Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-12-19

from the memory Of man. Impression:
remain in the brain like words writer
on paper in invisible ink. So I be-
lieve of images in the eye If we car
trace them early enough. If no i'm
preston were made subsequently or
the mothers eye by the light of day,
believe the fire-etched record Of this
crime can yet be traced"
Ben watched him with breathless
interest.
He first examined Marions eyes. But
in the cold azure blue Of their pure
depths he could find nothing.
TITS as l feared with the child" he
said Il can see nothing. 1t is on the
mother l rely. In the splendor Of life
at thirty y-seven she was the full-blowr
perfection Of womanhood with every
vital force at it's highest tension"
He looked long and patiently into
the dead mothers eye rose and wiped
the perspiration from his face.
What is it, sir?" asked Ben.
without reply, as If in trance, he
returned to the microscope and agair
rose with a little quick nervous cough
he gave only in the greatest excite
ment, and whispered:
Look now and tell me what you
see."
Ben looked and said:
II can see nothing"
Your powers of vision are not train
ed as mine," replied the doctor, resum-
ing his place at the instrument.
What do you see?" asked the
younger man, bending nervously.
THE bestial figure of negro-his
huge black hand plainly defined-the
upper part of the face is dim, as II
obscured by a gray mist of dawn-but
the massive jaws and lips are clear
merciful God!-it's Gus!"
The doctor leaped to his feet livid
with excitement.
Ben bent again, looked long and ca
gerly, but could see nothing.
I'm afraid the image is in your eye
sir, not the mothers" said Ben, sadly.
That's possible, of course" said the
doctor, yet 1 don't believe it,"
"Pve thought of the same scoundrel
and tried blood hounds on that track
for some reason they couldn't follow
it. l suspected him from the first, and
especially since learning that he left
for Columbia on the early morning
train on pretended official business
Then I'm not mistaken" insisted
the doctor, trembling with excitement
Now do as 1 tell you. Find when he
returns. Capture him, bind, gag, and
carry him to your meeting-place under
the cliff, and let me know"
On the afternoon of the funeral
two days later, Ben received a cipher
telegram from the conductor Of the
train telling him that Gus was on the
evening mail due at Piedmont at nine
o'clock.
The papers had been filled with ac-
counts of the accident, and an enor-
nous crowd from the country, and
many admirers of the fiery lyrics of the
poet father. had come from distant
arts to honor his name. All business
was suspended, and the entire white
population of the village followed the
bodies to their last resting-place.
AS the crowds returned to their
homes, no notice was taken Of a doz-
en- men on horseback who rode out OF
town by different ways about dusk. Al
eight o'clock they met in the woods,
near the first little flag station located
on McAllister's farm four miles from
Piedmont where a buggy awaited
them. Two men of powerful build, who
were strangers in the county, alighted
from the buggy and walked along the
track to board the train at the station
three miles beyond and confer with the
conductor.
The men, who gathered in the woods
dismounted, removed their saddles, and
from the folds of the blankets took a
white disguise for horse and man. Ir
a moment ii was fitted Oh each horse
with buckles at the throat, breast. and
tail, and the saddles replaced. The
white robe for the man was made in
the form of an ulster overcoat with
cape, the skirt extending to the top OF
the shoes. From the red belt at the
waist were swung two revolvers which
had been concealed in their pockets
On each mans breast was a scarlet
circle within which shone a white
cross. The same scarlet circle anG
cross appeared on the horses breast
while on his fianks famed the three
red mystic letters. K. K. X. Each mar
wore a white cap from the edges o.
which fell a piece of cloth extending tC
the shoulders. Beneath the visor wa:
an opening for the eyes and lower dowr
one for the mouth. On the front o
the caps of two Of the men appeare(
the red wings of a hawk rs the ens.gl
of rank. From the top of each cap ros'
eighteen inches high a single spike he Il
erect by twisted wire. The disSLlSe
fOl' m.,n ard horse were made cf rht al
white home-spun. and when not in us
were folded within blanket and KEEP
under the saddle in a crowd withou
discovery. 1t required less than tw'
minutes to remove the saddles, plac
the DISCUSSES, and remount.
At the signal of whistle the mel
and horses arrayed in white and scar
let swung into double file cavalry for
nation and stood awaiting orders. TIL
moon was now shining brightly, an
its light shimmering on the si!en
horses and men with their tall spike'
caps made a picture such as the worl
had not seen since the knights Of tn
Middle Ages rode on their Holy Cru
Sades.
AS the train neared the fiag-statior
which was dark and unattended, tn
conductor approached Gus, leaned ovei
and said: i've just gotten a messag
from the sheriff telling me to warn yo
to get off at this station and slip int
town. There's a crowd at the depo
there waiting for you and they mea
trouble"
Gus trembled, and whispered: