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ja T* > FT E: - : ■ v- • A SCOUT! By Nt QUAD } Copyright, 1115, by tfii MeClur* Nowypap«r Byndloatr (R MB At SEA By F. A. MITCHEL m f i, ft" % During the Indian trouble* whk'b followed tbe clow of the clrll war I was attached to various western fort* and camps as scout and dispatch rider and In that capacity hud my full share of adventures. It was my fortune or misfortune almost at the outset of my career to strike tbe Sioui a blow which made them forever after hungry for my life. It soon became known among the Sioux what had happened, and every ~ branch' of the tribe swore to have my lif& A reward of ten ponies was offer ed io any one who would kill me and twenty If I were taken alive. I was advised by every one to Clear out of that locality, bnt I refused to go till tbe long expected war finally broke out and I was attached to a moving, column. I was finally made a prisoner under singular clrcumstbpccs. I was return ing from the flying column to Port Wallace with dlspatchee.- I hgd set out soon after dark and made a good twenty-five miles when a heavy, .fog settled on the plains. It wouldn't have bothered an Indian to keep the points of tbe compass, but after I turned and twisted among some dry ravines 1 had to own up that I was lost. My horse was Just as badly off. Wben I gave him his head'he came to u atop. The only thing to do was to dismount and wait for daylight. I was sitting on tbe ground, not feeling a bit sleepy, and my bone was lying down wben o band of thirty-seven Indians, all mounted, walked right on to me through the feg. I heard tbe footsteps of their horses, but could not locate them In tbe fog until too late. When I leaped an It wae with tbe thought that I might make a break for It on foot, but before I could turn they were all ft pout me. — «M « iSSnSTSInute'! inrt made prisoner. The Indiana were as much surprised as 1 was. and It was broad daylight before they Identified me. Up to that time they bad treated me fairly well. When It was known I was tbe scout whose life they had so long thirsted after half a dosen bucks tried their beet to tomahawk me on tbe spot, bn* were restrained. Wben their anger had cooled down there wae as much rejoicing as If they had captured a fort 8lx warriors were, called oat aa a guard, end soon after sunrise I wss put Ip their charge sad started for a big Sioux village on Deer creek, between tbe two forks of the Republican river. I was. of course disarmed. Then my elbows were tied together and my (ret tied under tbe horse, end for fears the horse would run off with me he was led by a lariat Wben we reached the village I eras put In a tepee and my arms unbound. It was tbe third day after my rap ture before I was disturbed. Then, most of the warriors baring returned to the village on purpose to witness my death, 1 was led out at 3 o'clock in tbe afternoon to undergo the preliminary to actual torture. This la running tba gaatlat - I got ready as well a* I could, and when the signal came 1 sprang away at the top of my speed. Blow sfter t^Jow fell upon me as tbe savages shout ed their delight, and. to my great sur prise. I at length reached the end. There 1 fell in a heap, and they gave me ten minutes to brace mi for, the ' nil MK. “T made only half tbe dis tance this time, belug struck such a blow over the head with a club that I sank down unconscious. When 1 hud recovered my senses they returned me to tbe lodge, where 1 lay for many hours, expecting to be taken out any moment for torture. They would have finished me but for the fact that tbe wife of Utile Feather, who was In another village fifty miles away, had not yet arrived. She wanted to be In • at tbe death. Tbe squaw arrived soon after mid night. My ankles were tightly lashed, end I could not sleei*. f Half an hour after daylight the vil lage was astir, and at sunrise a squaw brought me some breakfast and the lashings around my ankles were cast off. I learned several years after that it was Intended to oblige me to run tbe gantlet again. I was eating tbe meal the sqnaw bad brought when a sud den excitement arose outside. There was a great shouting, followed by cheers and the report of firearms, and the next minute tbe 200 frontiersmen who had been raised In Kansas and Nebraska as an Independent force charged Into the village. It was a complete surptiae to the Indians, bat not for long. It wasn't five minutes before the fleeing warriors rallied for defense, but before that time l was safe. 'At tbe first slurm I sprang up and ran out of the lodge full against one of tbe guards, and as I ran I was "There's something going on aboard this ship,’' said one passenger to an other. "We are in some danger/’ - “Submarines?" ,, ’ll. hope not.’’ said tbe other, turning pale. “It's not submarine danger.” a third put In; “It's a bomb. A wireless has been received from New York stating that a letter has fallen Into tbe hands of tbe police Indicating that a box \i alward containing an explosive, set to lie fired in three or tour daye after sailing/' “Oh. my goodness gracious!'’exclaim ed an elderly lady sitting In a steamer chair with a very pretty daughter be side her. Tbe mother showed signs of fainting. Tbe daughter was very much troubled. Her^jffbther’a heart wire weak. “There’s no danger, mamma; indeed there isn't, 1 assure you.” “How do you know? You don’t know. Isn’t It awful!" ”1 do know/' It appeared that tbe girl was trying to keep her mother from another danger than a bomb: therefore no one who overheard what she said paid any attention to her claiming to know that nothing was to be feared from an ex plosion. In the wireless message re ceived a description of the box wae given. It was six feet square and marked: “Fragile. Handle With Care. This Side Up.” A thorough search was made of the hold where freight had been stored, but it was not necessary to remove anything, for tbe box wae found aa described with nothing stored in It An officer conducting tbe search listened for a ticking, but beard nothing. He was not surprised at this, for the bomb was jjraJMJUy.IO-JlM'Centes-af tbe boa- 215,478 84 . must have talked. Likely one of them at * wo ® r «*** <*“**• J. wa* has reported -the box txnettttain a bomb i ■ -TrWrtlKi ht?r^en ln^rnute or two. and after a bit I got a rifle and todk an active part in the hot fight going on. We were driven off after a couple of hours, but we got every pony in the herd and burned all the lodges, ind they bad many a dead warrior to monrn over. * It wai singular that Ip after years I should meet tbq squaw of Little Feather on the reservation and have a' long talk with her. So It happened, prombed my scalp ao^pt would have been her hand which would have ended my agonies after I had am need tba warn* sir fill aa a at tLe sum. with packing material around It Tbe next Information tbe lady and her daughter received concerning the danger was seeing the box awing out over the side of the ship. Tbe girl gave a shriek and, running to tbe rail, called out frantically to those below not to drop the box Into the water. The mate directed them to bold it. and while tbe Infernal machine dangled in tbe sir the girl ran down tbe compan- lonway to a lower deck where tbe work of getting rid of tbe danger was going on. Tbe mate, tbe men at the tackle and a group of i<aimengen standing around looked nt her wonderingly. *t4>h. bee vena," she cried, “don’t let It go; take It In!" “What have you got to do with it?" aaked the mute. “Bring It In." “It’s safe enough where It la. Come, confess. Are yon mixed up In the plot?" “No—yea. It Isn’t o plot to blow up the ship; there's no bomb In the box.” “Well, what Is In tbe box?" “Why. tla-res nothing to hurt any body.” “How do you know 7” "Because 1 da" “No such woman's reason as that can be taken where the lives of hundreds of ihtsoii* are at stake. Let her go. men.” The girl sprang to tbe ropes. Tbe officer made a sign for them to hold. “Come, out with (t! We cafi’t take any further risk." “Bring it back and I'll open It If you a iv a fraid Ut. There's nothing-in iMo bnrf imy'one." The box was brought back, and for the first time holes were noticed bored in Its sides. “A stowaway,” remarked the man who made the discovery. “Urlug a hammer.’ , said tbe mate. The lid was taken off the box by one of the men, and the top of a man's head ap|ieared. “Cotue dut o' that!" roared the mate. The man was helped out of the box. as pale us the girl. They staggered to-1 gether and fell Into each other's arms. The act caused more commotion than the receipt of the wireless telegram. “What In thunder does this mean?" asked tbe mate. "Young feller, if yon’ve been trying to beat your way you’ll go down Into the furnace room to shovel coal.” "Nonsense/’ exclaimed a pavenger. •Don't you see that they're a pair of lovers?" “A love story/’ cried another looker- on. “Let's have It” The young man and the girl looked at each other sheepishly; then the for mer said: “My friends, I suppose we’ll have to confess. This young lady and 1 are lovers. Her mother Is taking her abroad to get rid of me. It occurred to us to outwit her by my being shipped as freight Some friends helped me. I was put in this box, with plenty of food and water, and all *il£ht have gone right but some of tbe crowd Bank of Western Carolina, * located at Barnwell, S. C., et the cloee of busineea November 10th', 1915. RESOURCES. ' Loensand Discounts y ...., fU4,843.89 Overdraft* .Z7Z:.?Z.....■ “ 214.69 i Due from Banka and Benkera 91,21573 ■Cumacy •. 7,881.00 00,(1 ••• Vv 50.00 Silver end other minor coin 873.21 Checks and cash items 160.32 Total......... ;.. LIABILITIES. Undivided Profits, less current expenses and taxes paid M 8 603.00 Individual deposits subject to check $126,148.01 Savings deposits 81,115.80 Cashier's 'checks.' 167.60 214,644.84 Total 215 247 84 State of South Carolina, t V- ^ County of barnweii. / So ’ Before me came G. W. ManviHe, cashier of the above named bank, who, be-' tng duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. c * j u j ^ - . G. W. Manville, Cashier. Swoni to and subscribed before me this 18th day of November, 1915. aSitoubunT -7 W. C. Jennings, (L. S.) Notary Public. Butler Hagood, i. Geo. H. Bates, Directors. , . Statement of the Condition of The Bank of Western Carolina, located at BlackviUe, S. C, at the close of business Nov. 10, 1915. RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts 7. $ 70,307.32 Due from banks and bankers j 902.76 Currency ^OOO. 00,(1 37.60 Silver find other minor coin ; 2,562.82 Checks and cash items 43.80' Due from head office /V;.. 40,681.25 Total... ... LIABILITIES. Undivided Profits, less current expenses and taxes paid Individual deposiU subject fh check $79,038.19 Saving* deposit. \r*' •' 31,264.63 Time certificates of deposit . .M ' 6,238.66 Certified chectcs jeo.OO . Peahlea’Siahiaha 121,535.45 778.56 120,756.89 Tot ^ : ^l,535.45 State of South Carolina, [ C o County of Barnwell. 1 sa ' Before me came Thos. L. Wragg, manager of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condi- tion of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. Thos. L. Wragg. Sworn to and aubscribed be fore-me this 20th day of November, 1915. Co^Attest: ,L. S.) John O’Oorman, Notary Public, S J. M. FtTTell, Herman Brown, Directors. « * > C. The entire Capital. Surplus and Undivided Profits, of the Bank of Western Carolina amounting to $578,146.20, are back of every doflar deposited with anybranch, each branch beinf a part of the whole bank. Condensed Statement of the Bank of Western Carolina at the close of businei Nov. 10, 1915. Bill* receivable * $1,295,635.02 Bonds and *to» ks 48,925 00 Banking houses, real estate, furniture and fixtures 126,066.70 Cash on hand and in banks 179,063.34 Total 1.649,700.06 ‘ ur P ,u, X? $ 547,800 00 Undivided profit* . 30,346.20 D'f*"' 1 * , X 1,021,553.86 Bill* payable 50,000.00 - Total X 1,649,70aC6 as a practical Joke.” “Joke be hanged!" said the mate. “In another minute you would have been dropped overboard." “A parson!” cried a passenger. “Good!" cried another. “Tie ’em up before tbe old lady fomee." The girl shrank back, bnt nothing would do but that there mast be a wedding.- There was a clergyman among tbe bystanders, who, being rec ognised by his canonicals, was jpiah^A it had happened they were made man and wife. Just aa the ceremony ceased the mother came down, tbe com panionway. 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