The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-03-10
DEMONSTRATION . trighten bullyins

demonstration 70 brighten Bullying |
negro? II might have been necessary |
70 teach him alesson-which the colonel |
by this time ought 20 know could only |
be taught TO those inferior races by far |
The blood houndsl Ali, yes well. the
bloodhounds were. In fact, only part
OF that wholesome discipline. Surely
Col CORTLAND was not SO foolish as tc
believe that, even Ia the old slnvehold-
ing days, planters sent dogs after run
Always 10 manglc and destroy their o'cn
property They might as well AZ once
/ let them escaped No, siri They were
used only TO brighten and drive the
niggerso ont OF swamps. brakes and hiding
places, as no niggcr had ever dared 70
face 'ena Cato might lie as much as he
liked, but everybody knew who 1t was
that killed Maj Reeds hounds No
body blamed the colonel for tt--not
even Mai. Reed--but II the colonel had
lived little longer In the south he'd
have known II wasn't necessary to do
that In seif-prescrvation as the hounds
would never have gone for n white man.
But that was not matter for the
colonel 10 bother abort now. lie was
doing we'll; he had slept nearly thirty
hours; there was no fever, he must con-
tinuc 10 doze off the exhaustion OF his
powerful stimulant, and he, the doctor,
would return later i'm the afternoon.
Perhaps IL was his very inability 10
grasp, In that exhausted state, the full
comprehension OF the doctors meaning,
perhaps because the physical benumb-
ing Of brain was stronger than any
mental excitement, but he dozcd again
until the doctor rcappeared. you're
doing well enough, now, colonel" said
the physician, after n brief cxamina-
ton Of his patient, "and think we can
afford 20 wake you up bit; and even
let you move your arm. You're luckier
than poor 10 Iligbeo, who won't be able
To set his leg 10 the floor for three
weeks 20 come. | haven't got all the
buclxshot out OF II yet that Jack
Dumont put there the other night"
CORTLAND started slightly. Jack
Dumontl That was the name OF Sally
Dows' cousin OF whom Champney had
spolSen He had resolutely put aside
from his returning memory the hay
recollection OF the young glris VOICE
the last thing nc had heard that night
and the mystery that seemed to sur
round IL. But there was no delusion IN
this cousin-his rival, and that of the
cqually-deccived Champney. lie con
: trolled himself and repeated coldly:
Jack Dumont?"
Eyes. But OF course you knew moth
: ing of all that while you were off In tho
: swamp there. Yet. 10y Jingoi II was
Dumont's shooting Higbcc that helped
you TO get OF your Niger, a darne6
sight more than your killing the dogs.
G al don't understand" returned Court
land, coldly.
"Well, you see Dumont, who hae
taken up no'thn principles ! rcclkcI
more to goad the Higbees and pleas
Sally Dows than from any conviction
, came over here that night. Whethc
l. he suspected anything was up, o
e wanted TO dare lligbee for bcdevil
c ment, or was only dancing attendant
I. on Miss Sally no one knows. But h
&c rode slap into lIigbees party, calle'
% out: "If you're out hunting 10! here's
chance for your score" meaning thei
= old vendetta feud - and brings hi
J. shotgun UP 20 his shoulder. Iigbc
wasn't quick enough; Dumont LET
re Gy. drops Higbec and then gallop
II off chased by the Reeds to aveng
Hiqbee and followed 10y the Who'll
a. crowd To see the fun-which was III
"a tie better than niger driving. An
IS that let you and Cato out, colonel.
~ "And Dumont?"
&c "Got clean away 20 Foxboro station
n. leaving another score on his side for On
al Reeds and IIigbecs TO wipe out, "a be-
OF they can. You no'th'n men don't b'
u. lieve in these sort Of things, colone
y but taken as a straight dash and bit
or raiding, that stroke OF Sally Dow
ae cousin was mighty finer
CORTLAND controlled himself wit
ys difficulty. The doctor had spoke
III truly. The hero Of this miserable a
II fair was her cousin-his rival. And
eo him-pcrhaps influenced by some pit
4, ing appeal Of Miss Sally for the ma
II she had deceived-Courtland owed h
L life. lie instinctively drew n quicl
"a sharp breath.
D "Arc you in pain?"
"Not at all. When can | get up"
"Perhaps tomorrow"
"And this arm?"
BETTER not use IL Tor week or TWO
lie stopped and, glancing paternally
. the younger man, added gravely, b'
: kindly: III youll take my unprofc
4 sionai advice, Col CORTLAND, you'll ]
" this matter simmer down II wor
y hurt you and your affairs here tn
y, folks have had taste 81 your qualit
8 and the Niger lesson that his felloN
HI won't forget"
al 81 thank you," returned Courtlan
y coldly, but ] think already undo
stand my duty TO the company re
resent and the government ! ha
served"
4. Possibly, colonel" said the doct'
~, but you'll let an older man remind y
o0 and the government that You cal
change the habits or relations OF "
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