Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-10
INDIAN MAIDEN'S REVENGE.

st. Louis Globe-Democrat: Nose Miller.
the Cherokee outlaw who was captured last
week in the Greenleaf mountains, about Is
miles southeast of Fort Gibson, although a
refugee from justice for the last three
years, has not been dead to society. In the
fastness of those hills and mountains,
where nature has so lavishly provided
means of concealment, he was compare
lively safe, surrounded as he was by
frienrs who inhabited the scattered settle
ments, living a free and easy life, never
coming in contact with the outside, world
except at his own pleasure.
Three years were spent in the midst of
these surroundings, battling. the skill and
daring of the United States deputy mar
shals in their efforts to capture him, for
he had friends who warned him of any i'm
pending danger and kept posted on the
movements of every suspicious stranger
appearing in the neishborhood. Naturally,
he was not a bad sort of a fellow, and had
friends everywhere in the hills-especially
among the women, who appeared to admire
him for his reckless bravery. During the
past fall and summer he made numerous
trips, to Braggs, the nearest railroad sta
ton, when a large reward was offered for
his head, riding leisurely into town, trad
ing as he wanted to, and riding away again
unmolested.
Among Miller's female acquaintances was
a young and splendid-looking Cherokee
girl, of pleasing tanners who had learned
to love the outlaw with true devotion, and
he professed to reciprocate the passion.
After a little while Miller began to grow
cold, When she learned tnat ne had taken
up with another girl. Then her love turned
to bitter hate, and she longed for revenge,
for, as the poet sings, Hell hath nc fury
like a woman scorned." She knew that a
big reward was standing for his capture;
that the officers were after him in earnest,
and that she could assist them. There was
to be a dance in the settlement, and she
knew that Miller and his latest girl would
be therein fact, had assisted in getting up
the affair. So, when the time for the dance
arrived there was a good crowd present
Miller and his new girl among them. the
very gayest of the gay. 1t was his last
dance. .Gf ts
There was plenty of '%'frewateE'' on tap.
and the outlaw drank heavily-all the boys
seeming to be his friends. He carried a
huge six-shooter strapped to his side and
the dance proceeded while he considered
himself perfectly safe among his friends.
The rejected maiden was not idle during
all this time. She sent for the officers, who
were waiting near by in accordance with
her plans. They came and peeped In at
the windows, watching the outlaw IN the
glory of his last revelry, but thought IL
best to bide their time until a favorable
opportunity should arrive-which they well
him without bloodshed, for they knew that
if they attempted to take him openly some
one would get badly hurt or killed. Toward
morning he became rip-rOaring drunk.
Then his friends took him to a house close
by and put him to bed to sleep of his spree,
never once dreaming that he was doomed
to awake bound hand and foot. It was
then hat the marshars opportunity came.
They broke in upon him. and before ne
could realize the situation he was securely
lbound and shackled. the next AFTER