The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-06-28

And 1 accept II without reserve
give you my hand in token of tn
compact. You think me an odd girl
no doubt When other children Learn
TO walk. was learning TO ride ant
TO use firearms: aye. and to distrus
strangers Perhaps that very expert
ence has brought me self reliance anc
an unusual confidence In my own Judg
ment Am overbold?"
Far from 1t; yet | may be when
say You are my ideal OF womanhood-"
The quick flush mounted to her hair
her hands clasping.
"Oh. but did no. expect that. What
a poor IDEAL you must have? No north
ern school ever held me up as a
model hardly know what spirit
possesses me 10 make Tie forget the
real purpose of my visit I came in all
seriousness. told you | was alone
here. but for the negroes. Believing
you perfectly helpless. confined here
In the cellar. Colonel Donald rode
away to collect some of bis men. who
are widely scattered just now. intend
Ing 10 convey you under guard tonight
TO Johnston's headquarters Calvert
Dunn. with two OF the negroes, de
parted even earlier with Lieutenant
Navarre's body"
They intend holding me, then. as a
prisoner of war;
She hesitated. as If doubtful of her
reply. her eyes lifting suddenly to my
own. then falling as quickly to the
stone floor of the cellar.
You fear TO tell me the TRUTH"
NO. not that, but do not feel quite
certain OF the final outcome. Both
Calvert Dunn and his father hold you
merely as an emissary of Daniels
and would treat sou as they would
him IL be ever fell into their hands
We have not known much about law
In this region. Lieutenant King. and
men have learned 20 wreak their own
vengeance. cannot picture to you
what the bitterness of mountain
feud means" She pressed her hands
to her eyes as If TO shut out the mem
DRY. yet went steadily on. her soft
voice trembling with emotion. 81
have seen SO much OF it; from my
very babyhood have lived amid
scenes or viOlepce-burned homes. wo.
men and children suffering and desti
tute. men shot down from ambush
and outrageS unspeakable War is
terrible. but q mountain feud turns
human beings into fiends"
Her words. the deep intensity Of her
utterance. told how clearly she recalled
II all. She stopped. breathing heavily.
one hand reaching out TO the door for
support.
But why should it be? We know
nothing OF such conditions in the
north. What caused all this fighting?"
II heard the story" speaking now
almost YEARLY. Way back. they say
hundred years ago. when the first
settlers came, some controversy arose
between the DanielSeS and the Don
aids. Blood was shed. and little by lit
lie every relative was dra wn into the |
controversy. The Danielses were the |
more numerous. the more ignorant. |
he more vindIctive. Colonel Donald |
saw them kill his father and burn his
'wn home 70 the ground He sought ear
lestly TO compromise. TO make peace
The others laughed. thought him
coward. and finally burned his home
or the second time. twenty Of them.
Il midnight, Bill Daniels at their
lead They left hi seriously wound.
u and drove his wife and children into
he night and storm. His wife and one
mid died from exposure He Law for
weeks in this house delirious with
ever. and twice those tends sought
im even then. When he recovered be
vas another man-living for no other
urpose than TO clear this region OF
hat scum He was five years at IL.
light and day. tireless as blood.
ound Bill Daniels was tried for muir
er and convicted He escaped from
Ill two years ago and since then.
nll the war broke out, we have had
eace. Now he has come BACKBONE
ack With the Yankee army behind
it is murder again"
y on know this to he all true?"
The cellar was almost dark now
ut could see her straighteu I'D. her
inds clasped lightly together.
DO | know? Oh. God. yes: | have
zen part OF it, ! have seen men shot
own. ] have covered in darkness
nd rain while flames DESTROYED the.
'use | called home. All my childhood
as passion of fear
You say Calvert Dunn and his
blowers hold NE TO be one OF Dan
IS followers and would dea, with me
cordinglyi How about Colonel Don
DE-" {
He believes you guilty Of killing
eutenant Navarro. but merely in an
Tort TO escape Otherwise be thinks
~ nave told the truth and fayors :
rning you over TO the military au. :
critics.
they expect TO return?" :.
Yes. tonight. With a squad of Colo.
] Donalds men"
AND yet you ask me TO remain :