The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-04-12
CHAPTER v-(Continued.)


y dunno, Massa, | done heerd EN-
talk some bout dey plans, an bout
some gal dsy wanted ter fin, but |
didn't git no right sense to II. De
Gin'ral, he was a might still man"
THE General7 Whom do you mean!
not waiter"
John Sibley done called him dat"
Then Keith rsmembered-just a
dim. misty thread at first. changing
slowly into q clear recollection. He
was riding with dispatches from Long
street TO Storewall Jackson, and had
been shot through the side. The
Arst OF Jackson's troops be reached
was a brigade Of North Carolinians.
commanded by General Waite-Gen-
eraf 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 bardaged
His wound. That was where he had
seen that woman's face before, with
MS haunting familiarity. He drew the
Docket from beneath his shirt, and
reased ut the countenance revealed,
with new intelligence. There could be
no Doubt was the face of her who
bad cared for him 80 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
tCimmaron Crossing. and for whose
Heath he had been arrested. Twas a
strange world. and q small one. What
q miserable ending to a life like his
2 division commander of the Army OF
Northern Virginia. a Lieutenant-Gov- |
ernor Of his state. What strange
combination OF circumstances could
over have brought such a man to this
place. and sent him forth across those
a~ndian-scouted plains? Surely nothing
ordinary. And why should those Dor
der desperadoes have followed.
through sixty miles Of desolation. to
strike him down? It was not robbery.
at least In the ordinary sense. What
Ahen? And how was BLACK Bart" in
voived? Why should he be sufficient.
~ interested 10 swear out a warrant,
and then assist In his arrest? There
must be something TO all this not ap-
parent upon the s~urface-some object.
some purpose shrouded 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 10 conceal It.
Some way, these questions, thus
surging upon him, became a call to
hve, to fight, to unravel their mystery.
1be memory OF that sweet-faced WON
an who had bent above him when the
FEVER began Its mastery, appealed 70
MIN 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
murdercrs Of her husband. Il was up
20 him alone to accomplish this-no
else knew what he knew, suspect
Cd what he suspected. And there was
But one w~ay-through escape. To re-
main there In weak surrender TO fate
Could have but n ending, and that
swift n sudden. He had no doubt
% to Black Bart's" purpose, or of his
abi1ty to use the Red Light" outfit
- desired. The whole plan was clear
~ evident. and there would be no de-
bay In sxscution-all they were wait
ns Tor was night. and a lax guard. He
glanced about at the walls Of the
his eyes grown hard, his teeth
cleuched.
"Nsb." he said shortly. II guess that
was your OUTFIT Ill right, but they
not killed by Indians. They
u down by q rang from this
same follows who have put
you and me In here. l don't know
mat they were ~after-that's to be
Iound out laksF.-but the night you put
ap at tho camp spoiled their game for
nee. and Led to your arrest. They
JAILED to get what was wanted In
Carson. and * they trailed the party
10 the Ctmmaron Crossing. Then
oot on their track. and fearing the ~
1uk. they've landed me also. Now
theyn Get rid OF az both a. best they
I'm. nAss follows won't want any
would be liable to give the
whole trick away-but they have got
y put - whsre w won't talk. There
, an easy way 10 do this. and that II
~ Q lynchtng be-. Do you Get my
Nm. Nehfs /,
IL whites Of IL nsgro's eyes were
vogy much n evidence. his hands grip
Dlng q tn benoh On which he at.
- - Lawn. ~. Aassa Jack. Ill
- loea. e1~ssssssates Do WHO'S
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