Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-03-19

OF the Boys RODE up-COOk. smith. Pot
ter and Isbell. We all went back then
and stayed awhile. and had supper
later on. Mrs. Woods. whose husband
is now serving a term In the peniten-
uary and used TO be one OF Cooks
men. preparing the food for us. We
changed horses and went TO the noun
tains 10 camp. returning the next
afternoon and again taking supper
within Mrs. Woods
While We were at supper a deputy
sheriff and four men rode up TO the
house. Potter saw them coming. gave
the alarm. and we grabbed our guns
and got ready for them. BY this time
they were within the yard aud not
over Is steps from the house. They
were all armed with rifles as well as
revolvers and We began 70 think there
was a warm time ahead. We all stood
In the rear OF the house with our guns
ready for action. while Mrs. Woods
went out and talked 70 the officers
When she came back one OF them
called out that they wanted 10 come
In. Cook shouted back. You can
come In. II you first lay your arms
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they agreed 20 do this. and having put
their weapons all down on the grass.
entered the house.
Cook then spoke up and said: L
suppose you fellows are after US. Amt
your The sheriff answered. No
we are after the men who stole some
horses up there" He was referring TO
some horses We had lifted from a field
when we went up into the mountains
J the night before.
We'll. then. said Cook, we are the
boys you want. all right
Have you the horsesg asked the
sheriff.
I'VE have responded Cook. What
OF it, Do you happen to want them
very bad?'
We would like TO get them. Of
course, said the sheriff He was feel
ing none too comfortable-we could
see that--and Cook laughed in his
face
The horses amt worth fighting
over said Cook They're pretty
bum lot, so ] guess Wen let you take
them, and wen get ours We all then
went out and gave them back the
animals we had stolen
Before the officers rode away Cook
made them hold up their hands and
swear that they would not tell any
thing about us. The sheriff knew of
the robbery and murder at Sumner
for he spoke OF IL on the way to the
field and said that eight men did the
Job. Well said Cook. we fellows can
rest easy then, for there are only six
OF us Before leaving the deputy and
his men shook hands with us anG said
they We're our friends They were. in
way, l suppose. because they knew
they were up against hard game. II
they had had the drop on us it's safe
betting that they wouldn't have been
so polite.
we separated az Woods house that
night Neil and I turned south and
the other boys rode toward the Block
ranch. We saw no more of them. but
knew that they had decided 10 20 TO
the Luna valley. Neil and rode all
that night and the next day. camping
then in a gulley Our rations soon
ran short. and the next day we were
reduced TO four biscuits apiece The
third day we rode into the Mescalero
Indian reservation, reaching there
about four O'Clock in the evening.
Neil told me 10 walt IN a bunch of
timber while Re went down 10 the In
dams TO get something 20 eat He
went away. and was soon out OF sight
beyond ridge. That was the last 1
saw Of Neil ] waited in the timber
two hours. and then headed for an In
dian camp. riding a horse l had trad
ed for with some fellow who came
along while was waiting up In the
timber. When 7 appeared In the