The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-07-25
A GRATEFUL OUTLAW.

A GRATEFUL OUTLAW.
The day arrived in Adelaide, Australia,
I was 20 years old, and my pecket con-
tanned q dollar for every year had lived.
Luck was with me. On the second day
after my landing hlred to a sheep raiser
who had a ranch On the Murray river. near
its junction with the Darling, and on the
third we started off UP the country. We
had two OK teams-that IS, we had two
covered wagons, each lesaed With supplies
and each Drawn by three yeke Of oxen.
It was about Christmas tilRe, and the
weather was very sultTy, and we aimed to
make only i1fteen miles a day. we had a
full weeks journey before ns. and nothing
of much interest happened until the fourth
day. We went into camp LITTLE earlier
than usual On that afternoon. as one of the
wagons needed repairs. Our vehicles, after
coming to halt, stood about twenty-five
feet apart While was building fire to
cook supper by one Of ths blacks went of
after rabbits, and Mccall took the other
with kim to help cut and bring back
lever with which TO raise the wagon off its
wheels. was thus left alone for a few
minutes, and they had scarcely disappeared
from sight in the scrub whcnJ slnan burst
out of the thicket on the other side and
came running up to me His face and
hands were scratched and bleeding, his
clothing in tatters, his hat gone, and he
had such a wild and terrible look that l
should have run away from him had been
able to do anything but stand and stare
with mouAh wide open. Mccall had told
me of escaped coavicts and hard eases who
had taken to the bush to make living by
robbing, and the man had come upon me
30 suddenly that Twas knocked out for the
moment.
For Gods sake, young Teller, give me a
bite TO eati" he said. as he stood before me.
Don't be afraid of me-Pm a sheep herder
who has been lost in the bush for three
days"
stepped to the wagon and handed him
piece of bacon, Some hard crackers and
handful of tea. and then found voice TO ask:
But why n0Sstop with US for the night'"
Thanks, bat Pm 10 great hurry to get
back to my herd know where / am now,
and can get there in three hours. Any
matches'"
| gave him some, and he looked all
around to make sure that we were alone,
and then said:
Young feller, do me a greater favor
still. Lend me your pistol and knife until
to morrow, when you will pass my station.
And, furthermore, be kind enough not TO
mention to any one that was here. Do
this and you shall never regret it."
/ handed him knife and pistol, promised
what he asked, AID he shook me by the
hand and disappeared in the scrub. Ten
minutes after be had gone 1 figured it out
that he was buShman who had been hard
run by the police, but it was all the same
TO me. He could have taken what he
wanted for all of me, as l felt perfectly
helpless, and WIS thankful that he had
come and gone without knocking me on
the head Just as Mccall came up with
the lever there was a clatter of hoofs, and
l looked up to see i've mounted men ride
into camp. They were IN the uniform OF
the patrol, and the appearance Of the
horses and men showed that they had bad
a long ride of it.
''WelI, Capt White, what is it," asked
Mccall, who seemed to know every one OF
the five.
Been after Ballarst Sam again, replied
the captain AZ he dismounted
And lost him."
Yea: curse the luckl We struck him
near Dobney's yesterday morning, and be
led Us chase Of fifty mikes qErtng The day.
We killed his horse aknUt dark last night
and had him surrounded IL the scrub. BE
got out, however, ard we did not get MS
track until about noon today. We followed
it TO the creek, two miles above, and there
lost It. Haven't seen hizn here, Of course"
Il only wish we had. There's a reward
Of $500 on his bead, hear"
1T hes been increased 20 twice that.
Show me his body and I'll make rich
man Of you"
The patrol turned their horses loose and
had supper wfthuE. furnishing apart from
their own rstioos. Then theve wa gen
eral talk and story telling until about 10
O'Clock, aud then al but ono man turned
IN for Elreo. I Rzd been introduced all
around. but bad taken very iittls part or
interest IN the convePeskon, being sure
from the n-ss v-offs sooslen by the captain,
that bad met BslIezat San md a+ded him
TO make 6gesh start theaShs 81 first
of telling toe whole story n the
patrol, but thsy were ssrious, sohox look
ing ohaoA. and tssd ts.< sAas thsT would
give me 81 swfnl rsktng dDSa- sSsn If
they did not lug; ne "a. and 4sek - have
me published as aiding and sbeetsng. /
remembered. eoa, thEs ! lad soIeznnly
promised Sam Hos 70 sesray him, and 50
decided TO kaap Sun tongue and let the
case work e1s l. K wouid-
The patrol lsfe1 ~ daylight. bvt their
work fur ths next Sarse daTs vsAS thrown
away. Thsy oon3e &c. no trace Of sam
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