The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-04-22
The C0LONEL'S SCAR.
SOUVENIR OF A CHANCE MEETING
IN THE YELLOWSTONE.

Horse Thief Methods which Didn't Work
Successfully This Time-A Lively skir-
m,sh with Lots Of Bullets In It-Impor-
SAINT Part Taken by Roaring Harry.
Colonel Jim struthers. alias Montana
Jisa, ynwned few times, and in the proc
ess of pulling himself together, com bed
his hair with his fingers, thus lifting 1t
from his brow and exposing n long and
lurid scar which started on the right tenn
pie and Travelled backward till it got lost
in hair.
"Ilello. colonel Come out Of this, and
tell me how you got this scar, - said the
prospcctor for facts
"This scarf Oh, yes, I recollect. Well,
| got that mark from being too game.
was living on n ranch near pease Bottom,
Mon, and after the regular fall windup
three Of the boys, Catfish johnnie, Roar
ing Harry and Yellowstone Joe, proposed
that we take II trip through the Yellow.
stone park.
"After long and delightful trip we came
within the shadow of the Yellowstone
mountains and camped. 1t was a delight
| full spot. On one side ran the tracks OF
the Northern Pacific, and every few hours
trains rushed by. On the other side a lit
tie stream babbled and sparkled. 1t was
about noon when we halted.
UAfter dinner we sat ncar tho roiirooa
waiting to ace the overland axnress d.sb
/ nv when from tba brusb dowr tho ,raoL
three men came out. They strolled along
In the direction Of our camp. We were a
good many miles from n station, and it
was an unusually suspioious circumstance
TO see these fellows tramnino alone tbe
ties They were had yisageJ and Their
general appenrapoe did not imnress ne varv
favorably A. ,bav ,,o, ,r,,I;, -. ,no
Yards Of ns they bal,ooed In f.niliar via
west style and apnroacbed ne civillv
enough. The Spokesman said that one ~
their horses had either st rayad or b,d h.sn
stolen. and he wanted ia kno,y n we had
seen anv horse .nswerin, tba dasor,,,io,'
which he gave or course ,ye bad mo-, ma
invited the strangers to e.t d;nrar ,,'i,;,
ne
"Tbev told ma that their ca,,n vo. 5o,vr
,b. traoL In a ra,ina oho,,, . "a, 49,,
and said that tbev ,yould ha s,Iad ,,, ha,,s
us taka dinner with tban, a., ,ha ,,,o-r,,,,.
We nroui.ed IN do.o Un,r.,ar 81, 49,
some sneakinu snsn;c;on do,.,, T., ,ba -
oeilar ~ onr pinds ,hat so,,,a,h; ~ tno su
okad about tho ,yboIa hus,,a.a Th;s
ausnicion ,y.s NOT ,ai,na5 a.,
the calcn,at;ng e,ancas ,,bia,' Wy sy
bestowed on our nrn,a,mant IA .tat 49,
tn. ,....i...s. -, anu s.oeh'
shnn,d 49,, n,r ba' mas ueo,ueu .i 80 ,nae W.
bv tnrns ,i,ronaha,,, ~ ,,,.,L, Y, w".en
~, ao,,,,,,,,, ,e.a.,i,, ..'t.,'
tb;eves 10 sir,,,iv s,r,,o,' -, ,,I , aose
nede tb. s,onL ~ on o,,,e, ,r ,,'n I,,s,n
tash,a, H., ,,,i. ,'.l =, ~. IN, inuan ~
xyorL shara En-. s,nnL q. ,,inI,a,aI n
c,sa ~ "a. tind ~, aIn pn
snant aronnd ,ha can,r tiLs ao''s,,,, ~
cut ,ba roras 'N' wy "'u
,tIn o,,r o,,s, - h., ~ iii,
borsa Ue was no villa as r,a,,,,.i. 80.
Uo would ,un AZ ,,n,,,J II, -. g.
NJ hin Tha n,i, r,.s,vsJ,'i .,ia.s
which be acLnoyled,aJ mo-. r.. a'sa,-
ed hy ono,har bnrss M ia - .e.
90 ahsa,,,,a,,, 80. nv noise was
fr;.nd ,hat h ,.a,,Ia sa. ', ~
him md nsvar go, .a,,.aaS ,ai,i1 VI
inc In bis conn.ny r. I .,IS ~.
ofY at n tap.ent hnt h. ,yo,,,d oo,,,. m ~, s
m.ta ,v,gging bIs tay hohi,'a IT.. W.
picketed ali the horses axcen,;ns, ~. ooa
Il was between 10 aud o o'o,ooL ,,'ha,, J.
Roaring Harry whose t,,rr a ,rast 20 .,ana
guard. entered the nrai,ia schoonor snd
turned no ali ont ouietiv With ~ ra,,,.rS
that something was mn Tha w;Id hnrsa
had run nm alonDs;5a bis aon,ia ,r,an1
and was putting and snortina In a narfac,
fever of fright
"We reasoned that tbe fb;eves had nm.
preached the camp and RIM IN ths untar.
ed animal. They would conclude from
this that the stock was at large and ,vonld
most likely attempt to stampede Il with
this theory I'm mind. we fool nos;tions
along the trail which the thieves would
follow sbould they swoon down Nv nercb
was upder an oyerb.nving boyylder whera
l could not be- seen for the gloom and
from where by The faint li9bt Of the star
I could see pretty clearIv all that vent on |
on one side of the wagon. II was snow.
ing and blowing and otherwise nnnIeaa-
ant. We had been on guard This wsv for
perhaps an bour Fvervtbinv was dcaa
still hut for the howl or crv of soms wiid
beast I'm the timber. We thought that we
heard something which sounded like boofs
away up the trail. Nearer they came and |
more distinctly they sounded no thev
struck the frozen uround from which the |
snow had been blown away. Then the
sound ceased The marty Of borsamsn had
halted. We knew what was about to come,
and every man took a fIrmer hold ON his |
winchester and took good care that the |
hammer was up. Then there was n sbarn |
clatter and a rush Down the trail tbs |
tbia,,o. 80. 1.,L;,,. f,,r .,,.