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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-10-17

goin ter let us hev coffee away up in
these mountings when they hain't got
none down in tn towns? got yarb
I'll do purity wal, though"
| My captors dismounted, breakfasted,
then arranged for short nap. one
watching while the other slept. Jay
cox first sprawled himself on the
ground and was asleep in a twinkling,
while his comrade sat staring at me
with his gun ready cooked. I knew
that if made the slightest movement
with view to escape he would shoot
me. Occasionally he looked impatient-
| ly at handsome gold watch, doubtless
taken in spoil, as il anxious for the ex-
piration Of his hour of duty. Toward
the last he nodded. 1 was near some
low bushes and began to roll toward
them. He awoke with a start and
quick as q fash brought his gun to his
shoulder.
"Yo hound"
Jaycox opesed his eyes and, seeing a
murderous look in his companions face
and gun right over his foot pointed
at me, kicked the weapon upward, dis.
charging it, thus doubtless for the time
saving my life.
This finished the first watch, and
Jaycox took his turn, admonishing me
that IL tried the experiment again he
would tie me up by the thumbs.
dreaded this torture and gave him nc
! cause to enforce 1t. Besides, he kept
awake during his entire watch.
The men having secured the needed
rest, we broke our biyouac. Jaycox
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CHAPTER VIII.


$50 N, on we sped, under starlight,
"a VA over stony pike, steel shod
w. hoofs striking fire on flinty
stones, snake fences with
ing, trees dancing in a semicircle about
those beyond. We dashed over wooden
bridges; we splashed through shallow
streams; we dipped into hollows and
tilted over crests, while now and again
some startled bird stretched its wings
and went whirring into the forest.
On my right rode Tom Jaycox, hold
ing my bride rein, his ugly face turned
always toward me- Every crime mold
ed feature-his cold, steel eye. his knit
ted, overhanging brows-spoke one
word, ''Vengeance!' On the other side
galloped a man, long,.lean, hungry,
grinding uneasily on quid. did not
know his name, but memory brought
me picture Of that same face lighted
by shotguns fashingfn the night.
Our breakneck speed lasted till we
had put some miles between US and the
plantation; then we slackened our pace
and walked ourplnting horses till they
had partly recove red their wind, Their
struck trot. 1t was fmmaterial to me
at what gait we rioved. ] thought only
of my approaching end Surely it could
not be far dista ut. Why did it no
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Agy CHAPTER TX.

- T was plain to me that was in
b the hands of that terrible war
M time scourge Of the south, the
guerrilla. This band had been
made up in east Tennessee and had
moved out Of their original stamping
ground to get away from their old
homes and find better field for pill
lage. From the Cumberland plateau
they could swoop down toward Nash.
vile, Murfreesboro, McMinnvile, Shell
byville. Fayette or Huntsville and,
if chased, could easily take to the
mountains, where 1t was difficult to fol-
low them. On one of their forays Tom
Jaycox and Pete Halliday had got
wind of my whereabouts and, with
several of the gang. including the man
1 had shot, had gone down to look after
me. The country in and about Hunts
vile was too civilized fag open assas-
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Hts companion kept me covered Nth hts
gun aDhtle mounted.
scape, one Of my captors gave whoop.
1t was answered by man ahead, and
In moment dozen more started from
about q campfire.
"Got him:" yelled the foremost Of
the group.
'Yo' bety'
With cheer every man sprang for
his gun.
"Hold on. tharw roared Jaycox with
his bulls voice. Don't yer be fo'get-
tin we're goin ter be paid TO our losses
fust."
A man by no means as repulsire as
the rest, slenderly built, with q weak
mouth, long, black hair and a beard
through which shone tnge of color
on his cheek. stepped to the front as
with authority, and 1t was soon evil
dent that be was In command. He in.
CURED about certain of the gang who
were lurking about Huntsville. Jay.
cox mentioned the name Ike, though
could not hear what he said, whereup
on the captain turned and glanced al
me. inferred that Ike was the mar
who had tried to kill me and whom
had killed for his pains. Then the cap
tain and Jaycox went into thicket
near by, evidently for consultation, ant
were followed by the others, while
remained behind, still sitting on my
horse and watched by Pete. who stood
on the ground, a great. gaunt figure
one hand holding the bride rein Of hi!
horse as he nipped the grass. the othel
grasping q cooked revolver. He wal
looking at me from under his faded
sombrero. his eyes peering into min'
Indignantly, his Jaws grinding on hi
quid, the Juice of which soiled the cor
ners of his mouth. could not endur,
to look at him and turned toward tn
landscape below. The sun had set. /
was the beginning of night. Was i
!; not the beginning for me Of the eterna
night?
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"Fo' yo' sake?" he asked, looking at
her with an expression hate admiring,
half comical.
go my sake, fo' yo' sake, fo' every
body's salle.'
She went up in front Of him and, put
ting her little oval face within a few
inches of his, brought her swapping
eyes to bear on him and stood waiting
for his decision.
"Well, reckon I must let yo' have
20 way. Yo're too pretty to qua'el
with"
She clapped her hands. 81 knew it,!
Loveliest man ever met! Too sweet
for anything"
The captain smiled that pleasant, in
dolent smile Of his, looking at me at
the same time, as much as to say,
"What a deliciously odd creature"
while Jaqueline disappeared as sud-
denly as an actress who had finished
her part. Ginger came in with q de-
canter and glasses, which he placed on
| the table. The captain sat down be.
| fore the wine and invited me to join
| him.
''Miss Rutland is ce'tainly a dainty
little thing" he said as he took the
stopper from the decanter and filed
our glasses.
| "She certainly is"
"Most charming creature I ever
saw"
t'What soubrette she would maker
"Ravishingl ELL yo' glass, sir. Raw
ishing. Do yo' know, / never saw mo
graceful dancing Oh the stageT
"Nor IL
"And what a sweet little yoice!"
1.-THE notes Of bird"
By this time I had made up my MIND
that it would be impossible to get the
captain on any other subject thar
Jaqueline, and he talked of her the res
of the evening-indeed, till he had fin
ished the decanter. I could not bu
be amused at the transition Jaquelint
had wrought in his treatment of me
1t occurred to me to test his good ma
ture still further.
Captain" remarked, f'I'm caugh
away from home with thin pocket
book. Could you let me have hun
dred dollars till can get to wher,
there is bank?"
Certainly. sir, with pleasure. N
trouble at all" And, pulling out thicl
roll of Confederate bills, he tossed ther
over to me.
Captain" I said, pushing back til
bills, 81 don't need money. onl
wanted to see tit were possible for
: man to order another out to be shot i
the afternoon and DO him favor in tn
evening"
'saIy dear SIR" he replied, ''permi
me to apologize for my hasty action.
give yo' the word of a Geowgia gentle
man that had not that delightful crea
ture interposed 1 should now deepl
regret the execution of my order"
"You mean my execution"
s'Yo' very good health, sir, and tha
!, Of the little lady"
!. The decanter was empty. Ginger, til
., major domo. appeared. assisted the cal
. tain up stairs to one Of the main chan
bers in the center Of the house, the
conducted me through hall to win
and ushered me into the apartment ii
tended for me. ---
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MIDN1GHT.
" A WHAT faded splendor! All
AME the furniture was mahog-
w w any-the bed, huge four
poster, canopied: the bu-
reau high and with brass handles to
its drawers; the chairs straight backed; ;
from the center Of the ceiling hung a
chandelier of glass pendants. All this
antique magnlficence was lighted by
the single tallow dip which Also giis-
tened upon the honest face OF Ginger.
II hope yo' berry eomfolem, sab. "
said Ginger setting down the candle
and turning to depart. -
s4a'No doubt OF II. Wait q bit. I want
you to tell me to whom this plantation
belongs"
@Cunnei Rutland, sah." w
sBeen in this family long?"
GA tousand years, sah.'
s'Whatg' ~
aDon't know nothin bout countin
Spec it's been in de family mighty
long time. Cunnel Rutland, he mighty
fine gen'rman, sab; Cunnel Rutland
he own ten hundred t'ousand acres
Elbow many?"
''De biggest plantation in all Alaba
ma, sab. Cunnel Rutland be de big
gest"-
"wait a bit, Ginger. Who is Miss
PinkleyY'
"Missy Pinkley, she mighty fine lady
sab. Miss Pinkley, she"-
"What relation is she to Colonel Rut
land?"
"Missy Pinkley, she war Missy Rut
lands sistah, sab. Missy finkley
She
'sWhere is Mrs. RutIand?" sSSs.
"N1issy Rutland, she's daid. ~sssa
aWho Is Miss JaquelineW
t'Alissy Jack, she's de fust young lady
in de souf, sab. When Missy Jack gc
TO de planters balls an de city balls II
Huntsville, she take all de young mer
away from de udder young ladies ar
make 'em all mad huff to eat her up .
"She is Colonel Rutland's daughter,
suppose?"
Eyes, sab. Missy Jack de apple OIL
Cunnel Rutland's eye, sab. Cunne
Rutland dom care nuffen bout nobod.
but Missy Jack"
! ..How about You colored peopleT'
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iooseneti TIE horses. and his cpmpail-
ion kept nae covered with his gun while
| mounted. AS put MY foot in the
strrup | happened to glance aside and
saw two horsemen approaching. In a
moment recognized Buck Stanforth
and Ginger, How they came to be
there was Il mystery. only knew they
were there and rcjoleed At seeing
me Buck was about to give shout
when he bethought, himself that such
proceeding might be fatal and re-
gained his composure just as his pres
ence was discovered. Ginger showed
no signs of recognition whatever. l
shot quick glance at Jaycox to see if
fhe recognized the negro. To my relief.
he did not appear to know either Buck
or Ginger.
Say. yo' men," called Buck, "can we
get somepn to eat hyar"
"Ef thar's any vittels left" said Jay
cox. What yo' uns dom out this time
O. day."
"Oh." sala Buck-I trembled lest his
wits should desert him Mt critical
new master. He's Sold"
Yer a peart I'm ter oliver niger.
Reckon he don't mind goin with yer"
Buck and Ginger dismounted as we
departed. was obliged to part with
them without being able to utter a
word or make sign. Still, their pres
ence gave me hope. Hope! What
could simple negro and a boy do tc
rescue me from two stalwart brutes
who were watching me like cats?
All day we moved northward. the
men riding close beside me. now anG
again turning their ugly faces toward
me with grin Of satisfaction or {
scowl when did or said anything tt
displease them, often bending close tt
me, sickening me with their rank to
bacco smelling breaths or the worse
odor of their unwashed bodies. W.
met no one. The only comfort / de
rived was from the natural objects O
the mountains. A red fox stole ava,
under cover; a chipmunk. fearless ant
free, sat on log, looking at us curl
ously as we passed; budding wilt
rose brushed my boot; it was like thu
kiss Of loving companions; even tn
twittering birds seemed to be offerin,
sympathy.
Toward evening. as the sun stoot
just above the horizon. dull red ball
shadow resting on the lower land
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AS a bird that has been soaring slow

AS bird that has been soaring slow
ly in it's expected course, Jaqueline
passed from comparative rest to mo-
ton. In another moment she was NOV
ing about the hall with improvised
steps, as though dancing was, to use
n parodoxical expression, her normal
condition of rest. She hoated. dropped,
sose. rested, keeping time with her
head, her arms, her whole body. For
awhile was so delighted that forgot
all except the dance, and when 1 be-
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Is rot that Jaycoy's voice? It is.
There is no nistaking that harsh
growl. What can it mean? All, ! see
it all. He expects that Will elude
this easy going captain. and he will
spread net fer the bird before it flies.
Fortunate! If had descended by the
tree. should have dropped into his
embrace.
My anxiety was now more intense
than ever. The cords We're surely
drawing about me.
"Nonsensew said to myself. .'I'm
losing my head. True, I'm in tight
place, but tight places are interesting.
Men who possess great presence of
mind are best fitted to escape great
dangers. When the cards run high,
the coolest wins. ! propose to defeat
all these converging enemies by keep
ing my head. shall 60 to bed and get
good sleep. Then Oh the morrow 1
shall be in shape for the fight"
My resolution, together with the IA
tigue of an eventfrl day, brought SUM
Der sooner than might have been ex-
Tpected. But / soon aWoke and. feeling
alarmed, was wide awake. I sat up in
bed. 1 could look out of the window
i into the tree which had invited me to
descend by it's branches. thought /
saw dark object that did not belong
there. The leaves were not far enough
advanced to conceal nor young enough
to fully reveal any object hidden there
ho inhf 80 ho
yet there was little light-starlight-
and no moon.
Imaginary terrors, muttered. "Gc
to Sleep"
l lay down. drew the sheet up, tucked
it in at the back of my neck and obeyeC
the command I had given myself by
passing back into slumber.
l dreamed that was standing under
a great glass receiver and man wa:
working pump to exhaust the air
At every stroke / felt less able tt
breathe till at last was suffocating
awoke and was conscious of some
one stufting cloth into my mouth.
tried to cry out, but could make NJ
sound. Two men stood beside me, on,
gagging me, while the other began t,
tie my hands. This done. they carried
me, impotently writing, to the win
dow.
Bring them clothes, Pete" said on
of the men. Hell give us away with
out 'em."
It's Tom Jaycox! Pm lost!
The man called Pete snatched m.
clothes and threw them out on tn
ground below. Then the two begal
the work of getting me through til
window. Jaycox, who had the strengt
of an OK, seized my wrists, while tn
= man behind pushed. They got me GU
into the limbs Of the tree. where, if
continued to struggle, i was In danger
, bound hand and foot as l was, G
;, pounding the earth below. l made
virtue of necessity and permitted ther
to lower me. Once. on the ground the
hustled me to clump Of trees back c
:, the house, where / was unbound ant
!, covered by the muzzles of two revolt
ers. forced to put on my clothes. The
= they rebound my wrists and ran II
: behind the barn, where three horse
!, stood ready saddled. Jaycox took II
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us1H4aznAll
in his steel arms and tossed me on to
enc Of them with as much ease as If I
had been a bag of meal The two men
mounted the other horses, and we start
ed off, circling around back of the
negro huts and under trees to a side
gate opening on the pike. Once away
from the grounds, we set of at gal
lop.
Kidnapped! Now I may save myself
any further worry. The inevitable is
before me. Before daylight shall be
dead man.
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The cost of a telescope of the larg.
est size is about 500, 900, and an equal
sum is required for building and the
incidental expenses.
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Read the Courier 70. news.
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CHAPTER VII.
MIDNIGHT.

MIDNIGHT. ~
" A WHAT faded splendor! All
AAE the furniture was mahog-
w w any-the bed, huge four
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-12
a NEW REFORM Err.

Since Mrs. Nation began her
vigorous reform methods all kinds
of reformers have appeared in
Kansas, the latest of whom is
Lysander John Appleton of Atch-
ison.
Mr.. Appleton was arrested for
throwing stones at his own house.
1t seems that Mrs. Appleton gave
a card party, and Mr.. Appleton OBJ
jected. His wife persisting, he
broke both windows i'll the parlor,
two of the stones thrown hitting
guests who were seated at the card
table.
Mr.. Appleton said to a reporter
that the card habit caused many
women to neglect their time, and
he proposed to start crusade to
put stop to it. 81 have tried
prayer" Mr.. Appleton said, ''but
it did no good, and [ became SO
distressed because of the foolish
way in which card playing women
act, that l resolved to dedicate my
self to the work of reforming the
evil. | intend to break up the
habit in this town, and first call on
the women, and ask them to give
up card playing. If they refuse, I
will break their parlor windows. T"
Mr.. Appleton says he cannot
hope to cover all the entire coun-
try, but has no doubt that other
men will join him in the good
work. Mr.. Appleton gave bond
for his appearance at court, and
then proceeded to lay plans for the
spreading Of his great reformation.
Next!
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-12
7l ----=a
A PROSPEROUS OUTLOOK.

There are many encouraging IN
dications that Crested Butte is
entering upon the most prosper
GUS and progressive season in its
history. Just at the present time
there is little aggressive life, but
nevertheless, the merchants and
business firms report trade good
and financial matters on firm
basis. People who have visited
outside points say there is a gen
eral and earnest inquiry as to
mining opportunities in the north
end of Gunnison county. In some
of the older and more accessible
districts several big companies are
operating on an extensive scale,
and the result of their develop
ments has been to encourage new
investments. It this vicinity there
are numerous promising prospects
whose owners would be pleased to
bestow liberal interest upon
those who will contribute the capi-
tai to develop their properties into
paying propositions. Mercantile
men are also found investigating
the town and its outlook with a
view to embarking in business, and
already there are only two unap-
propriated rooms on the main
street suitable for stores. The re-
suit of this is that one business
house is now being erected and
others must follow. All these
things presage an unusually lively
and progressive spring and sum
mer for Crested Butte.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-12

The intelligent public must
sympathize with Mrs. Nation, who
has Just been released from Jail
and quarantine, in the affection
which has been put upon her by
the sinful saloon men of Wichita.
The noble reformess complains
that Kansas saloon-keepers have
hired men to guard their doors,
thereby baking her generous pur-
pose to throw rocks through all the
bar mirrors within reach. Mrs
Nation, while naturally offended
by this new evidence of saloon
maignity, is by no means dis
heartened. She explains that she
will wait, in a spirit of christian
fortitude, until such time as the
guards are withdrawn. Then she
will fill her apron with rocks and
complete her splendid mission.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-12
ROAD UP CEMENT CREEK.

Should the legislature make the
appropriation of $4,000 asked for
to construct a wagon road up Ce-
ment creek and over the divide to the
head waters of Italian creek
Crested Butte will reap inestima-
BILE benefit from the trade that will
naturally come from that district.
The Italian mountain section is a
rich mining country and only
needs an outlet, like the projected
wagon up Cement creek would
furnish, to make it a center of
great activity, The Cement creek
route is preferable to the Aspen
route because the distance is
shorter and the grades better. 1t
is quite probable that the bill pro-
viding funds for the construction
OF the road will pass, and the peo-
pie of this county should give the
measure every encouragement pos
sihle, as it means much toward the
development of that part of Gun
nison county,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-12

The Senate was not willing to
accept the promise of the present
Corps of West Point Cadets to en-
gage in no more hazing, and has
made it certain that the practice
will be stopped for good and all by
adding an amendment to the Mill
tary Academy appropriation bill,
providing not only for the expul-
sion of any cadet guilty of hazing
but making him ineligible to hold
commission in either the army or
navy.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-12

Gen. A. K. Chaffee, one of the
three men nominated by the Pres
ident this week-Gen. S. NJ. b.
Young and Gen. Arthur MacAr-
thur were the other two-to be
generals in the reorganized regu-
lar army, viii be the first general
officer of the regular army pro-
moted from the ranks. Gen.
Chaffee, who is now in command
of the American troops in Pekin,
began his military career as pri-
vate in the famous Sixth Cavalry.
Gen. Chaffee's nomination jumped
him over Generals Wade, Mer-
riam, Ludlow and Macarthur and
fifty-four colonies who held higher
relative rank in the regular army
than he did. There are two vacan-
cies yet to be filled in the rank OF
major general, as the law provides
for six, and Gen. Miles has been
nominated to be Lieutenant Gen
eral.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-12
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To Robert NJ. Lamm and to whom 1t may
conce-n:-
You are hereby notified that for and during
each Of the years 1871. 1898, 1853 and 1900 have
expended tile sum of One Hundred Dollars in
labor and Improvements upon each of the FOL
lowing lode mining claims situate at the head
Of Cement Creek in the Tin Cup Mining Dis
trict Gunnison County, Colorado, to-wit: the
Puritan lode, recorded in Book 81 at page 5O2 !;
the Cromwell lode, recorded in Book 81 at page
502: the Concord lode, recorded in Book 81 at
page 5Oi: the Diamond lode, recorded in Book
sT At page sos. and the Accident lode, recorded
in Book 81 at page jlsl in the Office of tho Clerk
and Recorder of Gunnison County, Colorado; +;
In order to hold said claims under the pro-
visions of Section 252. of tho Revised Statutes
OF the United States and the amendment there
to approved January 30. 1887, being tho amount
required to hold said lode claims for the poriod
ending on the aist. day of December A. ID. 1900
And IT, within ninety days after the personal
service Of this notice. or within ninety days
after the publication thereof, you fail or refuse
to contribute your proportion of such expendi-
ture, as n co-owncr, your interest in the SAID
claims will become the property OF the sub
scriber, your co-owncr. who has made the re-
CURED expenditure by the terms of said section.
l.. NJ. DORR
First pub. Jan. 8, 1901. Last pub, April 0 1901.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-12
Fir.t pub Jan. s. I0Ol. Lnst pub. April Q.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To james McIsvoy. Mrs. Julia V. King and TO
whom it may concorn:-
You arc hereby notified that have expended
during the year 1850 One Hundred Dollars in
labor and improvements upon the New England
Cement creek in tile Tin Cup Mining District
County of Gunnison. State of Colorado in order
TO hold said claim under the provisions of Sec
tion 232i of the Revised Statutes Of tho United
States and the amendment thereto approved
january %. 1870 concerning annual labor upon
mining clainis, being the amount required to
hold said claim for the period ending on the
3Ist. day of December 4. D. 1900. And II, within
ninety days from tho personal service of this
notice. or within ninety days after the publica-
tion thereof you fail or refuse to contribute
your proportion of such expenditure, ns Co
owner. your interest in the said claim will be-
come the property OF the subscriber, your CO.
owner, who has made the required expenditure
by the terms of said section.
/. NJ. DORR.
Fret pub Ian < fOoI Inst puh Anril q 1901