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Show INDIAN MAIDEN'S ItEVENGE. , Ilccftitso Rrjcctcd Shu Bctrnycil Mose ( Miller, Her Outlaw Lover. St. Louis Giiibe-Democrat: Moso Miller, the Cherokee outlaw who wax CipMiieri last week III the Gleelileaf mountains, about II T I eon miles southeast south-east of Fort Glbsoialilioiigh u relugeu fiinn justice for Uiu last thrco years, has not been dead lo soch iy. In thu f.istni'Si of thotfo Mils and inoiuitalns. where nature lnin so luvlshly provided me.iusof ooucealnieiit, ho was uompai-atlveiy uompai-atlveiy safe, surrounded as ho was by friends who luhi.hiled ihu scattered suttlemctiis, living a fr o nud easy lift1, never coming In contact with tho out side woild except at hs own pleasure. Tbreo yeiito were spent lu thu midst of these surroundings, hallllug tho skill and daring uf tho United Slates deputy de-puty marshals In th. ir efforts lo capture cap-ture him, for ho lind friends who wnrucri him of any Impending danger and kept posted on the movements of every suspicious stranger appearing In iho nuighboihood. Naturally, ho was not a laid sort of a fellow, and had friends overywlu-ru in tho 111 la especially espe-cially among the women, who appeured to admire him for his reckless brnvuiy, During tlm past fall ami summer ho iiiadn numerous trips lo llraggs, tho nearest railroad station, when a largo reward was offered for his head, riding luisuio'y lino town, trading as he wauled lo, und tiding away again unmolested. un-molested. Among Miller's femnln ncqnnlnt-tinces ncqnnlnt-tinces win a young and splendid-look lug Cherokee gir of pleasing mantlets, who had learned to love tho outlaw with triM devotion, and lib professed lo reciprocate Uiu passion. After a little while Miller began to grow cold, whim she learned that ho had lal(iin up wlili another girl. Then her Inyo turned to bitter hato, ami she longed for ruvougo, ror, as tlm pout slugs, "Hell hath no fury llku a woman scorned." She knew that a big reward was standing for his capture; that the oillcers were after him lu earnest, and that she cmild nssUt them. There was to be a dance In tho settlement, and she knew that Miller and his latest girl would bo ilierp In fact bad m-dst-eri in getting up Hid .ittr.lr. fin, when the tlmo rm-iho dance arrived tlwio was a good crowd present MUler and his new girl among thorn, the very miyest of tho g.iy. It was Ills last dauco. There was plpnty f "llrpwatpr" on Inp nnd the outlaw drank honvlly all the boys seeming to bu his Irlemls. He can led a huao 1x-8hniter strapped In his side and the dunce proceeded, while ho considered hlmscli purtectly safo among his friends. Tho rejcied m ildcn was not Idle ilnrlmf nil this tlmo. Mih sent for the (dlleers, who weio wiililim near by In necnrduiici' with hor plans. Tkey riiinn anil peepp.l in at the windows, watching watch-ing the outlaw lu the glory nf his lust revelry, but thought It best to bl''e Iholr time 'intll a favnrub'o opportunity opportun-ity fihnii'd arrive wlileli they well knew was not, far oil when they could lug him without bloodshed for they knew that tr they altempted to lake him openly some nun would get badly bint or killed. Towairi morning ho be-1 be-1 camo rlp-roarlng drunk. Then his ' friends took hlni to a house close by mid put him to bed to sleep off his 1 spree, nevflr once dronnilng that ho was ' doomed to iiwako hound hand and foot. It was then that thu mnish.iPs oppor-f oppor-f tunliy came. They broko lu upqn libn 1 nnd before ho could realize the j Bituntlon bo was seeutely hound1 nnd ' shackled, ami thu next nttcrunnn ho was safely lamlod lu Iho Muskouep jail, hero he now languishes and re-Hoots re-Hoots upon the unci'ttalulies of an outlaw's out-law's life even iiiuonir his best Irlends ' while ttwnltlug tlm tiiul, cmivlctiou ' ami puntsbinout that Is surely In store for lilni. Ills ftlonds ftlll live Jn the Greonlenr mountains. Bmh his girls still live there the one sorrowing over tho fa'e of her lost lover; die oilier glorying lu her rcvungo upon him for deserting her. All his former companions and associates nru still then', fioltcklng, dancing and enjoying oilier pastimes. Ho Is tluHast of tho (unions Mose. Miller Rani;, hit) associates being either t-apttireil or killed In thu at tempt tn caption them, two of i hum being ai this tlmo lu piisuu ut Muskogee, I. T. |