The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-07-27

was brigade OF North Carolinians
commanded by General waite-Gen
eral Willis Waite. He had fallen from
his horse at the outposts, was brought
helpless to the Generals tent, and an
other sent on with the papers. And
Mrs waite had dressed and bandaged
his wound, That was where he had
seen that woman's face before. with
It's haunting familiarity. He drew the
locket from beneath his shirt, and
gazed at the countenance revealed,
with new intelligence. There could be
no doubt-it was the face OF her who
mad cared for him 30 tenderly In that
tent at Manassas before the fever
came and he had lost consciousness
And that then, was Willis Waite ly.
Ing In that shallow grave near the
C1mmaron Crossing, and for whose
death he had been arrested Twas a
strange world, and a small one. What
a miserable ending to a life like his
division commander Of the Army Of
Northern Virginia, a Lieutenant Gov
ernor OF his state. What strange
combination Of circumstances could
ever have brought such man to this
place, and sent him forth across those
Indian-scouted plains7 Surely nothing
ordinary. And why should those Dor.
der desperadoes have followed,
through sixty miles OF desolation, to
strike him DOWN. II was not robbery,
at least in the ordinary sense. What
then? And how was Black Bart" In.
volved7 Why should he be sufficient.
ly Interested to swear out a warrant,
and then assist in his arrest? There
must be something to all this not ap-
parent upon the surface-some object,
some purpose sbrouded In mystery.
No mere quarrel, no ordinary feud, no
accident Of meeting. no theory of COM
monplace robbery, would account for
the deed. or for the desperate efforts
now being made to conceal It,
Some way, these questions, thus
surging upon him, became q call to
live. to nght, to unravsl their mystery.
The memory Of that sweet.faced WON
an who had bent above him when the
fever began it's mastery, appealed to
him now with the opportunity OF serv.
Ice. He might be able to clear this
bring to her the truth, save her from
despair, and hand over to justice the
murderers OF her husband II was up
to him alone to accomplish this-no
one else knew what he knew, suspect
ed what he suspected. And there was
but one way-through escape. To re
main there In weak surrender to fate
could have but one ending. and that
swift and sudden. He had no doubt
as to Black Bart's" purpose, or Of his
ability to use the Red Light" outfit
as desired. The whole plan was clear
ly evident, and there would be no de
lay in execution-all they were wait
ing for was night, and a lax guard. He
glanced about at the walls of the
ROOM his eyes grown hard, his teeti
clenched.
"Neb," he said shortly. 81 guess tina
was your outfit all right. but the.
were not killed by Indians. The,
! were run down by q gang from thi
| town-the same fellows who have pu
! you and me In here. ! don't know
what they were after-that's to b.
found out later,-but the fight you pu
up at the camp spoiled their game 70
once, and led to your arrest. The
failed to get what was wanted Il
Carson, and so they trsiled the part
to the Cimmaron Crossing Then
got on their track, and fearing the re
suit, they've landed me also. Nov
they'll get rid OF us both as best the
can. These fellows won't want an
trial-that would be liable to give tn
whole trick away--but they have 20
TO put us where We won't talk Their
is an easy way to do this, and that
by lynching bee. DO you get m
drift, Neb?"
The whites OF the Negroes eyes wer
very much in evidence. his hands griI
ping at the bench on which he sat.
20 de Lawd, yes, Massa Jack.
sho does. corroborates de Who'll
thing"
Then you are willing to take
Chance with me-"
"Willin' Why. Massa Jack. Fs
overjoyed; ! amt gwine leave yer n
mo, Use sho' gwine ter be yo' nigge
What 20 gwine ter do?"
Keith ran his eyes over the WALL
carefully noting every peculiarly.
We'll remain here quietly just q
long as 1t is daylight. Neb," he reptile
finally. but well try every board an
every log to discover some way on
Just the moment II grows dark enoug
TO slip away without being seen ws'v
got TO hit the prairie. Once south {
the Arkansas we're safe, but not unit
then. Have you made any effort
get outf"
The negro came over to him, an
bent down.
II was layin' on board what I
worked loose at one end" he whit
pered hoarsely, back OBJ de bencl