The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-06-02

tuat fbis generation, these nerco ana
bloody hearts, must die Only IN that
why can tho tradition u violence be
overcome aud new state reared"
a. the foot OF the toilsomc, upward
winding trail he dlsmounted and led
his weary horse. over bis head and
about halfway 10 tho FIRST hilltop iny
roof o. Gcocy ynpor, faint purple
IN color and seamless IN texture.
Through this no must pass, and It sym.
bolizcd to him the line Of dcmarcatlon
between the plain and the mountain,
between order and violence.
Slowly he led bis horse along the
mountain side, grnsplng with eager do
sire nt every changing aspect Of the
marvellous mountain scene. II was In
hnitoly more gorgeous, more compel
ling than his moonlight experience the
night before
AZ he led his horse out upon pro.
jcctinR point Of rocky ledge TO rest his
love FOR the range came back upon
him with such power that tears misted
his eyes and his throat achcd. where
else VIII ! find such scenes at this?"
he asked himself where in all tho
lownnds could such splcndors sinner
How can | lcnyc this high world in
which these wonders come and go? |
win mott Here viii bring my bride
and build my home, This Is my
world
hut the mist grew gray, the aureole
| Of fire fuded the sun went down be-
| hind the hills, and the chill OF evening
| decpened on the trail. and MS he re-
| approached the scene OF mans inhu.
| mnnity 10 man the thought Of camping
| there beside those churrcd limbs call
cd for heroic resolution lie was hun.
cry, too, ana us the mir pinched he
shivered
AT the hest the sheriff cannot reach
here before midnight" he said. and
settled down 10 his uuSought. revolving
vigil.
| His ne relief my IN the mental com.
position of n long letter TO Lee Vir.
glniH, whose life NJ that moment was
u comfort to him III such purity,
such sweetness. can come from vio-
lence mud rulgarlty then surely new
aud splrudId state can rise even out
~ the nghCs Of these murdered men
| Perhaps this n the end OF the old"
he mused. perhaps this ls the begin
ulnE of the ucw," and as he POWDERED
the last faint crimson died out OF the
west, $50 must the hate and violence
die out Of America" he said, "lcnving
The clear sweet air of liberty behind"
lie was near to the poet AT the mo-
mcnt, for be was also the lover Ills
allegiance TO the great republic stood
the test His faith IN democracy was
shaken, but not destroyed, II will
wait" he decided This shall be the
sign, II this deed goes unavcnged
then viii put on my badge and my
uniform and 20 back TO the land where
for n hundred years at least such
deeds ns these have been impossible"
He built lire MS night fell TO serve
both as n beacon and MS n defense
against the cold. lie felt himself
wcirdly remote In this vigil. From
his far height he looked abroad upor
the tumhled plain as II upon nm occar
dimly pcrccptIblc yet august. AT this
moment" he said, curious and per
haps guilty eyes ure wondering what
my spark of tlrcllght may mean"
His mind went again and again e
that tall old man In the ditch. VIVA,
was the mconI1. of his scared ant
, sDprnwful ,,lnn, Nhy ,,,,,,1 ga,
so peacefully employed AT such time
, and In such place wear the look OF
n hunted deer? What meant the tire
NOR In his volcep
Was Il possible that one so GENT,
should have taken part In this deed
"Preposterous suspicion, and yet h,
had guilty look"
Al last, far In the night, he heard
the snort OF n horse and the sound o
voices, The law tsuch rs It was) was
creeping up the mountain side IN tn,
person OF the sheriff of Chauvcne
county and was about to relieve tn,
ranger from his painful responslbilit,
as guardian OF the dead
At last he came, this officer OF tn,
law attended dixie u Cheyenne chief
by dozen lesser warriors of variou.
conditions and kinds. but among then
indeed second only TO the sheriff
was Hugh Rcdneld, the forest super
visor, hot and eager with haste
AS they rode tip TO the FIRE the Officer
called out; "Iowdy, rangcr7 How
about itY'
Ross stated briefly. succinctly, wha
he had discovered and rs he talked
other riders came up the hill and gath
cred closely around 10 listen In word
less silcnce-in guilty silence, the
ranger could not help believing.
Rednold spoke. "Sherlif Van Horne
you and have been running cattle II
this country for nearly thirty years
mud we've witnessed all kinds Of shoot
ing and several kinds of hanging bu
when II comes TO chopplng and burn
ing men l get of. shall personally
offer n reward OF $1,000 for the ap
prehenslon OF these misereants, and
hope you'll make 1t your solemn duty
10 hunt them to earth"