Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-10-30
CHAPTER Il-Continued.


i Nobody lives ter hum eny more
,nra he'll in Green Briar these
.-somebody is gettin' kilt every
~ two. The cusses travel in
-, murderin' an burnin' from one
tbe county to the other" He
..,s IN an even, drawing voice, with
tbe slightest show of emotion, as
snA telling an ordinary bit of
VI DD-d if I know which outfit
M vus-the Yanks or the Rebs."
which are you with?"
Who. me?" He paused in his bolt
!, II food. and gave vent to an I'M
e,ant laugh. Il rather reckon it
-H puzzle the Lord Almighty ter
& N that out / don't give a whoop
\ neither of EN-. I'm fer OF Jem
rrIor an it keeps me tolor'ble busy
&r5Dg ter his affairs, without both
H. bout no government"
Then your name is Taylor?"
reckon it has been for bout sixty
Is Thars a slew O. Taylors over
mg Buffalo crick, an som of en-
n Tanks. an a parcel of EN- are
H., but they don't git oil Jem ter
bic nary side At that, I'm gittin' all
IN fghtin banker arter. Naturally,
#rs peaceful critter, If tn cusses let
be alone"
Quoted down some over there late
hasn't it?"
Il Huh! Thar's a regiment o. blue
4 snH at Lewisburg, an few cavalry
4 ben rdln Their pixies. Don't amount
lea bill o beans as fer as Their boys
nv concerned. All they got ter do is
m further back in the hills, an be
u 1t more keerful. l reckon, young
sal veil find plenty O. deviltry going
q % in Green Briar, If We ever git out
Bat away Wal, thet's all thar is fer
ter eat, an I'm goin' ter take a
roze"
lie closed the door. fastening it Sc
6 Gey with a wooden bar, and
rsiched himself out on the floor.
DE room was dark, as the only win
SV was tightly boarded up, and using
" bundle for pillow, lay down
is0 In a short time his heavy
Nathing was evidence enough that
isylor slept Slowly my heavy eyes
so'ed, and lost consciousness.
The sun was below the mountain
rdge when the heavy hand of the old
&a@ntaineer shook me into sudden
"Aeialness. With nothing left to
awe we're not long in preparing for
@RFture endeavoring vainly to get
~ silent conDanion to converse, be-
NngFe~arded merely by grumbled and
sa'Ve answers. Finally / desisted
he attempt, content to follow his
Sa Taylor sstride his sorrel. with
@l resting grimly across his knees,
Me straight through the brush, away
AHon the pike, down the valley of a
wal stream. In crossing, the horses
tank their fill
How about the valley road?"
SAsd as we climbed the opposite
Inc leader glanced back at me.
ms we're way is higher, an a darn
asll NOR quiet" he answered grufly.
o'lalers been marching over lie pike
: gay Mout be all right fer yer. il
~ We got a pass-but amt got none.
"su new good 'nough ridin' in bout
anle NOR"
lol are aiming for the cut-off?"
oe-yer do kno sumthin' of this
.a' Sintry, ! reckon. but yer've got
~s edaieation than eny Cowan
ss I hooked up with afore. Yer don't
AS none like mountin' folks"
! Ue" quick breath, sensing the
"ln Of suspicion.
that's true" admitted readily
.0l see went to school at Coving.
-. @ey were going to make a
Tsacher out of me"
taylor stared into nv face his
S-s suspicion seemingly gone
'e"' ~ be d--d-a preacher"
,,s ,'e1 IN into the dusk, chuckling,
~. ..oAo"ed, smiling to myself. glad
lac r1an's good humor had been
easily restored.
4 es were fed at a hut hack IN the
4 -''.F' Where an old couple, the man
4 aei. o4'e glad enough to exchange
4 a. poo' iood for the late news from
ss, my IN which they had a son.
IN, 'oae steadily to the south.
vW.r- - v Il came We were to the west
4 La s.Iesooro in broken country. and
Es,,s io-s1 those long night hours
4 hs,v..l d word had been exchanged
4 a,s ~. U.s. We camped finally in the
hrt, V small stream. where high
4 ns,s ~oIesaled US from observation.
s,t, : aS little to eat in our haver.
a. -. ~ We munched what we had.
B hot.' @ -, his eyes on the horses.
NE silence.
s...' Reckon the critters don't need
'7bs1 couple hours rest" he said
Il +, =, -l... been rid noways hard. an
! a.. sittin' through the gap durin'
4 rs no. ne road amt overly good
'ts me mountains? Is there
n. .o-d ter Hot Springs "a 'bou.
'elow yer. I cum over it