The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-12

morrow morning"
This ooh place in the night.
Here. you ID Yank: you come
along o. me, and II you try to get
away we'll plug you full o. holes as
a %sieve,' said Cole Younger.
They both mounted and riding side
by side rode with the gang through
the forest. The clatter of the hoofs
gave Elkins and Younger an oppor-
tunity to talk.
I'm going to try and save you for
old times sake. Steve" said Younger,
but I'm taking a mighty big risk,
for it's half a dozen bullets through
me II they find out"
What dye suppose they'll do with
me-" asked Elkins. I'm a soldier.
and you can tell 'em I'll obey my pa
role IL they'll let me go, which / sure
will do"
we don't keep prisoners and VIC
don't parole" replied Younger. ITS
yours to hang unless | can get 'cm
to shoot you"
They ode on in silence. To Elkins
II seemed hours.
Cole he said at last. Cole and
those who knew Elkins can imagine
the wheedling tones he used. cole,
you've got to get me out of this.
Cole. I'm just depending on you
Don't you speak another word"
warned Younger in a low voice. add
ing in n loud and angry tone: "Yank,
you rid on your side of the road"
After about half an hour, in which
Elkins says he did some of the hard
est thinking in his life. Cole refined
nearer him and said in II low voice:
steve. don't you look my way or
let on o hear anything. About "A
hundred yards ahead n wood trail
crosses this road When we come to
ii you make a dash down that trail
and ride like hell. I'll be first in pur-
suit. but | think ] can block IL SOS
to give YOU "A start. II you under
stand Just nod your head. I'll hold
back a little just before we come to
the trail. and then you make your
break. It's the only chance you've
got"
There was a brief period. Senator
Elkins old me. during which he
feared the riders in front and rear
might hear his heart beat. il thumped
81 td1us All dN otlNt 'Olt lltlE =
horse slowed down and began to 'cut
up" 1t plunged II reared. At the
same time Elkins saw "A rift in the
scrub oak and jack pines. and sink
ing spurs into his horse he steered
him for the opening. His horse
plunged down the dark alley between
the trees and he heared a shout from
Cole Younger:
THAT id Yank is trying |
escape"
Then there was a confusion OF
voices, cries. orders and shots. Mean
while Elbins rod on through the
narrow LAM with spurs ploughing the
TANKS OF his horse. In the far back
distance he heard more shouts and
shots. but he was intent upon getting
just as far from hat place as he
could.
Later he heard from Younger tina,
the unmanagableness OF his horse
was a trick and held up the men
Immediately behind. When he gave
the notice OF the prisoners escape ne
dashed into the opening. but the horse
continued to act badly and the shoot
ing was delayed an instant for feai
of hitting one of their own men.
After "A few shots had been fired
Quantrell came riding back and cursed
them for making such a disturbance
when the Yanks were so close on
their trail. When old that the Yank
had escaped he said: We'll. we'll get
another and won't hold the next one.
Forward, there"
Steve Elkins never forgot Cole
Younger. All the years Cole Mas in
prison Elkins worked earnestly fol
his release. When Cole Younger was
paroled he vas not allowed t. SO
without money. Every month a check
for 500. or more il he needed 1t, was
sent to him Probably no other irri'
dent in his whole life made such a deer
impression upon Elkins. Cole Younger
at the risk of his own life. in the mos
troublesome times and in "A country
where life was held very cheap arC
II was generally each man for himself
took a great risk and saved tho iifC
of his boyhood friend. It was a nigh
in the life OF Elkins never to be for.
gotten, for he was never so neal eter,
nifty until the day Of his death.
on the theory that a man has g
right to the game he kills, the deaC
robbers at Mortified were turned ovel
to DR.. Vince er and Mr.. Manning
The latter had no use for the men anC
relinquished his rights to the young
physician. Wheeler sent them to {
medical collrSe. where in due tim,
. ttey were taken apart and the skcle
tons put together again. One Of thrS,
DR.. Wheeler presented to DR.. Murphy
a famous physician of st. Paul. VIII,
regarded Wheeler as one of hi
boys" The other skeleton Wheeler
took with him to Grand Forks, y ID.
| which city las since been his home
He had a little closet built in a room
adjoining his office, and there Bill
stiles hung for many years, suspended
from a wire in the top of his head
an interesting object to many people
for morbid curiosity is a trait of III,
!. human race.
q. The most interesting visitor. how
3 ever, was the father of Bill Stiles. theI
a resident OF North Dakota, a typica
I Westerner Of the old kind, who tool
; what came as a matter Of course,
Don't look much like Bill" salt
the grizzled old nan calmly as h,
, surveyed the uncanny object, but
| reckon eff he had his meat on hin
! he'd look more natterul."
5 The bones OF Bill stiles were con
! sumed in a fire which burned "A blocl
Of Grand Forks many years ago.
It was always asserted by friends
4 nf tho ha nHitS thai 10 GALA. haI ,n