The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-02-25

er's .ace and - hastily followed the boy.
fearing Eow . sinister meaning 20 us
great crowd
-~P-eacher." SAIL the negro locking tim.
id!r around. de ku-klux Is g"iue ter
laH ole uncfe fsufus baltimore ter night
come ter see 81 ycu can't save him He
alnt lone nuthin' in Gods WORT 'cePt he
wouid'n' pull his Vaughn clear outen C
roai one day fur dat red-headed Allan
Mcleod ter pass. n he cusssd i'm oiaek
apd blue IN tole i'm he gw!ne git eDen
Md in
.lloa do YOU know this2"
Il wuz huntin' In dc woods en- near 4
racket en- elm er tree. En- lie ku-kiuNes
had del. neetin' right under de tree. En-
hear cv'rv word"
Who was leading the crowc2'
"Dat Allan Mcleod. en- Hose Norman.
Where arc they going TO meet"
Right AT il Crossroads here at de
school house At midnight. Dey sont er
nan after plenty or Kicker en day g1ine
ter git drunk fust. ] was erfeered Ter
come ter ie meetin' case see or lot
e. De boys IN de- crowd. Fur dc La"d
saKa. Preacher. 40 save De ole man. He
des es harmless ez c: chile. In I'm
gwine ter marry his gal, en- she des plum
tld-J- ft ~ XIV y H'G' -
i'm but | spec dey Kill EN- al! ef you cant
hep us"
"Aint YOU one OF General North's ne
groesf'
"Iassir. 1 run erway up here. bout dat
Free'nens'a Bureau trick th@y put Tie up
ter. but Use larned better sense now"
Well. Sam. you 90 TO Uncle Rufus
and tell him not 10 DE- afraid. II! stop
this business before night
The negro stepped into the woods and
disappeared
Charlie. We must hurry" said the
Preacher springing in his buggy. He
was driving a beautiful lay mare. a gilt
from q Kentucky friend. Her sleek glist-
ening skin and big round Veins showed
her fine blood.
Vel Nancy. it's YOU life low or 4
mans. or maybe 2 dozen. You must
take US 10 HambTight in fifty minutes
over these rough hills!' cried the Preach
CT. And ne gave her the reins.
The mare bounded forward with a rush
that en-. spinnlbG circles CT sand
and dust from each wheel. She had sell
aonl felt the lines slacken across her
beautiful back except in some great
emergency. She swung past busgies and
wagons without a pause. The people won
- WY nc EN>-' Vs. - 49, ."
hurry.
On the mare lw lifting her proud ON
s:tive head higher and higher, while her
heart beat her foaming tanks like a trir
hammer. She never ~alackened her speed
for the ton miles. but dashed up to Ma
jor Dameron's gate at shutdown. just for
ty-nine minutes from the time she started.
The Preacher patted her dripping neck.
"Good, Nancy! good! ! believe you've
got q soul"
She stood with her head still high,
Paving the ground
Major Danleron, I've driven my mare
here u q killing speed to tell you that
young Mcleod and Hose Norman nave
Il crowd OF young desperadoes organized
to Kill old Rufus baltimore tonight. You
must get enough men together, and get
there IL time TO stop them Sam Worth
overheard their plot. knows every one of
them. end there will be a battle if they
attempt it."
My Coli exclaimed the Major.
You haven't a minute 10 spare. They
are already loading up Oh moonshine
Whisket.'
..Doctor Durham. this is the end Of the
ku-kluX Khan in this county. III break
UP every loigo n the next forty-eight
t4OuI u. : ~ odS u SiCtSuc LAASA "
abuse Il. Its power is too great. Be-
sides It's work is done"
II was just going to ask you to take
that step, Major. And now for Gods
sake get there in time tonight. Ia go
with You but ray mare cant stand it,"
"Ill be there on time. Never fear"
the Major, srringing on his horse
already saddled at the door.
mat night when the crowd Of young
tcCshs assembled at their rendezvous it
was Do-ely ten o'clock.
Suddenly q pistol shot rang from hc-
the school house, and before Me
and his crowd knew what had hep ,
pened fifty white horsemen wheeled ,ato
q circle about them. They were co~l-
pletely surprised and cowed.
Major Dameron rode up to cleo
Young maa, you are the prisoner Of
the Chef OF the ku-klux Khan OF Camp
fell county. Lift your land now end
I'll hang you in tive minutes. YOU have
your life by disobedienc. to my |
orders. You go back to H~ambright with
me under guard. Whether I execute you
derends on the outcome of the next two |
days conferences with the chiefs OF the
township lodges
The major wheeled his horse and rode
lOLLS. IL hCAt q AC oCA WV |
one Of the eleven township chiefs to re-
port in person to him, at different hours
the same day. To each one his message !
was the same. He dissolved the order ana |
a perpetual injunction against any |
division OF the Khan ever going on an
other laid.
Within two weeks from the dissolution |
Of the Khan by its chief every lodge had
~reOrganized, Some OF the older men |
had dropped out, but more young men
were initiated to take their places. AL
Ian McLeod led in this work OF prompt
and was elected chief Of
the county by the younger element, which
now had g large majority.
He at once served notice on Maj. DAM
aron. the former chief, that if he dared
10 interfere with his work, even by open
|ng his mouth in criticism, he would order
raid, and thrash him.
When the major found this note under
his door one morning he read and re-reaa
t with increasing wrath. S%prinsirg on
his horse bp went in % rnb If MI go |