Evening journal., 1892-10-01

on that gOid.'
When the train was attacked the pres
ence Of peril drove away all other
thoughts but that Of defense, but only
for o few hours. The Thought came 70
both men after time: Suppose he is
killed and I am sparedl All viii then
be minef" Harl1ins went no further
than 60 indulge the wicked thought
Taylor looked about him and whispered
TO himself that if opportunity came he
would fire the bullet himself which
should make him sole owner Of the con
tents Of the cave.
Men who have been drifting in mid
ocean on a bit Of wreckage, suffering
with hunger, thirst and exposure, and
having not the fsintest hope Of rescue.
have vet planned wicked and revengeful
things
When the last charge was made Tay-
lor had the Englishman and his daugh-
| ter on his left hand and only few feet
away. Under cover of the smoke he
deliberately fired upon them, hoping to
/ Kill them both. One of his bullets
grazed the girls shoulder and another
went through Harkins' hat, but Provi-
| dence willed that such a mOnstrous
crime should not be perpetrated. Tay-
lor had no sooner made the attempt than
sudden thought brought smile to his
face and he smote his breast and NUT
tered:
Fool that am TO have forgotten the
contents of that boxi Let them live.
Let them go with me after the goldl
Let them aid me to secure it, and then
them
He had attempted murder. He was
planning something far more horrible
than that.
1t was midnight when the train
reached the forks Of the Cheyenne and
went into camp. From that point it Is
only sixty miles to Clusters peak in the
Black Hills 1t was thought best to re-
main in camp for a couple of days and
refit and recruit. The major in com
mand of the cavalry was an old Indian
fighter and plainsman, and before the
camp broke mp he called "A general con
sultation. He impressed it upon one
and all that their safety forbade break
ing mp into smaller parties than ten OF
twelve men. The Indians were thor
oughly aroused and alert, and while
they might be repulsed occasionally
they would be almost certain to over
come small detachments of gold seekers
No camp must be left unguarded by day
or night. No man must relax his Wig
lance for an hour if he wished to pre-
serve his scalp.
A portion Of the troops would remain
at the forks for the summer as a rally
ing point The other half would follow
the south fork of the Cheyenne up tC
the neighborhood of Harney's peak and
there form another camp. They might
make occasional scouts, but they woult
not be strong enough TO defend the peo
pie rushing into the country.
The majors remarks resulting in
general reorganization of the train
many Of the hunters who had come thu
far with the soldiers had now to bani
together and depend upon themselves
Out Of all three parties were organize,
and put under the leadership of 600,
men. The first party consisted Of thl
old captain OF the train, Joe, Harkins
Taylor and seven other good men, Bcs
going Of course, but not figuring i'm thr
numerical strength. It had been agree.
beforehand that the men should b
drawn by lot, and it was a curious bi
OF fate that drew both Harkins and Tay
lor for one party when both wer'
earnestly hoping to be separated. Their
were enough 70 give the other partie
equal strength or a little more, and eacl
and every man was sworn to suppor