The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-12-25
$1,000 REWARD
Dy VICTOR WESTERN

could read the heading In the big type
on the little handful even from where
he lay crouching in the underbrush.
He knew for whom the reward was Of
fered. and yet he felt an irresistible
desire to draw near and read the an.
nouncement
He crept to the edge of the gravel
ly road and listened. There was no
sound. He sprang boldly to the sign
post, where a2long tax notices and an
nouncem ents of town meetings and
scrawling inscriptions of estrays he
found the printing that had attracted
him.
Yes. 1t was him. He had killed
man for $50 and now they were offer.
ing $1,000 for his capture
Dead or alive" was what the hand
bill said. Dead or alive" How reck.
less the state was with its money. A
thousand dollars. If he could get that
money and give 1t to Hannah 1t would
make her rich for life. He was tired
Of hiding anyway.
A thousand dollars. It sounded like
had possessed a hundred in his most
prosperous day.
His keen ear caught the sound Of
horses hoofs and he scuttled back to
cover like rabbit. He knew the man
that rode by. 1t was ono of his most
prosperous neighbors-a man that
owned his own farm and bought store
Oh g. L, o1.u,l l..
wife money to buy hat with feathers
and ribbons on 1t. He had envied
that man.
'I reckon he never had a thousand
dollars, though" he murmured, half
triumphantly. It touched his pride
to think that he was worth a thousand
dollars, dead or alive" The more he
thought about 1t the more II seemed
TO his uniformed sense of justice that
the money was his rightfully and that
he was being kept out of It,
They would put him In jail certain
ly, and perhaps hang him, but no mat
ter-he would give the money to Han.
nah and she could live in luxury all
the rest of her life. She might marry
again. The thought dulled the edge of
his enthusiasm for a time but he still
could see the big red capital letters at
the head of the handful. One Thou
sand Dollars Reward"
What a joke 1t would be on the
sheriff If he could beat him out of that
money and get 1t for Hannah,
Once more he heard the sound of
hoofs. Screening himself behind the
leafy top of sumach he peered down
the road, and as soon as he saw the
horseman his plan was formed. The
traveller was Arch King
Arch was just man and a man of
his word. When Arch said he would
do thing he might be depended upon.
He would surrender to Arch King II
Arch would promise to give the money
to Hannah.
He took from the breast of his shirt
an old Colts pistol of ancient army
pattern and drew back the hammer
1t was the weapon he had used when
but now was not the time to think OF
that. He must not permit his nerves
to weaken.
When King was almost abreast of
him the man in hiding leaped into
the road and caught the bride with
his left hand, while with his right he
leveed the pistol at the horseman's
breast
The horse swung backward and the
rider stared at him with frightened
eyes.
Don't be afraid, Arch. l won't hurt
YOU" he said soothngly.
What do you want?" asked King.
Il want to surrender to you
The man on the horse smiled not
outstanding his fear
1T doesn't look much like surrender
Ike" he said.
Don't joke with me" said Ike, flour
fishing the big pistol I'm not in any
condition to be joked with
Then put down your pistol. I'm
ready to listen to what you say
Ike pointed to the handful.
do you see that ?" he asked. "'One
thousand dollars reward. Dead or
alive 1 want to surrender to you.
Dead or alive. You can suit yourself
about that. II will be the same In the
end. You will get the money and give
it to me-"
you won't have much use for
money. Ike. If the sheriff ever gets his
hands upon you. You couldn't hire
enough lawyers to get you free"
'1 don't mean that Arch. The money
is to go to Hannah"
20, see. To Hannah"
Yes, she hasn't ever had any too
good a time 1t will be whole lot of
money to her.
do you quite realize what this
means Ike2"