The Rich Hill tribune., 1905-09-21

70 years of are ny mother died. Il r.
well she didi I wa left quite alone.
as ] never had the care u = father.
! turned newstoy. bootbiack and gen
erai street gamin. Poverty drove me
70 crime. For food broke into a
bakery shop and was caught IN the
act OF a reYeneefui nature. ! 70.
solved 10 be avenged UPON the man
Who bad me punished. and Was as
bitter against the unthlnking Judge.
whom blame for not acquitting me.
The baker was burned out, and I was
sent up some years for incendiarism.
The judges residence was robbed.
made BIN a poor man. wished 20
Zee from justice. but I knew OF no
safe place 10 go. u was then thought
of founding a refuge for Just such
people a. myself Il was child Of my
brain. but the real founder OF the city
as Il now stands. vas an outlaw BY
the name Of Mitchell. the teacher be
was called. because he Was a learned
man and had al one time piled this
vocation.
-The town is naturally protected
and lies az the foot Of three noun.
iains. hard Of entrance. Mitchell was
perfectly at home in this district and
it Was an easy matter 20 surround
himself with a band Of desperate fol.
lowers. It took three years 20 start.
and fully ten years 70 get the village
into running order. and this only BY
the aid Of a party OF outcsst Nor.
mons. In 1850 it had a population Of
seven hundred. OF which number only
fifty were women Under the leader.
ship OF a doctor by the name Of schil-
Ter the town has reached q population
of fully nineteen hundred. with fully
four hundred women, and they are on
the Increase.
The government Of the city is not
what may be termed an absolute mon
arehy. We have a king, but bis VIII
Is not absolute. He rules according
70 law. and Is amenable to the law
Marriage Is an honorable state Here
a man honor IS everything, strange
as IL may seem Ia the matter Of
punishment, the death penalty pre-
dominates. but IN rather queer way.
Two persons Who have forfeited their
right 20 life ard liberty feht TO the
death, and the survivor become free
again. This works we'll We have
more law abiding citizens in the city
to the square inch than any one place
in the states when once you enter
the city you viii be expected 10 work
There are many occupations. mostly
police and guard duty goes round. "a
trades that have been learned In Jail
other positions trading takes place
4 II you are assigned 10 a certain duty
I that Is displeasing TO you. you can
trade or buy q substitute
7 am afraid tire you. Lang. so viii
end my explanation by saying 10 you
traitors and spies are given nc
chance for life,"
what do you mean:" demanded
Lang. who was q little taken OF his
guard al the abrupt ending OF Gold
ems conversation
4 mean nothing. very calmly re
piled Golden. 4 only wish TO warn
you against taking false step. Doni
let your better nature set the best o.
you here-saspicion Is sometimes as
much 20 be dreaded as actual facts.
4 am at a loss 10 understand you
Golden. am no hypocriie; dont
want 10 appear anything else than
am. or course you know I am no,
hardened in crime-but. pardoa me.
am not a traltor!"
II believe y0u," said Golden. sober
~. bat cannot help speaking.
| feel that I am returning here 10 die
and I must make a oonhdant of some
body. Thus far I have been testing
you, you have stood the test well
Z there now remains nothing for me q
DO but bring you into the city"
Have no fear. Golden. that shall
bring discredit upon you, Remembel
I this of me. whether I am an honest
man or not--as you choose 70 call nc
- viii never 20 hack upon a friendi'
Tomorrow. said Golden. as q
deeply thinking. ~to show sou that
trust you. I shah give you a secret,-
Tomorrow brings many changes.
Ito be contluuedl