Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-12-02

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Iat,i io D,aI - party 10 the i'nce he
q. .'I's4 Let "a, s,r what he VIII do.
luikue -oueht one Of the wagons,
.tl WHOM tho lu,n reused up, one after
tr 'h,r mt ,u. u.i q suspicion that
nf,'nr: un..UI DaI occurred during
'.riI-Hf E.cakt4-, WAS prepared and
'.',u. and 'Ar cal tam and doc, VINO
','r. watching Iat!.r very closely, saw
ly u. d,r,Iuor Jllt lac was restless
Aui 90 tt ,t-r. H. seemed L. have lost
Li- aprr'i', and h" glanced around him
as % expecting some -u!jou danger.
D.. 30, came from Tie wagon equipped
ms f.r ma expedition, and, walking up
g. TAYLOR. she said:
i am ready. We are to find and re-
cover NY fathers body today"
40. VIII send two men with you,"
added the captain.
II cant go-uot this morning"
stammcrtd Taylor. I'm sick. I'm
almost too sick to SIT up"
"Do you still say that the Indians shot
my father down" demanded Bess.
Dol |: OF course | do! You all seem
20 h" agin me. DO you think | killed
MN myself"
How many Indians did you countT
I'm Of ten"
How did they attack you:"
'ttscd IA volley at us and then began
TO yell"
'lou are sure they Yelled"
SURE. They kept it up half an hour.
1T was odd that l heard no other
sound but the single report of your
rlAe!" said a voice behind Taylor, and
he wheeled about TO find Harkins con-
fronting him.
The mans amazement and terror were
pitiful. He essayed to speak, but the
words would not come. lie looked help
lessly from side to side and trembled as
with n chill.
"lt is not the dead come back" said
Harkins, but the living. Your bullet
only grazed my arm. fell into a guIch
Just rs you fired upon me. There were
no Indians there!'
Taylor looked from man to man. Each
face was hard set and vengefnlS
You are all agin mel" he finally
shouted. You've got mad at me and
want to drive me away! Why should /
want to take Harkins' life?"
But you fired upon me, and here is
the empty shell to prove it," said Har-
kins.
if did, then ! was scared of-of
the Indians" stammered Taylor.
"lou know the law Of the plains."
said the captain to Taylor in a flinty
voice. The man who murders a COM
rade must die himself!'
IL didn't murder him!"
mo. you did not, but the man who
attempts murder must be punished
You must go! In one hour you must be
out Of camp, and sl,suld you return you
will DO fired uponl"
To turn n man QUE in that locality was
giving him up to a hundred per,ls. if not
to certain death, but Taylor eagerly
caught at the opportunity.
I'll willingly CO." he replied. "In-
deed don't want to stay. You are all
agin me and | couldn't be easy here.
can take all my traps, reckon"
Certainly"
Taylor had a horse, blankets, spare
ammunition, spade and pick and cook
ing utensils. These articles were packed
up and strapped to his horse and he was
given food enough to last him a week.
His truck" had been stored in the rear
end Of a wagon owned by another, and
his going simply decreased the strength
Of the party one man. AS he was ready
to ride away the captain kindly said:
ats hard lines, Taylor, but it's the
law we all live by. Harkins had the
right to shoot you the minute he entered
the camp"
Yes, | reckon he had, though he
made big mistake in accusing me-"
81 hope you'll keep clear of Indians
and meet with good luck"
"And IT.
And II"
And II"
Even Harkins echoed tho sentiment,
and with a wave Of his hand Taylor was
off. He rode straight up the valley, and
as he went he smiled grimly and
chuckled to himself:
''Its your turn this morning. To1nor-
row it may be NINE Yesterday
thought | had to kill but one. Today
I'm planning to wipe out the whole
pack. Not one Of you shall leave this
valley alive!"
Half mile to the east bend in the
valley hid him from view. He rode on
for about a mile, and then discovering
small valley leading off at right angles
he entered 1t, followed it up for forty
rods and then dismounted and prepared
to camp.
"As for Indians" he unused, as he
looked about him, IL don't think there
are any left in the hills. They have all
gone forward to fight off the rush, and
before summer is over the rush will
have carried every redskin out Of the
locality"
He threw the spade and pick aside in
disgust as he unpacked and growled:
II shan't want ye-leastwise for dig
ging ont gold-I'll get it easier. Five
miles the other side of camp is the ravine,
and up that ravine is the cave of gold.
Ill have my hands on the stuff before
tomorrow night If it is there, and then
let the wagon train look out! It's death
to ALL"
Meanwhile the camp had visitor.
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