Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-22

meaning perfectly apparent IT was
the unyieiding hate of savasery. long
brooding over past wrongs. InvoIun-
tarily I glanced about into the fringe
of woods
rs Donald about here Them
Who. big Jem Donald? Sure
haint We never heard O. himy'
shook my head. hoping thus to
lead him on to his story.
What is the special trouble between
you and this Big Donald Daniels?"
Darn if know whar ii started he
acknowledged. a. though the thought
came to him almost as n surprise ut
was fore nv dads time I reckon an
seems ter me if was over lot o. hawgs
tibet got rootin' up some corn down on
Rock crick- Thet's whar Their Dan
ielSes an DonaldS lived in them days.
but hla me if know which one owned
Their corn an which owned Their hawGS
Their nonaIdS in them days he'd n fine
tation. with big house on it. an
maybe hundred slaves Their Dan
1elses was alters pore. but thar was a
monstrous lot o. US scattered long Rock
crick. an when they went gunnin' fer
ther Donalds they gin'rally got EN-
All | know is thief when | come long.
bout hundred years later. Their DON
aids was Twin in n log shack back o.
Bald mountain an Their fight was stiIl
goin' on My dad was shot down at
Milliken Bend by one o Their crowd
when | was eight year old: then my
brother got OF man Donald somewhat
on Their trail an filed him full o.
buckshot- Their next thing they set
fire to our house when nobody but
bunch and got away with a broken
arm, hidin' out in Their bush fer a
week. Then Their Danielses rode over
ter Bald mountain. an we come pretty
near putin Their Donald tribe outer
business. until a gang o. 'em ambus-
caded us one night in Their bottoms
got two bullets in tibet fracas. an my
brother was killed.
-''ROut tibet time Their war broke out.
Earncd If | keered which side licked
in Their war. hut Jem Donald come out
fer Their Confeds. an so | went in fer
Their Union. WAL. we fought it out yere
fer maybe six months. but Their odds
was all with his outfit: thar wasn't
many Danielses left able ter tote a
gun. an finally l skipped out and jined
Buell."
THE secession sentiment was strong
through this section. SUPPOSE"
WAL. l don't know bout tibet. Their
mountain men mostly didn't care
much: mighty few o 'em owned any
niggers. But Their gentry was with
Their secessionists. an Big Donald alters
kinder naturally belonged to tibet bunch.
I've heern tell as how Jem Donald's
wife was a DensIow."
This mention of the name OF DenS-
low brought up before me instantly
the face of the young girl whom l had
left a few hours before. So she also
was. in a way. connected with this
fierce mountain feud that had cost so
many lives. | had reason to know she
was of lighting blood
Coulter's Landing was apparently
deserted of all inhabitants. Back
along the opposite shore we could see
the dust cloud rising above the col
umn of advancing cavalry. A few
brief orders scattered my nondescript
command to rightsand left. Daniels
and | riding alone along the road lead
ing up toward the ridge. watchful that
the others covered thoroughly the
country on either side of us. We were
a mile in advance when Wilson's men
first began taking water at the ford
The knowledge OF what our rapid
movement meant gave zest to this adj
vance scouting. 1 observed how old
Daniels eyes narrowed like those of
cat as he scanned the hills. For the
first time he became revealed to me
a savage. living merely for revenge.
mercileSs and unforg1ving. To him
the war was only a greater feud. bring
ing with ii a long sought opportunity
for vengeance against his enemies.
His keen eyes trSt observed the sig
nal of some discovery waved back
from scout far away to the left. who
suddenly tipped distant ridge. a
mere black dot among the rocks
What is it. DanielS?
Ther Teller out thar is wavin US
over He's run up agin something
that's made him need help. 4 reckon
We rode straight across the upland
side by side. squirting cruelty to keep
my horse even with his awboned