The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-24
PART /.

ana 1T tnelr mercy. EOr his hand had
been cramped by hard riding. and lis
eye distracted by their sudden onset.
and SO the inevitable end had come. He
submitted sullenly to his captors, his
companion fugitive and horse thief gave
up the protracted struggle with Il feel
ing not unlike relief. Even the hos and
yengeful victors We're content. They
had taken their men alive. At any time
during the long chase they could have
brought them down by Il rifle, shot, but
it would have been unsportsmanlike and
have ended in Il free tight-instead Of ali
example. And, for the matter of that.
their doom WAS already sealed. Their
end by II rope and Il tree, although not
Sanctitied by law, would nave at least
the deliheration of Justice. 1t was the
tribute paid by the vi@ilantes to tina,
order which they themselves had disre-
%arded in the pursuit and capture. Ye,
this strange logic Of the frontier suf-
feed them. and gave a certain dignity
to the climax.
"Ef you've got anything to say to your
d. folks. say it how, and say it quick said
the ringleader.
Red Pete glanced around him. He had
been run to earth ut his w cabin in
the clearing, whence Il few relations and
friendS-moStly women and children.
Observation-Disclosures outfloWed. gazing
Yacantly at the ~ vigilantes who sur
rounded them. All We're accustomed to
scenes of violence. blood feud. chase and
hardship; it was only the suddenness OIL
the onset and it's quick result that had
SURPRISED them. They looked on with
dazed curiosity and some ~disappoint-
ment: there had been no fight to speak
of-no spectacle. \ boy-nephev Of Red
Pete-got upon the rain barrel to view
the proceedings more comfortably; I
tall, handsome. lazy kentucky girl. 4
visiting ~neighbor, leaned against the
doorpost. chewing gum Only 4 yellow
hound was actively perpleNed. lie could
NOT make cut II Il hunt We're gust owe,
or beginning. ANA ran el&trlS backward
ANA Forward. lt:lplI2 altefllalely upon
the capIlFtS ana TIE caplofs.
ne flh&leadef repeated ms chiliehge.
fted ltte gave Il reckless lau2h ana
looked ut hls wife.
Al winch Mrs. lted l'ete came forward.
IT seemed that she had much to say
lileohertnfly 1urIotsly, N1ndlctlyely-to
me flAsieaaef. Ills SOU Would roast III
tl'iI Tor llla' gay $ work lie called nm
sen Il man. Sk'lllkill III the open ana
alFaId /" snow lllilisell except WIN Il
crowd OF "flef "hi-Ics around 4
mouse OF women ana children. ifeaplns
Insult on Insult lfVelShlIlS AGAINST MS
In" MOOD, ms ancestors MS dubious OFT
@Iil, she III litSt hdl@ out Il VIVA tauht
~ llN'iiu Wit 'le ilsul' OH "ohl-
an 10 Il Woman uii,n us Nhle luce
Elt" Ii4lo. iHn "lIS iat Western
- iIi'iit'H lt'ISn y Tue San''l's VI 81
StPi ms Nl''nllS HlS'IS lloii the OK
MS Iilit. Even nef nuSpahu Aotlctu
H. ana WIN Il Let
Oh ,illsll. tIa GJl, ANA II pau OIL his
lfteH lelt iann on ief tacK' TOOK nus
'aNl laftlhS- ne flh&leader' sun Whlle
"A""f the l9Nll OF the woman $ tongue
l"iHth ahf'll'iiN L" tie SECOND captive
Ahu II you We got ANYBODY 10 say
2a"dbE TO- nov" $ your cnal,ce',
ne hiai io'Ae" up. ->"poa, S'iired VI
SPOKE lie VAS Il stranger theft-belh%
- tl"nce GolIedefa'e picked nn hy i,ri
i'et'' ANA known TO no one Stlll young
""' IA! "ofiaW from ms apahdon"a boy
mood I'll Whlrh iatnef ana mother were
,'Ii> an ugly forgotten areali' TIC loEen
''i>tN ana store liell. l'l9
NE FRONTIER iol'ltN or ne lof 'ht ii,'ef-
WIN 'n"' =
''''I = > : : y 'i'e" u'l,i'''' :
'd"rFNl"oi th' &"on p"iltS 81 4 holSe'
Us was shown by the one ne heslfode-
ilhil Il few lays before the property OF
tbl@e ho"llpolhttf inns WAS ms sore
"'.tlIi' nom
NE question S'irie' hiii.
Tor II moment out OF me allit!de OF
lldlntfellce' Tor aitftHae IL WIS
iiii Il part Oh ms profession. put II MY
nave i"'tciitd Nun th'l ~ 'h'' hiolirn'
was less IMAM MS com l'aiiioi 'h' hiS
nag" wife However,, ne only Shook
I'N mead. AS ne qua 50 ms eye eaSualiS
zen OH the h3hoSoIit Aifl ~ 1T NV ~
post. VIII" was looking at MN. ne
Iil-Iradef' TOO. may nave peell ,oneiien
w ms t"'n'iet' ioieli'esS' = ~ ~
,''"' a 'h' I'lie ilioiii'ilt II +. ~
'"' 2'Fl WIS looAilS Ut MS lielloie""
."rliF'.
i @F"leSlu" lHea struck hilil'
>ai"IhH 'ahe' Ae lil5h, no N'iS' 'n"i
.'''' we're ana say 2oo"ps !" : NY
i',i' anu MN Il Stranger ne stu,
There seemed to be Il subtle stroke OF
.f""IfE ana irony III InlS lnil eIuily