Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-01-19
evidently At q loss VIII. :
shifted his hat unea, Moat 70 ".

sniIted his hat uneasily.
nelly Carney, thot
hurry my wurrd as orve T,n y
me place down in the yard ~ o,, sEal.
wurrd Of John conover IRON ~ss
Chinese that Owe befrleud H~ ~
twice. He told me. Nellv u s'as}
John has made his foind :,
tnos three ov the worst mia :, ~ J.
Francisco are to be ar,ha' 'a q
phwat he's taken cot slr,a. a't
Will be his life for his claim y. y
beyant." ~ out Y
Nelly conover had risen. An !.
lady dropped from her. sha nv ast
Fergus and caught his hand !"
Fergus. Fergus. ye're , H..
deed! Come away with m. I y
Get Tim, Denny and Jerry s,s
the other boys We can danS. "
There's plenty Of money. ".
faster than any one; 0 FERN. -, .a
for old-time's sake" Aes
We've no tonne thin, to ,o..,
Fergus. "For thot gang is sw..
hours moo. Be ready whiu oo..
the b'ys." eOue
=. AN hour or two later Nelly VI, =.
She had been to the couysn, J.
Kathleen. she had dressed her,.
, ner coarse mountain clothing \.
The next train north bore the i,.s
and Nelly to the little station w.
had decided to get or.
It was a short cut. rouvh -.
gerous. that Nelly made up he, ~.
lead her followers. It va. -.
which John Conover used to
transport his gold. Several ,,m..
had tramped with him up and
the pass. She calculated that Al.
arrive an hour or two after the ~.
Ing party II they pushed forv.s
night. A terrible energy TO-.
Nelly. Her eyes shone with tens
anxiety. Could they reach JoI "
time! As they plunged onward !
dark she registered a vow new.
leave John Conover again IL hh
was spared.
Toward dawn the party were N !
OF Toby's creek. Nelly pointed
shaking finger at the hut mo-,
mountain side. There was A NV
the cabin. The party crept I'd NJ
lily. Nelly crawled on her hand.
knees to the back window. III.
within frOze her blood. John Co.
was tied and bound before the ar
he was perfectly helpless. Tim,
were torturing him. Indian fash,a
applying burning sticks to his ts,,
would not sign away his claim.
Nelly drew back one second and
gus took her place. A settled graz
came Into the face of the biz N
man. He motioned the next man
all drew their pistols. Fergus On,
the door. motioning Nelly to On
herself. There was a sudden cui
OF the door, three shots and dai
the window. Nelly fired the pistol
she held straight into the face q
man who came first.
John Conover was always q ID
crippled man. He had expected
succor. but be knew Nelly well IN
to think she would never rellnquia
claim only over his own Gsrss
hardly then. He had resigned bin
to die that she might have fct
1t was a snatch from the grave tm
Every one knows the COnoyena
two continents. The claim was u
the three best in California. KaN
was such a fabulous heiress she 4
have married a dozen titles but
chose q plain American. She Y
young half brother. who. strange
may seem, was called Fergus frsa
first. He was a famous athlete
Eastern college In the '7Os, and
ried an English girl of family.
Conover. 4 lovely, white-haired
lady, may often be seen In the N
galleries and pleasure gardens ofd
mental cities, walking beside the
chair of q genial old gentlemal
kept her vow. No time since that's
hour on the mountain side has sbt
from John COnOver's side.