The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-05-11

behavior will insure. mig''t make t
possible for the young bandit TO gain
his freedom once more fore deatl
without risking an escape.
Even when a boy Bill was Il terror
In more ways than one He was born
IN the banks of FourtepE-Mile creek,
not far from Talequah. ]. r.. an as
soon as he was old enough to toddle
about he showed evidence IF Il cruel,
t~reacherouS nature.
Bill has two brothers; T M, Il few
years older han himself. III thu only
respectable member of the family, an
Jim. who, though bu seventeen years
of age, has the reputation Gf icing II
bad 'un." He also has W st r.; Llhu
and Rose. who are at oncH As b'auti-
full and reckless as il haIdi'S sis ers
should be.
They are both fearless and lavish in
the distribution of thcir love aud
hatred, and while exp TT With the pistol
and rife horsewomen Of Inusual abi'-
ity' preferring TO ridH man fashion,
there is nothing manniSh about them
when it comes to con genial ty.
Bill always took Il gr inner, st IN
the dOingS of his pretty sit rs. ana
received the stories Of their p 'Om's-
cuous love affairs i'm rather II mhtter-of-
fact manner. He learned to read and
write very readily.
Had 1t not been for his Will nature
he would have turned II to be n bril-
liant man. hut when he became old
enough to distinguish Il st or from Il
mule he was sent to Il cattle ranch in
the ConCharte mountains, some thirty
miles from Muskogep.
In the saddle Bill appeared to the
best advantage. He So m Il to b. Il
part of the horse, and with body erect
and fearless expression on $ rae ne
was the envy of all his fel ow cow
boys.
While vet Il mere boy Bill met and
fell in love with Martha Pi TRAN. Mar
tha's parents did not lock upon Bill
with any great amount # ,avT. ana
would not consent to his marrying
their daughter. She was as pref v as
any girl for miles around. IN her
father told Bill it was his intention to
marry her to a man vino could walk
as well as ride gracefully.
Bill kept on with his suit ard had
almost won the consent If old man
Pittman. when he was arrested and
convicted of Introducing whisky into
the Cherokeen Nation and h I'D TO go to
Jail.
This happening resulted in pretty
Martha's father forhidding her ever
again speaking to Bill. When Bill got
out of Jail he tried again to marry
Martha and win her fathers consent.
Old Pittman. however, would not listen
to Bits pleadings. H. ordered Bill
out of the house.
But Martha was as true as Il sweet
heart could he and off red to marry
Bill secretly. AS much as Blu loved
Martha. he refused to accept her under
any such conditions.
He renowned civilization and went
into the mountain where he organized
the band of outlaws which has since
borne his name.
But Martha still loved him. and had
II not been for the government officials
in pursuit of Bill she would have be-
come the bandits wife las Oct be-.
Bills first appearance as an out-and-
out bandit was last June. He'd heard
that Treasurer f. &. Starr. Of the
Cherokee Nation. was paying out some
St.OOO.OOO of government money to the
Indians and that Starr had most of the
money in Tahleuah. Within an honr
after receiving this inform 1tiOn Bill, in
company with his younger brother.
Him. was riding toward Tahlequah.
At MuS'lcgee they picked up a half
bre Cherokee negro named Chero-
kr" Fill. one of the most desperate
rrAilnS in the Indian country.
Two d'yS later Bill rode inta Table
NH at the head of il band of seven
outlaws and made ii desperate effort to
sc ! tie government money. but. for
rtu r'v Treasurer Starr was ready
for ny su Ii happenings and drove the
bandits uut of town after i fierce bat,
tie. Jim Cook was captured and is
now in prison at TahleQuah, charged