Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-12-14

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"No, II a fellow could catch him
he would make pretty good wages
Let's see." and the second spea'
kcr began to read the postal card
that the postmaster at Hard
Scrabble had just tackled to the
door of the store that constituted
the "Of1ice" so that everyone
might read;
TAKE HIM IN
Five hundred dollars reward
Will be paid for the arrest and
delivery of Ru5e White to the
Sheriff of Yavspia County, He is
about % years old, 6 feet tall and
slim, with light complexion and
has big scar on the right side of
Ills face. He Is wanted for robbery
and other crimes. If killed in
resisting arrest the reward Will be
paid Oh satisfactory proof OF his
identity. When last heard from
he was making for the TOutO BasiE
country.
By the time the reader had
finished a crowd of a half dozen OF
more men surrounded him.
"Now, if that fellow is headed
for the Tonto Basin country it
wouldn't be much of a trick to take
him ln,' said the first speaker,
refectively, as if de batting with
himself the adyisabllity OF making
the attempt.
"If you hear me, he amt goipe
to be taken in, and the feller that
tries tits going to have his hands
fall. They have been after hlm
for two or three years and ain't
got him yet, They say he is right
on the shoot" remarked another
of the crowd.
"Well, feller ought to know
him as soon as he sees him from
that description, hazarded the first
speaker; eff he got up close enough
to see the scar; and then all he'd
have to do would be to turn loose
at him if he didn't throw mp his
hands when you told him. Besides S
nobody but him would try to cross
over the mountains into the basin
With the snow on the ground
Blamed if l dou't think FL 60 after
him."
"Weu, somebody ought tc round
him up" asserted someone in the
crowd; she's been foolin' roun hyal
long enough, jes' havin' his owl
way, sorter as If the country be-
longed to hln. Blamed if
wouldn't go with you, Hi, ifIdidn'
have to take this grub over to tat
boys IN camp"
"WeIl, if any of you want to go
all right. Pm going, replied tht
man addressed as Hi.
It was not tha first time that ii
Lansing had been on such expedi
tons. lie was one of those men
for whom danger seems to have q
fascination. At bis remark Frank
CrandalI, a young fellow who had
been standing quietly by, volun
teered to accompany him. Tat
crowd turned toward him will
more interest than they had thui
tar evinced during the entire
proceedings. 1t was but few
mouths since he had 'cOme among
them, fresh from the east, to tak'
charge of one of the mines whicl
bad been closed down by winters
storms. For weeks had beel
cooped mp in the isolated settle
ment, and he lOuged for something
to break its mOnOtOny.
swell, get your horse and guT
and come" replied Iii, and in al
instant the two men had lift the
room to arm and equip themselve
for the chase, while the lOuDger
gathered about the stove to discuss
the probabilities OF their success
In a few minutes the men rod
past the door, each armed with
rifle and a sIx-shooter, and the
crowd, stepping out, bade ther
goodbye, with the Oft-repeate'
warning; "Be keerful, and don
let him get the drsp on ye."
The crust of the unbroken snoV