The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-11-21

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recorded mining claims.
There was nothing for Capt Tom to do. alone
as ne was, but 10 vacate the premises This
ne ana, going directly back 10 the Iit,la
Sh'lstaoel aud laying his grievances before
capt. Ioin's story of his wrongs created in
tense excitement at the Little Chiistabel 4
meeting was at once held and a plan of action
decided upon. = '0'''i
Miss Millicent was kept in ignorance of this
women don't want to be mixed up with
such thlngs-lesswise "a woman like her u said
one of the men,
soon after supper that evening the men
began leaving the cabin on various pre.
lenses, and in short time Miss Millicent was
aloSe. This was an unusual proceeding on
the part of the men, but Miss Millicent was
wholly unsuspicious Of its import.
An hour later, while sitting before the fire
mendlng coat belonging to one of the men.
Miss AnSlicent suddenly threw aside her work
and said:
'rberel if I haven't entirely forgotten to
give Mr. Vance that list of things want
nom down IN Crystal City, and he's going to
searo Tor there before breakfast In the morn
sng and breakfast at the stage office IN
j
the list to Tom Dolan and he can give il to
Mr., Vance in the mornings
Tom Dolan was the engineer Of tha Tsttla
Christabel. The shaft house was but a short
distance from the boarding house. Throwing
shawl over her head Miss Milicent wentou
hurrledly stepping lightly down the trail
maze IN The deep snow. The night was
eloudiess and made wondrous fair by a full
moon and thousands of shining stars
One reached the shaft house door. The
engineer and another man, unaware of her
approach, We're talking name they smoke
caused her to stop suddenly, with her hand To
her heart and strange look in her face.
Il feel sure it is Slas Hover the engineer
was saying. "He changes his name iho,t
evry camp he goes to, and reckon Doc
Grigson suited him bout as well as anv
other name while he was here"
ell, he won't change 1t again very soon
salu the other man with short laugh. sThe |
next Time the rolls called he'll answer I'M 70
bis own name, Pm thhkin.n
Hover may be his real name, the enqinea,
SAID He swore it was when / knowed him
TWO years ago over in Paradise Gulch But
ne was Scoundrel there and just got away
, WIN ms neck knowed him soon as see
nun nun GOWN IN crystal City one day last fall.
:, never tod anybody his name wasn't
Grigson. Where did you saw the bovs III
tended fixing hing
Down the gulch here bout two miles ~
that place where the big bowlder is that thew
call Hanging Rock reckon tbev,n ,naka
short work Of him."
"Oh, sure" said the engineer with n Iauch
theyll hang aim, as he deserves. without
hardly time for his prayersn
ne otler man glanced carelessly at his
watch and said IN
and lt's almost time they went at il. Ten
'cloek was the hour agreed on, and it's after
lile now" - ~
Neither Of them heard the halfsuppressed
ny Of the woman standing just outside Of the
'nglne room door. Could they havs saa,, M,
ace N the moonlight they would have seen
: drawn and Old and ghastly in its terror ami
'gohy Her limbs tlembed under her ANA
ier ploodless lips moved in silent PRAYER.
For moment she stood SO, and then. stjll
praying Tor courage and strength. She tan
lehuly but with all speed down the trail lead
hg from the camp and toward the gulcb. The
ran was rough, and she stumbled and fen :
gam and again She ran with ali speed
'hen she could DO SO, and the fear that She
nleht De TOO late caused her heart to almos,
top its furious beating.
- ~ - Vne hanging hOck ahead of
e some moments before she reached it.
'aIk lorilis were moving around, going to
ma from the mighty rock, and the mines a
sw yards from it.
The light of one or two lanterns flashed in :.
ne dark depths of the forest. She heard tho u
louts of the men as they assembled From, ID u
i directions, fiendish shouts they seemed 70 II
er. " a
When near enough to make her voica :,
card 1t rang out in loud, sharp tones of en- q
'eaty and command: a
"Waitl wait! waitw
moment later she stood in their midst.
asplng fol breath, white and terrified HI
II is !, she SAID; Miss Minicentn \,
es, sad one of the men gravely. "5ut
hat do you want herel This is no Mace for n
woman" i
Her answer was:
"Where is he-that mann
"What manP said one Of the men eva.
vely
"The man whose life you were going to take =
IRE to-nightw e
A groan from the edge Of the pines came IN
ply 70 her ears. She ran toward the snot II
ON whence the sound came the men seek
g 70 detain her, Among a little group Of
en- there stood one, trembling and CHASTITY
rope already around his neck and the other
q OF It thrown over the branches of a tree e
ie man was moaning ana protesting pitt
lily. r.
Going close to him She said in choked and
arful voice:
Let him go.n
There was a mulmur Of dsapproval and We
-usal among the men
Come, come, Miss Mllicent, this is no ha
ace for you" said one of the men. "Iet We
. help You back to the calnnn