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The law had but slender th-l. being respected onll‘ when backm‘ by the strong hand, and primitive instincts were always in the ascendency. requiring merely a leader to break for-‘11 in open violence. And in this case vculd there be any lack of leaders??? Like a flash his mind reverted to “Black Bart.” There was the man cayable of inciting a mob. If. for some unknown reason, he had suf- ficient interest to swear out the war- rant and assist in the arrest, he would have equal cause to serve those fel- lows behind him in other ways. Nat- urally, they would dread a trial, with its possibility of exposure, and eagerly grasp any 0: portunity for wiping the slate clean. Their real security from discovery undoubtedly lay in his He was alone, with only the faint- est murmur of voices coming to him through the thick partition. It was a room some twelve feet square, open to the roof, with bare walls, and con- taining no furniture except a rude bench. Still dazed by the suddenness of his arrest, he sank down upon the seat, leaned his head on his hands. and endeavored to think. lt was dif- ficult to get the facts marshalled into any order or to comprehend clearly the situation, yet little by little his brain grasped the main details, and he awoke to a full realization of his condition, of the forces he must war against The actual murderers of those two men on the trail had had their suspicions aroused by his ac- tions; they believed he guessed some- thing of their foul deed, and had deâ€" termined to clear themselves by charging the crime directly against him. It was a shrewd trick, and it they only stuck to their story, ought to 311ch He had no evidence, oth- er than his own word. and the marshal had already taken from his pockets the papers belonging to the slain. man. He had not found the locket hidden under his shirt, yet a more thorough search would doubtless re- veal that also. “Oh, De Good Lawd, Dat Am Massa Waite an' John Sibley.” death. and with the "Red Light” £036 behind them they would ex- any prisoner once locked within could probably be found when wanted. On the occasion of Keith's arrival, the portion abutting upon the street was occupied by a rather miscellaneous assemblyâ€"the drunk and disorderly elements conspicuous~who were awaiting their several calls to appear before a local justice and make an- swer for various misdeeds. Some were pacing the floor, others sat moodily on benches ranged against the wall. while a few were still peacefully slum- bering upon the floor. It was a frowsy. disreputable crowd. evincing but mild curiosity at the arrival of a new pris- oner. Keith had barely time to glance about. rocoqnizina no familiarity of face amid the mass peering at him, as he was: hustled briskzy forward and thrust into the rear room. the heavy door closing behind him with the snap of a spring lock. An Old Acquaintance. The Carson City lock-up was an im- provised affair. although a decidedly popular resort. It was originally a two-room cabin with gable to the street. the i“ront apartment at one time a low groggery, the keeper sleep- ing in the rear room. Whether sud- den death. or financial reverses, had been the cause, the community had in some manner become possessed of the property, and had at once dedicated it to the commonweal. For the pur- pose thus selected it was rather well adapted, being strongly built, easily guarded, and on the outskirts of the town. With iron grating over the windows, the back door heavily spiked, and the front secured by iron bars, $33. £410.» oiZK .ixm: ($5de xx. , mpg S» Haw 3E5 C mpzwfiF ”5005:. . . >312“ 01.7? Cum/x Om 41m..mocazw (mm: (”Email 23 320. 9pm: Frcmambjozo m: m mbnunwl 25.55.. CHAPTER IV. (Copyright, A. C. McClurg Co “Of course. I remember, Neb," he vexclaimed, eagerly, “but that's all Tears ago and I never expected to see you again. What brought you West and got you into this hole?” It came tc Keith now in sudden rush of memoryâ€"the drizzling rain in the little cemetery, the few neigh- bors standing about, a narrow fringe of slaves back of them, the lowering at the coffin, and the hollow sound of earth falling on the box; and Neb, his Aunt Caton’s house servant, a black {imp of good humor, who begged so hard to be taken back with him to the 'war. Why, the boy had held his stir- mp the next morning when he rode pway. The sudden rush of recollec- flan seemed to bridge the years. and that black face became familiar, a memory of home. _ The negro hitched up onto the bench, the whites of his eyes conspic- uous as he stared uneasily aboutâ€"he had a. short, squatty figure with ex- cessively broad shoulders, and a face of intense good humor. “I reck’n dat am consider’ble ob a story, Massa Jack, de circumlocution ob which wou1d take a heap ob time ’tellln’,” he began soberly. “But it happened ’bout dis way. When de Yankees come snOOpi'n’ long de East ,Sho’â€"I reck’n maybe it des a yeah att- er dat time when we done buried de 01' Co’nelâ€"dey burned Misaus Caton's house clah to de groun’; de 01’ Missus was in Richmond den, an’ de flew nig- ger: left jest natchally took to de woods. I went into Richmond hnnttn’ d9 01’ Missus, but, Lawd, Massa Jack. I nebber foun’ nuthin' ob her in dat crowd. Den an' omcer man done got 'm an' put me diggin' in do trenches. m dat’a what wan m, I Ihd don' 1mm no 11.10} wah. mum-1mm “No, sah, I nebber cookec'l no di‘onds. I’se 01' N91), sah.” “What?” “Yes, sah, I’se de boy dat libbcd wid ol' Missus Caton durin' de wah. I ain’t seen yo’, Massa Jack, sence de day we buried yo’ daddy, 01’ Massa Keith. But I knowed yo’ de berry minute I woke up. 8110’ yo’ ’members Neb. Bah?” Keith, to Whom all colrrwi 3190;)?9 were much alike, laughed at the ex- pression an the negro’s face. “I reckon yer guessed 1 79 mar 2e all right, boy. Were you the cook of the Diamond L?" He lifted his head, every nerve tin- gling with desperate determination. The low growl 0f voices was audible through the partition, but. there was no other sound. Carson City was still resting, and there would be no crowd nor excitement until much later, Not until nightfall would any attack be at- tempted; he had six or eight hours yet in which to perfect his :1 ans lie ran his eyes about the mo :11 searic in" for some spot of wee Trn ess. It 11.... dark back of the beno‘c. and he turnex’ in that direction. Leaning over, h. looked down on the fitrure of 21 mm: curled up, sound asleep on the 1717.271”. The fellow’s limbs t" is bed-c 9: if in dream, otherwise he might hm e tire-n.1- ed him dead. as his face was buried in his arms. A moment Koi’li hesi- tated; then he tam , he" «inn and shook the sleeper, until itc aroused sufficiently to look up. it was the face of a coal-black no; """ a. An in- stant the fellow stared at the man towering over him, his trick lips pert- ed, his eyes full of sudden terror Then he sat up, with hands held be- fore him as though warding of! a blow. “F0' (19 Lawd‘s sake." to articulate finally, “am Massa Jack?” , He had some friends withoulâ€"not many, for he was but an occasional visitor at Carsonâ€"who would rally to Hick's assistance, but there would not be enough on the side of law and or- der to overcome the “Red Light.“ out- fit. it once they scented blood. If he was to be saved from their clutches. he must save himself; if his inno- cence was ever established it would be by his own exertionsâ€"and he could accomplish this only out yonder, free under the arch of sky. Keith was essentially a man of ac- tion, a fighter by instinct, and so long accustomed to danger that the exam-‘- ment of it It-zei'ely put new fire into him veinns No“ that he unde Istood exact 1y What threatened. all niniibing feel- ing of hesitancy and doubt vanished. and he becau‘ie instantly alive. He would not lie there in that hole wait- ing for the formation of a mob; nor would he trust in the ability of the marshal to defend him. The longer Keith thought the less he doubted eer sult. It was not the a problem (11" defence, but of escape, .for he believed now that no Oppor- tunity to defend himself would ever be allowed. The arrest was merely part of the plot intended to leave him helpless in tl e hands of the mob. 111 this Hicks was in no may blamabieâ€" he had mezeg " performed his sworn duty, and would still die, if need be, in defence of his prisoner. He was no tool, but only an instrument they had found means of using. perience no woub;e"§: 3'3:ng 2 lowing desperate enough for any pose. 910.) achefi «Il‘rwn and anti} he arousred up. It was the 11mm. An in- red at. the man is ”(2101: lips part- f sudden terror h hands held be- THE DURHAM CHRONICLE. he man dis: sho' a .29" a dixision com 'nsnder of the Army of Northezn"1rg1nia, a Lieutenant- Gm- ernor of his state. What strange combination of circumstances could ever have brought such a man to this place, and sent him forth across those Indian-scout ,1 plains? Surely nothing ordinary. And why should those bor- der desperadoes have followed, through sir-:tv miles of desolation. to strike him down? It was not robbery. “at. least in the ordinary sense. What then? And how was “Black Bart" in- volved? Why should he be sumcient. 1y interested to swear out a warrant. :and then assist in his arrest? There must be sor rething to all this not ap parent upon the surfaceâ€"some object. Mono purpose shrouded in mystery. No more quarrei,_no_or_g§9gy_ 2933. no "I dunno, Massa.) done heerd ’em talk some 'bout dey plans, 341' 'bout coma gal day wanted ter fln', but I 1m g1: no right sense to it. D. 1m he was 8. might still man." slowly into a clear recollection. He was riding with despatches from Long- street to Stonewall Jackson. and had been shot through the side. The first of Jackson’s trOOps he reached was a brigade of North Carolinians. commanded by General Waiteâ€"Gen- eral Willis Waite.» He had fallen from his horse at the outposts, was brought helpless to the General’s tent, and an- other sent on with the papers. And Mrs. Waite had dressed and bandaged his wound. That was where he had seen that woman’s face before, with its haunting familiarity. He drew the locket from beneath his shirt, and gazed at the countenance revealed. with new intelligence. There could be no doubtâ€"it was the face of her who had cared for him so tenderly in that tent at Manassas before the fever came and he had lost consciousness. And that, then, was Willis Waite ly- ing in that shallow grave near the Cimmaron Crossing, and for whose death he had been arrested. 'Twas a strange wor; d, and a small one. th: t. a miserable ending to a life like his-q ”The General? Whom do you mean? Not Waite?” "John Sibley done called him dat." Then Keith rememberedâ€"Just a chm, 111th thread at first, changing “Sho': I heard 'em talkin' ’bout dat, but M8888 Waite was jest boun' foh to git movin’. He didn’t 'pear to be Trait! ob no Injuns; reck’ned dey'd Dabber stop him, dat he knowed eb- “An' how far out was it?” “About sixty miles." “0h, do good Lawd!" and the negro threw up his hands dramatically. "Dat sutt‘nly am my outfit! Dat am Massa White an’ John Sibley.” “But what caused them to run such a flak?" Keith insisted. “Didn’t they know the Indians were on the war path?" "You mean the same men with Whom you came here from Indepen- deuce?” Neb nodded, overcomq by the dis- covery. "Yo’ say dar was two ob dem White men murderedâ€"fine an 01‘ man wid a gray beard, an' de odder 'bout thirty? Am dat it, Massa Jack, an' dey had fo’ Span ob mules, an’ a runnln' hoss ?” “We are in much the same position, Neb, and the fate of one is liable to be the fate of both. This is my story” â€"and briefly as possible, he ran over the circumstances which had brought him there, putting the situation clear enough for the negro’s understand- ing, Without wasting any time upon detail. Neb followed his recital with bulging eyes, and an occasional excla- mation. At the end he burst forth: The One Way. Keith said nothing for some mo- ments, staring up at the light stealing in through the window grating, his mind once again active. The eyes of the black man had the patient look of a dog as they watched; evidently he had cast aside all responsibility, now that this other had come. Final- ly Keith spoke slowly: an' I ben here ebber sence. I wan’t goin' ter let no low down white trash git all dat money." :- “I reckon dey went on, sah. Dey had 'portent business. an’ wouldn’t likely wait 'round here jest ter help a. nigger. Ain’t ennybody ben here ter see me, nohow, an’ I ’spects I’se eradi- cated from dey mem'ryâ€"I ’spects I ob c‘rcwmsmnces. I got playin' pokah ober in dat ‘Red Light.’ an’ I was doin‘ fine. I reckon I'd cleaned up mo’n a hundred doIIars when I got sleepy. an' started to camp. I'd most got dar w’en a bunch ob low white trash jumped me. It made me mad, it did fo’ a fact, an’ I reckon I carved some ob 'em up befo’ I got away. Enny- how, de marshal come down, took me out ob de tent, an’ fetched me here, “What became of the men you were working for ?" do on de ribber. when come along wrat w trubbe‘ \7.“;] “em I natcnally drifted. I reckon I"1"i'fi?)‘e£d ’bcut eberzsw‘aar yo’ eb er heard ob, fo’ dar want no use ob goin’ back to de East 8110’. Somebody said dat de Weft am rie right place fo’ 9. nig- ger. an' so I dcne headed west.” v- me droppd his face in his black hands. and was silent for some min- utes, brt Ke‘th said nothing, and fin- \711,» the this}: voice continued: “I ten you , Massa Jack, it was “But What was he so anxious to get chief on de plains. I reck’n dat CHAPTER V. paused your arrest?” {Eon ob circumstances, yes, sah, a conjunction ICES. I got playin' pokah ‘1 was layin' on a board whn I’d vetted loose at one end." he m 'poed hoarsely, “back ob do bench, but I couldn't jerk I: out Wt ;mammte_r_m It. an '14-" Keith ran his eyes over the walls, carefully noting every peculiarity. “We’ll remain here quietly just as long as it is daylight, Neb,” he replied finally, “but we’ll try every board and every log to discover some way out. Just the moment it grows dark enough to slip away without being seen we've got to hit the prairie. Once south of the Arkansas we’re safe, but not until than. Have you made any effort to out out?" “Willin’! Why. Massa Jack, I'se overjoyed; I ain't gwine leave yer no mo'. I’se sho’ gwine ter be yo' nigger. 'What yo’ swine ter do?" “Then you are willing to take a chance with me?” “Fo’ de Lawd. yes. Massa Jack, I sho' does. I corroborates de whole thing.” The whites of the negro’s eyes were very much in evidence, his hands grip- ping at the bench on which he sat. “Neb,” he said shortlv, “I gne<s the. was your outfit all right. but fl?“ were not kilied bv Indians. The,‘ were run down b\ a gang from tl2i~ townâ€"the same fellows who have P1”- you and me in here. I don‘t kfiv" what their were a,f’.r>râ€"â€"t?*;zt's m 2; found out.l::tr\r,â€"-â€"b1:r the tight you rm up at the ('{lP‘D Shei‘v-l U293. “ g: 2229 l“? '1“~ once. and led to your :2 198‘: ...<~~‘ failed to 2";"t. who? “as wanted in Carson. and m thgx' trailed the 1m" jv to the Ciizrnaren Crossing. Tf‘on I got on their track. and fearing the re- sult, they've la..ded me also. I‘va; they'll get rid of us both as best the} can. These fellows won‘t want am trialâ€"that would be liable to give the whole trick awayâ€"but they have got 'to put us where we won't talk. There is an easy way to do this, and that is by a lynching bee. Do you get my drift. Neb ?” LOW supply can, high (frank. easy turning, self-oiling device. (whi quires five minutes’ .tttmitinn every {mu} to six munths) and close device. (which will skim milk cold or wnrm) closer than any 0th Separat r, are features which make the Standard the favorite. (1 us, next; door to {1413? JOHN KINNEE’S HARNESS SHOP. The mentor,r of that sweet-faced wom- an who had bent above him when the fever began its mastery. appealed to him now with the omlcrtunity of serv- ice. He r.“.;':n‘ be able to clear this. bring to her the truth. save her from despair, and hand over to justice the murderers of her husband. It was up to him alone to acI-nmpllsh thisâ€"no one else knew what he knew, suspect- ed what he suspected. And there was but one warmthrongh escape. To reâ€" main there in weak surrender to fate could have but one ending, and that swift and sudden. He. had no doubt as to “Black Bart’s” purpose. or of his ability to use the “Red Light" outfit as desired. The whole plan was clear- ly evident. and there would be no de- lay in executionâ€"all they were wait- ing for was night. and a lax guard. He glanced about at :he walls of the room, his eyes grown hard, his teeth clenched. now being: made ro conceal it. Some way, these questions, thus surging upon him, became a call to live, to fight, to unravel their mystery. The memory of that sweet-faced wom- an who had bent above him when the fever began its mastery. appeaXed to him now with the om‘rtrtunity of serv- ice. He rhizht bn abie to clear this. accmént or‘meeting. 0 Meet? 01" Con-:- monplace robbery. would account for the deed, or for the desperate efior‘cs now being; made To conceal it. . H. VICKERS, ED. HOPKINS Gen. Sales Agent. 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