The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-04-14

nxcited, and his big hahus ciu'c"cu
with firm grip the rifle he carried. Ills
,urried manner woIld indicate that
no was either beng pursued or was IN
pursuit Of some one.
lie ran no 'sclessly, his cat-likc tread
sending no warning echoes into the
valley. At a point in the path thickiy
;nclosed on every side with dense
Growth OF mountain snrubbery, he
paused, and. holding his gun in readi-
ness before him, assumed listening
attitude. The most intense excitement
showed itself in his attitude OF trcm-
bling expectancy. His rough young
face was lit up with that peculiar am
mal-like expression which comes To the
faces of rough, unrctined men OF fierce
passions when they are violently
wrought mp.
Breathessly he waited. The noun
tain stiffness was unbrolScn. The spot
where the athletic young monntalneer
stood was little frcquented, lying on
the rugged little pathway that LED
down into the valley where the little
mountain stream tricklcd, and beside
which, in hidden nook. the big stiii-
house stood. And yet, unfrequented
ana known only tn the mountaineers
as IL was, Big Dolph was by no means
sure that the shrewd young revenue
officer was not upon his heels.
Ten minutes before Big Doiph had
been sitting beside Maidie Dexter, ms
sweetheart, at her fathers home, ana
between holding her soft little hand
now and then stealing a kiss, ano
watching tn. lovely shadows come ano
90 in her cheeks, his bliss was perfect
In the midst OF it bewhiskered. hardy
and fierce-looking old John Dexter hae
run in upon them with startling pi
OF news. The revenues" were In the
neighborhood, and in five minutes
would be at DeAter's door.
..Dolph." said old Dexter they've
been prowling about for two days. am
they've done it like sneaks. Tha
Young cuss, Jack Haggard, is one o
EN- The import of the news was no
underestimate by Big Dolph. and a
the mention Of young Haggard's nam
fierce fire lit up his eyes.
He grabbed his rifle, and. kissing
Maidie, stepped out At the door y
caught sight of the wcll-known igur
OF Jack Hnggard, climbing up tn
steep toward the house, not two h Ill
dred yards away. Dolph disappears
around the house. His strong, well
trained neither limbs carried him fas
as the wind into n covering OF tree
several hundred yards south. where D
came into the mountain path. once
this he sped like a racer, now an
then hating for second TO listen. PEI
hans for the sound of firing. At las
he drew up, quite out OF breath an
at "A fever heat of excitement, where
placed him in the opening paragraph
Big Dolph was not afraid; he wishc
to avoid discovery and capture. II
had never been caught. though Jac
Haggard had carried OFT SO many
his neigh bors. The secluded moo
where he and old Dexter had been q
Grating for years had SO long RENAME
undisturbcd that they had begun To r
gard it as invulnerablc. Their on
fear was Haggard.
For him Big Dolph had the fierce
hatred-a feeling that had It's origin
matter entirely independent OF u
natural feeling of hatred that IS
stinctive in the breast of every moo
sinner toward "A revenue official. LA
gard was often in the neigbborho'
looking out for stills and he knew III
well One day he saw him encount
Maidie ON the mountain road, and. sto
ping his horse. talk with her for Ion
while Under the fascination OF
Young oi..cer's manner Mnidic forg
that he was revenue" and that
was her duty to hate him. and, III ial
ing with him. her pretty young ia
had betrayed an animation that not
ing that he might say to her would G.
forth lie watched the talk. une