St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-26
She Set Out to Find and Kill
the Man Who Killed
Her Lover.
And Then to Hunt Down Her
Betrayer and Cut
Him Off.
After Years Of Search She
Meets Them Both--Her
Revenge.


That's the woman. You wouldn't
think it, would you?''
The speaker was one of two men who,
Standing few months ago on Broad
way, were watching the throng of HUI
mainly to be found in the great thor
OughfareS at ali hours.
The person referred to was a fine
looking woman past forty. who had
passed with her face revealed in the
mellow glow of the city's lights.
impossible that cannot be the Great
ure you were telling me about a while
ago."
THAT is the once beautiful mountain
belle. Tracy Fowler"
Lets follow her."
What, has she infatuated you al
ready? Don't you know that she is
GangerouS-that she has lured more than
one man to his doom, and>all because of
an oath taken at the outbreak of the
war? But if you will follow her we will
see where she goes. though | could tell
you beforehand"
The two men. both of whom were
handsome and we'll dressed, showing
that they were leading easy lives, so far
as money and leisure went, walked after
the woman, whom they tracked to a
well-knOwn restaurant, beyond the door
of which she vanished with sweep.
So" said the taller of the two half
aloud, THAT Is Tracy Fowler. What
can she be doing heIe?''
.'What do thousands of womenTdo in
this city?" answered the other one.
You may be sure that she isn't leading
just the most blamelesS of lives"
do you think she is still looking for
them?''
Heaven knows. have never ques-
toned herr
One of the men had given the other
the full history of the life of the woman
they had tracked to the restaurant, and
what history it was.
Born i'm Tennessee,
and just budding into womanhood when
the war broke out, she was the belle of
the whole district, and had admirers by
the score. Her family was intensely
loyal, and her home became the rem
devious for the lOyaIiSts of the mount
aim. Tracy could ride like a polished
equeStrienne. and knew every mountain
path. She made herself familiar with
every trail, for they stood her in need
tlWe and again while plotting escaping
Unionists to freedom. In course of time
she fell in love with handsome mount
army, and who came home now and
i then TO see his sweetheart.
One night while young Martin was at
home the cabin i'll which he slept was
surrounded by band of guerillaS, and
the young man was taken out after a
desperate resistance. They did not do
things by halves those times, and
Iracy's lover was first whipped until
his back was mass OF blood and
stripes, and then he was hanged to a
tree in full view of his sWeetheart'S
door. The first thing Tracy saw when
she rose the next morning was the body
of her lover, and she fell in faint be-
meath the limp. 1t was feared for long
time that her reason was impaired by
the shock, but she recovered at last and
seemed to be the same girl as of yOre
BY and by Young officer made love to
her, and in fit of paSSi ion, as all thought,
SheSurrenderedgtO him her virtue, and
breaking his promise which he made
but to ruin her, he fled the country, and
Tracy was left to bring her child into
the world stunned by those who had
wOrshiped her before.
The war closed and one day Tracy
vanished. She left note behind say
Ing that she Yas going in search of the
two men. tile rebel captain who had
hung Ralph Martin and her seducer, the
Union officer. Beside leaving such a
note behind she left bunch of flowers
on the grave of her child, and that was
the last the mountain saw of the belle
of the Cumberland.
The man who listened to this story in
the heart of New York wondered why
the woman should turn up there. Had
she found the two men? Had she sat
lSfed her vengeance, and then become
siren OF the town. or was she
still or the Trail!
Nick Cation, the taller of the twain
whom we encountered on Broadway,
separated from his companion as soon
as possible after tracking Tracy to the
restaurant. He went back To the door
and waited for the woman to come out.
He was soon rewarded. for out she
came, her tall and shapely figure mark
ing her the instant seen, and in mo-
ment she had man at her heels.
"Tracy?''
The woman stopped and was seen to
tremble. Turning about she cast her
eyes upon the man who had spoken and
seemed TO look him through, while her
eyes suddenly flashed.
You don't know me, but it is because
years have passed and you have for
gotten.''
She leaned toward him and suddenly
clinched her hands.
My God! know you now" she
cried.
I'VE don't want to talk here. Where
do von live?''
salt is not far. Come, we will go to my
rOom.'
He stepped to her side and they
walked away together. They said but
little until they were in a handsomely
furnished room which Tracy made bril-
liant with light, and then the woman
turned upon her companion and said:
"HOw did you come to run across me?
did not expect to meet you here"
'Of course not, but we meet all the
same. You have changed good deal,
Tracy"
'Of course have. Why shouldn't L?
Do you know what ever became of
Capt. Knight?'
He looked up into her face, and saw
that her eyes shOne like twin stars
II know where both of them are"
She sprang forward and seized his
arm.
"Come, don't lie to me, Nick Catou-
| for recall your name now. You were
his lieutenant. So they are in this city
both of them ,"
IL did not say so, Tracy"
"YOu must know what | am said to
| be, but they lie. / know that bear a
| name that brings the blush OF shame to
| thousands of cheeks, but it is falsel /
| play this role that may the easier carry
out my revenge. My babe sleeps on
| the mountain side. and the old home has
| fallen down. Father and mother have
| gone to their reward, and L am still the
mountain tigreSs, and the oath taken
| over the body of my babe is still unful-
| filled. Where are they?'
"Calm yourself, Tracy" SAID the man.
81 heard the whole story from friend.
and did not let OH that L could have told
| it myself"
"Who was that man?"
at was Knight himself"
"Great God and he was near mep'
He could have touched you this very
night"