The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-09-21
To YOungerS Bend

ON JOHN NJ. o8KIsoN.

/ aiatfi come and open this door,
AZ this command 70 1.-THE, tail figure
rushed through the darkness Of The
room az NJ 10 break out upon the
unfortunate officer nut the old In
dian caught the mnn roughly by the
shoulder. whispering word "
command Ia hlH rhr. The word was
whispered from one % the other
uutti the message was understood,
Grouped al the back door. across
which the shadow Of the tail cotton.
wood cut. the four outlaws waited
With the old Indian. wondering at
hlH actions
Now follow me" Starr Whis-
/ pcrci. pulling back the door. to the
/ little smoke house" lie sped across
/ the 20 feet OF Swallowed space 90 "a
low squat outbuildiuEs the aaRElng
door of which gave way 10 touch
Catch hold Of me. sol" be com-
mauded. liftiuE an outlaws hand 20
his shoulder and inairuetlnK the
others 10 follow IN the same way.
Then he raised the cover 20 what
was ostcnaibly milk cellar. aud
plunged into the tomb like darkness
Two steps farther. and another door
came open. "Stoop low. com
mnnded the leader uiunFinH for
ward through a damp passage. on
and on they followed. backs bent.
and aching with the strain Of the
rramped posture.
Then they could stand up starr
had brought them up with a warn
ing OF silence. They stood listening
Tor 10 minutes before the Indian.
leaving them. swung open a door
and let In a broad streak Of moon
iiEht
Vow. you are all rlghtis starr
spoke out uufrHtfalurd. then
laughed. IN an the years that he
had kept open house 10 these Mis-
souri, freebnotefa be had not re-
Vsaied bis cave To- the hillside and
che secret of the passage way Now
be had discovered it r. them with
the theatrical effect that be loved.
Lighting "a candle. the old man
showed them the furnishings 81 the
place straw and blankets food and
great pile 81 wood FOR cooking.
Opening into the main room aaa a
narrower room. where starr PROM
ised the Outlaws horses should be
brought ana stabbed.
HACK agaiu a. hiH cabin. the old
Indian protested. with a CLEAN in
hia ege. that be had never heard 90
the Younger boys. and that be
could not guess Why 70 men should
come e. surround his poor house.
uut TIE 10 men stayed. for they had
seen the face - one man they
wanted. and had heard something 81
that quick rush 81 escape. They
stayed TO ruagd the trail out through
the eanebrakea and 70 shadow old
Tom starr 0ue night the keeper
~ YaunEefa Bend drew the guard
from ths trail and hustled the men
in the cave away They rode back
20 Missouri md % their old life
Hhere.
one BY one the Younger gang Was
captured or Killed Tom Meuauiela
Vas shst AZ Pine HHf Ky in 1875.
a year later Bruce Younger and
Hobbs Kerry eere taken az Cranky.
IS little zinc town in south western
Missouri. charley Pitts was caught
in kansas early in fH1s. Then. In
she autumn Of 1875. came the Ia
nous fafa IN Minnesota, the at
tempt 70 rob the Mortified bank.
fhs killing - nil Caldwell F1eu
miller and f'itfs. the pursuit and
capture % the three Younger
brothers. Coleman. hob and Jim.
The time fer laughing AZ the law
PASSED rewards mounted % saffav-
aEant figures and public sympathy
gave NaY 30 = better feeling fof Law
and ofder.
over YounEefs nend for some
years fell a new and strange auiet.
Tom starr missed hts former guests
and he vas growing too OLD 10 form
other connections that pleased him.
The cave Ia the flinty mountain. Just
beyond the cabin. that had always
been Nsii stocked and defended. be-
came filtered With leaves and
ghoked with chance bIosu rubbish,
schoing only q the grosl % , stray
coyote o. the nutier Of a bats wings
The law had claimed its due. JUS
tice was a force miEhtier than
wrong. and ite workings were inex-
erahte I'or a time a strong man
could make his own law and break
u as be listed. but the day % reck-
ontnE would arrive that was as
certain aa death. old Tom Starr fell
into haf-hlind dataFe. and
Youngsrs Reud had a new history.
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We can't tell you what II Il. Bet
ter visit the Bon Marehe tonight