The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-07
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serted
Quick menr' Jack Brown cricd
Scatter in every direction and search
for them They cannot be far away,
for saw them at he door as we came
down the road"
The mob dispersed and ran about IN
every direction They searched every.
where. but it was of no use. Dick Red
burn and his daughter had disap
peared as effectually and mystcrlously
as though they had faded away. Non.
pluscd and disappointed, the men col
lectcd again at the cabin and while
they were standing there puzzlna
over what had transpired Bob Haw-
kins and body of miners charged
down on them
The miners supposed that Redburn
and his daughter were in danger, 40
they opened lire on the mob. Some
members of the mob fired shot in re.
turn. but the greater part of them ran
away at the first evidence of danger.
Jack Brown alone stood his ground. lie
fired two shots at Bob Hawkins, one
TIT other cut through Bob's clothing
just under his left arm.
But those two shots were the last
Jack Brown ever fired, for ball sent
by II steady hand sped straight
through his heat
That ended the fight and the reign
Of reform in Tough Luck. The miners
took matters in hand and innugurated
"A new system of things They ran sew.
eral of the more disreputablc charac-
ters out of the camp, though plenty
who were not above reprOach re-
maiucd
Several weeks passed before Bob
Hawkins recovered from his wound.
During that time he thought often Of
Minnie Redburn. and every day he
wondered what had become of her
ana her father He learned of their
mysterious disappear ance. and he had
never been able to understand 1t. II
they were alive they certainly ought
to write to him. He had won enough
for them TO entitle him to that much
consideration.
The summer passed, and along in
the fall Bob went down to Frisco. He
had begun to NOPE and had lost his
Hcst for work, so that the miners said
he was not much good any more. They
thought he was losing heart, since for.
tune had fought shy of him in all his
mining efforts but they were mis.ak.
en-. He was simply lovesick.
His purpose in going to Frisco was,
oStcnsibly, to look after some business
matters but in reality he went there
in the hope of finding some trace tl
| Dick Redburn and his daughter, ana
| particularly the latter. But he had
| spent month there, and though ht
had searched every directory anc
made every possible inquiry, and FIRE
| quented churches. theatres and every
other place that he thought it posi-
BILE Minnie might go, he had seer
nothing of her nor found anything
/ that gave him n trace of her wherea
bouts.
At last he gave up the search and
| started to return to Tough Luck. He
was on his way to the stage-coach Of
]
tains He was down-hearted and sad
for the last hope of finding the wo-
man he loved was gone. He walked
with his head down. taking no notice
of what was passing about him. Moth.
ing was of interest to him.
Then in moment he was electrified
into life and energy and his blood was
sent coursing through his veins, while
his brain went all in whirl. A we'll
remembered volce-a voice he could
never forget-had spoken his name
and he had looked up to behold Min
ME Redburn, more beautiful, more
lovely, more enchanting than he had
thought her.
OF course she invited him to come
to see her father. 1t was the most nat
ural thing in the world for her to do
that, after all he had done for her
and her parent. Equally of course, he
accepted the invitation.
Matters progressed until one day
Bob called on Redburn and said to
him:
you remember promise you made
w nv 'h"N N"J VIZ 'hNiN ~ iphSb
LuckT'
Yes, | remember"
"Well, | have come to make re-
quest now"
''All right 1t is yours If 1t is in my
power to grant it,"
at Is in your power. but | warn yor
now that | am going to ask you for a
great deal, | am going to ask for the
most valuable, the most precious thing
of all your possessions"
"Well, name It,"
"Then ! want you to give me your
daughter"
The old man gave n long whistle.
"Is that all?' he asked with smile.
"rhat Is enough" Bob replied.
"Well, you can have her and well
come, though. | think you are letting
me off entirely too easy. | expected
that you would ask for something OF
real value"
Hawkins laughed.
Il have he said. II have asked for
something of nestimable value"
swell, | suppose it is all Il IN + L."
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