The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-22

had seen MODS before and knew this
on was bent on mischief. Guthrie Was
Il believer in lunches" and something
told him this mob had something TO do
WIN Cheney and their work. He made
nus way cautiously through the crowd,
Keeping his eyes and ears open and his
mouth shut.
he learned that the caravan which
stopped there for the night was from
C~lhclnnati and Ohio river towns. one
OF the members. a boy 20 years old.
haa ABOUT $1,000 strapped in his money
pelt on arriving. The caravan was
cainped lust beyond the edge of the
town and the boy had left his bucolic
irlends after midnight to go to camp.
En- route he had been wavlai and half
Killed; When he recovered conscious
ness ms money was gone and he stag
pretty badly battered up and when he
a fell into the saloon where his
companions We're making a night of
behold.
In broken accents III told of the rob-
ropped hln of his money and then
beaten him, supposedly. to death. BIT
NE is Very tenacious, especially in 20
year-old youths.
"A glass OF liquor revived him a lit
tie more.
How many men. Won, saw" asked
his wagon boss.
Two are all l saw" faltered the
Y The description he gave was
meager.
Buck Ewing and a few of his friends
listened and the one who had wanted
every one to drink with him early in
the evening snarled out: TN bet it
was that chap who wouldn't drink
with me. He n his partner left early
in the evening" and his b%efuddled
hraln forgot there We're three in Chen
ey's party. For once too much liquor
In times like those Just recorded rea-
son is prone to give way to n desire for
revenge. OF legal law there was
mighty little in those days. Lem
Stockham, the sheriff. was away and
so the mob had full sway. All this
fully sleeping. and Guthrie was trying
to walk off his restlessness.
Another round of drinks was served
and then the mob was ready for any
devllment. Buck Ewing and his party
and the wagon boss led the gang.
Gould You recognize the two men
who slugged YOU" asked Ewing of the
boy.
Yes, l think 1 could" the led re-
piled:
The search began and each house was
inspected. AT daylight they reached
the suntlower hotel. Cheney and Lon
ergan must have been sleeping like
dead men not to ave been awakened,
but the first thing they knew their
door was thrown open and they were
looking down the muzzles of six-shoot-
ers pointed at their heads. Cheney's
nerve was magnificent; so was Loner-
CAMS. Long g they had learned when
a MAN Inns tina n q, .,,, ,-O,, - Il, a..
to submit and play for time.
Get up growled Ewing.
They We're searched, their gun taken
from them and when Ewing read Gen
eI3l Grierson's letter TO Genera Reyn-
olds Ne was amazed-and pleased.
Secret service men, by Godl' he
muttered. We'll, this is luck"
The boy was brought forward and
Historically said: Those are the men
who robbed me-"
'IGvidently they've cached the spoils."
said one of the men.
Cheney and Lonergan We're not saying
anything, but they We're doing a heap
of thinking.
Where was Guthrie all this time;
why hadn't he been taken with them?
The mo- made them put ON their
clothes and marched them downstairs
and out on The street. quickly, Cheney
glanced over the mob which numbered
about 200. He SAW Guthrie, and unob-
served by amy one a sign passed be
tween them. 1t meant one word. sol
diers," The sign consisted merely of
a badly made right hand salute. Guth-
RE understood. Cheney wanted soldiers
and there was no time to lose. Guthrie
Knew Camp Macpherson was seven
miles to the northward. Cheney had
told him that last evening. But seven
miles is a long distance afoot.
Tied Ia a tree n short distance Gouvp
the street WAS IL COW pony saddle and
bridled. Guthrie watched his chance