
truth. Joe soon fell asleep, but W;
awakened by Jack rolling clear ovt
him.
beg pardon" said Jack, apol
retically, as the desperate sat up ey
ing him closely by the light of the moo
which shone through the broken wi
dow, 81 am a terrible fellow to roll
nv sleep"
They both lay down again and We
soon apparently asleep. Again Ja
rolled over the Mexican, and when t
latter awoke he found himself har
,uged
"Nyell. stranger, YOU are the deuce
sfellow to roll in YOU sleep" said t
desperate, still game. '.wha be yo