Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1916 — Page 7

GOLD

By STEWART EDWARD WHITE

SYNOPSIS

v Talbot Ward’s challenge to Frank Munto a personal encounter to determine •whether Munroe Is fit to make a trip to California in search of gold Is accepted. Munroe gets a hammerlock on Ward and wins the bout. Arriving at Chagrea, Talbot Ward’a knowledge of Spanish and his firm treatnnent of the native boatmen help wonder--sh»Uy. The party enters a tropical forest. They reach Gatun, and, after passing through several villages where Ward always diplomatically" handles the natives, they arrive in Panama. \ t Puts It up to each man to get »220 In one day. Munroe makes $25 as a laborer. Johnny gambles and gets $220. Ward astounds the party by telling Siow, by shrewd business deals In one day the Golden City, he accumulated several thousand dollars. Ward decides that he will not go with the party to the mines, but will stay in San Francisco, where he thinks more gold is to be found. The party dig their first gdld. They are •ot much encouraged when told that the value of their first pan is 12 cents. Don Gaspar, a Spaniard, and his manservant Vasquez join forces with the trio and the gold is divided into five parts. After working like beavers several days the miners decide to take a day off and attend a miners’ meeting in town. For sls a week In gold and a drink of whisky twice a day Bagsby promises to load the party to a rich unexplored mining country. A band of Indians come Into the camp to trade. They are thankful for blankets. Later the Indians attempt an ambuscade, but are routed bv rifle shots. McNally Is found with group of traders. Vasquez, left In charge of camp, is found scalped by the red men. Yank, Buck Barry and Don Gaspar are •ent to town with $35,000 In gold. Barry •nd Don Gaspar return to camp declaring they have been robbed. Johnny gets into an altercation with ■carface Charlie. Johnny’s splendid nerve attracts Danny Randall, who is seeking honest men in the camp. Scarface Charlie sends Johnny a challenge to meet him at the main saloon. Johnny, with another great display of nerve, drops Scarface Charlie. Johnny and his express messenger friends arrest two of the Hounds who are tried for robbery. The lawless element controls the trial and the Hounds are freed. Robberies grow more frequent as the lawless element holds sway. McNally and Buck Barry are murdered after the lawless element gets control of the city, Danny Randall organizes a vigilance committee. It is decided to publicly hang the leaders of the lawless element. The camp buzzes with excitement. Outbursts of the friends of the doomed men are checked by the determined attitude of Danny Randall and his committee.

CHAPTER XXIV. The Last Straw. THE sun was high when we awoke. We were not feeling very fresh, to say the least, and we took some little time to get straightened around. Then we went down to the Morena cabin. I am not going to dwell ®n what we found there. All four of its inmates had been killed with buckshot and the place ransacked from end to end. Apparently the first volley had killed our former partners and Senora Morena as they lay. Morena had staggered to his feet and halfway across the room. The excitement caused by this frightful crime was intense. Every man quit work. A great crowd assembled. Morton as sheriff was very busy, and loud threats were uttered by his satellites as to the apprehension of the murderers. The temper of the crowd, however, was sullen. No man dared trust his neighbor, and yet every honest breast swelled with Impotent indignation at this wholesale and unprovoked massacre. No clew was possible. Everybody remembered, of course, how broadcast and publicly the fact of the gold had been scattered. Nobody dared utter his suspicions if he had any. The victims were buried by a large concourse that eddied and hesitated and muttered long after the graves had been filled in. Vaguely it was felt that the condition of affairs was Intolerable, but no one knew how it was to be remedied. Nothing definite could be proved against any one, and yet I believe that every honest man knew to a moral certainty at least the captains and Instigators of the various outrages. A leader could have raised an avenging mob, provided he could have survived the necessary ten minutes! We scattered at last to our various occupations. I was too much upset to work, so I returned to where Yank was smoking over the fire.. He had, as near as I can remember, said not one word since the discovery of the tragedy. On my approach he took his pipe from his mouth. “Nothing done?’’ he inquired. •"Nothing,'’ I replied. “What is there to be done?” “Don’t know,” said he, replacing his pipe; then around the stem of it, “I was fond of those people.” “So was I,” I agreed sincerely. “Have you thought what a lucky escape you yourself had?” Yank nodded. We sat for a long time tn silence. My thoughts turned •Jowly and sullenly In a heavy, 1m-

pofent anger. A sman bird chirped plaintively from the thicket near at hand. Except j for the tinkle of our little stream and the muffled roar of the distant river, this was the only sound to strike across the dead black silence of. the autumn night. So persistently did the bird utter its single call that at last it aroused even my downcast attention, so that I remarked on it carelessly to Yank. He came out of his brown study and raised his head. “It's no bird; it's a human,” he said after listening a moment. “That's a signal. Go see what it is. Just wander out carelessly.” In the depths of the thicket I found a human figure crouched, lit glided to me, and I made out dimly the squat form of Pete, Barnes’ negro slave, from the hotel.

“Lo-dee, massa,” whispered he, “done thought you nevah would come.” “What is it, Pete?” I asked in the same guarded tones. “I done got somefin’ to tell you. While I ketchin’ a 111’ bit of sleep ’longslde that white trash Mo’ton’s place I done heah dey all plannin’ to git out warrant for to arres’ Massa Fairfax and Massa Pine and Massa Ma'sh for a-killin’ dem men las’ week, and I heah dem say dey gwine fer to gib dem trial, and if dey fight dey gwine done shoot ’em.” “That is serious news, Pete,” said I. “Who were talking?” But Pete, who was already frightened half to death, grew suddenly cautious. “I don’ jest rightly know, sah,” he said sullenly. “I couldn't tell. Jes’ Massa Mo’ton. He say he gwine sw’ar in good big posse.” “I can believe that,” said I thoughtfully. “Pete,” I turned on him suddenly, “don’t you know they’d skin you alive if they found out you’d been here?” Pete was shaking violently, and at my words a strong shudder went through his frame, and his teeth struck faintly together. “Why did you do it?” “Massa Fairfax is quality, sah,” he replied with a certain dignity. “I jest a pore nigger, but I knows quality wheril sees it, and I don’t aim to have no pore white truck kill none of my folks if I can help it” “Pete,” said I, fully satisfied, “you are a good fellow. Now get along back.” He disappeared before the w-ords were fairly out of my mouth. “Yank,” I announced, returning to the fire, “I’ve got to go uptown. That was Pete, Barnes’ nigger, to say that they’ve got out a legal warrant for the express messengers’ arrest for that killing last w*eek. Neat little scheme.” I found Banny Randall in his accustomed place. At a hint he sent for Dr. Rankin. To the two 1 unfolded the plot. Both listened in silence until I had quite finished. Then Danny leaped to his feet and hit the table with his closed fist.

“The fools!” he cried. “I gave them credit for more sense. Hit at Danny Randall’s men, will they? Well, they’ll find that Danny Randall can protect his own! Forgotten that little point, have they?” The cool, impassive, mild little man had changed utterly. His teeth bared, the muscles of his cheeks tightened, two deep furrows appeared between his eyes, w’hich sparkled and darn ed. From the most inoffensive looking creature possible to imagine he had become suddenly menacing and dangerous. “What do you intend, Randall?” asked Dr. Rankin. He was leaning slightly forward, and he spoke in a gentle voice, but his hand was clinched on the table, and his figure was rigid. “Do?” repeated Randall fiercely. “Why, run that gang out of town, of coursef’ “I thought you said the time was not ripe?” “Well ripen it!” said Danny Randall. Danny Randall issued his orders as a general would. First he sent warning word to Cal Marsh, still nursing

If day fight dey gwine done shoot ’em.”

his shoulder. Through one of his barkeepers he caused to be called to his presence four men. Three of them were miners, the fourth a lookout at the Empire. He met them In his little room quite openly, which, as I have explained, was in accordance with his usual custom. He detailed the exact situation in a few words. "Now,” he ended, “we get busy. Are you in?” Each assented, with apparent deep satisfaction. “Now,” said he briskly, “Munroe, you go to the lower trail, near the big oak at the second crossing. Walt there. If the express messengers have not passed ,by tomorrow morning a t 10 o’clock return here. If they do come by stop them and tell them tv proceed by the cut off to the place

they know of and to wait there for me. Understand ?” To each of the other four men he assigned a different watching on other trails, giving them the same instructions. ?Now git!” he finished. After informing Yank of my projected absence I waited at the appointed place until the appointed time, then returned to the Bella Union. “That's all right,” Danny greeted my report. “They came across the Hog’s Back and are now safely in hiding. Here"—he gave me a slip of paper—“during the day contrive to see tnese men. Make it casual and easy, as though you just happened to see them. Chat a few minutes and tell them this: ‘Danny Randall calls a secret miners’ meeting at the upper horse flat at 9 o’clock tonight. Slip up there without being seen.’ Be sure to let them understand that it is I who am issuing the call. Get them to tell you whether they will or will not come.” I took the slip of paper and read over the half dozen names it contained. They were all known to me; so I nodded my comprehension and went out

All the rest of the day I loafed about, chatting with dozens of among the others with Morton himself. That Individual profbsed great zeal for law and order, and told of the wonderful things he, as sheriff, intended to accomplish. Among the lot I contrived to Include the six men whose names were on my paper, and to deliver my message. I explained as far as I kneit, and got from each a definite and emphatic promise to be present “It’s time this thing was brought to* a head,” said one man. “If Danny Randall Is taking hold of it I enlist.” I returned to report these facts, received an Indifferent nod, and, under further instruction, went quietly to camp to await the agreed hour. We started up the trail about 8 o’clock. Yank insisted that he was going, if he had to roll all the way, but after a little we simultaneously remembered that the Morenas had owned horses. One of these I caught, and on it Yank rode to the place of rendezvous. The night was very black. After we had entered the woods jts darkness seemed at first to hang in front of my eyes like a filmy curtain, so that I fairly groped, as one would when blindfolded. At the Flat Rock we were halted by a low voiced command. I gave the password, as instructed by Danny Randall. This experience was once repeated, a little farther on. Then, as we neared the upper horse flat, we were stopped by a man who flashed a dark lantern in our faces, scrutinized us for a. moment, shut off his light and told us to go forward. We found a small tire behind a screen of firs and around or near it the figures of a dozen men. They stood silent and scattered a little apart from the firelight. We could not make out their features. From time to time other men came in, singly or in couples, until probably twenty-five were gathered. Then ensued a few moments of waiting. A sudden stir proclaimed fresh arrivals, and four newcomers strode briskly to the fire. As the light fell on them I re.cgnlzed Randall and the three express riders. Danny kicked together the fire until it flared.

“Somebody put some more wood on this,” he said in his natural voice. “We’ve got to see each other.” In a moment the flames were leaping. I looked about me with considerable interest to see who of the camp had been summoned. I must confess to a few surprises, such as the gambler from the Empire, but in general the gathering consisted of those whom I should have characterized as solid citizens—Barnes, the hotel keeper; Himmelwrlght and men of his stripe. They were all armed and all very grave and sober. Danny ran his eye over us one by one. “Meeting come to order,” he commanded briskly. “This is a vigilante meeting. I hope you all realize what that means. There are just thirty of us here, and Morton’s gang is probably a hundred strong when it is all together. We cannot fight them, but we can give the honest, decent men of this camp a chance to fight them. I myself believe the honest men will back us and am willing to risk it If any of you who are here now think differently say so.” He paused, but no one spoke up. “if anybody doesn’t want to go into this now is the time to back out. Just keep your mouths shut; that is all.” He paused again, but again no one moved.

“That’s all right,” observed Danny, with satisfaction. He lifted a paper. “Listen to this: ‘We, the undersigned, agree, as we are decent men, to stand by each other to the last, to avenge the death of any on£ of us and to obey the orders of our leaders. And if we fail in this may God deny us mercy.’ Boys,” said Danny Randall earnestly, “this is serious. If we start this now we’ve got to see it through. We are not much on Bible oaths, any one of us, but we must promise. Frank Munroe, step forward!” One by one Danny Randall called us forward and administered his simple oath. The fire leaped and with it the mighty shadows. Outside the circle of light the tall pines and fir trees watched ns like a multitude standing witness. The men’s faces were grave. There was about the roughest of them something noble, reflected from the earnest spirit of justice. Randall had the plans all made, and he detailed them rapidly. We were to arrest four men only, and he named them—Morton, Scarface Charley, who had recoveqpd; a gambler named Catlin and Jules, the proprietor of the Empire.

"Crawford is back in town,” said some one. “Make it five then," said Danny instantly. Next came up the vital questions of ways and means. Many were in favor of a night surprise and an immediate hanging before the desperadoes could be organized for defense. Danny had a hard time showing them good reasons against this course, but a. st he succeeded. “This must be done deliberately and publicly.” he maintained. “Otherwise I fails of its effect. We’ve got to show the gang that the camp Is against them, and that won't be done by hanging some of them secretly.” “Suppose the camp doesn’t back us up?” queried a miner. “Remember your oath, gentlemen," was Danny's only reply to this. It was decided at last that five committees should be appointed to arrest each of the five men, that the prisoners should be confined In a certain Isolated log cabin and that the execution should take place in broad daylight. There remained only to apportion the committees. This was done, and at about 2 or 3 o’clock we quietly dispersed. I was instructed to co-operate with three of the miners in the arrest of Catlin. • (To be continued. 1

On the Day After Christmas

OUR word Santa Claus is a corruption of the Dutch San Nicolas. and the story of the original saint from whom the name and the custom come is told in the Encyclopedia Britannica as follows: “St. Nicholas, bishop of Myra, in Lycia, a saint honored by the Greeks and the Latins on Dec. 6. “His cult is as celebrated as his history is obscure. All the accounts that have come down to us are of a purely legendary character, and it Is impossible to find any single Incident contirm*ed historically. “The main facts of his life are usually given as follows: He was. bishop of Myra at the time of the Emperor Diocletian, was persecuted, tortured for the faith and kept in prison until the more tolerant reign of Constantine and was present at the council of Nicaea. “It should be observed that this last circumstance is ignored by all historian: and that St. Athanasius, who knew all the notable bishops of the period, never mentions Nicholas, bishop of Myra. The oldest known monument of the cult of St. Nicholas seems to be the Church of Sts. Prisons and Nicholas built at Constantinople by the Emperor Justinian. In the west the name of St, Nicholas appears in the ninth century records of the martyrs, and churches dedicated to him are to be found at the beginning of the eleventh century. It is more especially, however, from the time of the removal of ins body to Bari, in Apulia, that his cult became popular. “The inhabitants of Bari organized an expedition, seized his remains by means of a ruse and transported them to Bari, where they were received In triumph on the 9th of May. 1087, and where the foundations were laid for a new basilica in his honor. This was the origin of a famous and still popular pilgrimage. There are nearly 400 Churches in England dedicated to St Nicholas. He is the patron saint of Russia, the special protector of children, scholars, merchants and sailors. “In art St. Nicholas is represented with various attributes, being most commonly depicted with three children standing in a tub by his side. Of the various interpretations of this none Is absolutely certain. “One explanation has been sought in the legend of St. Nicholas miraculously restoring to life three rich youths who had been murdered, cut up and concealed in a salting tub by a thievish innkeeper or butcher in whose house they had taken lodging. “A legend of his surreptitious bestowal of dowries upon the three daughters of an impoverished citizen who, unable to procure fit marriages for them, w’as about to sell them is said to have.originated the old custom of giving presents in secret on the eve of St. Nicholas, subsequently transferred to Christmas day. “Hence the association of Christmas with ‘Santa Claus,’ an American corruption of the Dutch form ‘San Nlcolaas,’ the custom being brought to America by the early Dutch colonists.”

When Christmas Comes.

While passing days are short and cold and drear, While nights are long, the longest of the year, While cruel winter solstice reigns supreme O’er earth and air, o’er field and wood and stream, Glad Christmas domes with glowing heart of cheer. The brightest, bravest day of all the year. —Ladles' Home Journal.

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“UNTO US A SON IS GIVEN”

Isaiah —December H. A Picture of Messiah and His Millennial Kingdom—Darkness Still Meas‘r urably Covers the World—Tho Rising of the Sun of Righteousness to Scatter the Darkness —Messiah to Be the Agency Through Which Cleansing and Lighting Will Be Ac-1 complished. “For unto us a Child is bom, unto us a Senfl <s given; and the Government shall be uporn His shoulder; and His name shall be cal lift Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.’’—Verse 6. CHE FIRST VERSE of the chapter from which today’s Study Is taken should be the last verse of the preceding chapter. Verse 2. After the Hebrew Idiom, this statemo it pertaining to the future reads as if related to something in the past. The promised great Light Is not yet shining upon the people. Mankind still “dwell in the land of the shadow of death.” True, a measure of light emanated from our Redeemer's words and works; and It still shines forth from all whose hearts are illuminated by His promises and His Spirit But this is not the light which Is to scatter earth’s darkness and to cause all mankind to appreciate God's glory. That tlie Sun of Righteousness has not yet risen with healing In His beams is fully evidenced by the gross darkness of heathendom and by the lesser darkness of Christendom. The glorious prospect is, however, that very soon the Church of Christ will be completed, and that the Sun of Righteousness will shine. (Malachi 4:2; Matthew 13:43.) Then ultimately every child of Adam, sharer In ols curse, shall be brought under the influence of that great Light which will constitute the Millennial Age a Day of glory. Verse 3. “Thou hast multiplied the nation. Thou hast Increased their Joy; they Joy before Thee according to thee Joy In harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.” This, the Revised Version rendering, Is evidently the correct one.

This pictures mankind during the Millennial Age, brought forth from death, released from the Adamic curse, rejoicing as those who divide a spoil—sharing In something which has fallen to them. Th e Mlll enn ia 1 blessings will be distributed as Di-

vine bounty; and none will escape these blessings except those who wilfully refuse them. Verse 4 delineates this Joy. It will be because the great oppressor, Satan, will no longer have control. His yoke of sin, sorrow and death, his rod and his staff of a fillet ion and slavery, will be 1 broken forever. (Revelation 20:1-3.) The victory over the Adversary will not be slowly and gradually accomplished by missions or any human power. The Ixird Himself will interpose, “as in the day of Midlan,” when Gideon and his little band of Israelites routed the hosts of Midlan. (Judges 7:15-22.) Gideon evidently prefigured our Lord Jesus; and his little band prefigured the Church of Christ. After Gideon’s little band bad been sifted, the Lord granted the great deliverance. So In the end of this Age, after the antitypical Gideon’s hand, under their Captain, tho Lord Jesus Christ, have given their Message—let their light shine out—God will grant the groat victory for truth and righteousness through a Time of Trouble which will eventuate in the binding of Satan and the release of the oppressed.

How It Will Be Brought About. Verse 6 explains how the foregoing prophecy shall be fulfilled. First, Messiah must come, who would be bom after the manner of mankind, but nevertheless would be the Son of God. Continuing, the prophecy pictures the government falling upon Ills shoulders. Ignoring the earthly sufferings of Tho Christ, the prophecy points to the glorified Messiah at His Second Advent, as viewed from Jehovah’s standpoint. A name stands for the character or powers of an Individual. The titles

The Prince of Peace.

is recognized now by His true followers as the Mighty God, but not as the Father. (1 Corinthians 8:6.) He is the Father’s Representative, Mouthpiece, the well-beloved Son, given all power necessary for the accomplishment of the great work entrusted Him. He will be the Everlasting Father of mankind in the sense that, having redeemed Adam and the race to which Adam failed to give life, He will give life everlasting to all who will obey Him. The Church, however, are begotten of Jehovah to a new, spiritual nature. Verse 7. David signifies beloved. The kingdom entrusted to King David was God’s typical kingdom, and was maintained by the Lord until Zedeklah’s time, when It was removed until He should come whose RIGHT ft is. (Ezekiel 21:27.) Our Lord, as a descendant of David, was the Heir to that Kingdom which was to have no end.

Unto Us a Hon Is Given.

given to our Lord In Verse 6 represent His majesty, power and glory. Already Ills followers know Him as a most wonderful Counsellor. The world has yet to learn this fact; but before the close of the Millennium It will be generally known. Our Lord

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