The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-15

deeper sympathies are awakened and he
is brought face to face with the trage-
dies 50 closely interviewer with the
threads OF human life.
After consulting together. the boys con
cluded to give the bones decent burial
and for this purpose made a grave be-
meath large pinion tree. marking 1t
with cross In case reliable information
could ever be obtained In regard to the
mysterious circumstances, to identify the
last resting place.
In gathering the bones together, they
were surprised to find silver dollar ly-
Ing beneath them. It bore the date Of
1850 while on the reverse side was stamp
ed the brand S. Double Bar Ranch and
the initials J. s. B.. Although Hank
White had been punching cattle In this
section for nearly twenty years, he knew
nothing OF the brand s. Double Bar, but
nc determined to preserve the dollar care.
lully hoping that 1t may sometime in the
1ueure prove means for the ldentifi.
cation Of the remains OF the man they
had Just SO quietly buried
After several weeks the Ground nm,
was finished, the calves ali branded,
ana the surplus steers had all been ship
ped to the Kansas feeders" Within a
rev days Hank and Martin came down to
canon ,l City to order some supplies for
:. "a g, ranch. While here. they endeavored
70 lind out something definite in regard
to the s. Double Bar brand. For this
purpose they visited the County Clerks
otHce at the courthouse, where a record
OF all the brands In Fremont County.
colorado are kept, but when examining
them from the very first entry, no trace
OF this particular entry could be found.
nor could any knowledge Of any sudden
or mysterious disappearance within the
past years be obtained
& Batled on all sides In their efforts to
OBTAIN ln1or1na alton. they could only trust
10 thelr INA gination for solution OF the
mystery. Perhaps it was a case OF sui
eide. after the rider had killed his horse
The two exploded cartridges In the e,n
seemed to Justify this belief. Perhens
again no might have been killed as the
result OF his horse stumbling from en-
tangllng the reins In a tree-the poor IN
iortunate prute afterwards starving to
us'ilh. Perhaps the wayward son Of an
West in a spirit OF adventure, With -
grlevlng mother patiently awaiting his re.
turn. or again, an outcast from 1anot her
ranch In q distant State ostracized h,
MS Fellow cowboys. fearing to return r.
meet the ignomInious fate OF horse .,
cattle cattle thler.5 None would probably ever
t, So In q short time Hank and Mar.
tin ceased to think OF the occurrence. new
experiences ever filling the hours of thei,
busy lives. - .i'e''
II was about the middle Of the following
July after another spring "round up''
had been completed. that meeting wn :
called ca at cheyenne. Wyoming, BY tho
Western Cattle Growers Association tme
OBJECT OF this meeting was to determine
upon the best means OF ma rl,eting cattle
IN the coming aut,,mns. The associa Il on
also wished to devise some scheme for
the determination Of a band Of cattle
thieves and wire fence cutters, who had
OF late been giving tho rnnehtnen much
truhle. Hank White had been chosen as
delegate to represent the ranohmen
from his section He had promised to
look after the interests OF the various
outfits having their range In the beauti-
full Grand cfnon Of the Arkansas near
which stirrup Ranch Ia located.
" Flank reached Cheyenne In due time
and the suggestion OF no other delegate
received more consideration than those
which he a Yanced. There was noyague
theorlzipg In the Ideas no presented. tor