The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-09-10

useess. f!c would have been tho last to
offer il IN such u case himself.
Suddenly attracted by the tumult ap,
peared Dolly looking ont at the world
from her great sun bonnet.
Run away" said the judge sharply;
''this ere ain't no place for little CELLS.
Dolly was IN obedient little soul. and
In IN ordinary case would have obeved
But baby rs she was, something Of the
significance Of the scene came home to
her: jim standing alone amid that ring
of cruel faces.
She gazed pitifully at him.
"Go away. Dolly" said Big Ben;
"you've nothing to do with him. He's
thief"
D5llys eyes sought Jim's for denial.
As he met them with his own reck-
less defiant ones. y something else flashed
into them. and then and there he uttered
u downright lie: Don't YOU believe 'em.
Dolly: amt nothing Of the sort" And,
half inyOluntarily. he threw wistful
glance at Big Ben.
spite Of his roughnets Big Ben must
have had a soft spot somewhere, for,
bending down 70 Dolly, he said gently:
''There, you see, Dolly, must have
been mistoOk. This ere fellow. instead
Of being thief, il wirtuous youth, an
innicent angel. in fact Now run away"
so Dolly departed satisfied.
After she left silence and hesitation
fell upon the men. The little scene had
touched them. After whispered con.
snliatiou the Judge, stepping forward,
cut the cord round Jim'h wrist. saying
curly, Here, you young sconndrel,
we'll let You off this time But clear
out Of this. we don't want no thieves
here.
Without word Jim turned on his
heel Some men would have left the
place at once. Jim was made of differ
ent stuff Expelled from the camp he
built himself cabin on the outskirts.
not trying to live the disgrace down, but
enduring 1t with the dogged obstinacy
which was part of his nature. The
miners, even Big Ben. ignored him com
bleteIy; for Ben. for all that instant of
softness, had certain rugged fbers Of
pride about him which led him to treat
o thief with nerciless justice.
The effects Of this severely letting
alone" system were not very apparent.
which was no doubt the reason Of its be.
ing carried on 50 long. If jim had only
shown a proper spirit Of penitence he
would have been forgiven. But. except
that he was trifle suriier, he went on
/ bis way pretty much as before, even
/ Dolly being treated in public with savage
silence. But az she was not alienated
there is reason TO suppose that he mended
( his manners when they were alone to-
Rfthcr For together they still We're at
times: and although uutLered protests
! went up from the camp on such occa
! ions not man but had manliness enough
/ to refrain from making Dolly part Of
/ Jim's punishment. So sne and dim
and Red Mustang had many fine
scanper together over the prairie.
But there came u time when Jim and
Red Mustang between them were to dc
fine woTk---l time when u sudden dan
ger lo0ned out. and Jim rose TO it like
the brave tnau tGat he was-when with
clencbed teeth he subdued the demon
within him, and proved that on occasion
he was ready, not for all he could get
but to give up al that he had. For 8
savage ''whoop" rang out one night OF
the unsuspccting camp. Men knew what
it was, and sprang to their feet with &
snarl Of rage. Rife in hand they rushed
out.
'Injin, said the judge coolly loading
his rifle, and in the moonlight CLEANED
the dusky painted figures. There wa'
little love lost between lnJun and white
man, The "fnan- -and-a- brother theory
had not been propounded on either side
It was war TO the knife on both STEADY
boys. steady" said the judge, to whom
such scenes were by no means new
"keady there? Now-at 'cm!"
And 'at en-" ii was. Down swung
the musHets, out flashed the shot, ant
with look that was not good to set
upon their faces the boys began theil
wOfk-sltarp work butchery. The say
ages gWariHed into the camp only to b'
cut down. II was soou over But the In
dians had fought bravely, and, old, trief
hand ~ he WAS. an uneasy light hat
leaped 10 the judges eye. 1T was
el0se Aiiaye,' he mutiered, wiping tn
great drops Of sweat from his brow as ~
watched the fleeing band "a clos
shave. A little more. and Th'
pauAs was suggestive,
no BE cosIisuED,)