The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-03-01

broad sombrsro, n slightly modified Cow.
boy in appearance. detached himself from
group Of his peers. rushed into the still
moving car and claimed me with regu-
lar bear hug
What transformation But, after the
first shock of surprise. what happiness 10
see my brother so well againl And then
ne had the confident air of capitalist
= tell you, said he, there's millions
in it as sure az fate +"
We had had pretty hard time. Tho
wolf had not only been at the door. but
within it, and i felt perfectly contented
TO be a n.illionaire's sister.
As tho great, unwieldy stage was driv-
en- up toward the hotel l thought that
Tombstone must indeed be booming
into riot. Crowds of men-all men-
opened way for US TO pass and then
closed in around the stage, peering curl
ously in at the one solitary woman. Such
a swarm OF human beings, surging TO and
fro, shouting, swearing, gesticulatingl IL
was perfect paudemonium.
What can be the matter!'' asked.
Jack raised his eyebrows. with an dir
of surpriEe. Matter with whatg" he said.
''ThoSe dreadful men. There must be
riot
"Riot" and he laughed why, it's
always sa."
''Always?''
eyes, always. Streets always full
tell you were all alive here. No stagnant
waters in Tombstone.
What night followed Eleven O'Clock.
-, l, =. The streets were crowded, the
noise louder, shouts, curses, pistol shots;
the air fan of hideous sounds. L dared
not shut my eyes 10 sleep. but Jack
laughed 1T my fears when L raped at his
door,
w hat IS the matterS" insisted.
"Oh, h. alf of them have n lOt OF money"
he answered, ''and the others want 10 get
;t away. Some of them don't like it, you
see -
felt in the morning as If l had passed
through SSveral circles of the inferno, but
my purpose 20 remain as long as Jack did
was only strengthened. The more awful
tho place the more need of my presence.
The hotel was out Of the question, 30 we
hastily fitted up little adobe house near
the mout 4 of Jacks mine, found an Irish
maid with n cooking knowledge OF butter
milk and Potatoes, yet willing to work for
the wages ct n chef and in a few days be-
gan really 10 live again.
We hid been housekeeping about n
month y hen my brother was Obliged 10 go
TO TucsIn on legal business-sonething
about toe 'other claimant" L believe,
who alWa ays appears when "a mine begins
to pay sBything-and remained over
uight
was just sitting down the next morn
ing to late and solitary breakfast when
suddenly the whistles in all directions be
gan 10 blow wildly
looked out Men were pouring out az
the mines as fast as they could come up.
The crowds which surged through the
streets dsy and night were rushing on to
join them, their faces distorted like do
mons with some evil passion.
Tramp, tramp, on they rushed like .
dark river, with cries whose horror was IN
describable N was not the voices OF hu-
man beings. but more like tho cries Of
wild animals the screaming OF enraged
hyenas, the snarling of tigers, the angry,
inarticuiate cries Of thousands Of wild
beasts liz iRfuriated pursuit Of their prey,
yet with a something in it more sinistc,
and blood curdling for they were men
and aided n human ferocity.
Nora burst open the kitchen door. pale
as sheet, and dropped at NY feet.
Mother Of God - she cried, and is it
the end of wur-rld!''
On they rushed from north. south. cast
md west. eyes alame, faces distorted, the
brute latent in every human being corn
Ing ont from his lair TO blot out the man,
the awful cries rising, waning, waxing.
AZ the mob gathered around the jail and
batte-cd in the door.
tlicd to leave the window, but. terror
stricken, could not move, and the crowd
surge,; back
In their midst, half running, half drag
gcd by d rope knotted about his neck, they
Brought a man IA murderer, himself
about TO be murdered.
The hands which drew the rope wers
too eager, the feet too swift, and, half
srrangled. the victim fell before my eyes.
The thirsty executioners halted, lifted bin
up, loosened the rope and gave him time
toget his. breath.
He was a grand man physically-tali,
straight, deep chestet, every fiber fun of
that lie 50 soon % be qSenched Lnciier
Just about 10 be cast out from heaven
could not have thrown around a glance ~
more soornfui pride. Thousands against
one, - il seemed to ssy. Cowar'is'''
What might not such man have been,
n-but il was too late
d" Run fair. boys, said TIE prisoner
calmly, run fair. You keep up your end
OF the rope, and IN keep up mine. -
The crowd moved on a llttls more slow
y, and I saw the i3ll form kecp.ng Up
IL end without "a trrJuoT 81 hesitation. As
they neared the telegraph pole, with its
oui-treicbcd arm, I summoned up my iosi
strength, and grssping tie curtain p1'lioa
IL down 70 shut Gus The dreadful sigat-
Then came a moment Gf sudden cEniuO8s
silence. ] sank upon ny knses - pray
for tie passing soul
Then 3 thousand voioezf c-y = bruta
triumph aross--unt - the skies, 20 vie
thing could never lnd thai heavenly blue
II mus have fallen - the regions - To-
I0st-and tbey who had hunted 4 man OF
Of lie hurried OF - hunt for gold
When 1 looked up. 70 and fro 90 ths
white curtsin swU ing tns black silhouette
oi that which had teen man.
Eyen nOw /! sometimes rear in tie Il
lenoe - tbs highs phantom eeh0as ~ thoss
f-lEhttgl voices AID wake. shEdderinz
freIa sagDe dram who's vista T. cloaed b,
that llzCk q ~ -TEirily.ssa- IA The air