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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-01-26
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BACON

ready have carried the alarm. A feel
ins OF despair came over him as he
sank down exhausted 10 the dead
leaves and thought OF all the odds
against him.
An hour must have passed since he
had erept into the wood and he was
just slipping Into dofs when he
started up and listened. every nerve
alert, A shot Then another and an.
other He sprang TO bis feet. Far
out across the fields a man was run.
Ming, pausing now and then 70 dis
charge his revolver at half q dozen
or more msn who were hard In pur.
suit G few hundred feet behind him.
Reagan gave low cry Of dismay, for
the man was headed for his hiding
place, and be realised that II he
should succeed IN reaching II, the pur.
suers would soon have the little strip
OF woods surrounded. They would
both be trapped,
He turned and clambered upward.
But the warning had come too late.
As he reached the summit OF the little
bill. he caught sight OF stili more men
running about In tho open on the
other side. He hesitated q moment,
then crept back to the spot that he
had left.
Again he heard shots. The pursu.
ing party were firing at the runaway
now, but the man was running on, ap.
parsptly unhurt. He reached the trees
and Reagan could hear him breaking
his way through the thick underbrush
Nearer he drew, and. when not q
dozen yards away. he glanced up and
saw ths convict standing motioniess
watching him.
Don't shoot, pal" said Reagan
calmly. You amt got nothing to
fear from me. We're In the same fix,
we two"
The man stared at him doubtfully,
but said nothing In the din moon.
light his face looked dead white and
his breath came In long sasps.
You better sit down and take II
easy" advised Reagan. Them cusses
aint goin' to risk comm In here In
the dark after you. that's sure, when
they can Just as easy wait TIL morn
in"
Il guess you're right" he said, but
he still kept his gun ready for action
as he gazed at Reagan
Il been doin little Job myself"
said Reagan, by way OF allaylng sus,
picion. and he pointed to his shoeless
feet. on which his socks hung in
shreds, with bruised and bleeding
flesh showing through The man
looked from his feet TO his close
cropped head studied his grim, hard
features for a moment and seemed
satisfied They've got us cornered,"
he said at last. What are we goin'
to do?"
Il guess there aln't nothin' to do
Just yet but to lie close and study it
out" said Reagan, coming slowly
down to where the man was standing.
"l want to find out first what you
know, understand? What they after
you for'"
The stranger sat down and. drop.
ping his weapon. buried his face in
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-01-26

heap on the noor without 90 much a
a cry.
But his raised est dropped TO hi
side He could not strike, not eve,
With the thought Of the lifetime b
hind the bars that threatened him
There vas = soft spot In Red" Rea
san. II puIilsd him and be was hal
ashamed OF H. but hs would rsthe
'-n the rtsk Of being caught thai
ilse that blow
A moment. and the golden oppor
tsnity had toSn. for the girl turnes
swiftly and sss him. he Was Abou
10 speak, 10 caution her 10 make NJ
sound. the Hrst word was hall spoken
when shs drew back with q piercing
cry Of alarm.
With an oath Reagan boltsd into
ne ball and dashed down the stairs
Mother he heard the girl cry
ing behind hin "Mothsrl"
And then be was out OF the win
dow, lesping over shrubs and hedges
/ In bis Wild dssh for the road From
behind him in the great, dark house
/ he heard the frightened voices o.
women and the call OF a man. Then
as he glanced back. lights flashed In
the upper windows. In moment the
whole house was ablass with thom
A door few open and he heard soms
one running out onto the gravel path
Then more voices. men shouting back
and forth 10 one another, and the
lcreaking OF stable-door hurriedly
thrown back
He had reached tho road now and
was running swiftly and silently In
his stocking feet A few hundred fee,
farther on he turned of into the fields,
for though the stones and stubble
cut into his feet, he knew II was safer
there Indeed. he was hardly away
from the road when he heard the chug
ohug OF motor car coming along be
hind the trees that bordered the drive
way OF the house As 1t dew into the
road he flung himself to the ground
and lay Get In the grass until II had
flashed by and had passed out OF
sight. Then he sprang up and hur.
ried on. for there were men running
about on the lawns
The worst luck | ever played in,
he snarled Though his teeth. But
they won't get me - cried in fierce
determination Not unless they wing
me with bullet"
On and on he ran, until at last his
sGcngth began to fail and he slowed
! into a walk and made hasty study o!
his surroundings. All around him lay
wide stretch OF meadows and cult
yated 6elds and now that the moon
was up In a fast clearing sky, he knew
that he was far from safe there. But
mile ahead lay patch OF woodland
80 he trudged heavily on, his limbs
stiff and aching and a throbbing in his
temples. until at last he drew into the
shelter Of the thick trees and under.
growth. The wood lay on a hillside
and he chose spot where he could
look through gap IN the timber and
survey wide stretch OF the open
country. Far away across the fields
few dim lights gave signs OF vii
lage. to which the motor car must al.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-01-26

take lie was barehtatsd To aver
susD'r'Dl he must have d bat Al1 a
u4.' lave m1le5 30. 'lf b. wal
Dena4cs n or.y b. rar.r m .E- 2
good haul before day broke e..
would be smooth sailing
'lIl travel Ike Sss,i EaZAbs then,
be uused No freight Tor mine, viii
ne chance Of Esttlng pulled Tor q
hobo. III ride ,n Pglluan guess
tasy went BE- looking Tor ne there
But there was 90 time 70 !0ss frc n
those precious hour of dGrkBtss Al
ready Il must 10 midnight and be
might have 70 trsvsI for hours DO
fore finding q tOuss that would iuiI
mis- experienced bufgllfI eye
Another fifteen minutes and be cEms
10 q road He EsYs smile OF salts
faction EG be followed rs winding
course with bic eye FOR Il ran 10 the
vest Hs struck into II and hurried
On Nile after mile be walked An
hour passei Hs vab Elili IN lonely
wooded country ana the few houses
bs had seen had been too small and
ommcupiacs 10 suit bis purpose But
at last around turn 10 tho road. he
came upon just such a place 40 ho had
hoped 10 fnd big smbllng house
slrrclnded by WellIept lawns. End
evidently The country nome of wealthy
people
he gave low Stisus This sure
looks Ike tho real thing. be told him.
seli and made bis way across ths
lawns to the nearest windows and
peered inside. He caught a glimpse
" a polished hoor Of polar bear
rug. and the CLEAN u Grmor on the
wall and drew back satlahsd Then
no proceeded 10 walk around the
house. looking 10 at window after
window
rs lucky there amt no dog" hs
muSed but wish had gun IT'D
seem like Old times II only mad my
shooter"
Cautiously he tried window II
WaB locked He went llttls farther
on and tried another with the same
result But the third Yielded He took
- his Shoes and left them on the
grass, then slowly drew himself up
10 the bill and crept inside There
we're nOiscless sulphur matches in the
pocket VI his coat and he s,ruck one
and made quick survey Of his sur.
roIndings He HaG In tho dining
room aud on massive mahogany
sldoboard the nickerng glow Of the
match Mashed across rows OF silver.
'are Ilo did not want that He had
rays scorued 10 taEo silver and now
vas less tempting than ever
We passed on into the hail grabbed
a felt hat from the rack on the
"ut It on and pulled It down over
g. Then he tiptocd up the wide
A thrill OF excitement came
20, "a he crept forward, the Old
thr he had felt 80 many times
for an old hand Al a Job OF
that g. But he felt not a touch OF
fear. f., lad covered In terror on
tho prison wall. but now at his "a
millar work he had never been hap
pier or moro AT his ease He was at
the game he loved. the game that he
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-01-26

his hands "I wish hadn't done us
he whlmpered. II dunno what "a,
into me. must ha' been crazy
never did anything like that beiors
I've lived straight, have. ! aint No,
thief But | been out Of a lob anT
I've got a wife and babies and | had
10 got money somehow. And tbara
was house over In the village that
looked easy. But ! hadn't got moron
inside before they got after me. Tbey
chased me down the road. but guess
I'd got away II hadn't run In sight
OF this crowd with guns"
Reagan watched him for i.D.
without speaking "see here. KID. ~,
said at last They didn't get roov
close look at you, did they--didnt tes
you except in the dark3"
The stranger shook his head.
And they don't know there are .go
OF us here" Reagan continued I'm
thinkin either you or me can 90 flee
But we both can't; that's 4 cinch.
II we both stay here they'll get IS
sure in the morning, But suppo- n
one OF us makes break for II? The
others safe, amt he? II | run out.
they'll take me for the feller that did
both jobs, and the same way II you
90, Then the one OF us that stays
here can sneak away whenever he
wants TO. Understand"
The young man sprang to his fee,
with a cry and his eyes were britbt
with hope. But the next moment bIs
face clouded. But It's a chance Tor
only one OF u.s." he said. and his yoics
qulYered. Which onell II be?"
We'll draw lots for It, kid" and
Reagan selected two blades OF dry
grass and bit of the feathered ends.
You game" Ne rolled the straws
between his hands and held them out
30 that only the ends showed from
between his fingers The short one
wins" he said 81 can't do any cheat.
In then"
The stranger gazed at them with
frightened eyes, then put out a shak.
Ing hand and laid hold OF one gin.
gsrly. But he hesitated before draw
Ing II out A moment and he released
II and grasped the other
That the one?" asked Reagan.
The young man nodded Reagan
smiled triumphantly Then he looked
into his companions childish face, and
suddenly something stirred in his
heart. II was that soft spot that he
could never understand "Oh, hell"
he muttered, and there was a quick
movement OF his thumb as the young
man drew out the straw.
II was the short one. The other.
not an inch longer, remained In Res.
gans clutch. But somewhere in the
dead leaves there fell still another Bit
OF straw with the mark OF his thumb
nail at its end
"Good.by. pal" said Reagan I'm
committin' penal offenso helpin a
criminal to escape and hate TO break
the law. But you'll see the wife ana,.
babies again, guess
Then he turned and stole softly
away through the trees
The young man peered through the
gap in the wood, and out across tn,
moonlit fields he saw a black figur,
running with the head bent low
Again the shots rang out The figure
stumbled, clutched at the air and fell
forward.
(Cobwicht. Tie Frank 4. Mnrsey Ce
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-01-26

David Grayson, writing one of his
new" Adventures In Contentment" in
the February, American Magazine,
makes this observation:
Long ago | made a motto about
boys: Look for boy anywhere New
er be surprised when you shake a
cherry tire if boy drops out of It,;
never he disturbed when you think
you think yourself in complete soli-
tude If you discover a boy peering out
at you from n fence corner"
ADV.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-01-26

"At the time Of the advent of the
whites on this continent the Iroquois,
as overlords Of the tribes extending
from Lake Champlain to the Missis-
sippi and from the Great Lakes to
Savannah. ruled over a larger empire
than Rome in the days of Trojan.
Through the whole wilderness Of
North America the Indian bla2ed
paths for the whites. They led
Champla.n and his associates through
the Canadian forests and along It's
rivers and lakes: plloted Joliet and
Marquette down the Wisconsin into
the Mississippi, and along the latter
to the mouth of the Arkansas: and
guided La Sale by way of the Till
nois and the Mississippi to the Gulf
Of Mexico. at which point that ex-
plorcr took possession of all the lands
drained by that river and its tribu-
taries for Louis XIV. Not only dlo
the course of the empire through New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio lie
along the red mems trails, but Boone,
Harrod, Sewer, Robertson and the
rest OF the pioneers of Kentucky and
Tennessee followed paths laid out by
the aborlgncs. a Shoshone girl. Sac
ajawea, led Lewis and Clark over the
Rocky Mountains and through the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-01-26

census there are 3O49jO Indians in
the United States, exclusive of those
in Alaska
Mr. Harvey calls attention to the
diversity Of names borrowed from the
Indians. There were the Wampa-
noags" he says, "Pequots and Nara
gansctts in New England and the mid
die states. the Powhatans in Virginia
the Greeks in Georgia, the Scminoles
in Florida the Chickasaws, Choctaws
and N1tchcz along the gulf coast for
few hundred miles inland the
Apachcs Comanches and Navajos in
Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, with
the Missouris. Pawnees. Osages,
sioux Crows, Winnebagoes, Chippe-
was and BIackfect, farther to the
north and northwest And far more
formidable, both as friends and as
enemies, than any Of those tribes,
were the Iroquois Of Five Nations
Othc Mowhawks. Nncldas, Onondagas,
Cayugas and Senecas), who occupied
the whole of northern New York from
Lake Champlain to Lake Erie. We
the ahorIgincs were placed far too
high by the earlier writer's.
"Ohyiously the estimates Of Fifteen
or twenty Millions for tho Indians
living three or four centuries ago In
tho territory comprised in the pres
cnt United states were far too large
While war. hunger and the perils Of
tho chase undoubtedly brought the
morality among the red men to g.
higher figure. it seems safe to say
that loss than one million were here
when Columbus landed In the west
crn hemisphere, The present mum
hcr is less than one-thrd Of that fig
urc. and the absence Of war and the
advent ~ improved hyricnic condi-
uous are bringing steady increase
among them. Nevertheless they were
numerous and courageous enough to
have made It exceedingly difficult
had they so desired, for the whites
to obtain foothold on this continent.
In most eases. however. In the be-
ginning. they lent the whites help
Ing hand.
"Ey keeping their treaty promises
they showed an example to their new
ncighhors which, unhappily, the la'
ter often forgot. Cupidity and de
sire to enlist them as allies against
other white or red men induced Span
iards. English, Dutch and French :,
sell firearms To the Indians. and In
their use they soon became rs pro-
ficicnt as the whites
"ln the wars which reddened the |
annals of the frontier in our march |
from the Connecticut and the james |
to the Columbia and the Sacramento |
the Indians proved themselves to Ice |
FAR more effective fighters than any /
other members of the inferior races |
encountered by white men elsewhere |
IN the world. by significant e.
the red men NJ the terri |
tory comprised In the present United /
states were much more capable war
.urs han those In Canada. Mexico and !
South America. And by their wars |
the Indians rendered a better service /
To the whites than they Intended. and |
than the whites dreamed. The Brit
ish colonlsts were thereby prevented /
from scattering through the wilder
ness as the French had done In Cana
la and the Spaniards In Mexico:
they were compelled to frame the ma !
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-01-26

chinery Of self-government, they i'm
bided a military spirit which enabled
them to aid in defeating the French
in Canada when the struggle between
the two countries came, and thus a
desire for independence was aroused
which asserted itself against England
as soon as the French were driven
out
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-01-26

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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-09-02
COURT REPORTERS CONFER
AT, MAMMOTH CAVE

The Kentucky Shorthand Reporters
Association, which began it's fourth
annual session at Mammoth Cave on
Wednesday, adjourned after electing
the following officers: President, Nor
ris d. Gordon, Madisonville; first vice
president, Mrs. B. H. Buehler, Somer-
set; second vice president, James ID.
Soy, Louisville; secretary and treasu-
,rer, Mrs. Elizabeth Rogers, of Paris
and Lexington.
James G. Mclean gave a short talk
on the statutes governing the appoint
ment of court reporters in Kentucky.
The main purpose of the meeting how
ed ever, was to draft a bill to be
presented the 1914 session of the Leg
islature concerning employment of
,stenographers in criminal cases and
the fees to be paid for their services
in such cases.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-09-02
BABIES HEALTH LEAGUE
TO MEET THURSDAY

The Babies Health League will
meet Thursday afternoon at O'Clock
at the residence of the president,
Mrs. Wade Whitley, on Vine street.
The members of the League and all
those interested are requested to be
present at this meeting.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-07
HANCOCK BREviTiES.

Richard Hooper of quincy has
gone to England.
Fred Bonds has gone to Milwaukee,
whore he will locate.
Mrs. Loyal O'Leary and children are
visiting for "A week at Green Bay.
Miss Molly Howard, of the Quincy,
has returned from a visit to Canada.
c. ID. Hanchette has gone to Mil
waukee To attend the meeting of the
National Association of Building and
Loan societies.
George L. Price has returned to
Lansing where he is employed as as
sistant secretary of the industrial ac-
cident board.
The new storage plant erected at
Ripley 10y the Portage Coal and Dock
company received its first cargo of
coal yesterday in the Yosemite.
Karl Lohto and Gunnar GrOndlund
visited Hancock for few days the
early part of this week. Both men
started their wrestling careers here
and heir old friends were glad to
see them.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-07
VILLAGE TO SUSPEND WORK.
Will Follow Action Of Township and
Will Do Only Imperative Repairs.


The IIoughton village council at it's
meeting this afternoon win suspend
all work, according to a statement
made Yesterday afternoon 10y Village
President Frederick Bawdcn.
The action is of course u result OF
the strike and is designed To prevent
the village finances getting into any
worse tangle than they are. The vii
lagc has large sum of notes and
bonds due at the beginning of 1914
and is DESTROYS of paying them off
with thc money saved from the taxes
this year The village is financially
embarrassed through the heavy bond
issues that are coming due and to pay
them off promptly requires the strict
est economy at the present.
The village had planned rather
heavy campaign for "A good roads this
summer and fall and while the great
er part Of the work has been done in
some parts of the village the remain
der will be discontinued owing to the
too great expense il would in
Volve.
The village will of course do some
Imperative work such as the cleaning
of the streets and the pumping of
water but all plans for improvements
not absolutely imperative To- the run
ming IF the village will be abandoned.
The collection of the village taxes
is now i'm progress and ,he strike and
resulting slump In business has made
u much more difficult to make the
collections than is normally the ease.
AS shortage of money faces the vii
lage the council is strong for econo-
my.
A number Of other matter Will come
up for discussion but the council is
known to be opposed to all plans in
volvng the expenditure of any con-
siderable sums of money The request
for money from the copper country
fair viii not likely come tn the atten-
ton % the council at this meeting as
the fair directors are waiting for the
pres mt To ascertain the outcome OF
the strike before laying plans for the
fair.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-07

ter D0ucette begged and brsoa -hod
pedestrians 10 go 60 their rrgrI with
clothes, so they could sct ctt Tbc
three young men were hathiur and
while they mad the shower COINS ut
fun force and splashed about u tn.
cooling spray every stitch or their
wearing apparei was surrcpttlousb
taken from the han. Not even "a ue.l,-
tie was left The clothing was NOT
missed until the young mon had tired
Of water sprite and wanted lu dress Is
search was made of the big haU u.t
not vestisc OF clothug could r
found anywhere Thoy pespcd pu or
windows and called to pas-ers1s .pr
help. explaining their prrdirams1r asl
no one came 90 their assistance. ON
the contrary most ,Nrruug ..au
laughed at the inprisonrd sauu. uua.
told others about b. ana sIuu tU -c
was crowd assembled u uou. of tho
ns the clothing was returned aHr ,no
building, enjoying tine oi-samf9. or
the prisoners, After two hours raad-
rio hastily donucd their upu9ra nI
slipped away where uo ono could mud
them. But they are dctrruuaa t9.
break even and are moss .auu....H..
various plots which Will nc s.. .u. ,r-
trap the perpetrators of the ioar,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-07
Hancock Department
BIG SANCERFEST
HERE NEXT YEAR
Association Accepts Hancock's
Invitation for 1914

The Finnish American Musical AS
ISOLATION, at its meeting at Ironwood
this week, awarded the 1914 sangerfest
to Hancock, i'm response to an invita-
ton to meet here that was extended
by the Hancock organizations attend
ing.
Next years meeting will he held in
July, the exact dates not having been
decided upon as get. The executive
board of the association will take ac-
ton on this matter some time in the
near future.
Many OF the most important Offices
went to copper country people at the
lronwood meeting.
The following is the election of Of
ticers:
President-G. r. WahIstrom. Calu-
met
Vice prcsident-Wcrner Nikander,
Hancock.
Sccrctary-O. \. Ilariu, Calumet.
Trcasurcr-Emil Toloncn, Hancock.
Secretary treasurer--lfsa Mattela.
Trustecs-K. w Kilkka, Hancock;
Dr. otto Peterson. Ishpcming; Victor
Taipola, Astabula; Miss Tillic Grckil-
la, Hancock.
The Hancock society is already plan
ming ON next years gathering. The
attendance will undoubtedly be large
and it is hoped that every band and
singing organization in the society
ing
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-07
Pastor invited to Return

Rev. Alfred T.. Healey has been
unanimously invited to return to Iron
wood as pastor of the First Methodist
Episcopal church. The invitation was
extended at the fourth quarterly con-
ference of the church. The district
superintendent Rev w. r. Marvin.
who presided, was urged To do all in
his power to procure the return of
MIR. Hcaley at the approaching SEES
sion of the Detroit conference.