The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-05

through the ring for the purpose Of
stopping him. A gigantic river man
kindly but firmly held him back.
II guess it's Just as well We hears
this" said the latter.
! 1t all came out-the loan to Carpcn-
ter with hint at the motive-the
Vaccinations of the rival .tirm on the
board Of trade; the notes. the mort
Cages. the necessity OF big seasons
cut the reasons the rival firm had for
wishing TO prevent that cut from ar
riving at the market: the desperate and
varied means they had employed. The
men listened. silent Hamilton, his
eyes glowing like Goals. drank In every
word. Here was the master motive he
had sought: here was the story great
to his hand
"Thats what zee ought TO get!" cried
Collins. almost weeping. "And now
we're gone and bust Just because that
internal river hog had 70 fall off a
boom. It's shame! Those Scalawags
have done us after all.'
Out from the shadows of the woods
stole Injun Charley. The whole bear
ing and aspect of the man had chang
ed. His eye CLEANED with distant,
farsceing fire of its own. which took
no account of anything but some re-
mote vision. He stole along almost
furtivcly. but with proud. upright
carriage of his neck. backward tilt
of his fine head, distension of his
nostrils. that lent TO his appearance a
panther-likc pride and stcalthncss. No
one saw him. Suddenly he broke
through the group and mounted the
steps beside Collins.
"Thc enemy of my brother is gone
said he simply in his native tongue,
and with sudden gesture held out be-
fore thcm--a scalp.
The mcdi;rval barbarity of the thing
appalled, them for moment The days
of scalping were long since past, had
been closed away between the pages
of forgotten histories. and yet here
again before them was the thing i'm all
its living horror. Then growl arose.
The human animal had tasted blood.
All at once. like wine. their wrongs
mounted to their head. They remem-
bcrcd their dead comrades. They re-
mcmbcrcd the heart breaking days and
nights of toll they had endured on ac.
count of this man and his associates.
They remembered the words of Collins.
the little boOkkeeper. They hated.
They shook their fists across the skies.
They turned and with one accord
struck back for the railroad right of
way which led TO Shingleville, the
town controlled by Morrison X DAILY.
The railroads lay for mile straight
through Il thick tamarack swamp. then
over a nearly trceless cranberry plain.
The tamarack was screen between
the two towns. When half way
through the swamp Red Jacket stop
ped, removed his coat, ripped the lining
from 1t and began to fashion rude
mask.
Just rs well they don't recognize
u.s." said he.
Somebody in town will give us
away" suggested Shorty, the chore boy.
mo. they wont; they're all here"
assured Kerlie.
1t was true. Except for the women
and children, who were not yet about.
the entire village had assembled. Even
old Nanderhoof. the fire catcher of the
yard. hobbled along brcathlessly on his
rheumatic legs. In a moment the
masks were fitted: in moment more
the little band had emerged from the
shelter of the swamp and so came into
full view of its objective point
Shingleville consisted of big mill,
the. yards, now nearly empty of lum-
Der. the large frame boarding house,
the office, the stable, store, two sa.
looms and a dozen dwellings. The par
~ at once fixed its eyes on this collec-
ton of buildings and trudged On down
the right of way with unhastening
grlmness.
Their approach was not unobservcd.
DAILY saw them. and Baker, his fore
man. saw them. The two at once went
forth to organize opposition. When
the attacking party reached the mill
yard it found the boss and the fore
man standing alone on the sawdust re-
vOlvers drawn.
DAILY traced line with his toe.
"The first man that crosses that line
gets It," said he.
They knew he meant what he said.
An instant's pause ensued. while the
big man and the little faced mob.
Days river men were still on drive. He
knew the mill men too well to depend
on them Truth TO tell the possibility
of such a raid AS this had not occurred
to him 70. the simple reason that he
did not anticipate the discovery Of his
completely with the forces of nature.
Skillfully carried out, the plan was a
good one. No one need know Of the
weakened link, and it was the most
natural thing In the world that Sadler
& Smiths drive should 80 out with the
Increase of water.
The men grouped swiftly and silently
on the other side Of the sawdust line.
The pause did not mean that Days de-
fense was good.
"Do you know what's going to hap
pen to you:' said voice from the
group. The speaker was Radway, but
the contractor kept himself well In the
background. Were going to burn
your mill; we're going to burn your
yards; we're going ID burn your whole
shooting match, you low lived whelp!'
oyer" said Injun Charley simply
shaking the wet scalp arms length to-
ward the lumbermen.
At this grim interruption silence