The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-12-18

fully beautiful, and beg him TO spare
the city. Then he would walk back
wards and forwards, his brow fur.
rowed and wrinkled, as he fought out
the problem 'twixt his righteous ven
geance and
DO this for my sake, Teddy" she
would plead, In a spasm OF agony, "and
l will love you forever and ever"
He would hesitate awhile and sigh.
and then
For you, Agnes. would give my
life. You are asking a great DEAL
but will do it-aftor hang the con.
stable and the judge and the mer-
chant"
Then Agnes would obligingly say
she didn't care much about them, any
how, SOS he didn't kill her dad and
mamma, and the neighbors. and would
throw her lovely white arms about
his neck in gratitude and love.
He liked that version best, and so as
not to fogret how to act when the
time came, he carefully wrote It out
Students Of humanity tell us that
boys OF ambition are the makers OF
their own future. Fate gave Teddy
lift when the great civil war broke
out. He soon got together a bunch of
untamed spirits and they began set
Ting the issues of slavery and state
rights by stealing horses, robbing trav-
elers and holding up railroad trains.
As the success of Teddy's crowd in
creased II grew in numbers until he
had nearly 800 murderous guerrillas
az his back. II was time to strike
He held a consultation with his lieu
tenants out on the green sward and
bound them with terrible oaths to fol
low him on his deed Of retributlon
They waved their plumed hats and
powder pistols on high.
Beaver Run, OF diel" they cried.
Thank you. gentlemen. said Teddy.
much affected. Il knew you were
faithful"
So they took up the march to Beav-
er Run, some so miles away. Teddy
rode at the head of the legions. just as
he had written II down. There was a
long black chicken plume in his hat,
and HIS belt glittered with deadly re-
volyers. The morning before setting
out on the last march before reach
ing the doomed city, the general had
carefully groomed his black charger,
and busted of his clothes. In the
days when he had to go to church such
matters we're inconscquential. but to-
day it was important Toward twi-
light they reached the crest Of a line
of hills overlooking the quiet city,
which lay nesting in the valley. 1t
seemed a place for lovers to wander
hand in hand, for children to run and
play and for the hallowed chimes of
the church to call the faithful to their
devotions. But war is hell. and the
soldier has no time to be sentimental
Besides. Beaver Run had earned her
fate The attack was planned to oc-
cur at midnight, after the villagers
had become sound asleep. 1t would be
moonlight then, and the surprising
party could maneuver easily Two
scouts were sent out with instructions
to get into the town, II possible.
Capt. Teddy marched somberly to
and fro under the cottonwoods, silent
and studious. His mind ran back to
the old days when he was treated so
harshly by the people he had tried to
live among in peace. He thought Of
the disgraceful months in Jail, and
how the teirt Led always clung to
him. He was the town scapegoat,
the outcast," the '1shmaelite," the
young hoodlum," but now
He gritted his teeth as he
observed a form approaching down
the road which the moonlight had
begun to sweep with its silvery
glow. Perhaps 1t was--his brow soft
ened, and tender look crept into his
eyes.
For her sake" he murmured, as he
turned his head
Stealthily steps came near. Teddy
slowly turned. Disappointedly. he rec
ognized his scout.
Back already. Bill?g he said.
"Yep-got news"
Good! Summon the officers to my
quarters"
In a few moments the swash-
bucklers were seated on logs around
their captain, who indicated he wished
them to hear the spy's report.
Il sneaked in along the north road. I"
said the scout, in hoarse whisper,
land mixed with the people. They got
a home guard, with squirrel rifles and
fiintlocks."
HUH" from one of the lieuten-
ants.
IF they resist, their punishment
shall be the greater" said Capt. Ted
dy, judicially.
They're a pretty bum lookin lot O.
soiers," said the spy; "an'-what dye
think?-their captains an old fossil
what used to teach the school-Davy
something or other"
Teddy coughed, and he looked atten-
lively at the ground.
Comrades" he said, Beaver Run
amt much Of place. I used to live