The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-03-17

sY Ills nov nve weeks since \ came to
( this place to satisfy what I am begin
! ming to believe is nothing more than q
mere within. My friends thought 1t q
strange freak for a man engaged to one
ESO1 the 'reisnins bellies Of the city to
suddenly In the height of the sea-
son for an extended hunting trip in the
heart Of the mountains.
] have been here five weeks, hunting
q little, and wandering around a great
8sdeal more. I found this little cabin in
& The ravtne a few rods from the old
81 stage trail. There was another, q larg-
9 house. built OF logs also, but l
might I camped here, building a fire
sDf Its logs each night as / returned
Ssa2r0m my trips yer the mountains.
S@slyASt week, the asst log OF the other
having been consumed. I began on this,
and tonight, when I came In. / found
Eehere was Just enough timber left for
a33gOther ret IRE to it. Tomorrow I will
back up and 90 back to civilization and
my bride.
Tonight, 40 I raked the Goals togeth-
Saof. O stranger am " the top OF the
9aedge above the fire and, after standing
il Locking at me for q moment, climbed
ql60wn the rocky path to my camp.
II knew him l n an instant, but felt
re In my disguise OF fashionable
stDloshes and smooth face. He could not
kecOgnixe me now!
After he had shared my supper we
4 eulled out pipes from our pockets and
l. smoked. ! had him at q disadvantage.
4 eor ! knew him. and could study the
emotions that swept over his face Is
en0 drelight llumined 1t. He was ten
IeArn older b when ] saw him last,
md he was thinner and more haggard.
lied the way. and after a time he be-
~ AAA-f ~ 1880
4b1 human life put in h wilds Of the
Rockies.
SI4assented and he went on.
ssTwelv0 years ago this was probably
khe most God-forsaken mining camp in
~ world. A rougher Set OF men 1t
yould be hard to And. But 1t all
thAnged for the better, and then for the
INOrse again. You would hardly guess
k,sbut even out here. hcmmed In by the
E30okte4, b course Of this reformation
Ind OF the relapse was-woman. and
fAe nAIne woman.
#+AOne day there raj IN accident to
AZ stage up on the trail and q woman,
kfought down by the driver to be kept
overnight while he went back for help.
She wa q sort of. Presbyterian mis-
ftonary on her way OF to some Indian
fEbe Orother. She stayed that day
kndssthesnext, and by the time the driv- !
MN&0 ~ 9Ml0Ak tl0O 1AOuNOu ACI W
hr01ll1se "a remain for a few weeks as
Shesaaid. Nothing would induce her to
stay permanently, although the leader
tissfhe camp told her they needed
bEeaehlnG as much az any one-of
Hh1ch there#could be no doubt-and
promised all manner OF reforms II she
Aould stAy
.ashs did work a rapid change in
keoee men. They built her this log
house we are using as f1rewood, and
S4sliNed In &c. Then they built her a.
H~&uEeh.sand on Sundays they all gath
~ IL while she preached t o them.
G6Syss9ave up gambling and they gave
essdstnlips. Z was getting to be a
1GSdel scpmInunity. every man in
A6At camp WINS madly in love with her
fE-l1nless It Was d but he was Of no
hccounk,
a y sudden It changed. The wo-
16itAns going through the camp one even
tlng at sunset heard the old-time oaths |
iknd.ssAw the old-time drinking and
1lhahltng. She went into one Of the
&anta and the men s~hamefacedly put
ltry1aY the Boards. Blu her power over
hem was gone inc h realized 1t.
sAsssThat night the woman was awaken
a5odSsfrom q sleep by q mob OF msn at
- door. which up to that time had
Len sacred. She asked what was
wanted and they told her to dress and
fH9rne out: they wanted her at the
t4hurchs sS