The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-24
In a Tight Place.

A Cleveland man by the name OF John v,
| Kelly has had an experience in the Indian Ter
ritory which reads like dime novel, but which
| is undsniablY true and no doubt no more
/ strange than many adventures VII ca befGll PEG
I pie In that country VINO never lived TO tell The
/ tale, says the Cleveland Plain Dealer
! Kelly Is travelling salesman for an eastern
4 carriage concern which has employed him for
many years and values his services at q high fig
ure- His duties take him ali over the United
states, and about the first OF the pres snt month
he found himself travelling By rail in the Ind iaT
! Territory. He noticed that man across the
/ aisl- was scrutinizing him very closely. and re-
turning the gaze of the stranger, recognized
/ him for On old school friend and companion
! Ned Best. Mutually the two men stretched
| Best was dressed In the guiss OF a govern
ment scout or ranger. Kelly was invited by
Best TO shZht from the train and stop over aud
rough It with his party for few days. Kelly
accepted, and that night by q rousiug camp.
IRE they told stories and smoked pipes The
night Yves perfect and the giamor and novelty
OF the thing so impressed Kelly that with very
little persuasion he was Induced to don an out
Mt and join the party, becoming one of them.
Two or three days passed when it began to
dawn on Kelly, much to his horror, that in
stead OF Joining party of government scouts
as he had supposed he was one of q party Of
train wreckers and town despoilers; in tact, of
border ruttisns, who were even then engaged
IN plotting TO wreck train and sack neigh
boring town. Kelly begged them in Gods
name to destst. but not only would they not
yield TO his intreaties. but actually eyed him
with suspicion and intended him harm.
he was in danger, but he made up his mind
that sooner than let the thing go on he would
warn the town authorities at the risk Of his life
Wnen Kelly was young man he had wooed
ana won a sister OF Ned Best, the leader Of the
gang, beautiful young girl, who had recipro-
Gated his affection and consented 70 become
his wife. Just As happiness was about TO dawn
upon them she died 10 her lover great despair.
Time had healed the wounds. but, as Kelly
tound himself in this great danger his mind re-
verified to her, and in her name besougbt Rest n
spare his life -' "
The heart Of the desperate was touched vet
caution remained with him, and he distrusted
tne Other. He consulted his heuteuants and
the following plan was arranged: They con.
sented TO spare kelly's life, but would not agree
70 leaye him at liberty at the risk that he might
MORN upon them. Therefore they tied him to
tree in a revine and left him there while thew
we're gone upon their nefarious errands. For
two days and night he remained tied there
supplied with blankets and food, hut without
nresrms 10 protect him from the Indians and
WHO beasts that we're liable to come along at
any moment.
At last the band returned. The thirtv-six
hours had seemed to Kelly like as many DAYS.
ou6 had It not been that the marauders had
given up as unsafe the town-sacking raid and
contented themselves with wreckin9 the train
ne would have had 10 remain a prisoner another
tWenty-four hours. Kelly was unbound and
they started him across the country to a settle,
ment on good pony, He was THANKFUL to es-
cape. -