Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-15

CneeF up. Cneef up, OLD ScnOOl-
gate,' rang the merry voice of Kate
[organ one fine September morning.
She was sitting on the front gallery
her fathers ranch in Arizona, and
silly engaged in winding off a ball
shaded zephyr.
The frame that held the hank was
hing less than the hands of Burnie
Penwood, bright young prospector,
ing a1short vacation within The
nd of Silver Creeks waterfalls.
My dear girl" said Greenwood,
ere il simply no bright side to it,
e I've been prospecting in the
dshaws for three years, without
ing more than an occasional color
ONE piece of stray float No, the
b may as well be told at once. |
La1Eospect of our marriage within
Iasonable tme. JUST as well turn
Dir Hassayampa adrift luck's against
I'M"
why, Burnie," said pair of pout-
ing red lips. Il am really surprised to
hear you talk that way. l had always
fadmired your courage; butt seems
TO be exhausted. Shall I tell you that
my admiration is exhausted too?"
His pride was cut to the quick. Fifty
resolves at once were backing up a
doundering effort to explain that he did
not mean to be taken so literally, when
rapId hQofs were heard coming down
| the Silver Creek trail.
20, there Is papa!" exclaimed Kate
10 ~, ~
what on earth could have happened
that he is coming in with such flour
ish."
Down went Hates ball of zephyr.
'What is it, papa?" she cried, running
to the steps to meet him.
We've seen it again." he answered,
lffing and blowing.
"Seen what?"
"Seen it again, not half an hour ago
very same one Give me a chair and
me rest. Whew. but it's a mon
SER"
We'll, papa, do tell n quick what it
was" urged EStSc dancing up and
Rlown with eZ Hent.
why, l n the white panther"
sure b."
enough. One of Mitchells
Mchers Thought he saw it yester-
SO L took u Re boys and went with
lin this morning over to Medicine
Ridge. And i'm hanged if there
wasn't the valtnint standing on the
very same pile Qf powders where l saw
him in the EARLY days. More than
that, he cut up 5he same antics that he
used to-fetched scream the moment
he set eyes on us; watched lis awhile
and then let out another scream and
disappeared. VIE hunted the ridge
over high and low without finding even
hair of him"
"Well, see here" said Greenwood,
intensely Interested, what about all
this?"
why Burnie, you surely don't mean
to say that you have lived all this time
and mt heard that old story?'
Seems So"
"Well, it's Quickly told said the
old man, RAISING a smoke in his pipe,
Along in the VS. about the time I
settled in this placf, that varmint first
began to be seen 'on Medicine ridge,
never anywhere else. And he was
nearly always perched on top of those
powders where we saw him this morn.
ing. And, sir, With the best dogs il
the country, CD you think we could
never strike a trail!-not once What's
more, nobody could ever see what be
came of him after jumping down from
his perch.
Seven days he showed himself reg
ularly; and then came one of the worst
Indian outbreaks that we ever had.
The scoundrels had their headquarters
on Squaw creek, right at the foot Of
Medicine ridge. Finally, when the
rangers raided the camp and drove the
devils to the upper country, l myself
saw the white panther spring scream
nng from rocks and disappear. That is
he last any one ever heard of him,
10, until Mitchell's cowpuncher sight
him yesterday"
d in less than an hour they began
( in--twos and tours at a riding
Mitchell's and Corrigan's and
pee and Blacktail. Not man
ed rifle and from one to two
cartridges. And hounds were
spotted, brown, yellow and
|ery dog of them walking on
Of his toenails and carrying
ccording to Hoyle.
with many goodbys and "take
yourselves to these who stayed