The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-01-24


house. and ordering my mon into aad-
die prepared for departure without
giving 3 thought to the little fellow
and his domestic troubles. chose
the road leading toward the north
west. for although had not asked the
question I conceived II highly probable
that Brennan and bis party would ride
from the Federal calvary quarters ut
Golfers Church. and | had no desire
to meet them. They were upon an
GRAND Of mercy Of far greater impor-
tance than my revenge.
Az we swung along through the
heavily timbefed land ringing our
road, Bunsay pressed his mule into 4
trot and finally succeeded insranj<lng
up,at my side. Dyonrin my disturbed
nan,., oona,.,o,, I 80 s,,,,,,,.xa-s q. ~
rnior. 's,v,~- !, -,a,r., !. s,.sc,, - -. :
-..,,s ,.
~ 80 co.. ~ go $500 -.
words a., - tho mule. hora ,rot ard
vrasn,n. ~. .dd,. 1880
,tslv aI sor,.r rscton - hnw thsr,i,
"a soma An hsct thar cor. Iong Tsss
an Rs,rn. fa,,ss = SSfs ~
.WEg,a Il ..er.a :. ID, no,, thor.
,uph,v arousad - The thousht I'D,
IL bad ,nnortant ~. ~ co,nrrn,.
ate
"WaI. he aYnla,n.d .,ov,v avh,n
"a whit ON ,ortar tut notion Tar
'ook bout 4 nj TIsad tar be an oI.
,tomnin, gronnd q. mina CO rutcbv
an, M cj,,,rh tbat bIc NH hack =.
whar We halted and,1bv s,m down
mar N ,hsr yn,Iv =, = othsr a,da
.bar,s ! aurnsd Mo csmn =, ,elIsrs !.
na,ned nm abort ana WITH un,,ftaa
hand, aignaiIed The man habind IN
aalt
"Whv didn't vor al, ~. tb,s ba.
rora,s questioned starnlv .uow
many ware there, and What d,a tbav
look Iika9. f''
He scratcbad ,ha b.cr =, b,s Had
.bougbtfrl,y ana .nanaas n,,.h cara-
,ul delIberatiop aDurnS q 7 didn't
line. We Till after VA a,arted an, 7
-eckon as how n took me ali O, few
nile ter a. th,s vare hIama mue, nm
Ter wbar + end tain Tbars unite a
,mart buncb bnt nav had seoma nick.
sts ont an, crdnt ~ c,nsaI ,no,,sb
,ey ali zackIv. B nrtcbv tho,,gbt thar
~. n,vh on,a, two sbrndr.d !, ,ern
81, I iist donr tnow Thav vusp,t
n sed like sotars ~ sitber army an.
I r.ckon tbav.ra MT =. ,b.r bI,lan
GLANCED q, nv l,ttia bandful of
ran scarce,v knowing What dacision
4 ,r,gbt he w,sa a. w.Ea rIndouht.
,.av thav would agbt n occasion
s-ose hit the odds were terribly
,eayv. basidaa n brennan came and
ais marty cot awav that .same even.
inc % was MANNED for them 10 do.
hen a might NOT be necessary for us
to atyike 4 blow was certainly in
,o mood N synose NV ANAL command
merelv N save the emnty house from
seatr,,ction N
.rhar,. ,.,d .,,r,,ro tovard tha
s.rrasrt vhc 80, Ne hersa With az.
',ac. .svo,, ,sars with the
~. n,har \. '5,..ovar.d ,this camn
IT, 49, A. -, ,h,nr I, cor,.,nad,
ana Who were thav,.
s.va, 49, x. - Z. 40 gor,.
oan,ea canta,n ind dere vos sorne
horses Int dav vos dressed-yot YOU
calls ita-all ober not ner same"
.Not in uniform?r
dot yos II"
Have any Of the rest Of YOU seen
anything that looked suspicious?" /
asked glancine around into the diff
rerent faces IA
.,Mavh.iI ala. ansvarad one Of the
troonars named Earl .Aa wa rode IN
iha frst hin after, leaving the house
INV horse picked nm a stone. and had
10 ston and yet IL out. I reckon / fell
behind 4 quarter OF a mile or more,
and lust as started looked back,
and a party Of ten or twelve fellows
was tuat riding IN through them big
gates onto The front lawn. But them
fellows was soldiers for sure; they
rode regular like, and all of them
wore caps. 1t was so far on couldn't
them caps made me think they was
Feds"