The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-12
Hills IND start the cattle IN full can,er. abduc,.

hills and start the cattle IN full canter, abduc,-
ing the whole bunch.
bronco, was after them. The men pro5abIy
Thought themselves undiscovered, and in the
t thistle Sat e aiSFFEEt ooSi. on OF The H. ' sSFsue si@ not SSn hear :
she came eanterlns up behind; suddenly one
on his saddle. with the MOOSE OF n lariat tight
around HIS throat. Frightened, the other
turned e see a furious woman, facing him.
What are YOU doinR2" she demanded.
who are your he responded grufiy.
~ own these cattle, and you have got TO help
AZ. she held, a cocked revolver at his head he
decided to submit, and, with her following
turned their heads homeward. For three
miles the stock was driven. and then, with n
was dismissed. lie fled without a back ward
glance. HIS companion. checked TO denth and
with neck broken. was found among the chap.
the manner Of his taking off. IL was enough
TO know that he had been engaged in cattle
visited upon him. The Daniels became In time
well to do, and IRE residents of Los Angeles.
bands or brothers to make homes down in the
famous gold mining region Of Tombstone. in
most daring of any in the Territories in tho
last ten year, s. The Apache Indians, when
cur ,ions into that part Of the country, and the
outraEes committed In homes of settlers and
rsnchmen among the mountains, and foothills
BILE deeds ever done by savaRes. With the con.
Guorins Of the hhpashes: some twelve years ago
families and cettlemen came 70 an end. but
s the w c@,SI; t Th0 trs still 1--we sc,l in IT That region de. de-
GOODNESS in their daily life. An in, lance OF
Mrs. Mary Nugent and her husband and
thr,e little children came from n little town
near Scranton, Pa, several years ago. They
stone. where they took up one of Uncle Sans
land claims and opened q little merchandise
store for the cowboys and Mexicans. Both
/ Snn and wtf hnrnY N npNnl TN -
ing Apache Indians about, and they often gave
the say,ages, %cast.ofr clothing. One day last
five miles across country to a ranch house, two
strapping strange Apaches, armed with knives,
Nugent was there with II twelve-year-old son
and a smaller daughter. There had been re-
Kid and his gang Of cntthroats and thieves
were marauding, the, region: Mrs. Nugent
wa; sure she had to dea! with the most cruel
That the men had watched her husband ride
away from the house she knew full well. 1t
would be useless to try 10 deceive the redskins.
The woman instantly decided OF, a course of
action. Speaking as best she could in a jargon
her husband would be away all day. and that
she was glnd the Indians had come. because she
wanted them to help her at some work. That
gave the savages a feeling that they need not
hurry about whatever sinister plans they had
than half an hour the, woman. with a smiling
face and apparent deliberations. while, her
heart was heating as nc,sr before and her her
cooked a fine breakfast for the Apaches. who
sat never utterin1 so much as a grunt: and all
the time watching her every movement. When
ceived a quantity of tobacco. Mrs, NnEent
into the store at the front OF the house.
Nov. there was q sort of cold storage ceilaF
adobe bricks with a heavy wood door with big
iron hinges and a hasp for a paddock on the out
were three feet thick. 1t was IA storage place
for the merchandise sold in the little N,ugent
e e'Sre; fS% bust no; SDoq a moment aos hSuf for sstn i9t that
the two great halt-nated savages who stood in
her doo o r We're there ed for a as sstt naiii pa of InTd
from the storehouse. as II the greatest expedi.
,, 10 we're Necessary So ,is i i,nraio s.ee' tbs nrai sei
their strong arms and backs. and asked II they
would not carry a big barrel of lard out OF the
adobe cellar to the store.
The savages were caught of their guard. and
bending low began to slowly raise the heavy
snatched hold Of the heavy wood door, and in
a flash drew it shut. put the hasp in place, and
ears she brought out the two family Winches-
She despatched her boy with all possible speed
on the bareback of a bronco to the Alling
punchers. Rifle in hand she walked around
and around the exterior OF the storenonse.
by the Imprisoned Apache to dig out through
tho adobe walls. Several times she fired her
rifle, in order to let them know there was some,
one about with firearms. In two hours more
several COWBOYS came to the Nugent house.
and the Indi dams ms were easily taken and ana Mere
since been IN !, prison; h The v indians aso were ,esy NOR %sr In
the murlerers of whites. and are very intract-
that they mean. 70 XIII Mrs. Nugent and her
The women Of the Western plains are as
quick as their Eastern sisters to put into praG:
Depew says that he has been most surprised to
observe how much more readily the new wo-
desertHberomes interested in new Industrial
and socialistlc ideas than The woman In the
ish town Of antique among the cattle ranches
ing club has just completed ted It's fourth year VIII I'm
on its list include those prominent alike for
wealth and brains IN the community on md ,iro,
hired girls; the Bellamy Club was organized;
sistants who were to have full charge of pre-
nothiny else. The Executive Committee of
three does all the purchasing of supplies, and
s%uitation and audit bills. Everything is paid
for on Monday morning, assessments being
club members. This prevents any debts or
bills from being found due at the end or the
easily carried TO the end of the next week. Tho
Executive Com is ~all-powertul. and club
members are bound to report E The rang only
on the family plan. and so far as possible all
pickering and fault finding are shut ont. Any
one who Is not satisfied can leave ut any time,
and the fuct that the club has lasted so long
proves much for the good sense OF the mem.
hers. families have tables by themselves il
they wish. and there is a table d'hote for the
tave of Il, The ex pense has been found to lie
remarkably small. the members declaring that
it is less than oAe. half what they could run II
home for. The women are sole managers
their husbands only foot the bills.