The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-25
CHAPTER XNTTT

CdlNulON dI AOILsNONll ilOO lOJOluel lkt
company when exchanged. Ike felt
| moro than ever that Royal Kenton was
JAN enemy he must get rid Of, and Cap
N tain Wyle encouraged this feeling in
4 various ways, though never openly and
directly committing himself. On two
occasions Ike had beon granted leave of
absence to visit his wife. Both times
he had met her secretly.
The spirit which animated this hum
BE twain will surprise only those VINO
have never encountered the poor
whites" of the south. Nine out Of ten
Of the bloody and long continued feuds
wo read Of in southern communities
begin among the poor and ignorant
The Causeis generally Of tiiing char
Rcter. The poor white" may bo hum
bled by the law, but outside Of the
courtroom he hates with an intensity
hard to realize. He is persistent, cum
ming, morciloss. Ike Baxter had never
had an ambition in his life up to the
J hour ho enlisted. lie could barely read
and write, was naturally lazy and in
different and felt no pride IN anything
except the fact that he was better than
niger" When he found that cCr-
porals aud sergeants were looked up to
J and respected, there came a queer teel-
ing in his heart. He could not credit
it at first, but Captain Wyle aided him
in his mental struggle. The day came
when Ike had an ambition and burn
ing desire. 1t was to be a corporal or
sergeant. In his wild dreams Of glory
he did not stop there He determined
to go higher and become lieutenant or
captain. As soon as he was given to
understand that Royal Keuton stood in
his way it was but natural with one Of
his nature to determine TO remove the
obstacle by any means possible.
Before the war the Yankee, both
as a man and as the representative Of a
section Of the republic, had few friends
in the south. He was supposed TO be
hostile to al southern institutions 20
The moro ignorant the southarugr the
more heartily be hated and despisad the
citizen Of the north. He believed what
the fire eating politicians pretended 10
relieve ana oItgn asserted. lAe douA
Brown raid upon slavery in Virginia
and the events IN Bleeding Kansas
served 10 intensity the sectional nate cI
tle poor whites 4Aus IL was thaI
Ike Baxter, picking up his crumbs Of
history anu MS DTS OF information On
current events al the doors of the livery
stable or 81 una the stove OF the BAY
room, was aoletAlhg on a local cham-
ploh IN tA' matter oI ahhee mating II
Aentoh h"A not STOOD between MN anu
miil'afy S'oIy' De WouId SUN nave iei'
Oit'eiH'-s toward MN as man poTn
III I'e hof'n' Ihc!e sen $ cautious APP
pIcach TO tne mouse On inns night had
reference only 10 4l's, haIJer' Ineie
was ano'ner man sleaIInS 'nionsh Tue
uaikness ana MAhINS " h3ayi,ss aP-
pIoaGA al the same l'ine-INe haAtef'
Nei'ner Chcie ben nor Marian Feiey
caught SSHt OIL hlA' out He hotlct"
lAelr every movement ana are" ms own
conclu'ions' me gun "h'ch Tue Qua
man l'u ueen loIu 70 secure "as'h ms
room III 'he Ii'tle mousse he haa Ge-
p"l''u from nest maven "l'nou' Delng
seen OF ms absence ho'ed oy Tue WON
an out MS return aroused heF' ana her
Snaip 4! !'' were upon nun as ne carried ,l
away ,Ne 'fsafln ana !oaae' n'insoII
WIN 'n' uu"u'ts N1''ah pau prepared
anu oIo1snt 10 inc uoor' HHe was ofess-
lnB 70 IOi'o" MN as "e ulsapp-afe'
uowH 'Nc h'sH""'' na'lns ui'u BUS
p'clCh u Inc s'o'o Of a'L"'I7' ""en Ike
Ano'"vu At Ner "'hu'W ana was AUNT
,ou' ~ i,s' '''"H " minute no L'u re-,
az, .a,Iu ,, VIM y. saw Uu'7,oe' "'u sue nau
'o,u "u,,u-, nm VI IHl'' i'on 'ahlhs tno gun
;, "n"' H' uh DouHu Iuf' queIlGu
'Ae ,,
dunno Dutsuhlhin happened sum
"iar' 40 must io!ier MN
~, naS ,ua' iankeo oih yefe'
no. Dut the gaI s heain news, I'M
sHolo' hechOH no "h may 10 iyIh ou'
AROUND yeie suin"nNf, ahu tho nlgger
taAIh OUT a'uh 10 AlIH, viz I'Gnt artei
no un' IKE ana u 20 ma the ankeo
6oh 'eii C"p''ih wye ana heV nm
cum Wi'n ms cIl',ef company
IL 20 De'tei mat grimly le'
- pheu 'ao man as ne stepped out lhtl
inc hign.' II lIhu that aiiHeo around
yCge, Il put !. o0IIot lnto him lust and
tel Oap'aln "ylo next
Uncle Zen had only few hundred
yaiGs inc start ana me man on ms
trali soon Iessened the distance until ht
conId near the OLD man footsteps anC
make out shadowy form through the
darkness. There seemed nothing more
certain than that ne would follow OF
ana uncover the hldlns place OF the H.
BiuVcs' tor nearly three-quarters OF
n,''e 'no Save messenger had but one
iue"-to return 70 steve Brayton as fast