The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-25

Bob grew interested. He wasn't par
ticularly anxious for another scoop, but
neither was he in the habit OF letting
good story escape him. The result was
quiet investigation, eliciting proof
that the miners suspicious were cor
rect. Several days later scare head
topped q three column article from The
Meteor's correspondent at Jimtown.
Then followed visit to Rocky Canyon
of posse of government officials and
raid on the den. The Meteor had
SCOOP daily, and The Telegram and The
News felt themselves obliged TO send
| correspondents TO this interesting scene
| Of action. But Bob had the advantage
| Of precedence, and the rival scribes
found themselves unable to get at the
| facts which The Meteor published regu-
| larly.
| The close of Bob s vacation found him
in the midst Of the government raid,
and telegram from The Meteor's man
aging editor complimented him on his
good work and requested him TO remain
ut Jimtown until further orders.
|
sleeping peacefully, rolled mp in
blanket under "a tree, nine miles from
Jack Doolan's mining camp. His horse
was tethered near by. Toward morning
the sleeper was gently aroused by the
sudden tightening Of a rope about his
waist, pinioning his arms to his sides.
He looked up to see four men, two OF
whom might have been recognized as
members of the counterfeiters' gang,
who had somehow escaped the ends OF
Justice, and for whose recapture heavy
reward was now waiting. The others
were strangers to him in the main facts
in the murder case, and remained in the
background, though no one of the four
seemed at all timid about being OBJ
served.
The prisoner saw at once that he was
known, but he waited silently for the
announcement of his fate.
$50 you're the chap who brought the
hobbies down on we uns. air you? be-
gan the recognized leader tauntingly.
Come up here and spied into what wus
none o. your id biz and reported it.
Do you know the fate o. the spy?'
Inc man remalneu slleut.
"Well, they says their prayers; so il
you've got any messages to wire up ard
you better be about it, cause this ERE
station closes in about three minutes. y
The prisoner felt the rope slipping to-
; | ward his chin. Already the other end
was over limb of the tree under which
he lay. He set his teeth firmly, threw
,, out his arms in a final, desperate, al
most unconscious struggle-then it wa
over.
The Meteor went TO press early. The
! Firefly and The Rocket held open lat'
for further particulars of "A mysteriou
lynching that occurred i'll the Rock.
Canyon district the previous night Thu
Meteor knew nothing o. the event unit
> the rival papers announced i'll leadet
lines that another horrible crime hat
been committed in the celebrated Rock.
: Canyon A gentleman, whose name hat
: not been ascertained, but who wa
l thought to be government official
u had been found by members of JAG
Dcolan's mining camp hanging to
tree several miles from Jimtown. lndi
g cations pointed TO the escaped counter
8 feiters as the perpetrators of the deed.
For the first time The Meteor's col
II respondent at Jimtown was scooped
The Meteor couldn't understand II
@ Message after message, wired TO 30
y Long. Jimtown, was reported undeliy
cred. The Meteor's editor grew despel
g ate. Then, as it neared time for anothe
edition and no story came of the lynch
!. ing, he determined to satisfy himsel
and his readers on one point at least
q He sent brief message to the operate
y at Jimtown, WHO was that jay VIII
II was lynched up there the other night?
IL Immediately the wires licked back
% bob Long Brooklyn Citizen.