Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-26
A LOADED MUTT,
An Oil Dealers Narrow Esca. @ From . Dose
of Cold Steel

An Oil Dealers Narrow Esca. g From Q Dose
of Cold Steel
From the OIL City Derrick.
A party Of well-known oil men who have fol.
lowed the producing business from its infancy
and have worked in all its different branches
from dripping oil to running several sets OF
tools as contractors. were at the Union depo,
waiting for the train on their way to the Nc.
Donald field Sunday, when tho talk drifted to
old times and narrow escapes they had seen
and personal "reminiscences. One of the party,
who had quietly listened to the talk, pulled
nervously ut his toby and remarked:
Talk about scares, boys; did ever tell Won
Of the scare had in the seventies, when was
running the tools in the Millerstown field?
You know the time that young fellow who
came up from Butler and started pop factory
in Mil!erstown, and after making collections
in Butler of over $500 was waylaid on the road.
shot through the head and his body found in
the woods, where 1t had been dragged by the
murderer with the pockets OF the clothing
rified and no clue to the thief. 1t was a short
time after that--in tho winter. There had
been d heavy snow and the slcighing was
splendid, and had four-year- colt that
cost me $3.50 when it was year old, and that
did not take dust from anything that travelled
in the middle oil field.
The man WIS drilling for was sick and
sent me word to come to Butler and he
would pay me for work done ON his four
wells that month. drove over bright and
early and got . check for IL 100. Imet several
friends aud being in no special hurry drove
around town until nearly time for the bank to
close. As l got the cash and turned l saw q
man cycling the money so greedily that an in.
voluntary shiver OF fear passed over me. for
got the incident and monkeyed around in the
town until nearly 10 o'clock that night. when
started for home.
''Half way home was piece of dark woods ir
which the body OF the young popmakor had
been found. As looked at the side of the
the Dutch courage hadabsorhed that evening
as saw some one trudging along in the road
| ahead of me, bat felt relieved when saw Il
was a woman. The woman stopped, and in
hoarse voice explained that her daughter, who
lived up the road, had been taken suddenly
sick, and she was on her way to visit her and
| asked for lift.
"Glad to have company, helped her into
! the sleigh and offered to take her muH bu
she kept it in the other hand. Jolting over
rough piece OF road she pulled one hand ou
OF the muff, and my heart grew cold with fear
caught tho glitter Of steel as the moon shona
! through an open place in the woods With
a presence OF mind wonder ut to this day
cut tho horse savagely with the whip and
dropped it by the side OF tho read. Explain
be held by any one but myself, begged hel
TO get ont and pick mp my whip. She care
fully deposited her muf in the bottom Of til,
| sleigh and sprang out. Az soon she strucl
| the ground shouted to the colt, who, un
used TO tho whip and spirited, won't like sho
| from a gun.
"As he started / heard an unmistakable mas
culins oath behind me, and, expecting bulle
| In the back every minute, l crouched over II
the eleigh. The ride was the longest eve
had before or since until tho jangles of tn
bells brought my wife to the door. put III
horse up, and a. l took out the blenkets
picked up the muf and carried II into tn,
house. Inside WAS revolver OF heavy calibo
| with all six Of lie chambers fully loaded
stayed awake all that night and in the ,norniui
| paid on my men,"