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Y THE NEBRASKA ADVERTISER
XV. W. 8ANDKKS, I'ublUImr.
NEMAHA. NEBRASKA.
THE COAST PATROL.
Draw closer your oilskin Jacket
To balllc tho swirling snow,
For to-night's storm Is the fiercest
That ever the capo did know.
The fiery cyo of the lighthouse.
That has flashed Its warnings far
Out whcro the pitiless breakers
Arc pounding tho seething bar,
Has been fast closed by tne pelting
Of snow and blinding sleet.
What help Is there now for tho vessel
A waif from the Bcattcrcd fleet?
Go down on the wreck-strewn beaches
Whcro tho sea gives up Its dead;
Porchanco there will bo one living
When fho hungry waves aro fed.
'Go up on the reeling headlands,
Whcro tho sand and sleet lly fast,
Propolled by a thousand furies,
Pursued by the shrieking blast,
And list for tho boom of tho cannon
When tho tempest has paused for breath
Where tho mad waves arc frightfully leap
ing There arc men faco to face with death.
Then fight your way to tho life crew,
Thoso seamen true unil brave,
Who will battle tho wildest billows.
Fear not I there aro lives to save.
May tho God who rules above us
Save to-night from the storm's
wild
wrath
Both tho sailor and lonely surf man
Patrolling his wreck-strewn path.
Goorgo A. Cowcn, In Boston Transcript.
CAPtJHJ
ICopyrlcht, iSqS, by S. S. McClure.
CIIAPTE It XV. Continued.
A few inquiries informed him where
Bowers lind depositcdihis source of sup
plies, and he witched until the miner
went for a fresh portion one evening',
llidcr was helplessly intoxicated, and
Bowers had been indulging freely him
self, lie placed n little pouch contain
ing about $300 in dust in- his pocket,
and reeled out in the darkness without
the faintest thought of danger.
A heavy blow behind the earsuddenly
sent him to his knees, and a pair of
strong hands grnsped his throat at the
same moment, but the owner had no
easy task to accomplish his object. The
realization of his danger fully sobered
Bowers, and with a stilled curse he tore
the grip from his throat and gained his
ieet by main strength.
It was too dark to see his assailant,
"but Ilnnk Bowers was no coward, and
instead of attempting to flee or call for
help, he grappled silently with the
would-be robber.
It did not last long. Once his arms
were about his enemy, Bowers was.
master of the situation. Inch by inch
he bent the other back until human
endurance could bear no more, nnc
with a groan the man's muscles relaxed
and ho, fell heavily with Bowers on
top of him.
"Struck a snagthattimc, didn't yer?"
.he demanded, grimly, seating himself
on the otHier's breast and holding his
wrists so that he could not draw a
wenpon.
"Let me up, blast yer!" was the sullen
reply as the man tried in vain to move.
"Want ter get up? All right, pard.
Jest remember I've got a gun agin yer
,ribs, though, an' if yer don't go nllquiet
I'll let a hole through yer!"
As he spoke he arose and allowed the
man to do likewise, keeping a stout grip
ou hiseollar. Then he said, sternly:
"Go on where I push yer. I want ter
eee yer face."
A short walk brought them, to the
tent where Bider and Bowers slept, and
into this the latter conducted his pris
oner and lit: a candle-.
The light showed the face of a man
about 30 years, with ani expression of
ferocity which was revolting, but Bow
ers surveyed it with satisfaction as he
asked:
"Well, Mr. Man, what. made yer tackle
me 7 Hard up?"
"Yes."
The fellow gazed at him unflinching
ly as he spoke.
"1 s'pose yer know I could come pret
ty near hevin' yerhungferthis job?"
"Do it, d yer, an' don't, talk about
it," was the prompt reply.
Bowers released his grip, produced a
bottle of liquor from his pocket and
held it toward his companion, saying:
"Take a drink. You're a man after
my own heart, you be. You an' T kin
do business, I guess. How would yer
like, tor lay yer paws on a couple o'
hundred thou, all in dust nn' nuggets?"
"What's that yer saying?" replied the
man, wiping his mouth on his coat
sleeve- as he lowered the bottle. "Are
yer innkin game of me or what the "
"Do I look like a chap that fooled?"
.snarled Bowers, angrily. "1 ain't thet
kind. 1 know some chaps as has got a
-few hundred pounds o' theyaller t.tulY
all dug, an if I had two or three-good
men they'd whack up the swag with
- uie."
49ES5?
"I'm ver man!" exclaimed the other,
looking him full in the eye. "I ain't
scared of a little blood. I'm despcrntc
and I'll join yer!"
"Know another good man we could
trust?" asked Bowers. "I've got a
white-livered cuss with me as I'm goin'
to cut loose from pretty quick. Three
will be plenty ter do the job."
"Plenty ter divide with, too. Why
can't we manage it between us?"
"Course we kin," said Bowers, "an'
the fewer in it the better. Two good
men is better'n twenty fer such n job.
Will yer stick ter me, no matter what
happens?"
"I never went back on a chum yet,"
was the prompt reply.
"All right. Now, what's yer name,
".My name's Turner."
"Wall, Turner, let's finish this lickcr
the fust thing."
It did not take long 1o accomplish
this, and then Bowers said:
"I'll furnish the outfit an' take yer
where the game is ter be played. You
git one-third of thcr swag an' I git two
thirds. That's fair, ain't it?"
"I can't kick on that."
"All right. Now we'll git some sleep
nn' -to-morrcr we'll sec if thnr's any
bosses ter be got. If I hadn't been a
chump I'd held on ter what I brought
in with me when I come."
On the following tiny, however, he
took n different view of the matter. It
would be impossible to start off on the
trip without arousing the suspicions of
Obed Bider, and Bowers decided that he
must be of the part y.
"He's just the chap fer split on us if
we happened ter have a scrimmage an'
thar was any fuss here over it. I
dnssent leave him behind. We'll take
him an' then he'll hev fer keep his
mouth shut when he's in the same boat
with us."
But after two days' search he was
unable to procure a single horse, so
grent was the demand. His gold was
running low besides, and nt last he
dnrcd not wait any longer. Each man
took as much provisions as he could
carry on his back, and, early one morn
ing, they started over the trail, armed
with rifles and revolvers.
When they had proceeded a fcwmiles
on their way, Bowers said:
"Now, pards, we're out fer big game
an' we've got ter be mighty smart if
we want ter come out nil right. We're
likely ter meet some o' the party we're
nftcr any time. They can't tote all their
dust In on their backs an' then thar's
that girl. They must hev 'bout enuff
by this time nn' they'll like cnufTscnd
one o' the men ter Dyea after bosses
fer 1he gang. See?"
"That's boss sense," replied Turner.
"Wall," continued Bowers, "we must
keep our eyes peeled that we don't let
ourselves be seen by any scch man.
It'll spile everything if we do."
It was well for his plans that he did
keep a sharp lookout, for before night
he snw a speck far ahead on the trail
which he knew at once to be a mnn. He
was standing on the edge of a piece of
woods, and his companions were behind
him at the time. Stepping in the shad
ow of the trees, he explaimcd:
"Thar's a man comin', an' I'll bet it's
one o' them we're after. He may hev
seen me, an' it won't do fer us all ter
hide. He won't know you, Turner. You
keep on an' pass ther time o' day with
him. Yer bound fer the fort, yer know.
Keep right on, an' we'll hide till he's
out o' sight, then we'll overtake yer."
Turner at once walked ahead, while
his two companions secreted themselves
in the underbrush. They saw Turner
stop and converse with the stranger a
few moments, when the latter drew near
them, and Bowers whispered:
"It's the man they call Taylor! no's
goin' after bosses sure!"
All unconscious of the proximitj" of
the two men, Taylor tramped sturdily
on, and was soon out of hearing in the
woods. Then the two left their ambush
and hurried nftcr Turner, who awaited
them far out on the plain.
"What did he say?" inquired Bowers,
eagerly.
"Asked me where I was bound an'
whether there was any bosses ter be got
in Dyea," said Turner, who never
seemed to waste a word.
"I knew it!" declared Bowers. "Now
all we've got ter do is find a. snug place
this side whar the trail splits an' take
it easy till the dust is under our eyes.
He'll be back pretty quick if he gits
nny bosses an' then, we won't hev much
longer ter wait."
Several days later saw them securely
hidden in a piece of dense woods, but
each day was divided into wntches,
when they took turns standing on sen
tinel duty. From a knoll a short dis
tance from the hut they had built, the
trail was visible for fully a mile, and
from daylight to dark they watched it
closely.
Their patience was rewarded when.
late one afternoon, Wiey saw Dick Tay
lor riding along to the north, leading a
string of horses behind him.
"Our time is most, up now," said Bow
ers, grimly. "He'll fetch the mine by
to-morrer. Them two ehnps with him
I've seen round Dyea. They're rich
chaps, I've heard. He's picked 'em up
an is. goin' ter sell out."
"How many will there, be- of them?"
asked Turner, "an' how's the trick ter
be done when, they git here? D'yer
reckon a regular holdup, or what?"
"We, might do it in thet. way," said
Bowers, "an' stan' the risk o' glttin
wiped out, but it won't do ter risk it.
There'll be too many o 'cm. I've got a
fccheme I'm goin lev spring on 'cm.
Let's git back under cover an' I'll tell
yet what it is."
When they reached their rude- shel
ter and lighted their pipes he outlined
his plan, ns follows:
Upon. Righting the party Bider was to
conceal himself in the woods near the
hut. Bowers himself was to remain in
the hut on the boughs which served
him for n. bed, while Turner's part was
to meet the travelers and piny the role
of n. decoy.
"They all know my phiz," said Bow
ers, "an' some o' them knows Bider.
You arc tho only one they don't know.
Of course, Taylor will remember meet
in' yer the other day when he was goin'
in, an' yer enn tell him you've met a
chap as is shot himself by mistake, an'
Is almost dead. Ask one of 'em ter
come an' sec If there's any chance fer
him, or sumthln' like that. One of 'em
is sure ter come, an' when he gits in
side the shnnty we kin hold him up
darned quick."
"But what about the res of tlhem?"
asked Bider.
"Why, yer chump, when this one
don't, come back it's ten ter one thet
nnother fellcr'll come lookin' nrter
him, an' we'll fix him too. Then if the
rest don't come we'll go out with our
guns all of n sudden an' hold 'em up.
We'll take all thar guns an' horses nn'
light out lively fer Dawson City.
They'll be sure we've gone ter Dyea an'
we'll git oft clean with the gold. It's
nigher ter Dawson anyhow, then it is.
ter Dycn. We kin. git down by water
an' then take ther steamer fer Seattle,
while they're lookin' fer us round Dyea
or Sknguay. See?"
"Great Lead," said Turner, scnten
tlously, while even ltider began to be
impressed with the clever scheme. It
was also a great relief to know Hint
tihere was to be no bloodshed, for, bad
ns he was, he had not the heart for such
deeds when he was sober.
After carefully discussing every
phase of their villainous plot nnd ar
ranging the details the trio stretched
themselves on their rude beds and were
soon sleeping as EOtindly as though no
guilt rested on their minds,
CIIAPTE.lt XVI.
BO D BED.
All unconscious of the snare. aheaf'jf
them, the successful gold hunters rod"
cheerfully nlong over the trai), thcij
gold secured on their animals and their
hearts filled with natural thanksgiving
at their success. They were rich rich
beyond their wildest hopes, a nil it had
all been done in a few short weeks.
They had registered their claims in
Dyea, but there was considerable doubi
1 Well, what made yer tackle mo?"
whether they were loented in.American
or British territory, as the boundary
line was not exactly known. This, how
ever, had been fairly explained to the
purchasers, who declared their willing
ness to take the risk. This they could
well afford to do, for they had bought
the claims for about one-quarter their
actual value, and were well aware of
the fact. They had only to register
them in Dawson, also to make them
selves safe.
Their progress was necessarily slow,
for each horse carried not only a rider,
but a large amount of gold ns veil.
Where the trail was very rough the men
were forced to dismount at times, so
that it was nearly night on the second
day when the party drew near the piece
of woods where Hank Bowers nnd his
rascally confederates were hidden
Taylor was leading the way as they
reached the first trees, where already
the lengthening shadows were stretch
ing across the trail. The others were
stragglingalong behind him, while Tom
and Clara Avery rode side by side in
the rear.
In fact this had already become hiy
usual place, and his devotion was so
apparent that the others had come to
regard it as a foregone conclusion that
the young couple had met their fate in
eacli other.
Taylor was tome ten ynrds ahead of
his party when suddenly a man hur
ried out of the wouils at his left and
came directly toward him, shouting:
"Stranger! Hold on!"
Checking in his horse, Taylor allowed
the man to roach his horsed side and
then exclaimed:
"Who are you and what do you
want?"
By this time the rest of the party hnd
reached ,the spot and halted.
"There's a man back in the woods a
little way here that is hurt bad," re
plied the newcomer. "Won't one o'ycr
come nn' see if sumthln' can't be did
fer him? He's in a bad way."
Taylor looked hard at the Rtrnnger.
nc was apparently about -10 ycnr.s old,
rather tall, a sear across his thin nose,
which mnde his eyes; seem close to
gether. It was not a face to inspire
confidence, but Dick Taylor had not the
slightest suspicion of danger u ho
asked;
"Who Is- the man nnd where did he
come from? What's the matter with
him?"
"He's a sailor sort of a chap an' his
horse throwed him, he says. Then his
pnrdner skipped off an' left him ter kick
thcr bucket alone."
Asi the man spoke Taylor suddenly re
membered his face.
"Didn't T meet you not long ago on
this trail?" he demanded.
With n well-assumed air of surprise
the man drew nearer and stared at him
n moment, then exclaimed:
"Bight yer are. stranger! Yer wns
boun' fer Dyea nfoot an' I was comin
this way. Didn't know yer nt first. Yes.
I got 'long here an' found this feller
most dead. I knocked up n sort of a
shnnty in the bush nn' got him into it,
but he's dyin' surc's yer born."
"What's his name?" asked Avery,
"and who is he?"
"Says his name's Bidor. Obcd "
"Obed Bider!" cried Tom nnd the
second mate, .simultaneously.
"That's It! D'yer know him?" naked
the stranger, looking at them with well
feigned surprise.
"The scoundrel!" nricd Tom, jumping
from hls horse. "Come, Green, let's go
nnd sec if it is really him!"
But Avery spoke up nt this point and
said:
"Hold on, boys! Don't go rushing off
like that! I don't tnke much stock in
this story. Suppose it is some sort of
a trap? Bemcmber what we are taking
with us."
"It's all right, boss," urged the new
comer. "You needn't, be scared o' one
man. This Bider bogged me ter stny
with him an' I hadn't ther licnrt ter
leave him. I wouldn't leave a dog ter
die in the bush nlone. If yer don't, want
ter come, nil right, but 1 hoped yer was
men cnuft fer thtit. I'm goin back ter
him. He may be dead by this time."
"Where does your man say he's
from?" demnnded Tom, his anger melt
ing away as he thought of his enemy
dying miserably by himself in this wil
derness. "He says he's from Dyea. He hnd a
pardner nnmed Butters or some such
name. He's out of his head sometimes
an' goes on 'bout a lot o' gold an' how
some one's goin' ter git held upnn'sech
nonsense. Then he's got some papers
an' all he thinks about when he sees 'em
is some gold mine an' a chap nnmed
Scott."
"That settles it!" cried Tom. "Come
on. Green, we'll go."
Without waiting to henr another word
the man turned on his heel and led the
way among the stunted pines from
whence he had emerged. Tom nnd
Green followed him and the rest dis
mounted to nwait their return.
to nn coNTiNunu
WHEN FEET MADE HISTORY
ISIsiuarcU'M Aiirit nt Kri-ncli Wom
en Who I.iiiikIm-iI ut III
Wife.
Princess Bismarck changed the po
litical history of France unwittingly,
nnd but for her the Franco-Prussian
war might never have existed. Women
create history when they least suspect
themselves of creation, and they alter
u destiny when most unmindful of
their deed. Bismarck was unfriendly
to France, but Empress Eugenie hoped
with her beauty to influence, him so
that the little trouble with Franco nnd
Germany might bo Kinootbcd over. She
therefore invited the Gcrmun prince
and his wife to visit the court of
France, and Prince and Princess Bis
marck arrived in great state at the
Tuilerics.
That evening there was a grand re
ception and Eugenie received the
guests in a gown which made her so
ravishingly lovely that even Prlncu
Bismarck, German, stolid and in lou
with his wife, stood and gazed upon her
with admiration. And Eugenic, wan
not slow to observe the cil'ect of her
beauty upon him. She called him to
her side, and Bismarck came, with his
wife upon his arm.
Now, Princess Bismarck wns tall and
gaunt and ugly, nnd her feet wore gen
erous. Ah she walked she showed a
great denl of sole.
While Bismarck stood talking with
Eugenie an audible titter was heard
along the line of ladies. Bismarck, who
was quick as u flash, followed the
glance of their eyes and saw them rt'3t
upon the feet of his wife.
That settled the matter. The polit
ical history of France was altered from
that moment. A year later when Paris
was besieged Bismarck himself fired a
cannon over the ramparts and those
who were near him heard him shout:
"Take that for the feet of Princess Bis
marck!" The slight was ucngcd.
Philadelphia Press.
1 1 it in Anil.
Biggs I wonder why unsuccessful
actors are called "hams."
Boggs Probably because they aro
ho often served with eggs. San Fran
cisco Examiner.
JOHNJ.INGALLSDEAD
The Distinguished Kansan Passes
Away at Las Vegas, N. M.
Ut Dfmtli Cnnin Peacefully lln W'nn Ans-
loll for- tlin Knit to Coiiip, nn lln Kelt
111 I.I fa Work nml I'nreor of
UdiiflllncKH Wn Otor.
East Las Vegas, N. M., Aug. 17.
John James Ingalls, of Kansan, died
yesterday morning nt 2:30 nt tho
Moutc.umn hotel ut Las Vegas Hot
Springs. About nlno o'clock Wednes
day night ho grew suddenly worao
nnd the doctor informed the attend
ants that he wuh not likely to llvo
until morning. He talked with liln
wife nnd son, Shcllleld, who had just
arrived from Kansas, until about half
nn hour beforo he died, during which
time, with Mrs. Ingalla, bo repented
thu Lord's prayer. Tho end camo
peacefully nnd quietly after nbon.t a
half hour of unconsciousness, from
which ho did not rally.
Sheffield Ingalls said yesterday
morning: "My father was taken
suddenly worse n little nftcr nln
o'clock Wednesday evening nnd Dr.
Perkins, medical director of the ho
tel, informed us that my father wns
not likely to live until morning'. I
left hia side nt midnight nnd retire!
to my room for n tdiort rest. My
mother, whom ho desired not to lenvo
him, came to my door about two
o'clock yesterday morning nnd told
me that tho end was near. Soon
nftcr, ho lost consciousness and paused
peacefully nwoy. Ho talked to tin
up to ii half hour beforo ho tiled nnd
repeated tho Lord's prayer with my
mother Rome timo beforo he lost con
sciousness. Bis conduct nil through
his illness has been one of great forti
tude. He loved hiH family nnd wns
beloved by them, nnd it was really
in his home life that his noble qual
ities in his heart nnd mind wertr
Bhown. Ho wns devoted, kind and
indulgent. He was anxious for tho
end to come, as ho had felt for tho
last six months that his life work nnd
career of usefulness wns over."
Tho direct cause of his death was
bronchitis. He hnd been gradually
growing weaker for some time from
inability to nssiinilato his food. His
heart was also nfi'cetcd. Dp to last
night Senator Ingalla' condition had
not changed since Saturday. IIis
weakness at times was alarming, but
it was thought that he would bo nble
to ntnnd the journey to his homo in
Atchison, Kan., whcro ho had ex
pressed a desire to be when tho end
came.
In accordance with n Bpcclal request
of Senator Ingalla to his son, Ells
worth, every fenturo or the funeral
will be simple and without demonstra
tion. A llrli'f Hkrtrh of III l!irr.
John James Ingnlls was horn of sturdy
New ICnglnnd stock anil his natal ilay wns
December 2!i, 1833. HIh birthplace was
Mlddleton, Mass. In tho nubile schools
of Haverhill ho laid tho foundation of
tho splendid education that made him
pre-eminent, nnd In 1S55 ho wntt grad
uated from Williams coIIoro. Then h
studied law and looked about him for
new country In which to try hhi fledg
ling wings. Ho selected KnnsnB and first
put his foot on tho Boll of that state on
tho 4th day of October, 1S5S. Sumner, a
boom town, near Atchison, wns his first
homo place, and when It faded Into a
romlnlHpenco ho becamo a resident of
Atchison. In 1859 Mr. Ingalls first active
ly engaged In politics. In that year ho
was elected a delegate to tho constitu
tional convention which mot nt "Wyan
dotte, and In tho following year win
nocretary of tho territorial council. In
1SG1 ho Bcrvcd an secretary of tho Htato
Honate, nnd In 1SG2 ho Borvcd his district
In tho stato Hcnato as lm representative?
In 1802, as tho republican candldato for
tho olllco of lieutenant governor, hu met
his first political defeat. For tho thrco
succeeding years ho was editor of the
Atohlfion Champion, and for a timo JudK"
ndvocato of tho Btato mllltla, with tho
successive ranks of major nnd llcuton
ant colonel.
Tho downfnll of tho noted "Drlck"
Porneroy marked tho cluvntlon of Ingnlls
as a national character. For nlno yearn
ho had been pursuing tho professions
of law and JaurnallHin. At tho nm
timo ho had been laying political wires
whcro thoy would bo tho most effective,
and when tho timo camo for tho legis
lature to elect u United States senator
ho announced his ambition. There wcr
many candidates, among them Porneroy.
who wished to succeed hlinticlf; Sidney
Clark, Thomas A. OHborne, Charles Uob
lnon and D.' M. Valentino. It was n.
battlo royal, and tho hopes of Ingalla
were hanging in tho balance until a
boodlo expose placed tho mantle on his
Hhouldet'H by an almost unanimous vote.
Stato Senator Alexander M. York, of
Montgomery, mado tho expose In a moiit
dramatic tnnuncr. Ho waited until tho
excitement occasioned by tho canvass
was at Its height, and then ho advanced
to tho desk of tho chief clerk and laid
thereon $7,000. That Hum, ho declared,
had been paid him to voto for Porneroy.
Ho took IiIh Beat in March of tho aamo
year and at onco beenmo a power. He
romalncd a senator for 18 successive
years.
It was In tho year 1802 that tho motto
of Kansas was Bolccted and tho atats
Bcal adopted. Tho motto waa Huggested
In 1SC1 by Mr. IngnllH, who wns at tho
timo secretary of tho Btato senate, at Its
flrt session. Ho Huggested to tho Joint
commlttco appointed to present a design
for tho great weal a Blnglo star rising
from tho clouds nt tho base of a Held with
a constellation nbovo and tho now fa
mous motto. IIIh Idea was amplified, tho
commlttco Incorporating a river view,
buffalo chased by Indians on horseback,
a mountain bcoiiu and a big cabin with r
settler plowing In tho foreground. Tho
clouds at tho huso wero Intended to rep
resent tho troubles and perllo of tho ter
ritorial history of Kansas, tho star th
now stato and tho constcllutlon thu union.
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