The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-25


posJue for a moment He feared that
their design was suspected ana that
they had fallen into a trap A de
cantey Of wine was ordered. ana look
ms Eernly at his guests, he said.
Gentlemen. you are my guests and
my captves You stand tonight in
tho presence Of Jim Wilson ana his
notorious band By this time you
doubtless know our mission We live
by relieving the overstocked mer-
/ chants and farmers of the upper wat,
crS of their surplus eargoes. The rs
tras are loads Of silver ana gold.
suspected you to D. criminals when
| first saw you; later my suspicious
were confirmed by your confessions
OF the murder Of your captain Now.
! have business offer to make you
which You are at perfect liberty to
accept or decline / wish more mea
/ to handle my afflirs, as the busy
shipping season is now on. ami the
question is this VIII you tonight
Join my band and after the usual
ceremony he admitted into fun fellow.
ship? Or will you refuse and there.
by cause a bowler to be tied about
your neck aud yoar body measure
the depth Of the Ohio. food for tbs
fishes? | offer You life or death. II
il be life snd luxury signify that do
Sire by coming forward ana drink.
ing from this glass Of spirits, which
By first tasting | have assured you
Is pure Answer.
Each came forward and tasted the
liquor Wilson then unrolled the
parchment ana again addressed them:
Men, you are duly elected to mem
aership in this band | hold in my
hand an article OF confederation wri,
ten in blood taken from my own veins
also hold the signatures of l93 loyal
men written Ia their own blood. You
TOO much subscribe pour names. al
reetly under these with blood from
your right arms
One by one the candidates eamt
forward ana signed their name. Al
The sight Of the blood two faintce
and had to BIZ carried to the open air |
They were now bound to most dies |
oerate band and ii might be severa |
LAYS before they could escape
Messenger brought word that mum |
PEI 81 boats would come down the |
liver before morning Four men wer,
selected to guard the cave and the |
aeW members. while the rest wen |
Mt Go capture the boats. At the con
2@n3 Of one Of the guards the new |
anIldates followed him until tha
anne e tae opening oil the chamb1 |
above where they were commando
ascend 2 rude ladder. which was
eMoFeJ afterwards Once alone the,
leld a whispered consultation and de
ided to make an effort to escane
ma apprise the crews OF the boat
hat wsre floating On to death Of TIL
rap SCI for hem. Waller crawled /,
he opening ani listened, he coulc
rear murmdrings, curses ana sounds |
p drunken reyelry They decided [,
Wait until the rum had done its work
While they waited a rope was mad
II piece Of sail cloth ana eYerythint |
'ot IN readiness. Waller kept up hi
istenins until not a sound could h,
ielfd below save the lab0red breath
ne 81 the rum soaked villains. Ma
ar carefully lowered himself with the
ape. When he landed at the bottom
is first anxiety was to know whethe.
U not any one was near to arfes
heir progress. A Pickering fame q
allow burned in the further enl
he apartment and shed its faint lign
2 the walls, producing wierd @.
act a thousand phantom figures seen
q 10 chase each ether in fendisl
lea, while the loud intonatlons from
be sleepers lent lie, it seemed. t
ne shadows A man Of less nerve
.ouid have called 10 his companion.
take him aB again pcering abou
i'm he discerned the form Of a per
% sitting in the niche Of the roei
sleep Seeing the coast was reason
1ly clear Waller returned and beck
1ei bis companions to follow. The
lssed nn 10 tho further end Of the an
1Ftm41ts Cautiously poorin4
rough slit in the curtain The
'"nd the room on the right occupia,
he family Turning to the rirb
.ey passed through the armory whef
ey found thsir own rifles. aud boldh
tered the council chamber Here
s The PROSTATE forms of Wilson ana
g guards all wrapped in their drums
slanbcrs. One of the men turned
'cr and muttored some inaudiblc
pres, but soon resumed his snmbers
lentiy they passed on and soon stood i
tho open air Hurrying to tho
rge they fouad their akim as they
ID lclt it. AMI in few seconds the}
ere pldwing the surface of the river q.
After rowing some distance ND the i
yer they came across some boats p
ID after con iderable difficulty were =
lowed 20 approach. as the cre0 {
4 not care to make any acqualnt /,
cas IN that locality. Hastily they
lated their experiences of the night
q the leath trap laid for them at the =