Pittston Gazette

              KST.iBUMIEl) IKS". v«i_ xliu. -vo.io. ■) Oldest Newspaper in the Wyoming Valley. I'lTTSTOX, H XERXK CO.. PA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER II, 1892. A Weekly Local and Family Journal D91.SO PER ANNUM ( IN A11VANCE. D Ttr— r %QOlPE portion of the line and tlwn broke sharply awav for the forks of the Big Cheyenne, a* if tho night air had at last borne them tho scent of water. na«l wougat aloiin a few i chased out ot signt, ana tnose who counted up the corpses counted thirtyeight. Iu that struggle to wipe ont the wagon train the Indians lost, as was afterward confessed, a total of ninety-five men, and their sole offset was oue pris- He buried the sharp tomahawk to the eye at every blow. He followed them up as they fell away before him. A.-, they cried out in alarm he shouted in defiance.No camp must be lett unguarded by day or night. No man must relax his vigilance for an hour if he wished to preserve his scalp. It had scarcely l**eu loaded when the renegade stepped out tram the crowd with a white flag anil advanced to within pistol shot of the fort. Then he halted and sung out: His Own Fropwlj, THE LANDLORD'S SIDE to retain thein. They still grumble and threaten, and even when i am away lecturing to packed houses they write to uie if a cockroach dies in the house under suspicious circumstances and threaten to move Away, claiming that it is not a good neighborhood. Yoting Toddleby was a true hearted and promising youth- He was studying law with Mr. Loiter. It so happened that Toddleby became acquainted with a beautiful young lady, daughter of old Digby.1 He loved the fair maiden, and when he had reason to believe that hiC love was returned lie a-dre,I 3IY. Lofter to recommend lii ill to file father, Lofter being on terms of clo.se intimacy with -the family. The lawer agreed and performed his mission. But old Digby, who loved money, asked wijyt property the young man had. Lofter said he did not know, but he would inquire. The next time be saw the young student he asked him if he had any property. "Only health, strength and a determination to work," replied the yooth. "Well," said the lawyer, who sincerely believed the student wits ih every way worthy, -'let us stte. What will you take for your right le#? 1 will give you £5,(XX) for it, ToddLeby." Ten minutes from the sounding of the •signal the fight was over. The Indian must will at a dash or his enthusiasm giyes out. A dozen or more had been killed aud wounded, and the singular action of the horses produced a veritable panic for a few minu'tes. BILL NYE TELLS WHAT HE KNOWS 5. It was a momentary panic. They could have shot him down, but the chiefs kept shouting orders not to do it. The frenzied and desperate man had killed two and wounded three when he was driven to Day and found himself surrounded. He stood panting for a moment with his exertions, while the blood dripped from the sharp tomahawk upon the green grass. A portion of the troops would remain at the forks for the summer as a rallying point. The otlier half would follow the south fork of the Cheyenne ud to the neighborhood of Harney's peak and there form another camp. They might make occasional scouts, but they wou.d not be strong enough to defend the people rushing into the country. The major's remarks resulting in a general reorganization of the train, many of the hunters who had come thus far with the soldiers had now to band together and depend upon themselves. Out of all three parties were organized and put under the leadership of good men. The first party consisted of the old captain of the train, Joe, Harkins, Taylor and seven other good men, Bess going of oourse. but not figuring in the numertcui strengtn. it naa been agreed beforehand that the men should be drawn by lot, and it was a curious bit of fate that drew both Harkins and Taylor for one party when both were earnestly hoping to be separated. There were enough to give the other parties equal strength or a little more, and each and Cevery man was sworn to support and obey the chosen leaders. A fair division was made of weapons, ammunition and necessaries of life, and each party selected its own route. In the first party all were agreed for Custer's peak,'while the other two decided to strike in farther tot the west. ABOUT IT, "Boys, you have made a hrave defense, but it's no use in tryi. ' X, tC5 hold out agin us. Thar's over two hundred of us yere yet, as yon kin see by countin tip, and you don't show sense by holdin out." oner, Joe had found the party in a grove fifteen miles from the forks. They had come on as the nature of the ground would permit, dreading that they might be too late, and their arrival had at last set the little band free. There was cheering and shouting and wild enthusiasm as the battle ended and the men rushed to shake each other's hands. It Seems So Nice to lie a Hloateil Ijuid lord, wltli KcdIs Flowing in, but \YiI■ The house is in an aristocratic location, and my taxes are in proportion, and yet one of my tenants, a lady from Shellsburg, Canada, who wears a cork limb— so I am told by a custom house officer— came to me with tears in her eyes and said that 6he hoped 1 would not think that because she now had to hire apartments she had always been so poor. Once she was an only child, the daughter of a wealthy policeman in Toronto. She was well brought up, she said, and hated to pay rent. I soon discovered that thia was the case. liuui 111 inks It Ik Not Always h Red ol AMCIMCAN PRESS ASSOCIATION, 1803 IUOSYIXUED.J CHAPTER VL "That will be the last time they will charge us," said the captain as the redskins tell back. "From this out it will be a siege." r»o*e». "What do you want of us?" demanded tho captain. (Copyright, !8V.\ by Kilgar W. Nye.] "Waal, when 1 summoned ye the Other day all we wanted was fur ye to turn back. Ye refused to, and ye've killed a couple of warriors and wounded a lot mom We can't let ye off quite so easy now." Last yt-ar I became a landlord and taxpayer of New York city. 1 do not sav it in a boastful spirit, but humbly and with iny nose all raw from liaviug groveled a good deal among the belgiau blocks and iron registers through which the sewer gas now and then escapes. f * i To the right—to the left—in front—in rear—the circle was closing in upon him. There was no escape. Three of the whites had b.*en wound ed, though not seriously in either case. And as soon as their harts had boon attended to all the men. except live to act as sentinels, were permuted to fling themselves down aud catch such sleep us they could. Tho Indians were allowed to remove th«-ir dead without interruption, but when daylight came tile blood tDtai*is on tite sterile soil told of their loss as plainly aa if the bodies had lxtDn allowed to rest where they fell. Bess had hidden herself in the wagon to give thanks to God and indulge in a little cry when some one sprang upon the seat and held out his hand. Thefigure was dressed as an Indian, and she •screamed in terror. With lightninglike movements the man swung the tomahawk about him, cntting and gashing himself in a dozen places, ami as a rush was uiade he tottered and fell like some great tree which had lived out its century and was weary of further life. Blood was spurting from several veins and arteries, and ere he could be dragged to the stake and bouud life had fled. When this fact became known there whs a general howl of rage and disappointment, and a dozen savages fell upon the pMpr body with the fury Of fiends. They scalped it. They severed the head and kicked it about for a football. They cut off hands and feet and tjting them about. They hacked and cut and slashed and gaye themselves up to their devilish passion for blood and revenge, but the poor body was beyond feeling. "What are your terms?' "Now ye begin to talk sense. want to walk ont and leave the wapitis aud hunw fur us I'll give ye my word ye shall go In peace. That's let;in ye off powerfnl easy, being as the reds are mad all the way through." If r* c- f/ A { ■ • %'Mi liw '•Not a redskin, but Joe!" laughed a voice she was longing to hear. 1 did not throw her out on the street, as the stage landlord does, or drag hei around over the floor or garnishee hei cork leg, as some would have done, but X excused her, and she went away. She said she had a lucrative position with Mr. Dejiew. I inquired about it, hoping to yet some rent that was still due. 1 found that, she was engaged in shaking th# 3hrminster aisle' carpet* of the New York Central and Hudson Rivex railroad parlof cars. She saw me coming, and was about tc. hiss something at me through hot clinched teeth when she remembered all of a sudden that she had taken them out while she was at work and leftthem on the woodbox. Professor t)wight says of the relations between landlord and tenant under thf common law that, independent of express clauses in the leaae, the following duties are imposed upon the tenants: First—To pay rent. Second—To render fealty or to be faithful to the lessor. "And yoii did this for—for usshe stammered as she moved toward him. Of course Toddleby refused. The next time the lawyer saw the young lady's father heiuiid:, "J iwve inquired about tills man's circumstances. He has no money in the Lank, but he owns a piece of property for which, to Iny certain knowledge, he lias been offered and has refused f5,0OO."—Exchange.When the sun came up tb» thirst, which had b.vn -alleviated by the Clew, returned witli greater severity. and now "Shan't we also leave onr guns and revolvers behind?1' askeil the captain in "For—for us, but more particularly for yon," he replied as he seized her hand.  sarcasm CH iPTER VIII till were actually suITering for water. «Tb* tetra fcurees W'-re becoming violent, bat tbcre was no relief. vAs to that," replied the renegade takiiwr hiui seriously, "it might lie a good ljee. It would show yer faith in us." What of Huntley? -#V«r Jim—'heft* not hlmP' Meanw hi id A'liat hum happenci1 .lisiii-' the fort?  Joe had beangone*full hour, and the captarn felt HMljuiin that he had aucaaxKMuJr wondered why and where hC- «m detained. When her father told her the —a she received it in silence. wonld hare seen her face flush and grow pale ere® in the darknea*. taken thwml risks for tlie woman they low. Intuition trdd her that Joe ana the terrible odds for her, ami aha knelt and prayed God to bring bins The evening grew into night. The Indiana had removed the liist of their dead and wounded. broken their fas! and planned anew. If left alone, even surrounded as the mi of the garrison sl»'e; To prersnt this and to haraar and tartars body and mind i vekUaa mnirt positions vrl ware aafe froat bullets «i.l atendy fire npon the fort. Thr aspect their bnileta to w«onCv the flra waa to haram ami ann D The captain of the wagon taaiar la abetter himself aD paaaM* and return no  ■■law ItiUm danger menaced. Thna aridmght cane and The hoanee began to betray i tahp Car water, bnt Cheu «raa wonderful. They nDliiK nation an fnlly aa the men, v kind word or a caress quiet* far the time being. Not one inmla had had a drop for . boors when the train was ha avary hoar after that meant lDlwl nililglil the light —» n » In the contusion and excitement no one had thought of him, but after matters began to calm down a little his friends began to make anxious inquiry. He was last seen a moment before the renegade was shot. The attack on the Indians had been so sudden that many of them had fled on foot, and it was hoped that those having the prisoner in charge would leave him behind in their panic. "We must hold 0:1 somehow until another morning," said the captain as tlw int'U gathered around him. "By that tune Joe will be here with the party ho set out to find, or we will be sure that wo have nothing to hope for. Then we'll cool our tongues with the blood of the hoiiDes. Where's the gal?" "You captured one of my uien over the ridge an hour ago." President *«f the Carpet Bwithi.; Clr (loudly)—Did anybody malic a motion? Eb'nezer Xevvsnit—Yes,4»y did! 1 yer Johnuinx jnst .made & motion ;it wif a rar-zur. an ktik hiip, j»ut oui hsaht-t-Trutiu "We did. That is, we didn't capture him, but axed him to stop with us for a visit He's injoyin hiseelf as hearty as you please." For every Indian revealing the honest courage of the white man there are a thousand skulking cowards. "Let him count your numbers and come in and give us the figures. If you are as strong as you say we may decide to surrender." • On the third day all the parties moved, and within an houT after the first wagon prilled ont the soldiers had the Camp to themselves. It was the same sterile country that had been met with on the other side of the river, cut up by the same dry gullies and confused by the same monotonous ridges, and each party, now that it numbered so few, realized ita peril more fully as it went forward. "Asleep." replied Harkius, "and never a complaint of thirst, though 1 know ►he's suffering us much as the rest of us." A search was made for two miles around, but no trace of the captive could be found. Hurried as they we:e the savages had managed to run him off. When this fact became generally known more than one man sadly shook Ins head and muttered: For every redskin feeling the sentiments of humanity there are a thousand who delight in the tortures of a child. 'For every savage who has rewarded. the kindness of the white man with another act of kindness a hundred have laid in wait for his life. "We—we couldn't do that, ye know That's rayther agin the rules of war However, the minit ye march out we'll set,him free to jine ye." "1 was right beside her when the charge was made," said another of the men, "and know she fired six bullets into the screeching mob swarming down upon us. The gal's clear grit, and if 1 had ten drops of water she should havo nine of "em." "It's no use!" called the captain in decided tones. "We won't talk surrender until the man comes in." Third—To refrain from committing acts of waste. Fourth—To Fifth—To . end of the tern. "Poor Jim! Better for him if be were lying here a corpse!" So called humanitarians say that the Indian has hereditary rights because he was here when the white man came. St) were the wolves, bears, panthers and serpents. . The distance between the river and IX TEARS. make ordinary repairs, •ender ap possession at tha i am forced to state that not pay rent. Boa* ask ni a month'a rent in ordot as tenants, and than at second month tbrg* away because yon did not xl night, or something liks .'sew York tenants hare no ere except with the track . They lead a nomadic Ufa ill iu a van aa they do (■]D The renegade returned to his friends' and held a brief council, after which he came forward to say: The party of soldiers and hunters were anxious to get on, and an hour after th«j fighting ha«l ceased the wagon train moved out of the inclosure in good shape, and with no fear of being again molested for days to come. Most of the dead warriors were stripped of their oruaineuts, at least, while arms and ammunition were carefully gathered up. No one thought of burying the dead. The Indians would return for that purpose. If not. let the wolves and vultures have their feast. the foothills was covered in three days of easy traveling and without actual sight of a redskin, although Bigns were encountered to prove that the party was being watched day and night. The wagons pushed over the foothills, wound up a long and narrow valley, and wheu they went into camp Custer's peak seemed to lean right over them. Here was a spring, abundance of grass and a fairly defensive position, and it was decided to make a permanent camp. For many years I have heard and read in the papers how haughty and cold and wicked the landlord in a great oity is. In the melodrama also Iib is apt to he a neavy set man, with a kohinoor in liis shirt bosom. 1 had never been one of those brutal but well fed parties with a ipassive gold watch fob concealed under a beetling abdomen peculiar to the landlord, so in a little busmee* deal which 1 had one moruing just before 1 took me tab I accepted u pleasant building west of the park as part payment. It contained flats, and these flats contained tenants. The Indians had not opened fire, much to the surprise of the trainmen, nor yet was a hingle oue seen in any direction. WheB two hours of daylight had passed Without a change in this state of affairs, rhe men began to wonder if the last bloody repulse had not disheartened the redskins arid resulted in their withdrawal.Aft ;t liiiidloro all tenants dc you to give tlii to secure them the end. of the mad and go » kiss them goot» thai. Some F credit anywb and van mer and rest as w where. 1 had a socialist in. the west flat all last winter, i asked him once to define socialism to m& He said it ,wm the right to sleep without remorse in the Spare bedroom of the rich without re moving the pillow shams. llo left uie in May because he did not like the locality. He claimed that the trees of the park sort of hemmed *»C— in so that the wind a great deal of the time was not strong enough to blow thzoogb lis whiskers. 1 need nut, I n,ay aay in closing, reta "Boys, 1 cau't hold 'em in much longer —no, 1 can't. Ve must cum to terms or take the consequences." "Won't you release the man?" "We can't. It would only make one more to fight us." They shed tears because he has been pnshed back from the shores of the Atlantic to the plaiiiB of the west. That is the march of progress. Every civilized and enlightened country on earth has exterminated its original population, eveu when hapless and defensive. The American Indian has no prototype. He stands out on the records of civilisation as the must crafty, cruel, treacherous and vindictive of earth's inhabitants. He has never shown mercy and never asked for it. He expects to kill and be killed. He hates civilisation—industry —cleanliness—law and ordef. He delights in drunkenness, theft, Inst, hypocrisy, revenge and murder, He is good only when used m a ferti%i T and SUMjv re df ere thej Iwvr.ir a f did M ; or kill, imi Dis me iteu "Then go back to yonr friends nnd tell them we'll shoot down every horse, burn every wagon aud shoot each other be tore we surrender!" "Wait!" was the grim reply of the captain a* his opinion was asked. Nine o'clock cams, and nothing was Ti t in view. Conliln't Re Imposed Upon. The amateur farmer looked wise. He had trtmped or driveu ever a largf? por* tion Of the farm, had passed judgment on tha richness of the soil, aud had talked of the purchase of some improved machinery. Altogether he was very favorably impressed and announced that he had about made up his ruina to btry (he land. Then he noticed a little pool of bubbling water. •'What's that?"* he Asked quickly. "A spring," "replied the oM farmer; "one of the purest, coldest springs ir. this country.'' train mieach de- There was a general howl of rag» among tlio IinliansD when this news was communicated, but no movement to attack. A water hole in the bed of one of the gullies furnished them and their ponies with a limited supply of the liquid, ami they knew that the belea guered white men could not obtain a drop. It was only a question of time when 1 he climax would come. The red skins were therefore content to preserve ap irregular circlo around the fort and wait. Let us trace the fate of Huntley. You may lDe one of those who believe that the Indian has been grievously wronged. You may believe he has the sentiments attributed to him by novelists. Yon may have road that the feeling of mercy has a lodgment in his heart. No prospectors bad come this way, so far as could be ascertained, and here was as good a spot to try for the gold as any other. It was decided that two men should always be on guard during the night and that four should remain during the d4y while the other six went forth in parties of two to prospect. Three days passed without anything of unusual moment. The prospectors found enough to encourage them, and not an Indian had been Been. On the fourth day it no happened that Harkins and Taylor were named to go together as one of the prosjiecting parties. Each would have promptly declined the other's companionship had he not realised that an explanation would have been demanded by the others. What could be said In explanation? "1 tell you," sakt one of the trainmen, as all gathered to discuss the question, "we've given "em all they want, and u little more, mid they have thrown up the tight. 1*11 bet my horse there isnt a living red within teu miles of us." Theso tenants no doubt regard me even now. as 1 write, and while the teare are welling up iu these red, red eyes iDnd spattering all over my spectacles so thai 1 can hardly spell correctly—even now, I say. doubtless those tenants look on me as a cruel man of great wealth, wiio gul* tired of Europe twice a year, and who sleeps in a nice, fresh crepe du chine nightie every night. -afvlv H!- «as wiring shut hC ir svtdisciplinetilt* ait- Mid a, low. «ich one of the nn twetitv-four 'tad, and suffering. Dree*e tIM I - ••Jnst \vh*t 1 say!" added ft »econd. "NVD Indians ever made oonlCkDt£nd suoh a drnbbing and toe the Bcratrh RRain." When the man rode out of the fort on his scout he firmly believed that the Indians had withdrawn. He was a brave man. None but a brave man would have ]Deriled his life to back his opinions in the fare of the warnings he received. When he rode out for half a mile mid turned to the left the last doubt vanished. The Indians had withdrawn. He had made assertions and proved his sagacity. » CHAPTER IX. ••Then let's 1*? off for the forks!" exclaimed four or Ave in chorus. What a strange, wicked sentiment is that of avarice! The thirst for wealth will turn brother against brother, father against son—separate man and wife. The story toid by the dying hunter had been received by Harkins and Taylor without question. He had said there was gold enough for both, but does one ever get too much wealth* If there were mill ona to divide neither wanted to divide it. They had been friendly before the hunter called them iu to give his dyiug statement They had lert the dead body hating each other. To be just, however, it should be said tb&l Harkins bad less avarice and bitterness than Taylor. He was better educated—he bad the retining influences of bis daughter Bess—he had less hopetof being able to come at the great store of wealth. Indeed, he sometime* argund that it would he lieet to give information to the whole train and let all share alike and be satisfied. Had Taylor met him half Way in his advances he would have choked down the spirit of selfishness and forced himself to feel that the half would content him. lustead of that i am lie.ro in North Carolina on a farm .trying to raise enough on the plnco to Jmtp my lieamifnl New York Hathonse wry ami nice for my tenants. When I got thoboose T thoDfkt that it would help tit niaititaiu tho farm and. boy largs, uice Iwritutio Shorthorn cows for buiup. Lot it has not doue so. ••Stop!" commanded the captain, wbo hail stixx] ou« sido leaning on his rilto anil weuiingly on n study of the oarth. Of a sudden each suffering horse pricked np his ear*, held his head high and (fazed intently toward the east. Noon rauie, "A cold spring!" exclaimed the atinv teur farmer. i. »V to the other divisions of thja subject niHdo by i'rof«issor DwigUt and other eminent jurists. Even the second division, requiring under the law that the tenant Khali render fealty to the land'' s« entirely urajr and • heavy dew begnn to ML Tb* wb licked the rocks for ' * * - relieved. The —the wagon them ttnd ■ongues ftud dtD "What for?' "Tho soMiers!" whispered it doz«n men. ••Yes, sir, and as clear as crystal." "Look here," said the amateur fanner sternly, "do I look like a man who can be imposed upon/" "Why, no"  "Would you pick me out for a man who doesn't know his business?' honea licked M the eartl conn the stones abont MKM their parched BiMmb midnight and tMkataU There was • gold is tha Black Hills, train hahl oat incceaaed the region. Every hour thai daUM then let in * part} They moat strike quickly •night slip through their h« At about half past One C? morning the ground for •round the' fort would hp qweer sight had a Hood auddeoly toned on.' B with creeping, crawling _ ooeormed with knife ant They closed in from &T awreoaati directed by v he the barking of a wolf. The fosillade hod slacki but had not byanytneam dooed while carry iny on flan. The Indians figured banters would be scatter**' so tins circle of breastwor' "To save All our lives!" was the quiet answer. •• Hie redskins have simply withdrawn behind the ridges to bait us out. It is *jmply one of their cunning tticks." Next moment, as he disappeared over the crest of the ridge, he found himself in the midst of a horde of Indiana lying in concealment. He uttered one loud, farreaching shout of astouishment, and wus pulled from his horse to be menaced to silence by tomahawk and knife. But there was no need to menace him. "Xo—raiu!" replied the captain, as he pointed to the sky. iioon after my purchase of the &W the jaiiiiorsaul that hecnnlii not lviuuiu any longer IT Ins quitters were not greatly refitted mid refurnished. A friend of his had just gvt a iob in one ol the new flut houses, anil Ids np»irtmentf were thtxl my janitor wanted something w.nihtr. I for him wliiK in the city and hml him come to ine 'otcl All locked to see a black cloud loom ing up over the ridge a mile away, and in a moment there was a Hash of light uing and a heavy jteal of thunder. "I am sorry yon are to go out with that man," said Bess as her father wiui makiug his preparations. "I have an intuition that he hates us both and would like to do ns harm." daylight the "forking goes to show it," growled one of the men. a night atraxh for tlie Ererv honr tli« "Then do you expect to unload tlua farm on to me handicapped by that thing?" ■ "Why, what's the matter with it?" D, "Matter with it! Dou't you suppose I read the pa pom? They kill crops." "Spriugs kill ctops?" "Cold Bpriugs do. You can't fool me. old man, if I do look like a city Lwl man. A cold spring is worse than a backward spring, according so The Young Farmer's Weekly, and you wouldn't dare try to sell me a farm with a backward spring on it.*""" "Of course not. I"  "Something would go to show it the moment the wagons moved out. Does it stand to sense thut a force still ten to one are going to draw off unless threatened? They want plunder and they want revenge. They at tempted to rush us and got worsted, but they know our fix. They know wo haven't a drop of water and they know wo must shoot ourselves or surrender within a couple of day*. If we move out wo shall be butchered before wo have gone a mile." "Ruiu— rain—rain!" shouted the men as they rushed hero and there like so many boys, but under the orders of thf cool headed captaiu the greater jmrt oi them were booh at work to protit by the heaven sent shower. "Pooh! child; but what put such thoughts into your head?" A great terror seemed to have frosvn the blood in his veins. Hs could uot have cried out again bad they pricked him with their knives. He was dumb. He was helpless. . chances of coming into the the Indian* from so uit; "He never looks at iatD without a, •cowl, and I have seen him glare at yon M if he thirsted for yonr life. If yon must go out with him, watch him well. I feel that he will sock to do yon some grievous injury." "I can't say that I like the man over much," replied tho father, "and he doesn't seem to be any too much taken with me; but we shall have no quarrel, and I shall take good care of myself." As he was about to leave camp Joe beckoned him aside, and while pretending to examine his rifle quietly said: "I am sorry you are Koing out with Taylor. I don't think he likes you, and he can be very disagreeable when lie wants to. Be on the alert for any plan he may have." 1 talked there with turn quite awhile to Hswertaiu what lie desired in the way of refitting, etc, After nn hour's chat 1 learned that he wanted mnnethipg similar to Uici naloou of the Puritan f {earner, with tbo Astor library in one end: also a few picture# of wnt6p nymphs jerking n grownup wvtjrr into the bruncli, like tin etching at the Uott'man House refectory Even-thing whicli would cut eh or retain water wm spread out ou the Kfoaud, wnue utf eutiv&M cover* or tne wagons were arranged in folds und pouches They wore scarcely ready when the storm broke. The raiu ihuuih] down copiously tor half an hour, and by thai time till suffering had ended, and the supply ou hand was enough for three days. D The captive's signal of alarm had been heard aud understood at the fort, and the Indiaus, angered that their trap had been exposed, now showed themsulves, and affairs turned as related in the previous chapter. j or the ggmt' ha ml.-. c'lork In the half a lin't "»e presented a of light been was cover* (i aavagv, each tumahawk. .. sides, their hat' seemed to "1 don't lmlievo in your theories," was the blunt reply of the man. "1 believe they have gone off. I'm eo sure of it that I'm willing to scout nil over the ridges." v Bravo men have no fear of bullet, grapfe and canister when charging a battery. Men go to the gallows without flinching. The fear of death itself makes but few cowards. It was what would )De before death that broke this strong man down and held him in chains of terror. He looked about him with horror in his gaze. His bronzed face grew deathly white. His bps had that bloodless, blue look which the lips of the dead curry. Ho also intimated thai hid children were gruvviug up in ignorance, and i judged from what he'snidthathe wanted a goterriess for them. But Taylor, who was a single man and • rough specimen of the American frontiersman, openly lietrayed his distrust and ill will. He looked upon the Eng- Hshmau as a robber. Ho would never consent to divide the gold with him. He might have to share it with others, but never with him. The old man leaned against a rail fence and didn't know whether t»D laugh or swear as he watched the atnateor farmer stalk haughtily down the lam* —Detroit Free Press. ••Let n» give three cheers," cried one of the more enthusiastic men us the storm passed away and the suu showed its face again. "And tlo you dure go inside of my house with children?" 1 roared, suddenly remembering that 1 should assume »n air of cruelty or the part would bo assigned to Mourn more clever artist. "Yes, sir; wo have a'few," he said. "We had thetu iu the old countjry before we had any notion of coming to America, but i have been uaturaliaed now, sir,'' said he as his chin quivered, "and it shall never occur again." "You'll go to your ileath." "Pooli! I'll come back to prove that yon don't know redakin natur a* well aa you think for." ■ned a little, l been aim tilt the otlier "Hark!" whispered the captain. "The gal is giving thanks to (iod. She in right We should pray instead of cheer!" llli Wife Wu Willing. A more woebegone look than that upon the seamed and rugged countenance of the tall man who leaned disconsolately over a hydxawt was not readily imaginable. There was about him an unmistakable hopeless poverty. "Poor fellow." The grand lady with gray hair chanced to catch sight of the tall party and stopped her carriage. "He must certainly be in great (lis tress," she murmured, with a sympathetic sigh. "I yarn you not to jjo," suiDl tho captain, uh the juhh begau saddling one of the team horses. lord, uecd not be discussed. I tried to get into my bmlding'shortly after I had purchased it. and when i'told the janitor that 1 was the owner he said that was played out. He said that in Febnury a man with a similar air and the same kind of a red madeup scarf overflowing his vest like a bad break in the Bed river or a hectic eruption of Vesuvius came there and wanted to see about the roof—said he was the o-jper. He went up stairs and ignored tlVtaof entirely, but carried • away a nice new overcoat 1 with the pockets full of Christinas presents.that the gold to watch the "Yon don't think he would assassinate me, do you?" asked Harkins iu surprise. "If there is any reason why he wants to today will furnish hiin plenty of opportunities," replied Joe. '-Lookout for Indians, but lookout for Taylor just as iharp." "I'll bring back the scalp locks of the hull caboodle!" laughed the man. and two minutes later lie leaped hi9 horse over the lwrricade, swung his liat to those left lie hind him and cantered off to the north. He could be seen for half a mile. He halted at the crest of a swell and turned to the left, and as he fjalloped forward he was soon hidden from view by a ridge as high as the plateau and three-quarters of a mile away. The downpour of rain had shattered the plans of the redskins. They could no longer be held to the siege, knowing that the climax was indefinitely postponed nor could the bombastic talk of the chiefs bring them up to another assault. They were ready to go, but before moving off they hail oue last card to play. Better for the renegade he had not meddled with it. —Jen, and that i rwh from all sides at one* must carr them over at aotne point. Tin§ human serpents were creeping u| for the dash. When the signal cam* every warrior wonld leap to his feet aoond his war whoop and dash for thC breastworks. Then forvietory. Now and then a suspicious sonnc case to the ears of the auxin us listener* and are long the captain was satisfied & to what move was intended. If In could not concentrate his force a msl would end in a butchery. There were flfteen saddle hones tied among th« wagons. Under his orders each oueol then waa loosened and lad clear of the ishh !■ toward the low wall ita which the Indiana had charged before. The animals stood in a bunch, heads up and aata working. They knew that danger menaced, and each was ready to spring The men were now concentrated to defend three sides of the irregular circle. Each one had Ma Winchester and at least one revolver, and they *were nerval np far desperate fighting. For half nn hoar before the attack was made Bess had been crouching behind the rocks Inker father's side. Everyman who could reach bar with his whispers had ad vised her t# retire to the wagon and put' her•elf ant of to each one she **Yom death means my death, Your aafety means my safety. 1 must stay here and do what 1 can." The redskins were within pistol shot when the signal was at last given. In It was not until be had been cruelly beaten about that he partially threw off the horrible incubus and secured strength enough to go forward and make the appeal he was told to make. He heard his own voice, but be could not recoKuize it. So he remained for the time being, 1 putting some beautiful wall decorations on the room and some of Looey (juinsey't chairs. But he still murmured, and every time hp saw the palatial apartments of his friend he came home and cried and took on. ' It may be imagined that Harkins left the camp in au unenviable frame of miud, but Taylor's demeanor soon gave him relief. The man was elated, good natured and garrulous. He had not been drinking, for the only whisky in camp was in charge of the captain; but he acted greatly like one who had a glass too mnch. Not a word had passed between them about the treasure since they separated over the old hunter's body. They were scarcely clear of the camp when Taylor slapped Harkins on the back, extended his hand for a shake and exclaimed: Huntley had been mounted to be taken away before the attack came. * Indeed he and the two warriors guarding him had already made a fair start to the southwest and were beyond pursuit. After a ride of ten miles over the broken ifround a halt was made at a grove which appeared to be an old camping ground. As the Indians fled before the vengeance of the whites they made, for this grove, and at length all who had escaped death -vere reunited here. flnntley, the man who had lieen taken prisoner, was now brought forward, the white man holding one arm and a stalwart warrior tho other. When witLiiu speaking distance he said: She leaned toward, the sad figure by the hydrant. .1 \\My good man." He was a peasant in the old country and lived in a precarious way on what the cow took exceptions to. He also roomed with the cow, and they grew up as boys and girls together. Now he is a janitor, and soon he will be in the senate He already turns up his nose at the hou.se—uiy house, 1 mean. The men were w atching and listening whun a cry of alarm was beard from the ridge, and a moment later the trainman's horse caiae living over the swell at hi.-' fastest pace and made direct for the in clouiuv. Fealty to the landlord is how obsolete. X went one summer afternoon to take tne He turned upon her a vacant glance of abject despair and touched his hat perfunctorily. "Lack of employment brings you to this, I dare sav," ventured the grand . „ ' yk is, mim. The tall man with his seamed and rugged countenance spoko in u hollow voice. children of my tenants out for a walk in the park and a nice ride in the swanboats, but one of them shot at me with a rubber "flip," and another rode between my limbs on a pair of roller skates. "Captain, they have yot me, and they declare that if you don't surrender they'll burn me alive J" "Poor Jim—they've got him!" Whispered the captain, an he climbed npoa the rocks to get a wide range of vision. "We are sorry for you, Jim!'' replied the captain, "but yon know what surrender would mean. They would butcher every man of us inside of ten min- By and by a tenant on the third floor went away, it occurred while I was abroad and when X depended on his rent to come home with. My agent wrote me that Mrs. Pnderbow ha'J. gone away because a total stranger had come into our hall and had a tit. i «.annot remain there all the time and lose my rest preventing people from coming into my ball to have their tits, and this man was a perfect gentleman, and, i may add, a man of means before the war. Also a little Lord Fauntkroy looking lad—a dear mite of a fellow—put a large hoppy toad in my umbrella while I was np stairs, and when I spread it on the street the toad fell on the back of my neck with a cold, warty plunk. To be taken captive by hostile Indians means more thun death. Aye! a bullet in the brain at the moment of capture would lDe an act of mercy to the poor oriaoner.  A score of tigers starved for days could not have been in worse temper. Wounded and un wounded alike thirsted for vengeance. Had they held • hundred prisoners each one would have been put to the torture, and yet the sufferings of all would not have plaoated the defeated and decimated band. 7*- "We are pard», oUi irian—half and hull "At last we are alone and can talk over our secret. I've sometimes felt as if I must talk or bust. We are pards, old man—half and half on that gold." utes." "But think of me," wailed the man in sorrow ful touee. "Think of the tortftfea they will inflict before they kill mef on that gold." When the train was attacked the presence of peril drove away all other thoughts but that of defense, bnt only for a few hours. The thought came to both men after a time: •♦Suppose he is killad and I am spared! All will then be mine?" Harkins went no further than to indulge the wicked thonghtj Taylor looked about him and whispered to himself that if opportunity came he would lire the billet himself which should make him sole owner of the contents of the cave. "So we are," replied Harkins. "I have not breathed a word to any soul, and I suppose you have been as discreet?'"How verv sad"—— The grand lady was musing. 1 hate such a thing as that thoroughly. CHAPTER VII. "It's bad, Jim—terrible bad! I'd give au arm to ltave you inside with us this "That people who are so willing to work are unable to get an opportunity to earn their daily bread,'' mhiutov" "But I can't die—oh, 1 can't die!' shrieked the man. They had but one. "You bet! There's enough for us two, but not enough for any more. In a day or two we must make a hunt for that cave, and if the gold is there we must get it away." ■"An ho one, mini"  The fall man was something eager ir his manner. Fifty enraged savages rushed at him to chop him td pieces with knife and tomahawk, but the chiefs restrained them. A speedy deaA would be too merciful and deprive them of anticipated enjoyments. As soon as the scouts posted on the distant ridges signaled that the white men were moving for the forkB there was no occasion for further delay. So 1 luul to lecture on phrenology in .Milan to get enough money for my return. Does that look as if we landlords always had an unlimited picnic and enjoyed ourselves by pulling poor widow women, around over the floor by the hair of the head, as they do in the drama? 1 trow not. The captain to be flanking, and thtf prisoner kuelt down, clasped his hands and wailed out: "Is williner not my wife." •Wife?" "Captain, fur the love of God, do ."tomething for me! Come out here and talk jt over anil make them an offer. They'll let you come and go safely." As they penetrated into the mountains, closely scanning rock and soil and occasionally stopping to investigate, they chatted like the best of friends, and Harkins reproached himself for his harsh opinion of the man. He appeared warm hearted and fair minded, and when he magnanimously offered to take Joe into the secret and let him share alike with them, Harkins wondered how he and Joe and Bessie could have-been so mistaken. "Ob, vis, miui. She's awful willin tc work, is my wife, au 1 doant b'lieve as bow there's another woman as can was); clothes better, if I does say it myself but she can't get work sonjeliow and it's purtv hard 011 me an the children, so it i.s."' "It is only a trap for you!" shouted half a dozen voices at the captain. Men who have been drifting in midocean on a bit of wreckage, suffering with hunger, thirst and exposure, and having not the faintest hope of rescue, have yet planned wicked and revengeful things. ' -v Then came a vague rumor that one could get tine apartments in Brooklyn for much less money; and with social advantages which 1 could not offer; also club privileges and a straw ride. A spirit of discontent sprang up, especially in the flat Occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Tiraberlake and' a dear little doggees. They were ""from Herkitner county, and were living in New York, it seems, for the purpose of taking on an atr of refinement, and if possible Mr. Timberlake would take on a job. So soon afterward thev went over to Brooklyn, thereby causing tne mil on wtucti my House stands to settle three-quarters of an inch. '•Aye, lads. 1 know it, but |*d take almost any risk for poor Jiin. He's nigttacart to death, and seeing whatr in store for him. we can't blame him." Huntley's demeanor had undergone a change. That dumb terror which had made a woman of him had passed away and his own brave spirit had returned to make a man of him. He reproached himself for his cowardice in begging of the fiends to spare his life. He thirsted for revenge. He exulted over their bloody defeats. Ml iaetant«two hundred or more sprang to their feet with a savage yell and rt—hart forward, and ten seconds later there was a blaze of fire along the Lreastworks. Full thirty Indians rushed *t Che unprotected side, ana as tbey neareCi It without receiving the expected volley, and as some of them grasped the rocks to swing themselves over, their elation could do longer be restrained. Mfaonts of victory rent the night air, but only to die away in wild yells of terror. A moment later the grand lady had proceeded on hef way without further comment and the tall man was again leaning disconsolately over the hydrant. —Detroit Tribune. The captain rested it acroM the rncks. The captain was right hi his suspicions.Then raising his voice he called to H tint lev; When the last charge was made Taylor had the Englishman and his daughter on his left hand and only a few feet away. Under cover of the smoke he deliberately fired ujHm them, hoping to kill them both. One of his bullets grazed the girl's shoulder and another went through Harkins' hat, but Providence willed that such a monstrous crime .should not be perpetrated. Taylor had no* sooner made the attempt than a sadden thought brought a smile to his face and he smote his breast and muttered:The besieging force of savages, disheartened at their Jjloody repulse, had quietly withdrawn behind the ridges in hopes to lure the white men faom their Stronghold. "Keep up bravely, Jim. We can't help you just now, but the time may come within an hour. Don't give tip yet." Noon came. '•The fool!" whispered Taylor, as they made ready to sit down and eat a bite. "I've played him like a fish, and now to wind him up! I'm going to fix him so that he'll bother me no more! He's going to be shot by the Indians, while I'm going to miraculously escape!" Hard Luck. ■ Distressed female—Oh, please, sir, give me something all the same. Benevolent Gentleman—Why "all the MTne?" Few white men have lieou known to fire 011 a flag of truce, no matter hyw trjearherous the enemy who'lmre it. Hun thy ha*l beenbrought forward under one, and it was reflected. Had one of the trainmen gone out with a flag he would have been shot down or made prisoner, and the others ridiculed for their confidence. Let a pack of wolves follow on the trail of a brave man and he may seek to outrun them—dodge—escape. He will fear them. Let them drive him into a cnl de sac from which there is no escape, and he will turn and fight them, even with bare hands, and die fighting. They would have waited until the wagons were strung out in line and pressing forward, and then a charge would have brought victory. The man who volunteered to act as scout had betrayed the plot. His willfulness would coBt him his life, but it would save twenty-three others. D. P. (weeping)—Oh. sit, you don't recognize me. I'm the blind man'# wife. The bunch of horses had bolted from the row behind them, just as the captain had planned for, and spreading oat like • Chi they thundered straight at the low wall with the momentum of a tidal wave. The Indians could not tell "whether the horses were mounted g»r riderless. Down thundered the living ware upon them, to trample them uDwlC-D foot and crush the life out of some, and * panic instantly resulted. The attack elsewhere had been fierce sod determined. At one or two points warriors had succeeded in, scaling tile •defenses, though only to receive dtttfb inside, while others had been shot down art the very muzzle of the rifles. It war a critical moment when the stampede of hones caused a panic and turned tbetide of battle. The cries of alarm were; beard above the din and the effect wag immediate. The entire attacking party began to draw off. The band of horses wer# desperat. ind' val! [TO BX COKTDTCKD.J B. G.—Yes, 1 remember you, but what's the matter? We now began to advertise at a great rate for tenants. Money that I had laid aside to buy a new set of harness and pole straps for the mules here on the place was used in advertising in the New York papers, and we could not find the advertisement either. Nobody but the man who collected for the advertisement coul4 find it for ns. He fountl it. But then he was accustomed to it. That is his business. * A sapling was cut down and driven into the ground for a stake, and a dozen savages ran about to collect fagots for a fire. W. Ringtail—Hello, Micky, me boy, which is the hardest—this nut or your bead? Michael—Oh, drop that, won't you? "Fool that 1 am to have forgotten the contents of that box! Let them live! Let them go with me after the gold! Let them aid me to secure it. and thenthen"— Mrs. Witherby —Aren't you sleeping much better than you were? You look bo much fresher. A PltMiat Ckauge. D. P.—Oh, sir, we're in fresh trouble. My poor husband has recovered bit ■urht.—Drake's Magazine . Two minutes after that cry of alarm had readied the men in the fort the Indians could be «eeu all about them. Concealment was useless, and the red demons circled about the fort on their ponies and kept up Mich a yelling that one would liav« thought tlipy regarded sound as powder and bullet. They kept up the hubbub for an hour, and then dismounted out of rifle range to rest. When the three had returned to the lines the captain asked fur Peter's heavy rifle. 1 had lieeu carefully loaded for the occasion, and the captain rested it across the rocks and waited a minute until the renegade came into view. Every man in the inclosure held his' breath and watched fur the result of the shot. It wns a minute before the sights covered the renegade, lint when the rifle cracked he wns seen t.o throw up his arms and fall heavily to the earth. He Conld*Not Help It. Huntley's eyes blazed. His bonds had become loosened and his guards were watching the preparations. Uttering the hunter's warwhoop and wrenching himself free in the sudden effort, he twisted a tomahawk from the belt of the nearest savage and began to lay about him. Mrs. Bingo—Yes, indeed. Now that We are without a servant I air. occupying my own room.—New York Herald. Dimling—Why did you leave the lecture platform, Larkin? Larkiu—Well, I was egged on to take that step.—Life. He had attempted murder. Be was planning something far more horrible than that. Cleverton—Last night I called upon that girl you introduced me to the other day. Eihauited. It was midnight when the train reached the forks of the Cheyenne an4 went into camp. From that point it is only sixty miles to Custer's peak in the Black Hills. It was thought best to remain in camp for a couple of days and refit and recruit. The major in command of the cavalry was an old Indian fighter and plainsman, and before the camp broke up he called a general consultation. He impressed it upon one and all that their safety forbade breaking np into smaller parties than ten or twelve men. The Indians were thoroughly aroused and alert, and while they might be repulsed occasionally they would be almost certain to overawe fold seekers. Ct»w»rd of Tirtu*. At what age does self ad mi] Perhaps if aged people wei frank they would have to telj conceited grandchildren, if , t fhis question, "You must pi  older than ws," »./V, ■ ; Grandpa Btowft Is and time has not spared him. He is bald, toothless and wrinkled. The other day his grandson, Tom, looked at him long and steadily, and said] "Grandpa, when I get to be as old as yon shall I look u yon do?" Grandpa bwmed. "Oh, yes, Tommy," he answered; "you may if you are good •nd take care of yourself all yonr life."— Youth's Conumnioii. It is not pleasant to come right out and ipy publicly what a lot of disagreeable things there are connected with being a landlord. Think of being at a rout or rrrfl? He could not escape. He realized that he would be quickly overpowered and tortured with additional fervor for every blow he wtruck, but he dashed here and there with the strength of a giant and the frenzy of a madman. Dashaway—So she informed me tliis morning when I met her. '•We shall bear from that renegade before long," said the captain, as he noted a crowd of Indians at a certain point. "Have any of you men got an old fashioned rifle?" Cleverton (eagerly)—Tell me, old man. did she say anything about me? ball enjoying one's self fof a moment and getting a letter from your agent saying that rats have taken possession of the building and are running the elevator of nights themselves in order to save climbing the stoirsi and a cheer from the fort, but lioth were drowned in a volley of musketry, a chorus of yells and the thunder of horses' feet. The relief party had arrived. There was a howl from the Indians Dashaway—Not a word. She said she was too tired to talk.—New York Herald."I have," replied a man named Peterrf. Crash! Crash! Crash! It's not only old style, but heavy to use as artillery. I brought it because I couldn't even give it awaw tft BrulC».* The gun was fished out of his wagoi and brought forward. It was the old fashioned buffalo rifle, carrying a bullet £&§ • cavalry carbine, anil its fiyrngr '•'Out of this, boys, and go for'em!" shouted the captain as ho caught sight of a large body of cavalry charging down the slope. The Indians were taken by surprise by the hunter's sudden break, and then there was such a terrible change in his looks that they shrank away appalled. His whine of supplication had changed to shrill yells of defiance; his eyes no longer betrayed a terror stricken soul. Swish! Swmti! All Fall. Unfortunately the same man who built my building erec ted a twin to it on the same street, and another man owns it. Somewhere he read in a paper that competition is the life of trade, and so he lowered his rent a little last spring. I have had to give my tenants more cut sxlass and baser rides in order with hanger, thirst incitement, and after clearing the \ _ .hey wheeled to the left and chained right down through' the line of Indians, scattering it in the wildest mmtnman. Bearing still to tiie Ml tham «r*^_S®Ejsoaer Bingo—1 would like to ask you down to my cottage by the sea, old man, but we have only two bedrooms. It was quick work. The Indians had been canght napping, and their o.ily idea was to get away. In a quarter of an hour the last one of ttyem had been Kinkley—Oh! that's all right. Who sleeps in the other one? Bingo—No on*, but my wife has to 6*Te that one to hang tip her clothes in. Billy Ringtail—Sure, Mikel— ner'a Magazine.