The Oklahoma Miner. (Krebs, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 27, Ed. 1, Thursday, September 4, 1913 Page: 4 of 8
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K R E B S O K L A MINER
Molly McDonald
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HrttLrvt t ' Str.'k" MwnUn
auMta in cia In wik h Hour is tra'-
ins TUy are aUacd ty Indiana. Ud
Hamlin and iCvlIy coca in tb darknoso
Haiiiln u-li Hvlly U wm dioctoarsod
from tb f9tiCdrt oorvk to 4iOTSC
ul4 at tt closo of tb war enUattid is
Umt rular aruuy H suojmcts Cp-
talt. rKevr v' being rwimitUc for
in disgrac Irwt appear and vndor
HKrt of lAf'Jt Oasfcioo MoUr Starts to
iota hr father Hamlin loaves to rejoin
uis reg-uuttrt Jt returns to Fort o40
t a ummer f firfatls: Indians and
spectres the osJjr Bound the crunching
of their horses' hoofs on the crust.
Tb Sergeant staring about. felt that
be had never looked upon a mors de-
An jixj.au ouu I pressing spectacle than this gloomy
landscape desolate and Artnd-rweTt
UJJ overarched frith low-iylng mot a
cloud. Mack and ominous.
They adTacced thus tor two hours
making no attempt to toroe their ani-
mals and scarcely exchanging a Twd
both men watchful of the mow under-
foot la wares of a possible trail wkaa
the character of the country began to
change. The serel plain broke Into
Is Mb stirrups beading eaeailf tor
vuri
"Br lttvta' Thctre tbr are.
HugiwiB'- lie esclaiaad leoliac tb bot
blood oottr tkroufh hie tIbb '9a.
on tbe iacliae of that third rUbja.
7Tre 1e a shadow- there and tbr are
lag through No doubt abovt tin it
there ?"
"Not Teat then lcjuna took to tht
rid Tbr 'wvs ure la the fount;
ratter when we teat aisbted the ortfu
back tbar. 'WhaUdMr fOia' ter 4o Br-
gsattt? Jm&fi 'eai a boa bank an'
not morins Here; draw is back of1 J
ti.4 llvl'r ttoer. ftuvU ai bar4 la tb
X' i? r ?WL ? J?2L f ri rtdjea of irregular forma-
u dark. b fail r tb towJy of ". " eridentlr heading toward
Mruuxtabt 'aakiju wb acvwe Hanuin i mow more HMtflun vlr in tJ Am
w w-' UU J w wn fcgWH wv
SlvUj- It 9oatMuer with
io J
ifMcj-ri H
lire luvottt. iiMB b nconiwn a
'vrir 0Aart. wfe turew Wtn rr
(r lsYYr ftr VvpotA tU HamXtB
IKvf- f.ro iwr tv t4 faiw a JrlfiS
'V- Hjmortn 4ciar ii baa JUtec Iwk-
i -r Ijeftevr to fcrc hlto to clear his
" LMr be yriMtar tupoot mmt a
f4ir tiv-h3ii uj a stkvavy -making
Blot. Uoby aaeka an lrtrvlew wlr
liaoalln $b mmym faer fth-r nr to be
' Ue power of Mrs Iupant wdio loltns
to be a 4ucit trf 'Xclxniald's 4otw
Kolly iJlMuiftri aii4 HjudHd sets out to
trai-e btr MctonaUJ is or4r4 to Fort
Riplr HaiuJin discovers that tb maa
who IHt on U stag unor the oaoio oi
M-ixntM was not tive msr. Ho fla4s
M-Iofiill'ii oiurl-rel loJy iiMsalia
tak: WtMijg a autde ond two trooprs
nJ xo- In pursuit of ihe murderers wbo
had robbed M'-lJona14 of SOM0 paymas
tr money Ho suspts Iupont "on-
'' soldier c"oiplk of Dupont 1
.'jrtd murdered Hamlin's party Is caught
Jn a flwrc blisxard wbll- bvadlnc for th
Itninaron ' man dies from cold and
another lnwt iun umbs Wsason ts Shot
a tbey rome In slht of the (.tmmwon
Hero!' wrk JimUt rfsusriutes Carrotl
bis remamina trooper Hamlin discovers
a loa 'abln bld.len under a bluff oc-upie1
by Jlualies a mw tblef wbo Is laying lor
JFevn. wl9 liatJ him In a cattle
4oel His description ldentlftos lA-Fevre
arid Dupont mm one and the same Hitches
Knot Wasson mjstakins; bint for one of
lVvvne'u party Hamlin decide to wait
at lb cabin until the storm abates before
aUwnptSflj; to take up the trail of Ie-
Kevie wbo 1 arrylna HoUy to tho In-
dians' camp.
CHAPTER XXIX.T-ConUnued.
'J'li cowiaau muffled to the ears fa
a butialo coat plunged profanely into
i)io drift xlauiwlux the door behind
him. Jlauilin haatilr lanced over the
few article piled in readluea on the
beach ammunition blankets food
payinK uo heed to Carroll ' toutterlnj
of discontent. Hy the time Hughes
returned be had everything trapued
for the saddles He thrust the cow-
man' rifle under his own flap but
handed the latter a jevolver staring
trslKht into hiu eyee an he did ao.
"I reckon you and I have got enough
in common in thin chase to play
K'luare" he said grimly. "We're both
.ul after l.o Kevre ain't we?"
you liet."
AH right then; hero's your gun. If
ou try miy trickery Hughes I'd ad-
ibo that you gt-t me the ttrst liot for
It you miss you'll never have mi-c-ilior."
Tim iimn drew the sleeve of ltl
i out over Ills lips his eyes shifting be-
lore the Sergnunt's steady gaze.
"I nln't thot sort" he imittoiod uri-
nHlly. "Vor don't need to think that
u ma"
Maybe not" snd Hamlin swung
carelessly. "Only I
into the saddle
bought I'd tell you beforehand what
would happen if you attempt any fool
Mm play. Take the lead you know
iIih trail "
Carroll supporting himself by the
luble crept across to the door and
wntolied them reckless as to the en
if ring cob. The glare of the white
snow ievea!fi clearly the outlines of
iIih disappearing horsemen as they
inde cautiously down the bank. The
Uiln fringe of shore lee broke uhdr
the weight .' the t-ou't-s' hoofs as the
riders ''n"i '.hem forward Into the
Icy wu i A moment later the two
r.'bi i thu sharp incline of the op
poska shore apiearing distinct
"ixaliist Ihe sky as they attained the
liuiifTnu Hamlin waved his hand and
iltfcii on a lope Ihe figures vanished
into Die gloom Crying ana cwearlng
st his helplessness the deserted sol-
dier closed the door and crept back
tililveiiug Into his blankets
Hughes turned his horse's head to
ihe southwest and lode steadily for
waul the buffalo oveiuoat giving him
a BbHKgy grotesque appearance in
the fciiuctntl light ledected from the
miow Without a word Hamlin fol-
lowed a pace behind Their route lay
for the Drat fuv miles acioss a com
paratlvely level plateau over which
the tierce wind of Ihe late storm had
swept ulth such violence as to leave
the surface packed linn. The night
Hid! them In silently giving to their
iiiimeillMlu surroundings a mournful
loneliness most ilupressluu. There
Acre no shsdows only the dull wnnw-
tit iun acioss which thoy pnsssd ItUo
presKkws to anow lay banked la deep
rifts and. after plunging deaperately
through two of these unable to Judge
correctly is the dim Ugfet where to
ride. HugJUes turned more to the
south skirting along tie bare slope of
a ridfe. trusting some turn lower
dove would yield uun. the aeeeaaary
westerning.
'It's orer the ponies' beads down
tfaar Sergeant be said pointing side-
ways Into the dark hollow "an' we're
bound to strike a eroaa-rfdge aXore we
come to lb blutts."
"What blttfla? The Caaadlaar
"Yep; it's badly broken kentry a
long ways west o' yere. Bad lands
mostly an' a hell o' a place lor cattle
to hide out."
"Hughes do you know where Black
Kettle's eamp Is 7"
"Well no not exactly. Las' winter
Ihe Cheyenne was settled 'bout op-
posite the mouth o' Buffalo creek an'
lhar 're down thar somewhar now.
Thar 's one thing sure they ain't any
east o' thet. As we ain't hit ao trail
I reckon as bow Le Ferre'g outfit
must her drifted farther then I calc'la-
tfjd." "I thought eo at the time" com-
mented the other quietly. "However
we will have to make the circle and
if the country out yonder is as you de-
scribe they will be no better off.
They'll hare to follow the ridges to
get through. We amy get a glfmpee
when daylight comes."
They rode on steadily keeping down
below the crest of the bills yet pick-
ing a passage where the snow had
been swept clear. The slipperiness of
the incline made their progress slow
as they dared not risk the breaking of
a horses leg in that wilderness and
the faint glimmer was most confusing.
The wind had ceased the calm was
impressive after the wild tumult but
the cold seemed to strengthen as the
dawn advanced viciously biting the
exposed faces of the men. The strain-
lug ponies were white with frost. In
the gray of a cheerless dawn they
reached the first line of bluffs and
diew raAn Just below the summit
where they could look off across the
lower ridges to the westward.
It was a wJId desolate Bcene the
dull gray sky overhead the black and
while shading below. Mile on mile
the picture unrolled to the horizon
the vista widening slowly as the light
increased bringing forth the detallis
of barren wind swept ridges and ahal
low valleys choked with snow. Not a
tree not u shrub not even a rock
Plurigsd Prafansly Into tho Drift.
broke the de&ii monotony. All was
loneliness and silence The snow lay
gleaming mid uiilramplod except as
burn mid Iheie a dull brown putoh of
dead grass dark ned the aide of a hill.
Hamllii shadowed his eyes with I'lovud
hands ntudyliiK Intently Inch by inch
tho wide domain tfuililunly hu urouo
me bow you oaa Bee It khes as
though they had a horse down."
MugnE stared leag In the dftrectiou
indicated hie eyes aarrowad tote mare
"Ah! that'a it" he bbM at last.
"Horse broke a leg; shot it eat thea
1 aeaa the flash lCw they're nam'
o. See! Oae fellow olimbin' vp be-
bias" 'aether as' the horse left tyia' j
thar ea the boost." I
"How many people do jo mahe-
oarr" and Hamlia'a rotoe shook a lit-
tle. "Thare'B Sour aiat Outre?
AX. that distanoe the fugMvee loohed
like mere black dots it could Bearoe-
y be determined that they mored
and yet their outlines vere dtetiact
against the background of white anow
while the two watchers poaaeaaed the
trained riaion of the plain. Hughe 1
answered after & deliberate iaafiee'
tkm. without w much ae turning his
head.
"Thar's four; leastwlae thar was
four hoeaes aad two the I&foitG tthe-
ly are ridin' double. Thar aaimals
rfamttn had thought this orer as he
rede and already had punned his at-
tack. The opening to the ralley along
which L Ferre's exhausted party
were slowly advancing toward them
aoemtid favorable tt wa narrow and
badar choked with snow. It offered
an ideal place for a surprise and was
tar enough away from the Indian en-
campment if the latter was situated
as Hashes believed. In the great b'-nd
.above ao that no echo of shots would
carrjMlNrr distance even through the
crisp atmosphere. There were tc
thJsjjgs the Strgeaat had 'determined
to accomplish if possible the rescue
of Miss Molly uninjured and the cap
tare df Le Fevre. No matter how
deeply he deanised the man he could
not aitord to hare him killed. So fai
as the Indians were concerned ther
would be no mercy shown for )'
either one escaped he would carry
the news to the vlilrge. With all thin
in mind the Sergeant swung ou; oi
the saddle drooslnr the rein to the
ground confident that the tired cow
posy would remain quiet. His belt
WOMAN l
TERRIBLE STATE
Finds Help in Lydia E. Pink-
kam's Vegetable
Compound.
are 'bout played it looks ter me Just vaa buckled outside the artay over
able ter crawL Ain't had ao fodder is
bout the size o' it .We ought to be
able ter head thet bunch of 'fore they
git to the Canadian at thet rate o'
travel bey. Sergeant?"
Hamlin's eyes followed the long
sweep of the croes-ridge studying its
trend and the direction of the inter-
vening valleys Once down on the
other blope all this ertenaire view
would be hidden; they would have to
ride blindly guessing at the particular
swale along which those others were
advancing. To come to the summit
again would surely expose them to
those keen Indian eyes. They would
be searching the trail ahead ceaseless-
ly noting every object along the
crests of the ridges. However if the
passage around was not blocked with
snow they ought to attain the Junction
in ample time With twice as far
to travel their ponies were etrong and
flt and should win out against Le
Fevre's starved beasts. He waved his
gloved hand
"Well try it" he said shortly
"come on Hughes."
He led off along the steep side of
the hill and forcing his horse into a
sharp trot beaded straight out Into
the white wilderness; Hughes with-
out uttering a word brought down his
quirt on his pony'B flank and followed.
coat and he drew his revolver tested
it and slipped it back loosely Into the
bolster. Then he pulled out the rifle
from under the flap of the saddle
grimly handling it in his gloved fin-
gers. Hughes his head sunk into his
fur collar his hot breath steaming in
the cold atmosphere watched him
curiously.
"Looldn fer a right smart fight 1
reckon" he said a trine uneasily. "Be-
lieve me yer ain't goin' ter find thel
CHAPTER XXX.
The Fight In the Snow.
The fclope toward the south had not
been swept clear by the wind and the
horses broke through the crust to
their knees occasionally stumbling
Into hollows where the drifts were
deep. This made progress fclow al-
though Hamlin pressed forward reck-
lessly fully aware of what It would
mean should the fugitives emerge
first and thus achieve- a clear pass-
age to the river. What was going on
there to the right behind the fringe
of low hills could not be conjectured
but to the left the riders could see
clearly for a great distance over the
desolate snow-draped land down to
the dark waters of the Canadian and
the shore beyond. It was all a deso-
late waste barren of movement and
no smoke bore evidence of any Indian
encampment near by. A mile or more
to the west the river took a sharp
bend disappearing behind the bluffs
and on the open plain barely visible
against the unsullied mantle of'snow
were dark specks apparently moving
but in erratic fashion. The distance
intervening was too great for either
man to distinguish exactly what these
might be yot as they plunged onward
their keen eyes searched the valley
vigilantly through the cold clear air.
"Some of your long-horns Hughes?"
asked the Sergeant finally pointing as
ho turned and glanced back. "Quito a
bunch of cattle it looks to me."
"Them thar ain't cowh" returned
tho other positively "Tha're too close-
ly bunched up. I reckon It'll bo Black
Kottlo'a pony herd."
"Then bis vitiligo will Ho In beyond
the big bend th re" and Hamlin roso
In Ills stlrrupa shading 1Ih eyes. "The
h(irurs haven't driven thorn far slnco
tho atorni broke. You don't boo nny
smoke ilo you?"
Hughes shook his head.
"You wouldn't llkoly boo nouo
against the gray sky; thorn ponies
In two ar maybe throe miles off an'
thor camp Is llltely u mile ur ho furth-
er. Thur'H a big bond thar na 1 ro-
momber; a sort o' level apot with bluff
all 'roiind 'copt on tho sldo o thor
river. Wo hud a cattlo corral thnr
onc't durln' a round-up. Most likely
that'll whar thoy nro."
"And Io Fovro lu heading straight
for tho spot. Wall ho'll lmvo to como
out on thlH bunch llrst."
"Yop theru auro ain't no valleys
lying botwuon. How many o' thoao
yere gulch oponlngs hnvo wo got past
ulroady?"
"Tliriie thoro'n tho fourth JuHt
nliuatl. Thut'H tho ono thoy wore trail-
"By Heavens! There They Are
Hughes."
feilar no spring chicken. He's some
on ther gun play."
"I hope he knows enough to quit
when he's cornered" returned -the
other pleasantly sweeping his'eyes to
the opening in the hills "for I'm aim-
ing to to take him back to Kansas
alive."
"The hell ye are!"
"That's the plan pardner and I've
go reason for it. I knew Le Fevre
once years ago during the war and
I've been some anxious to get my
hands on him ever since. He's worth
far more to me alive than dead. Just
now Hughes" his voice hardening
"you'll bear that fact In mind when
the fracas begins. Frdm now on this
Is my affair not yours. You under-
stand? You get busy with the two
bucks and leave the white man to me.
Come on now dismount."
Hughes came to the ground with
evident reluctance swearing savagely
"What do yer tiling" I'm yere for"
ho demanded roughly "If it wa'n't to
shoot that cuss?"
Hamlin strode swiftly over and
dropped a hand on the shaggy shoul-
der. 'You aro hero because I ordered
you to come with mo; because If you
hadn't 1 would have killed you back
there In tha shack you red-handod
murderer. Now listen Hughes. I
know what you are a cattlo thief.
You and Lo Fevre belong to the same
outilt only ho was tho smarter of the
two. I have spared your llfo for a
purpose and If you fail mo now I'll
hoot you down as I would a dog
Don't try to threaten mo you cur for
I am not that kind. I am not trusting
you; I haven't from tho first but you
aro going into this light on my side
and under myordors."
Tho two men glared Into each oth-
er's eyes silent breathing hard but
thoro was a grim determination about
the Sergeant's sot Jaw that left
HughcH speechless. Ho grinned weak
ly stamping down the snow under
foot. Hamlin's continued silence
brought a protect" to his Up-
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