Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-07-03

turn that day, and I'll not forget it.
Move over to the left. Now, then,
gents, who are you?"
The gentlemen gave him their
names and told him their business.
They were pretty badly frightened,
as / could see, while the Overseer
trembled like IL man in a chill. As he
was big, strong fellow, and had
laughed ut the iden OF b,.shrangers
meddling with us, l could not under
stand his tear until Sam poke again.
"Better and betteri' he said,
as a fierce look came into his
eyes. Boys, here's That over.
seer who act the patrol on our track
down below, and who wasn't salts.
fed with that but must turn. out to
help them. ] think we have made
good haul of it,"
| All our arms were in the wagon,
and we were helpless to offer any re-
sistance. The first thing they did
was to despoil the two gentlemen
and the overseer of everything OF
value, and then each one was lashet,
to q tree. O'Hara was ordered to
sit down beside me, and the black
took matters 40 cody that nothing
was said to him. The rangers sign
ed to him to turn to and get supper,
and he cheertully obeved. When
they had eaten and drunk and light
ed their pipes Sam turned to me with:
"And SO you din't tell the police
that you gave me food and a pistol?"
"No, sir
"Iknow you didn't. for was that
tired out that l laid myself down for
two hours almost in your camp.
Even when they told you who was
and that Il price was set upon my head
you hadn't a word to say"
"No, SIR"
"Well. you boys have nothing to
fear. We have nothing against you.
After a. day or two you may go free"
There was no sleep for anybody
until after midnight, and don't
think the two gentlemen OF the over
seer slept at all. know they were
wide enough awake when l opened
my eyes in the morning. All of us
had bite to eat after the outlaws
had finished, and then the wagon was
robbed OF whatever they fancied and
hauled off about thirty rods and upset
in u deep gully. The oxen were turn
ed loose with the sheep, and when we
set out Sam and two of the men rode
the horses and the rest OF us went on
foot. One outlaw ON foot went ahead
and the Others closed up behind us,
and the general direction was to the
north. Every mile took us into u
wilder and more unsettled country,
and it was SO broken that 1elt that
could not get outeven ifturned free.
| At about four in the afternoon we
reached the rangers camp, which was
in u wild and desolate spot l don't
think they intended the gentlemen
any harm from the start, but that
the overseer's doom was sealed we
all felt certain. He realized it, too
for observed that he was constant
ly on the watch for opportunity to
bolt. 1t came as we entered the camp.
Realizing that they meant to pay off
the old score, lie suddenly dashed for
a thicket. He took them off their
guard, and if an accident had not
happened him he would have got
clear off. Half way to the thicket a
stone turned under his foot and threw
him, and as he got up one of the men
shot him down in his tracks. They
left him lying there and went into
camp, saying that they had
meant to torture him with fire,
and that he had got out oil
it too easy. The two gentlemen were
very closely guarded, but O'Hara
and myself were allowed to walk
about as we pleased. They had tax.
en- over 81, 900 from the two and bore
} them no grudge, but. for five days
and nights we were prisoners
and in their power On the morning
Of the sixth day, when it was plain
to be seen that they were off for an.
; other adventure, the four of us were
turned loose and told to make our
way home. They headed us to the
west, which was the wrong way, and
We Travelled twenty miles in that d.
, rection before We found out the trick.
We were nearly a week in the scrub
. living on roots and berries and de.
cayed wild fruit, before we reached q
settlement, and were then all of thir.
ty miles from Davidson's. We were
q sad-looking lot when we finally
reached home, and, while Mr.. Cullen
. was taken with fever to die in about
, ten days, Mr.. Williams was so brok.
en- up that he lived only long enough
to get down to the coast. A year
later Sam and two of that crowd
, were caught, tried ut Sandhurst, and
, O'Hara and l saw them drop from
the gallows. They had asked Us tc
identify Sam in court, but we had ex
cused ourselves. He was bad man
with the blood Of many victims or
his hands, hut he had given US ou
lives and played fair.
| A Live Man Slowly Petrifying