Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-06-22

Nas rNmindei 10 ASK. Us this Mari Hall
an cfficerf'
mo, sah: leas,wise not "a any one
ever heard on. AMI Il so he was. I rick.
on he'd told Saddle. = said the old man.
where dill he gct his mem
MAR, sorter picked EN- up
"Wherey'
"waal. all about In the hills
"And they are not soldiersy
mo. no, e,lIactly."
"Then they arc guerrillasy'
"waal. str,cnger. I reckon you uns'd
make NJ mistake II - L. they was sot
down bout tina, way said the old man.
WAS Mart Hall q, your place this
morning.
"Yaas.-
And he talked with saddicy'
"Ie did. 20 shuah.-
"very we'll; thanks for the informa-
ton. ami goolby.-
A. We rode down the narrow valley
b.came more AMI more convinced that
there was a direct connection between
Saddle fcrguson's visit 30 our camp anil
the killing - the thrcc pockets. and yet
my conscience pricked me Tor thinking
- harhly u that surprisingly pretty
girl.
Abuui two miles below the point
whcr. We the, the old man the crcek ran
frum hank to hank between high lime
s,one walls. Realizing ,ha, IL would ~
a YER. hai place a. D. stOpI-d. I dis
mounted thirty men and s.nt one-half
NJ the prrcipiiou- rycks on either side.
20 A. a. clear the way. II ncs,i L.. for the
other 60 pas- through with the hor-c-.
hal jus; given the command 30 al.
yanc. In this order. when half dozen
jets q unmistakahlc powder smoke shot
out from cunical Hill 10 the left. and
Corporal Wilson. q the firsi United
state. regulars. fell dead from his horsc.
II was now evident that Mart Hall AMI
his friends dbl not avail themselves 81
the canyon In order 10 attack.
Quicker than | can I-n the brief,st
sentence that describes the adventure,
number fours were holding the horscs,
aud the Others were sI-,,ling like deer.
hounds for the hill. I, was by no means
our hrst experience q this kind. and the
tercc fac.s q the men In blue told that
they w,rc in no inood o. b. tender with
IA. gusrrillaS The rule hal l.cn a.
shoot them down II they dill not sur.
rynder and O. hang them mp II they did
A. ", advanced. the incn on the hill
kept up an irregular fire from behind a
natural barricalc - ruCks near the
cr,,si. but there was only handful 81
them. and our sudden anil no doubt
unexpected attack dcmoraliEcl them ~
that no, one Il our men Wa hit till We
hail surrounded the conc AMI were under
N. shelter 20 the ACTIVITY. went to
the rear ~ the hill. where | saw signs
that told me that was the way in which
our assailanis hal assembled. our mcn
knew what Ia DO without further orders.
and As they crypt NJ they firri at every
thing they Jaw moving In front When
", hal c0ine within about fifty yaris 81
the top took refuge behind rock AMI
callsl cut:
Hello there. Mart IlallT'
Hello ycr~.l!' came hack the reply.
There i NJ ne IN firing any more. ]
want YOU Ia surrender
"Ill s.e you uns ID fust, and then
WON'T wa the response.
YES. We uns II $50 you uns id
fusi!- rang cut like an echo the unmis.
taxable voice - Saddle Ferguson.
Like my men. ! had ben fever hot
with Indignation. hut A. soOn n real.
iKf,l iha, the girl was here ] felt . cold
chill Cor the moment: then ] called out
"llaye YOU . woman with YOU ny
,hsrrF
"Y,s,- replied the man. 1--WE uns her
got a lady up har. AMI shes INV gal
If you arr brave men you will send
her down. We viii DO her no harm.
Come. We have no time for fooling-
We could hear voices in discussion
among the rocks. II Was cviden, that
saddles COMPANIONS were anxious fOr
her 20 leave. AMI equally evident that
she was determined 90 stay. AZ length
she decided the question 10y shouting
out. In tones 20 rcsOluts defiance:
Mart Halls my sweetheart. d-n You
uns. and I'm a-gwine Ia stick 10y him
TIL the ind. ~ my vice a. You uns Is
10 clar right ont, and We uns III agr-e
not Ia shoot any noah. That's honest
lnjun."
Despite this assurance. there wa.
nothing left u but 10 push On, and tia,
quickly, for we had no time 20 sIarr.
Nv men w,r, AZ once drawn "a the ne
Of the crr~t o. avoid firing on each other,
and | could hear them saying, a. they
braced for the expected dash, 1--WE must
save the girl. boys, II We can"
1 shouted again a. send the woman
out. ~ n 90 throw the fellows NJ thu
hin Of their guard, then signaled the
advance with my saher. while Saddle
was shouting her defiance, and In an In
slant the men in blue were leaping over
the intervening space like tigers.
A ten seconds fusillade; curse-, yells,
a woman's shrek. and then the cheer II
the victors. whose last volley from the
repeating carbines had been delivered
within ten feet.
There was no need u the rope tina, day'
Except the tall. 1.-the young man ! took u
b. Mart Hall, all the men were dressed
In butteruui AMI armed with hunting
riflcs. Lying across Halls body wa.
the girl dead. She IT'LL clutched a pistol
in her little brown hand, and the nd
rplotch on her forehead, with it, purple,
powder stained margin, told that hei
own hand llsd made the wound that took
her frUtn life with her DESPERATE lover