Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-01-07

to gain accurate information and an
answer to one vital question. Was
Tamarack held as q feud victim. or
was his arrest legitimate? How TO
learn that was the problem. To send
. body Of men was to invite bloodshed.
To send . single inquirer was to de-
liver him over to the enemy. a.
"Air you men willin' ter take my
word about Tamarack?" inquired Sam
son. There was ., clamorous, assent.
and the boy turned to Lescott.
II wants ye ter take Sally home with
ye. Yed better start right away. afore
she beers any of this talk. Hit would
fret her. Tell her I've had ter 60 cross
Their country piece. ter see . sick
man. Don't tell her whar I'm a-goin'."
He turned to the others. II reckon
I've got yore promise tibet Mr.. Lescott
hain't s-soin' ter be bothered afore ]
gifts backT
Vile Mccager promptly gave the a.
surance.
II gives ye my hand on hit"
Il seed Jim Asberry loafin' round
Jest beyond Their ridge. 40 rid over
hyar," volunteered the man who had
brought the message.
go slow now, Samson. Don't be no
blame fool" dissuaded Vile McCager.
"Hixon's plumb full of them Hollmans.
an they're likely ter be full of Ticker
hits Saturday. Hits apt ter be shore
death fer We ter try ter ride through
Main street-ef We gifts tibet far. Ys
dassent do hit"
Il dast do anything!" asserted tho
boy, with flash of sudden anger.
Some liar lowed awhile ago thet !
was coward. All right. mebby be.
Unc' Vile, keep the boys hyar tell ye
hears from mean keep 'em sober"
He turned and made his way to the
fence where his mule stood hitched.
When Samson crossed the ridge and
entered the Holman country. Jim Az.
berry, watching from hilltop point of
vantage. rose and mounted the horse
that stood hitched behind q nearby
screen of rhododendron bushes and
young cedars. Sometimes, he rode just
one bend of the road in Samson's rear.
Sometimes, he took short cuts. and
watched his enemy pass. But always
he held him under vigilant eye.
Finally, he reached wayeide store
where local telephone gave communi.
cation with Hollman's Mammoth De-
partment store.
ledge" he informed. samson
South's done left the party ct Their
mill. an he's a-ridin' towards town.
Shall I git him?"'
els he comm by hisself?" inquired
the storekeeDer.
"Yes."
| "Well, Jest let him come on. We
can tend ter him hyar, ef necessary"
So Jim withheld his hand. and merely
shadowed: sending bulletins, from time
to time.
II was about three o'clock when Sam.
son started. 1t was near six when be
reached the ribbon Of road that loops
down into town over the mountain.
His mule was in lather Of sweat. He
knew that he was being spied upon,
ana that word Of his coming was traV.
cling ahead Of him. What he did not
know was whether or not 1t suited
Jesse Purvy's purpose that he should
slide from his mule, dead, before he
turned homeward. II Tamarack had
been seized as o declaration OF war
the chief South would certainly moi
be allowed to return. II the arrest had
not been for feud reasons, he might
escape. That was the question which
would be answered with his life o.
death. r. @
The "jailhousei was small build
Ing Of home-madS brick. sQuatting al
the rear Of the courthouse yard. Al
Samson drew near. he saw that some