Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-03

that l am superstitious or visionary, but
this cool. plausible. mysterious man some
how stands in my instructive feelings for
the slow. inevitable, dispassonate. solidar-
ity OF man that we have raised our hands
against. / have exhausted all my woman
ingenuity in trying to discover the weak
spot IN his nature. He has, SO far, ba fled
me. l cannot tell If he has weak spot or
Is only the cleverest man l ever met in
hiding it. 1t would be a supreme triumph
to outwit such a representative agent intel
lectualy. 1t cannot be done in your way.
You must handle events. Leave me to deal
with motives. In any case. trust me-"
The result of this was just what we might
expect in man Of Hendricks unplastc
will and aggressive nature. Ee was not
convinced. He did not like the woman s
weak admission If something august and
invincible in the social order He saw moth
ing in the statements AMI arguments that
might not be put forward part of a sub
tile scheme to gain time and to keep him
helplessly out of the way till he: own Sc
curity was attained. He did not, however
confer with his associata rs, but went to the
office and plunged into q deep consultation
with the general and Fenning upon the to-
Biography OF the country around St. Marys
They had county and township maps with
every road and house marked upoii them
and they were engroscad in the details Of a
military campaign. But that morning the
doctor had said that there were six of the
men who had demanded to be let out for a
few hours. They had pledged themselves
to keep away from the roads and merely go
into the bush to hunt squirrels and would
be back at night. The doctor advised their
release for a time. and as they were men in
whom the general had every confidence the
permission was given with a warming
These six men went Immediately north
hung about the grounds of the Laran house
encountered the two deputies who were In
the woods and killed them. They then re-
turned at night feeling assured that they
mad removed the obstacles to their liberty
bricks. .-p6rSTt'
The two deputies" she said. have been
Killed at the edge of the bluegrass opening
on the Smoky Hill stretch. They were kin.
ed by your men yesterday afternoon. Cali
COT sent their bodies on to Clinton in a wa
gon. and Lieut.. Stocking has gone with
tnem They had not been gone an hour
when four mounted men arrived to take
incl; place. | saw them from my chamber
WINDOW. II had peculiar effect upon me
Ihey seemed to be the advance guard Of
the race. Calicot is as suave and uncon-
cerned as ever. We ate breakfast together
expressed the greatest amount of concern
ana womanIy horror at the deed He mere
ly remarked that it was an incident cofc,i
iaDie and or small weight in estimating IIIt{
mate results. "A mere skirmish' Then Ne
Iiiahssu the conversation to trifiing sub
Ject. We snail now have six men instead of
Iour' something tells me that If Won suc
ceeu IN getting rid of these men. twelve
more more VIII take Their place. It's like fight
ing an incalculable machine"
hendricks plans were decided unon in
NV t minutes after this communication. He
called In the general and explained the Sit
tI 70 him We must take this bull by
the horns. Pick twenty-five of tho 80
men; stock them with the best horsas U9s
nave got They are to be timed to arrive
at the Laran house at $50 tomorrow mcrno
lus, rave twenty-five more men at this
smart. There is no telling what Stoolin
VIII bring back with him. L will GO nm and
meet Galicot at that hour l don't want
MIN killed. We must make him our nrisone
81. AS TOT the rest, let them take the
hendricks tonight, but shall not tell her
OF my Plan We cannot use Fenning for he
must go to St Mary's. Have Won cot the
stuff OFF," ''u SUI tne
Yes" said the general. 1.-The last HOY
went last night ' ooAeS