Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-07
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SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER LIN 1889 Lieutenant Kno.
| OF the regular army Is on duty at Fort
Armstrong Rock island, III. In territory
eosnmandent sends hun with dispatches ne
steamer Warrior and makes the acQuaint,
ance Of Judge Beaucaire, rich planter, and
| OF Joe Kirby (the Devils OWN. notorious
gambler.
CHAPTER III. - Knox learns Judge
sranddausht s Rene offspring Of Z son
whom the judge has disowned. Rene
mother is a negress. and she and her
slaves under the law, although the sirls
have been brought up as sisters
CHAPTER II.--Kirby induces the Judge
to stake his plantation and negro servants
on a poker hand unfairly dealt by joe
Carver. kirpy,s partner; The TWO aan ms
judge Of cheating: Beaucaire infurlateo
arises to attack Kirby, and drops dead.
CHAPTER Iv.-In the confusion Kirby
and Carver are enabled to steal away
Knox tries 10 induce Kirby 10 give up ms
q hot argument he and Carver throw
Knox overheard. The lieutenant svims
ashore and reaches hut.
CHAPTER v.-Knox lies unconscious
for ten days. Recovering, he finds he is
IN cabin owned by Pete a free Niger, +"
enemy. HIS dispatches have been for
warded. He sends Pete 70 bring Haynes,
Be4ucaire.s lawyer, and they arrange,
cabin OF an abolitionist Amos Shrunk
before Kirby comes.
CHAPTER vI-At the Reaucaire place
Knox overhears a conversation between
the sheriff and his deputy, and learns the
truth about the situation, Reaching the
house he. from a balcony, is witness to
On interview between Kirby and Rene
Beaucaire. Kirby insults the girl. and
Knox attacks him.
CHAPTER vII-Believing Kirby dead
Knox explains affairs 10 the girl, and she
fail to find Pete where he had been posted
so Knox seizes the sheriff's kcelboat
along with Sam. the slave left In charge
and they begin their voyage up the river
CHAPTER VIII. - Reaching Rassuer
creek without incident they lay up for
nsh ksy Sa SoapPd whea
the boat Is out of sight they proceed &c
! Shnnk's place. There they find "Free
and carver. also dead; within the shack
CHATTER Ix.-Knox realizes the mur-
ders- are the work OF Kirby but sees
nothing to do except proceed up the river
While Knox and sam are buryinS the
dead Kirby's party gets away with the
keelboat, leaving small skiS, IN which
the fugit!ves set out. Kirby. on the keel.
boat, rams their fran craft
CHAPTER X.-Knox Is thrown into the
river but retains his senses. Listening, ne
learns that Sam was killed but the girl
and s Sy a
| Adventure. There Knox finds the Ad.
| venturer had run into and sunk the keel
but .so Ksas k1s aas
CHAPTER xr.-whle looking 70,
from Elsie CLARK. a free negress. who
Of the murders, Rene and her mother are
Knox is really Elolse, Judge Beaucaire $
! daughter. The steamer Is ordered up the
river, and Kirby. with the two women and
the deputy sheriff. sneak ashore. Knox
followsstnem. ~-g~ - .,.it'
CHAPTER x1I:-Knox meets Tim Ken.
nedy. who ts intoxicated and readily ac-
cepts Knox,s claim to aeqnatntSoceehip
Kennedy Introduces him to Jack Rale.
whisky leller and Desperate. Knox learn.
W ssH KrBy , on account q E hs and dee
serted him. Rals urges Knox to take
Kennedy's place and help Kirby carry Out
his scheme 10 marry the girl and get
away. Knox agrees.
/ held back, and permitted them to
work, merely leading my own horse
slightly TO one side and keeping In his
| shadow. Gaskins brutally jerked the
shrinking mulatto forward and forced
her to mount one Of the horses. She
made some faint protest, the nature
Of which failed to catch clearly, blu,
the fellow only laughed in reply and
ordered her to keep quiet. Eloise ut.
tered no word, emitted no sound, made
no struggle. az the two other men lifted
her bodily into the saddle, where Kirby
held her. swaying helplessly agains,
him, while Rale strapped her securely
into place.
The entire proceedings were sc
brutally cruel that 1t required all my
strength Of will to restrain myself from
action. My fingers closed upon the pis
tol IN my pocket, and every impulse
! urged me to hurl myself on the fellow
trusting everything to swift, bitter
fight. I fairly trembled in eagerness tc
grapple with Kirby, hand to hand, and
crush him helpless to the earth.
THAR" said the saloonkeeper, al
last, testing his strap. II reckon she
can't fall Off nowhow, even II she dom,
sit up worth a d.. Go ahead now
Moffett."
Both men stepped aside, and let
my horse forward. The movement
brought me more into the open, and
face to face with Kirby. BY some trici
Of fate, at that very instant star
CLEAN, piercing through the screen o.
leaves overhead, struck full into m!
eyes. With an oath he thrust my ha
back and stared straight at me.
could not see the mingled hate ant
horror glaring in the mans eyes bu
there could be no doubt this recogni
ton. The acknowledgment found !ex
preston IN startled exclamation. !,
by God You, ,here!" III ..1e..
That was, all the time I gave him
With every pound Of strength. witi
every onnce Of dislike, ! drove ,
| clenched fist into that surprised face
| and the fellow went down as though
smitten by an ak Even as he reeled
Rale leaped on me, cursing falling Il
understand the cause, yet instinctivel!
realizing the presence 6f an enemy
Ills grip was at my throat, and, even
as his fingers closed savagely, he strucl
me with one knee In the stomach, ant
drove an elbow straight into my face
The next instant we were locked to
gether SO closely any blow became I'm
possible. youth and agility wagin
fierce battle against brutal strength
think I was his match, yet this
never knew-for all my thought con
tered In an effort 20 keep his hand
/ from nAArhin1 any wnAn0n Whnteve