The Bossier banner., 1892-09-08
MIDNIGHT STRUGGLE.
sow Was Saved from an Assas-
sins Knife.

nav n Twenty years have elapsed since this |
+ she.,f svent happened, but never shall for
4 wal sst L. Bill Sutton and / had been
working as partners on a mining claim
iceo,s& d the banks of Lake Owen, small |
I'M N9S AEs 10 the eastern part of California
culta.s psr the Sierra Nevada mountains. We
hd been very successful, and by dill
/ rus labor had amassed quite q respect
sbls fortune IN gold dust. Other
ar.,. ininers, working not q quarter of
,sssInile from our claim, had labored equal
s I N ss hard, but luck was against them,
3 and their earnings had amounted to al
II .Inost nothing. t.s ss. .-.s
There were stragglers about the
, .A..2 2nInes who would not hesitate to muir
;als = 2@r miner for his gold, if it was known
, S. aat he had any in his possession. Only
A.. he night before, George Wolfang. a
~ herman miner, had been found welter-
8 !, zg In his blood, which was still en-
= austed around, o bullet hole in his
sa Breast No clew to the perpetrator of
II 1' IRe deed could be found. 1t was all
= 81 g : IhrGuded In mystery.
On the day of which I am about to
make particular mention, was in our
= s ssabin, after hard days work under a
& s.h & eorching sun, weighing our gold dust
.-s1. e bill had just started down to the lake
80 st@ water, preparatory TO getting sup
8 n rr had finished weighing the gold,
and was about to deposit it in the Sc
as = sst hole in the floor of the cabin, which
'ssse erved us as a bank, when my atten-
2 asH 5sOn was attracted by q slight noise ut
q Y zhe only window in the cabin.
A1 dropped the bag Of gold dust, and
ssssng my eyes In the direction Of the
'seas window / saw q mans face pressed
g asoss 70 the glass, with his .yillainous-
'paa' locking eyes fixed greedily on the bag
eos dgold dust which now lay on the floor.
crop lsnatched my revolver from my belt
heA' and cooked it, but when looked again
0a' be face had disappeared.
Immediately rushed to the door and
&pened it. but was only in time to
ha atch glimpse of the mans form as
plsc disappeared in the thick foliage
ps Fhich surrounded the cabin.
VIZ knew pursuit was useless, as dark
: aess was fast approaching. With evil
iesa iOrebodings as to the result of the dis
Iass eovery Of the villain, which I believed
'sln alu to be, returned to the cabin, and
hund Bill Sutton there before me. 81,
1nt What is the meaning of this3" he
clop sked as entered, pointing to the
shs opened bag of gold dust on the floor.
'lh lexplained to him what had tran
.'cn qired during his absence.
~ Tom" be said, gravely, when had
- anshed, "the end of this has not come
W e1 While that villain knows that we
-. s nave such large amount Of gold In
r. sT possession our lives are not safe.
my opinion that the fellow who
ny murdered and robbed George Wolfsng,
a aOd the man you detected spying upon
NY !catoEight, are one and the same per-
Eih SON.
That Is my belief" I said. II did
not like the look of his face. 1t had a
sas nurderous look about it, and think
o @e owner of it would be capable Of
aN sOmmitting any crime"
- II he comes here we will give him q
= safm reception" said Bill, as he care
'uiiy reloaded bis revolvers.
mat night we retired with our revol.
ssts under our pillows, but we,were not
Il. a0lested, and everything passed off
ii ssnqailly. The next night passed off
Il sne same manner, as did the whole
s .eeS following, and we soon began te
'1a ~sget the event of the week previous
& - ~ SAID 1t was only Imagination. thai
n aaa seen no face against the window
:. ss4i; but he could not make me be
Il ~se that it was Imagination. l wa,
s -, ~ saw that face at the window
sal rs devilish eyes peering greedilJ
!. = 'ne oag of gold dust. In the mids
Il my sleep l would awake with I
!. .'oas start, imagining that he stoot
4 -. - my bed with a knife appraised
i ea0s to plunge it into my heart.
! ue day Bill had occasion to 90 Il
= neaghboring town of Stubville, sit
s sa ABOUT twenty miles distant, aftel
night :" VIC aoseh' o'e
: she owner of that mysterious fac,
j am. nnppen to pay syou a. visit
: don't think he will-don't b,
sid' ..s bus give him an ounce of col,
,0,s. couple of incnes of steel, an,
g. tne mystery OF the murder o
no'sang. said Bill, as Ls shoul