The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-12-12
SHERIFF REDGRAVE.
STORIES OF A DISTINGUISHED BRiT
IsH COLUMBIAN
THE Gloomy Anniversary OF ~. Friends
Dcath--How the Hear Returned = Boi-
let-The Sheriff Isn't u Doctor, but Bc


the Columbia river IN British Columbia
with the Selkirk mountains on one side
and the Rocky mountains on the other
Is the town of Donald. on the Canadian
Pacific railroad 1t used TO be known
as wide open town, but II is now
q sedate little place of nearly 1000 in.
habitants. II is the meeting place OF
divisions of tho railroad, and from that
reason takes on commercial impor-
tance that other towns of the same size
along the railroad lack 1t also has an
added Importance from the fact that 1t
is the home of Sheriff Rodgrayc, tho
chief official of all that country around
for great distance.
Sheriff Redgrave is a distinguished
man not only because he holds the chief
office thereabouts for many miles, but
because hc has notable past. He has
had many fierce campaigns with tho In
dams. has fought his full share Of dead.
~ duels with desperadoes, has drop
ped" his man on more than one occa
sion, knows what roughing 1t means III
country tho widest of the wild, and
for years before suoh thing as rail
road was Thought of in that country was
marked man
SheriH heugr"Ve IL "iw"yS ahiap'o
and almost always cheeriuL onco
year. however he is manifestly trou-
bled and downcast II is custom in
Donald on these occasions to wait until
goodIy colIecVlon nI clt'zehs nave ar
rived ana theh thlS cohVersauoh usual
ly ensucs;
'tooh morning SherlH you seem
nttle troubled TINS morning hou 'ook
blue. Nothlng gone wrong mas .ncre'
some one Will say, ana the sherlh VIII
make TINS response;
'Oh, no, with an apparent eiort 10
throw OF ms caroworn look, nothlnB
is the matter but tho TACT is TINS Is 'he
anniversary ot very SAD day with me-
and l never can shake oil ats remem-
brance. "
"lndcod! some one Will say, ana at
that invitation the sheriff Will tell TINS
story ~ an oventful day III his career
one that ANNUALLY mis- ms soul WIN SAD
ness:
1t was Just ~ years ago today that
was up IN 'the caribou country WIN
the dearest friend ever had. lie was
noble fellow, one that would nave
gladly given my life to any day We're
there occasion to do So Wewere walk.
ing through gorge one afternoon. ana
by lamentable oversight had only one
gun with us. My frlond mad that sud
denly we came lace to faco with an
enormous grizzly bear, one OF the oid
time bears, tremendous follows such as
we used to have III these mountains.
Inc bear was angry, ana think had
been stung by some bees. ae showed
light, and i saw at glance that IL was
either ms life or one on perhaps ooth OF
ours lie carie rlght Tor u.s. roaring ana
determined to. Kill us.
MY irlend was nervous man. ana
could see that no was nttle rrlght-
ened' NOW you know that never iose
my nerve ana so sald I'd MN that
thougnt no had Detter give mo the gun
ana lol inc XIII the Dear SO as 10 make
sure Oh tho Joo' ne agreeu ana seemed
10 DO giad 10 nave the responsibility on
MS hands' Inc pear came s'ralght lor
us ana took aehporato ann. ne hau
MN ehere anu 'ieC 'ho Duiiet pene,ra'e
the priuh' ana thus make neat 'Joo Oh
u; When the pear was about ten PAGES
OIL pulled the trigger lhat pnllet
wont stralghV 10 iuS MARX Oh COURSE pu'
90 you Know 1usI rs IL s.rncK ,he Dear
III 'he mouth inst aniriai 'or some IT, ,rea'
son or other turned on ms heeis' Inc
Duliet phss6u through MS neau, anu.Vne
Dear turning Just as u was passing
througn' denecteo the nuilet' so thae
IL new DacR 10 Us ana Kliied my iriehd
instantly Dy my siae' ies ,hls is al
ways very sau oay WIN me, ana i am
sure you VIII excuse me II doh sho"
my accustoiheu cheerIuihess'
oherih heograVe mas ano'her thriii-
ing eApetsehoe that 'ne reiates occasion
any, ana II Illustrates his Fertility OF
resource IN Time OF great emergency
ahu reveals 10 some extent inc reasons
Ior MS popularity ana advancement In
tne eseiinaiioh Oh ms ieiio" cieizehs'
ne was up an the Oaripeu country many
years ago ana stumbled into q camp OF