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the fury of hate and baked wickedness
that still burned in his eyes and distorted
his face.
cts you trapped me, not them
fools. - He collected his strength for a
vile oath, which he hurled at Cobbs in
his weak whisper. "I ben-yere-goin
ou-that away SO the strange con-
fession went on-"for five year-no-
him" the dying man lips stretched
into hideous, malignant grimace--
che come in, an we hit him over the
head with hammer, We done niger
that come a peekin' in on US the same
way-from behind-but the blamed ouss'
head ben SO thick didn Il kill him.
He stopped a moment to gather his
strength. Col. Seyton always believed
that this wicked man was crazy. Let
that merciful explanation pass for the
reason of his acts, now. The men,
stunned and awed by wickedness which
quite escaped their simple imaginations,
stared at the dying man in blank silence.
All but Cobbs. He stepped closer.
"Who killed you brother-in-law? :"
said he.
Dawsey's face changed, something
nearer human feeling softeued his
pinohed features. He muttered the
answer half to himself:
"I'd hated the fellow always, but
I'd let him lone caount er Siz, If he
hadn't come to mistrust about the
money. 1 ben 'bleeged t. kill him
then. An jis natchelly hated the boy
fur favorin' of him so. But, he ben
Sis boy, tsw, an she-she was a decent
woman g ever lived. Say, the boy kin
have all my leavlns, he's my onliest
kin. -
"Another thing" says Cobbs, who
seemed to have taken charge of the in
qnisition, Mitchell, with an amused
smile ,subsiding into an amused observer.
Another thing, did you play Ku Klux
tother day2"
Dawsey's head was sunk on his breast;
but he raised it wioh the same look of
ferocious malice which he had shown at
first. His voice rang out in a new
strength. "You, Cobbs; ye know 1 done
it. Ye know better n any; Luke, that s
gone and him you shot went with me,
and-and-one other-man?' BY q
violent effort he raised himself on one ell
bow and shook his other arm at Coqbs-
q horrid sight, with his blood smeared
figure and the hatred in his death-smit-
ten face. ''You dast t. ok me!'' he
screamed. "You was with me! You
planned it ALL You-you-Cobbs-''
But his jaw quivered and gasped with
out sound; the movement had started
an internal hemorrhage; in five minutes
Dawsey was dead, without having ut
tered another word.
His last effort of hatred had been sue
cessful. Mitchell was not the only one
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Mitchell shrugged his shoulders. "Any
one else wanting to stay and take care of
children?'' said he.
"Ef you mean t. say Mist Mitchell,
or whatever your name is, that IN try
in to- git outen fight, - Cobbs began
But Ally interrupted. LIVERY body
knows you d rather fight than eat any
day, Cobbs; but don't be fighting
Mitchell. And you d better make haste,
Mr.. Mitchell, or they will be packing up
their tools and lighting out
"You re right, - Mitchell answered,
"you have more sense than any of US,
Bud. Come on, boys. You may as
we'll understand now that l am q detec-
tive from Little Rock, come down after
this very gang whom you all have been
hRrboring for three years and never sus-
pected. Ten dollars apiece TO every
man who follows me. 1 have the war
rant in my pocket. Mr.. Cobbs, l was
only fooling. You're quite right. II
you hear us holler on you, just hold up! -
With that he was of, very willingly
followed by the other men.
And now at last there was breathing
space for explanations.
Sally had instantly OWNED the boys
purpose as soon as Vance delivered his
message.
At first she was not disturbed. ''Cobbs
will sure send them home,'' thought
Sally, easily.
But when the afternoon sunshine waned
without their arrival she began to imag-
inc possible mishaps.
1mpulsive Sally did not wait to reason
with her fears. She went to the store,
told Mitchell and Markham that she
must have some one TO go after the boys,
and within the hour was on her way TO
the camp.
Meanwhile, Mig being a sagacious
horse that had eaten a good meal at the
camp only four miles away, returned
there, instead of travelling eight miles to
his supper. Cobbs read the note. Cobbs
believed in ghosts; but at the same time
he remembered his old commanders the
cries of outlaws. Therefore he got to-
Rether four Of the boldest spirits among
the hunters and was making his way as
fast as possible to the haunted house
when he met Sally.
owen, its lucky you come, SIS, - was
AlIy's comment, ''for there ID only been
Cobb's men TO fight the counterfeiters.
Say, did you get my letter?'
sob, yes, Cobbs gave It to me.
Well, that's all right, and you know
won't never be mean to you or not ask
you to go with me. Your just the best
brother in the wOrld!''
Ally submitted very patiently to be
kissed; he even returned a rough boyish
hug and patted Sally on the shoulder.
"Well anyhow 1 am mighty glad to see
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you,'' said he, "I'H be glad to get
home, l tell you. l reckoned one time,
out there, we never would get home.
And IN terrible hungry, tool"
Cecil laughed, but Sally exclaimed
remorsefully: ooh, how could forget !!
was afraid you would have got lost or
mired up somewhere and missed your
dinner, so 1 put up luncheon-Oh,
Cobbs, please unstrap the basket in my
riders. -
'fHow thoughtful sof you, Sally, -
Cecil said, and Ally, already devouring
chicken sandwiches, remarked that
Sally had good sense.
They were all four busy with the sand
witches, hard-boiled eggs, milk and
cake, until an interruption came which
dispelled Cecil IS appetite effectually.
Cobbs stopped in his questioning of
Ally regarding his experience; he held
up his hand.
They all heard the report of guns
once, twice, then the slighter, rafting
sound of pistol shots; then the guns
again.
"Firing back, - said Cobhs.
''They we run away - said Ally.
They listened intently; but the forest
was silent.
CObbs drew a long sigh. "'I don t
doubt it ben mighty pretty little fight, -
said he wistfully. owen, it are plumb
over, now. Hope they got 'em.'
"I hope none of them got killed I"
said tender hearted Sally,
Ally had gone back to his luncheon.
Cecil could not eat. 1t was easier to
talk to Cobbs, who was the most artlesS
dmirer of the boys heroism.
"Well, to think on it-jis you two
not a mite afeerdi' So he would COM
ment; always putting out his hand to pat
Ally on the shoulder.
Cecil noticed that the horses went very
slowly; he surmised that Cobbs was de-
laying in hopes that the attacking party
might overtRke them.
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So, indeed, it fell out. Some miles
from the plantation they saw lanterns
dancing behind them and presently heard
shouts.
MItchell's voice was louder than any
of them.
"oh, ask him if any of our folks are
hurt?' begged Sally; and she clapped
her hands with relief over the answer,
not one.
But the counterfeiters, they soon dis
covered. had not been so fortunate. One
of them had been killed outright and
Dawsey, after a desperate resistance,
had been captured The third man
gained his horse and escaped.
DawseY was bound hand and foot and
placed before Mitchell on the latter S
horse.
He looked like dying man, and with
two unbandaged wounds he was q
CHASTITY spectacle; but his eyes, dim with
mortal agony though they were, met
Cobbs gaze as savage as ever.
Mitchell briefly narrated the story of
the successful surprise. ''Feller that
got off is wounded, and if we get back
in time to telephone a telegram or two
we can have him stopped. This one here
is hurt pretty bad. -
T'Killed2' SAID DaWsey. His voice
was not louder than whisper, can
lucky am, tew. Fur whar's the use?
You'd hang me il did git well-Say,
femme git off this cussed boss, an lay
me down. fur the Lord IS sake. Lemme
die, easy-ef ye KIN.
Mitchell; after one keen glance in the
man IS face, stopped his horse and babe
them lift Dawsey down.
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1t only seemed a minute after this be-
fore they were all halting, their horses
on the road and Sally was hugging her
brother and Cecil too-quite forgetting
her awe of her immaculate ccusin-snd
Cobbs was trying TO explain.
Ally would not let the men dismount+
No sooner did he see Mitchell e face
among the riders than he called out to
him and hurriedly told his tale. "You
can catch 'em right at 1t if you 60 now, -
said the ever practical Ally.
Mitohel's eyes flashed. he ran his
keen glance down the row of men.
"Seven of US, he announced exult-
ingly, "all armed. We can bag the
whole gang
"You IL have to count one of us out, -
said Cobbs, somebody got to look out
for the cunuel's children.
'The way home is easy enough, - an
swered Mitchell, with suppressed i'm
patience, "besides IN trust those boys
to find their way out of anything 60
ing. -
''AlI the same,' said Cobbs dog
gedly, them cusses mought run this
way and the road, amt none tew easy
fiudin'. The c4nnel give me the
gy9ardin of 'em and IN sec 'em safe
home. - No 81.
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who cast sidelong glances of suspicion at
Cobbs.
Cecil burst out even before Ally" It's
an abominable lie. That fellow lied
when he was DYING
Ally called on Dawsey to speak again;
and Sally ran to Cobbs and olung to him a,
crying out that nobody would believe
that wicked man; but the Others looked
bewildered and abashed. Cobbs read
their suspicious in their faces.
"Do you all believe that liar?" he
cried.
They did not answer, unless 1t was an
answer to murmur something about
looked like dyin' men wud be tellin the
truth.
"Ef you didn Z do it - said Mitchell =,
soothingly, "you can easy prove where
you were that night, and there IL be an
end of itl''
''where benz growled Cobbs. "I
ben home in my bed, SCUM asleep, in
course. -
"Any person with YEP" said one of
the men.
Chow cud thsr'a ben, where 1 lives
by my lone3''
"That's unlucky,'' said Mitchell.
"Wen, we better be coming on. -
Cobbs sank into a frowning fit of abb
straction. Sally, who rode at his side,
would look up at him occasionally, but
she did not speak, and for the most part
was equally busy with her own thoughts.
Cecil had quite gone over to Cobbs'
side. He whispered to Ally: "I'm
sure Cobbs didn't do it any more than
we did. The hard thing will be to ac-
count for that night. He was off hunt
ing the mule, you know
They were riding just behind Cobbs,
and Cobbs had the ears of hare. He
suddenly turned In his saddle. Hwa'al,
dad gum my skin eff 1t wRrn't that very
night, +" he exclaimed; al ben studyin
an studyin' baout it t. git at which
night it ben. Ws'al, wa al, wa'alI''
Having thus spoken, he appeared to
dismiss the subject from his mind, ex-
cept that once he burst out laughing and
said to Ally: ''ThRt 'ar constable fell
Ter, he thinks himself mighty blamed
smart, don't he2''
But Cobbs' serenity did not quite reas-
sure his young friends. The others in
the party were divided in mind.
HTvssn't no great harm he done any
how, 1.-THE general sentiment was fairly
expressed by one-'tony 1 dom see how
he cud be so thick with old Dawsey.
That 'ar's the wust thing 1 know baout
the business. ~
In this fashion they talked as they rode
honeward. and, perhaps, the only thor
was Mitchell.
Listener might have heard him mutter:
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visiting when l called, and after Little
Bruin was snuglY tied in my pocket
handkerchief interest in meeting them
lessened as my own distance from their
home increased.
My new pet commenced being dear a.
once, for with his sharp toe-uas he Gu;
my handkerchief into rags, which were
useful to do up the scratches that he gave
my hands. Next l took of my hat 20
see how he would like TO ride in that. lie
probably enjoyed it, for after he tore the
lining out of the hat he settled down for
nap. By a sweet treatment OF sugar,
molasses and milk the cub soon grew
very tame, and no kitten was ever fOnder
of being played with and petted. An
emptled bureau drawer made him safe
den. And it was more quiet when he
was left alone if bottle of milk was left
with him. 1t was necessary to drive the
cork of the bottle in tight and TO cut two
V-shaped grooves in the side Of the cork
80 that Bruin could get at the milk which
would be gone in little while, aud then
came long nap.
Presently the youngster, looking upoa
the bureau drawer as q lunch-room,
into it Immediately with an Outcry which
had to be quieted promptly BY something
TO eat.
The time of this bear story was Nay,
1861, just after the commencement Oh
the war. Little Bruin and myself were
in New Orleans, and it was plain that
my wish to travel towards New ioFA
had better be gratified by an immediate
start. So, filling one side of g hand Vs.
lise with Little Bruin and the other wiz
food for him, started North in a sleep
ing-car, the arrangement Of which Ws'
different from the present Pullman
coach. For instead Of two douU'
berths for each section, there were thrss
berths ranged one above the other OIL!
the lower double, those above being SIM
ply shelves, with scant room for single
person to lie on.
My berth was the top one. A lus'!i
middle-aged woman had the she'll o5-
low, while the lower or double berth wa
used by German travelling with Us
wife and child All the seats being o.
cupied by these folks in the daTtms.
bruin and myself went into the baggas'
car, returning to the sleeping-car Wu1-
the berths we're made up and the foiA' =
them sound asleep. The little bear va
a good sleeper, SO, like the rest OF -. ~
slumberers, l soon forgot where y.
were; but shortly after midnight eve. w.
passenger in the car woke up, sIaLu5-
by outories from the middle-agel lS''
who roasted on the shelf beneath me-
With her head out between the gu
teins che shrisked: "Manl Man! AVN
mani Big-whiskered man! Oh, ny
Catch the mani Catch him quick! ~
be quicki" All this was in such SUI .I
tones as to frighten other women' p.
also the children in the car into 'u
rus. Men and women FASTENED 70 ~
section. The train had stopped M
some nervous person had already pun
the bell rope. The conductor came L
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LITTLE BRUS.

1he True Story Of a Bear by Thsodo-, 8,
Davis.
The Famous War Artist for HarDs-.s ",
with Illustrations by the author. weekly
copyrighted 1880 by the Author
Just before his last march Ga, w..
wrote a letter inviting me 70 e.
along" and be once more his CUES, TO-.
campaign on the plains. This letter OIL
said: "By the time we have been -.
long enough for you to pick IN man
wild things for pets some wagon, will
emptied and one of these can be psoI "
your collection. Your friends, the on.
GERS of the Seventh cavalry, expect ror
to come. We are all fond Of bss-
stories. 4'
That this invitation could not bs On
cepted was fortunate foT me as the h-s-,
general and most of those who started -
the march with him were killed in n bo,
tie fought with Indians on the Little nj,
Horn river in Montana.
By Hbear stories'' Gen. Custer If5 M,
mean accounts of incidents in With
only bears were principal actors, but snv
trst-rate story, told by the campfire NJ
adventure with animals was d bear story
even when no bear was mentioned ar
thought of. Among my campfire bear
stories were some in which there wa,
real bear-a small one, it is true. Hs
was called Little Bruin, ard soms,tma,
Dear Little Bruin, for his behavior made
him expensive, and he was dear ntrls
chap, affectionate and cunning Us he was
mIschievous.
Little Bruiu 8 birthplace was among
bamboo tish-poles, which grew so thick
that to get through them was very hard
work. Its home was u Louisiana cane
brake. His "pa and ma were ONT
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in their terrified suspense. Sometimes
they covered their faces with their
hands, to shut out the sight as he hung
by the slightest support high up on the
terrible cliff; then they were watching
him again with strained eyes and parted
lips as he still crept safely along, up and
up over the perilous steep. Now a few
feet only remained between him and the
top OF the cliff. At last his hand grasped
the railing, he drew himself carefully
over the edge, waved his hand back to
the girls below, and disappeared.
Twilight was setting down upon the
ravine when the girls finally heard voices
calling to them over the precipice. All
the neighbors of the upland, it seemed
to them, were looking down the cliff
side. They were tying and testing coils
of ropes, and then q structure OF long
lines came dangling downward to the
ravine. Stoutly spliced together ell the
rope in the neighborhood had been Rd-
juBted into sort of harness, with long,
strong cords attached, to draw the girls
MP the Cliff. Judith helped adjust the
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ne October morning
Judith Haskell stood
by the gate at the top
of the lane which led
from her father IS
house to the highway,
waiting. Judith was
a straight and supple
girl, tall for her four
teen years. Her black
hair hung in two long,
thick braids over her
scarlet jacket, reach
ing to her waist. She
had thin features and
a dark complexion, but
her bright black ewes
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Ut Ally leaped in
the air and uttered
q great shout:
"Whoo-opl Whoo-
op-e e! w II 90
opee!''
See the Ian =
terms, he yelled ,
"'see the riding
skirtl It's Sally!
Sally's come her
self! H urra h !
whoo-pee!''
He continued to
shout u n til his
breath gave out.
Then he grinned.
1.-The lheXt sound
fiat Cecil heard was
,&oRbs' voice: cal
w AA, are you all
ripirNVl
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fWell, there's a years. job well fin
ished. 1t was worth coming up here
for"
TO BE CONTINUED.
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hurry, and nearly lost his patience
trying to find out where the trouble We =,
And then, after looking for ths
whiskers which, fortunately, not 8 =,
in the car had, he concluded ths1 !,
woman was subject to bad dreams, :,
perhaps was not exactly in her rs
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WELLINGTON.

The Story OF the Heroism of Timid Boy.
BY FANNIE NJ. JOHNSON.
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CHAPTER xII.-THE END OF WICKED
MAN.
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WE ALL.
STORY OF YOUTHFUL LIFE AND ADVENTURE IN ARKANSAS
BS;oCTAvE THANET.

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BsHoPs EBoND" NOW RUNNING IN Serb
:, NER's ETC
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IHB GBNTILE|S!I WON.
The Mormons Knocked Out in
the "Holy" City.
A VERY QUIET ELECTION,
Contrary to Expectation Throughout
tho Countrywide Lattcr Day
Saints Claiming Fraud AMI
May Contest the Result,

SALT LAKE, UTAH, Feb. l0.-Thc mu.
nicipal elections in this city, the resul.
OF which is attracting tho attention Of
the entire country, passed OF quietly to.
day, contrary to the general expectation.
The city has been crowded for days with
special police, detectives and deputy
marshals, for tho purpose Of preventing
illegal voting. The voting passed oil
quietly ms in some hamlet for r county
justice.
Only ysix arrests were made for attempt.
ing to vots illegally md these were
made without any demonstration from
either side. BY noon 5000 votes had
been cast, which, by the poll.books,
showed that about rs per cent Of the
Peoples tMormon's) registered votes
mad been cast, and about so per cent Of
the Liberals (Gentile's).
At b o'clock, 1t was estimated that the
returns from every ward in tho city gave
total vote OF 6,20S, divided rs follows:
Gentiles, 3,443; Mormons, 2,S55. At O
o'clock tonight Chairman Powers claims
TINT the Gentle majority will reach
l,400. This, however, is denied bv
Chairman Richards, who says It Is in-
possible to say which side is victorious
until tho complete returns have been
counted. >
The Mormons claim that film Hammers
and frauds have been the order OF the
day with the Gentiles aud il they arc
victorious it will have been by these
methods, and in this event the Nor
mons will contest the election to the
Supreme Court Of the United States.
AT II o'clock the official returns from
every precinct in the city but Que give
George NJ. Scott (Gcntile) for Mayor
LAO votes; Spencer Clawgon (Alormon)
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OPEN TO SEP3LHMHNT.
The Rush Over the Line Into
the Sioux Reservation.
AN EMPIRE MADE IN AN HOUR.
Tho Telegraph Announced tho Prcsl.
dents Proclamation aud Scenes
Witnessed Whom Oklahoma
was Opened Repeated.

CHAMBERLAIN, s. D. Feb. l0.-Tht
loud report Of cannon this afternoon
startled the crowd here waiting an op'
portunity oget upon the Sioux reser.
yation lands, which turned out to be the
signal for crowd oftown site boomers,
who were secreted in the heavy timber
on American Island to get upon the
coveted bottom on the west
side Of the river. Immediately
representatives Of the various
combinations sent hero for the purpose
OF securing this tract were in motion
and teams with loads OF lumber were at
once started on dead run across the
river, but 1t evident plainly that the local
town site boomers had secured an im-
portant advantage by reason Of their
closer proximity TO the lands.
1t was grand sight, viewed from the
high bluffs on the east Of the river to see
the teams with their great lumber loads
dashiug across the river on q dead run,
up the bluff on American Island, finally
being lost TO sight in the heavy timbcrs
which covers the Island, and several
thousand people gathered on the bluff
to SEQ as many more take part in this
exciting event. F,
The local town site boomers undoubt.
edly secured an advantage over the
other organized boomers by a few miles,
but among the boomers are number
who intend to secure homestead filings
il possible, which, II persisted in, will
complicate the matter to such an extent
as to result in a protracted le.
gal struggle. While this rush
and conflict was going on for
the bottom lands, many other intending
aettlers rushed promiscuously in the up.
lands, and began at once the erection Of
houses, and these arc prepared to defend
their rights MS against latter settlers de-
terminedly guarding against any inyas-
ion Of their lands.
United States Marshal Frey and In.
dian Agent Anderson were soon at work
vigorously attempting to eject the in
vaders iu the absence OF any word from
the Secretary OF the Interior. However,
the forces at their disposal were entirely
inadequate to the requirements OF the
occasion, and while many were notified
and escorted to the river, there was not
a large enough force to keep them there
and they quickly returned to their
claims. At the time OF sending this
dispatch the efforts to eject have become
decidedly feeble, as it was impossible to
accomplish anything material.