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THE SILVER BULLET.
la 1800 Lawrence Netting was a United
States'marshal in . the southern district
f Virginia . The state was at that time
'fairly overran with outlaws of all classes.
3osh whackers.; highwaymen;- 'connter--fnitCTH
and "moonshiners nestled in all
the countryside among the mountains
ad far from towns and cities upon lone
ly roads, while gamblers and desperadoes
warmed in' and about - the settlements.
Crime was frequent, and the- life of a
United States officer waa tt series of stir
sing adventures involving great danger,
mud demanding as great tact and per
sonal bravery
But N ntti ngproVedhftihkelf Worth; and
at for the office. ' A yonng man of tem
perate habits, quick wits splendid phys
ique and 'dashing' courage, he Was never
at a loss how' to act: and the vermin that
infested that region soon learned to hate
and to fear him intensely. .
Many were the expeditions- which the
officer bad led, many '-' bis escapes, and
many the' prisoners safely captured ' and
walled by his efforts; .. but one man
vaded him.' The-shrewdest- aad 'worst
"moonshiner of all was still at large.
Xtesptte all bis efforts, Nutting' has riot
yet secured' Ruloff Allen.
This man- was- (mown throughout the
Mate. His career' had been that' of a
criminal from his birth. In the fastness
of outhwestern Virginia be-' manufact-
"urea whisky on a grand scale, and was
the owner of a ; dozen or more "queer
tills. and snapped his fingers at the
Jaw . ; .::
Several times had Nutting sought this-
-ejoarry; twice be had actually caught
him, yet twice be bad escaped, and at
the time of which we speak he was still
flatting sat at tusomce window one
evening musing, half dreaming, when
'there fell a light touch on his shoulder.
, He started up quickly A stranger stood
Before bim. t ;
.-The United States marshal?" said he
Interrogatively
'Yes, sir," said Lawrence, rising. "Be
eat ted What can 1 do for yon?"
"1 wbnld speak' with you ' alone, he
4kid.' glancing around. "1 have matters
f importance to communicate. .
"This office is out of hearing from the
etreet. replied Nutting, "and we are by
areelves. Yon can speak freely.
Tbe other drew a couple of cigars from
his poclret. offered one to the marshal
and lit the other himself. Nutting fol
-lowed his example. Then the than drew
bia chair nearer,' so that he sat between
the officer and the desk whereon lay his
-belt and pistols, threw open bis coat so
that the butts of 1 two heavy revolvers
might be seen, and blowing the smoke
trom his cigar said in a quiet ibhe to bis
companion : '
"You are desirous of arresting a noted
moonshiner, one ttulott Allen, are yon
maar
"There's no doubt about that." said the
rsaarabal, smiling.
l am the man.
Nutting's cigar never stirred in his
lips; his hand did not quiver nor his
breath come the quicker. A single sign
-allowed how deeply tie' was moved; his
. pyelitis dilated then he laughed, soft
and low
"You yon Ruloff Allen! My friend, 1
know Allen. His hair is red; yours is
black. His face bears a scar across the
, chin; yours a beard, tlis teeth are
broken; yours are perfect The joke is
good, but you are not Allen."
The other hesitated a' moment, then
etriking a wig from his' bead, a beard
from his chin, and removing a single
false tooth, be turned again to N ntting.
xm haired and 'eihiiing.
. "And now?"
You are Allen."
For a full moment neither man moved:
It was as though two large tigers gazed
t each other. T. hen the outlaw said:
"Listen! I am armed; you are not., I
am fully as desperate a man as the re
port makes me. , I' am as strong as you.
Do not try to arrest me. for 1 shall then
be obliged to kill yon. 1 came here to
' . -have a private talk, but it was necessary
ju Biiuuiu kuuw w ill i tun. i will not
ne. and give me fifteen minutes to
escape when we have finished."
- Nutting measured "his chances. Un
armed in the presence of a man to whom
murder was not new, he deemed pru
dence the better part,' and replied:
"1 agree." . -
Good," said Allen, removing his own
pistol belt: ' your word is equal to mine,
"We shall' both be unarmed. And now I
would tell you a story."
Then he drew his chair still aearer the
marshal, and as the twilight fell' and' as
the night came down he told of his life
a weird, strange history, every line in
tense with the throbbing passion of
lawlessness which made the man what
be was. -
The other listened breathlessly, the
-darkness shrouded ,both, and the Cigars
'Were finished long before the. story was
"ended.
, At length.' however', the visitor paused
mad then concluded as follows:
""So" have 1 ' lived as a wild" niair' al
most; and that life has the past five years
befn more a mania than ever before, but
- with a method. '' t "am and have" befen
-eeking money, and money only Not
aefwidelydifferent. you ' will say, from
- all the world; except that my" search was
-without the pale of the law. And now
the end 'has' come.- I.'- am' rich.". 1 have
-enough, and now 1 deeire to return
J civilization. You can permit it yu
can prvcin i. . i kiu au. uuuaw
well t; lvrtllcease otiilatyry.'I will turn
over iuy htiils to' the government, will
swear a gre3t oath and will keep it, too
fo my"bwn"" interests demand it to te
oome a worthy citizen, and if you wiil
accept the prodigal- eon - and. kill forme
the fatted calf of pardon, all wilL bewelt
I came here to ask you to intercede for
me. Will you io sor '
Natinng hesitated -"'a moment.. This
man was a veritable Kobm Hood! LXxniii
he trrtsfbim?
The other spoke again.
"Such" assistance from: an official- is
what 1 need, and ' 1' can 'pay ' for if If
you will get a free pardon for me I will
give yon five thousand"
"1 cannot do it. ....... ... .
Allen's face paled, and his hand crept
toward his hip; then restraining himself.
with a scoffing laugh, he add:
Beit'so. Then we "are" enemies: I
to - you and tbe law; yon to me. ite
memter'my fifteen" minutes, and beware
when next we meet!"
He threw his cloak about bim, buckled
his pistols at -his waist and disappeared,
bnt as he left the room a little piece of
metal fell from his person and rolled un
noticed upon the floor. A minute later
the ring of his horse's, hoofs sounded
through the night as he rode toward the
mountains. '
The - morning ' following, as Nutting
entered h office, his aged servant bowed
low before him, extended his brown and
wrinkled hand., and said, in ' an- awe
stricken voices ' - - -- - -
Fonn" dis on - de floor, massa. 'S'pose
him yonr'Ti; bad ting, massa. bad. ef ye
The marshal leaned forward in. sur-
prise Lying in th outstretched palm
of tbe black was a silver pistol ballet.
Why, ancle." tid he. taking it. "this
ia noli mine!", ', . . ,
Not yottr'n, massa?' Tank de Lord!
Vie pleased,' is, massa. ', Form ft yer.
dough.- ' Dat ar8 a- sweyside- buUet.
massa," he contihued, lowering his Voice
to a whisper, while his eyes- rolled like
ships fn the midst of 'white arid seething
billows. "1 know em. My ole massa.
he had one Cast: an carried it many
years. Dey neber kill Ho one. bat de
fellers dey's made for. Massa John.
dough,, he didn't get a chance for to use
iua'n," and 't he old man chuckled.
A suicide bullet," said Nutting, with
a smile, as he examined the silver
sphere. "That's a new idea to me. Why
make a special bullet, nuclei I should
think One of those deadly enough.'
And he pointed toward some of the
heavy cartridges belonging to his own
pistols which lay on the table near.
Dey mought miss, massa. You know
de debit cares for his own, -an dis bullet
is made by his help, at night, in de
grabe yard, an can't miss. 1 knows 'em
massa. Fse seen 'em afore." Then,
drawing near, he whispered. "Vse made
emr " '
And did "they do their work?" said
Nutting, .laughing lightly.
"Dey did. massa.
Tbe officer now opened a drawer in his
desk and took from it an old fashioned
dueling pistol.', which he hail picked up
somewhere, and fitted the bullet into its
rusty muzzle. - ":
It's just the thing, ancle. - Bring me
my flask, and I'll load it with the suicide
bullet. It s' best to nave it bandy by if I
get the blues.". He laughed again.
The servant obeyed. -
uNi use to fix; "im- massa. Twbn't
only kill do one who it's made for, shuah,'
an' yecbuldnt shoot' yourself wid it, no-
how.
Well, uncle,' 111 load the smoothbore.
anyway, said the marshal, suiting the
action to the word, ''and this afternoon
-well try it at -a mark. ' If 1 miss a half
dollar at a dozen paces 111 give np that
your right. . If I hit, your 'suicide bullet'
is bVj 'better or Verse than aleaden one."
"All right, maasa. but you won't hit,"
replied the old darky.
Just as' Nutting completed the charg
ing of the weapon a visitor called, and it
was thrust hurriedly into a pigeonhole
in the desk. .. His -visitor's business de
tained him from - the ofSce until night,
and the plan of tbe morning was 'forgot
ten. The dueling pistol with its silver
missile lay unnoticed for months in the
desk'-' " -
The days and weeks passed, summer'
came - and . went, and fall ripened the
year. A dozen times had the marshal
organized " expeditions and scoured the
country, seeking the notorious Allen".-!
but each- time ;he -had returned unsuc
cessful, une nnal eaort. However, was
to be made. Certain information which
he knew, to be reliable had at last, he felt
sure, put the outlaw in his hand.
and he!
looked to his horse's shoes and loaded his j
pistols with unusual ex. re.
At his orders mounted guards men
on whom he could depeud patrolled all
the roads. Upon the u-orrow at dawn,
with a posse of seven fearless mount
aineers," he was to storm tbe very
stronghold of the moonshiners, and to
morrow night would find a vacancy
either in the government office or in the
ranks of the illicit distillers. The expe
dition had thus far. Nutting believed,
been kept a secret. Because of this .he
looked forward with strong hopes' of
success.. "'
The officer sat at ' his 'desk -writing.
He had but a few pages to complete, a
letter" wr two .to prepare for theonail,
and some memoranda .to destroy. He
might never sit at that desk again.
- As his eyes wandered over the mass of
papers, documents and duplicate reports
filed' neatly away before him,'' he sud
denly noticed the butt end of his old
dueling pistol, half hidden in one of the
compartments, and as the remembrance
of how it came there flashed over him he
was about to draw it from its hiding
. place when a shuffling step at, the door
arrested-bim, 'and an instant later an
f aged and bent woman entered the door
The hour was late, and Nutting re
garded" the ne w comer with surprise, as
he-arose -to off either a chair. She ac
cepted it with a whine of thanks and
sank .parrting into it- The marshal, re
sumed his seat at the desk. -' . .
' "Ye are the gov'ment man 1 reckon?"
aid the -woman,- after a pause, raising 4
brown and wrinkled face, half bidden-
beneath an- immense hood and , a pair of '
green spectacles, toward Nutting.
Yes, madam,., replied that worthy,
I've come a' right smart' piece" to see
yet for an old woman. I'm true grit; 1
am, but a-getting-wore; out.-. These yer
mountains area sight steeper than they
was forty years ago," and she sighed.
"But'see here, I'm on business, I am. I
want to talk to ye. . You don't know me.
I reckon?"
"I cannot say that 1 do." said Nat
ting slowly:
" I reckon not, as ye never see me before.
1 am Mrs. Allen Bethsheby Allen and
niy boy. he's ftuloff Allen. Ye hev heard
of him, mebbe?" and she paused ' and
gazed cunningly into her listener's face.
"Yes. 1 know him," and the man's
brow darkened. "
"Wall.1 now I tell ye. It seems yer on
a'; raid '' arter ' him .totnorrer ye' Beel
know a thing or two an' yeve got the
boy: badly cooped up this time, shore.
Not but what he'll fight, and some on ye
may catch suthin besides moonshiners.
My boy ia smart, he-is, I tell ye, an' he'll
tote ye round considerable af ore- ye
gather; him in: but' he's cooped all 1 the
same, and Tin afeared ye'tt catch him, or
kill him. An' I'm his mammy, ye know."
The- old hag paused ' and wiped her
eyes. .' She wae a woman even, yet, and
Nutting'B heart softened toward hen -
"What can I do in " this matter, Mrs.
Allen?" began the marshal. "Your sob
is a"
. "Never mind what he is, yon can save
him. He's trapped, catched, cooped. But
bo's my boy an' I want ye to let bim go.
Take his stills an his whisky take every
thing, but let him go, an' m give ye my
word it's good; Bethsheby Allen never
broke it yet that is less than three days
well be
"Mrs. Allen, that is impossible. Ill
try not to hurt your son. but capture bim
I 'must and shall." '
"But if he should capture you, what
then?" , s .
At these words tbe green glasses fell,
the hood was - thrown back, the bent
form became straight, and before the
eyes- of the 1 dazed officer" Ruloff Allen
himself stood, a look of deadly hatred 'on
his face, a heavy, revolver in his .out
stretched hand.. '
: Silence reigned a moment as the young
man gazed into the deadly tube before
him.'.
"1 ' came here to - give you one last
chance; and myself the samel half
hissed1 the moonshiner. "That chance
is lost 'to both of us. 1 go back to the
mountains ' and outlawry you' retire
from active service. Can you pray? - If
so, do it "now. In three minutes I shall
kill you." . ;
. Slowly Nutting'a eyes ran about the
room.- Escape was impossible help
would not come. A single cry meant'
instant death he was lost! His heart
sank.
Suddenly the butt of the old dueling
pistol came within the circle of : hie
vision. - Cool as his would-be murderer,
he turned to him and - said. "Will ybo
let me smoke orice more?"
Tbe fellow eyed him sharply.
"Smoke?' Yes.' one cigar," he said at
length.' And lowering the muzzle of his
weapon, he thrust it ' into his pocket" to
supply his Victim's wants. . .
"I have some here, said Nutting ; arid
like a flash his - hand shot upward to
ward the pigeonhole where lay. the old
dueling pistoL
"Down with yout hand," cried Allen.
It was - too late. There ' came a -sharp
and ringing "report; a' single cry, a dull
Land sickening thud upon the floor, and
all was over.
:- And fhe inooDi breaking'! between-the
rifted clouds without, looked' through
the open -window -upon - tbe-f-aee-ef -the
dead, while Nutting, white . and
tremhfirfg, held ' in his nerveless 'hand a
smoking pistoL ' '
' Theeilvet' bullet bad- taahd' itethark
'and returned to-? its-owtierl - --'The Coited
States marshal was saved. True Flag;
Tbe' Pretty' Blue Jmj.
' Beyond question the blue 'jay' is .the
prettiest of American cone bills. As his
name indicates, bine is the predominant
color of his plumage, and it runs through
all its most- beautiful shades -alone, his
back and tail until it merges into -silver
white on his breast. He has-1 a- heavy;
pointed crest of dark, yet brilliant feath
ers raised above' his head. . His eye are
large, fierce and radiant, and his bill ia
short and strong. He is somewhat
larger than the black faced redbird of
the south, which he resembles very
closely .in shape And in the way he flies.
The common cry of the blue lay is
harsh and disagreeable, and it sounds
not nnlike "de-jay. de-jay," but his love
notes are tender and sweet, "too-loo-loo.
too-loo-loo, as-' if his mate s - name' was
Lulu. He cannot-be tamed, and is quite
unlike himself " when " caged. Philadel
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Advantage of Poor Clothes.
' If you want to "deal -with New'York
truckmen,' cabmen,' street venders, and
many small tradesmen at bottom figures.
wear poor clothes' or send somebody else.
The well dressed man who carries about
in his personal -appearance the signs of
prosperity will often be compelled to
pay double. He-will frequently be made-
the victim of various kinds of extortion
and will get to sympathy from Jany
quarter. Oil the other hand, the poor
have a' soft heart for each'btherand the
appearance of poverty insures the lowest
cash nnce for iroods or service. .
: If .yqn don't v believe this, -try -it' on
some . favorable- occasion,' and. . yon will
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- A Crime Detected.
"The detectives' are . looking for the
letter box robbers and are. on--the right
track., she read from the morning paper.
"(Josh! . , - ; -
What's the toatter. Uncle Ephraim?'
"I khowed it," ejaculated the old man.
knowed it.- ' 1 suppose I've got to give
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- "Whafs the matter?' . "r. -:- .-' ' " :
"I dropped-a. tetter'. ia;the box yester
day and didn't put any stamp on it, bmt
I dida t know any one- see; ine dd
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ITS TERRITORY.
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