The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-01-05
1 TREE.
ImOnt Two Days and

!mont Two Days and
O., Dec. ga Cleve-
The name of John w. Kelly
IA experience in the Indian
which reads like dime novel,
Iich is undeniably true, and no
more strange than many advent.
IS which betell people in that country
EhO never lived to tell the tale.
Kelly is II travelling salesman for an
eastern carriage concern which has EN-
| plOyed him for many years ana values
Ius services at a high figure. His duties
| take him all over the United State S. and
about the first Of the present month be
found himself travelling by rail In the
Indian Territory. lie noticed that a
man across the aisle was s;rutiniZing
him very closely, and returning the gaze
of the stranger, recognized him for an
ola school friend and companion, Ned
Best. Mutually the two men stretch
ed hands and "ShOok."
Best was dressed in the guisa of a
government scout or ranger Kelly was
invited by Best to a!ight from the
train and step over and rough it with
his party tCr few days. Kelly accent
"a. and thai hight by a rousing camp.
lire they told stories and smoked pipes.
lhc night was perfect, and the glaruour
ana novelty OF the thing 50 impressed
Kelly that VIII very little persuasion
he was induced TO don an QUILT and
JON the party, coming one of them.
!wo or three days passed when it he
gan TO dawn on Kelly, much to his
horror, that instead Of having ioineda
party or government scouts, as he had
suppose q, he was one of a party of train
Wrrck' rs and town despuilers; in fact
ol bOrdtr rullianS, who were even then
engaged lii plotting to wreck a train
itld Sack Il neighbOrlng town. Kelly
ntggtd them III Gud'S uaL,e to desist
but net only wonld they not yield to his
ehlreaues, hut actually eyed him with
suspicion and intended him harm
| NE was In danger. but he made I'D his
| II lnd mat soO0tr than let The thing 10
on he would warn the town authorities
at the risk OF his life
| Nheh Nelly was Il young lnan he had
"oed and won sister of Ned Best. the
| leader OF The gang, Il beautiful voung
glIl, VINO had I, clrroCated his affecIi0
! ana coliStn,t0 to hrcome his wife. ust
as happin' was about to dawn uDop
ne IN Sit dled, to her lovers great des.
par. Time had healed the wounds
OUT, as Kelly found himself in this
great danger. reverted to her. and in
htr Lame hc b, b,Sv"ght Best to spare lis
lite.
re heart ot the desperate was
touched. yet caution remained with him
and he ulstruSt9d the other. lie con.
suited his lleLttnants. and the follow
ing Plan was ARRANGED: They consent,
ia TO spar" kelly's life, but would not
agree toleaVt hlm at lioerty at the risk
.hat he might Inform upon them
Therefor" they tied him to a tree in -
raVlhe and left him there while the,
were gone upon Their ncfarious erraudS
tor two days and nights he remained
lled Toe IT,, supplied with blankets and
1000, but without firearms to protec,
l;lm from the 1nuians and wild beast $
| hat were liable TO come along at any
moment.
AT last the band returned. The thir.
'y-slX hours etmtd to Kelly like MS
many days, but had it not been that the
maraudtrS had given up as unsafe the
to"nsacking raid and contented them
selves with wIecking the train he
would have had to remain prisoner
yet another twtntv-four hours. Kelly
was unbound and they started hi II
across the country to settlement on p
good pony. He was thankful to es
cape.