Sutter Union High School - Gold and White Yearbook (Sutter, CA)

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GOLD ALND WHITE. 21 Cliffman, the young miner, by a false note enticed Dortothy outside, when, with the help of a foreign accomplice, he bound and gagged her and then with her still in his possession left the little town and took to his lonely cabin in the heart of the wildest country in America. You who read the papers, will probably remember reading of this interrupted wedding--of the miss- ing bride--of the excitement which prevailed and of the fruitless ef- forts to find her. Six months passed, during which Hugh had almost gone crazy with grief. At last one morning he re- ceived a letter-a letter from her. It told him in as few words as poss- ible of her position, described her surroundings and pleaded and begged that Hugh come immediate- lv if he would be in time to save her from the clutches of this wretch who had her in his power. It told him of the insults she had received, of her terrible suffering and anx- iety, told him of the brutal treat- ment she received at the hands of this cur, told him how he had threat- ened day after day to make her marry him before another day had passed. And now, she said, come quick, if you will save me from him, lose no time whatever, for he is now on his way here with a minister to marry us and may be here at any time. I send this letter to you through his accomplice, who is really my friend and a good man at heart. Hoping and praying that you may be in time, I am, Yours forever, DOROTHY. It was the receipt of this letter which sent Hugh into the mountains on such a night, and the great love he bore her carried him safely to his destination. How came Dorothy to be where Hugh found her? Simple enough. Cliffman had returned with the min- ister, before Hugh arrived, and Dor- othy, bent only upon escape, plead- ing thirst, had sent the foreigner out to get her an drink, when taking advantage of his absence she set fire to the cabin, and, aided by the terrible storm got safely away. But on such a wild night her delicate strength could not last long, and be- fore she had gone half a mile, it de- serted her and she fell, longing and praying for death to banish her misery. And here Hugh found her. ELVVIN PAXTON and FRED ADDINGTON,'l1 'E'

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20 GOLD AND WHI'I'lL'. As the man finished speaking, the old desire for revenge which he had felt at the cabin, came over Hugh again, mastering him body and soul. To satisfy this revenge he must kill the man, or rather devil, on the other side of the door, and he could hardly wait for the door to open, to fulfill his bloody purpose. The door opened at last and as he rushed in with his pistol ready for immediate use, it was knocked from his grasp by a stinging blow on the wrist, and as it closed behind him he found himself looking into the muzzle of a large revolver. The men within had guessed his identity and were ready for him. But Hugh was not to be turned from his purpose, for an instant only did he waver before this demon who had caused him so much trouble, the next he made a bound at the brute, knocking the heavy re- volver from his grasp with a well- aimed blow just as he pulled the trigger. They closed in deadly com- bat which lasted only for a few min- utes, for although Hugh's energy was nearly spent, still he was more than a match for his criminal ad- versarv and soon had him down and out :D then- catching un his QWL1 auto- matic revolver, he pressed it to the temple of the unconscious man. emptying the magazine into his brain. During the whole struggle the other man had stood motionless with his arms folded, looking on tl1e life and death struggle with a smile of joy on his lips. After Hugh had finished with his hated enemy, he turned his attention to the other man and was surprised to see him standing in such a non-combatant attitude. Recognizing him as a for- eigner Hugh said, Wl1at for you no help him out? Ah, me done with him, an- swered the foreigner, and damn glad of it. Me owe him one sum of money, me no can pay, he threaten put me in jail if I no do what he want, so I his slave and have to do his dirty work, now he dead and me damn glad, me work for you now. Hugh accepted his offered ser- vices without further comment and between them they soon had the young girl restored to conscious- ness. She opened her dark blue eyes, the dark rings under which were signs of worry and suffering, and looked at Hugh who was bend- ing over her with his whole passion- ate soul revealed in his dark eyes. H My darling, he whispered, do you know me? The light of recognition gradual- ly came into her eyes, and after a while she said, Hugh, my own dear llugh! You are with me at last. You will never leave me again, will you, sweetheart For answer he pressed a linger- ing kiss on her sweet, girlish lips. H277 Perhaps you would like to know why this young girl came to be in such a lonely place, to know why Hugh Holbrook undertook the journey l have described on such an awful night. Well, the story is soon told. In a little mining town in Montana there lived a young boy and girl. The boy was the son of a well-to-do lawyer who had settled here and the girl the daughter of the only merchant in tl1e place. These young folks had grown up from earliest childhood in each other's company and each had grown to love the other dearly. They were extremely happy and content to bask in tl1e bright sun- shine of their pure love until one day there came a cloud to mar their happiness in the form of a young miner, who came to live in this little town. Before long he met Dorothy at a dance and from that time on he loved her, or tho't he did, which amounts to the same thing. And from that time on he daily annoyed and pestered l1er with his infatua- tion and one day he asked her to marry him. VVhen she refused out- right he flew into a rage, cursed her and swore that before another year had passed she would be his wife. At last their wedding day came, the wedding of Dorothy and Hugh, and on the evening of this wedding day something happened. Charles

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22 GOLD AND wHrrE. a A Washington Romance. .Tack Brearton and Bernice VVar- ren sat before the fire in Senator VVarren's cozy Washington home talking about a coming ball. When they had finished discussing the af- fair Bernice turned to .lack and said: Gene Van Lew told me the fun- niest thing today, Jack. She said that she saw you riding with that Case woman yesterday afternoon and of course I told her that she was mistaken. You wern't, were you, Jack? With an oath under his breath at all gossips and espec- ially Gene Van Lew, Jack answered, Yes, Bernie, it was me all right, but I was there in the interests of the Globe. I got a bully story about the murder from her and Masters offered me five a week more if I keep up my record. Bernice rose from her chair, the color gone from her face. Jack Brearton, you don't mean to tell me that you were riding with Maude Case when you said only yesterday that you would walk the length of the world for me and that you didn't like any one elsell' Bernice stamped her pretty foot and touched the bell, there being plenty of color in her makeup now. But my dear girl, Ilwas only doing my work by following my employer's orders. You surely aren 's offended at that. You didn 't have to flaunt your- self .before the public like that. William, show Mr. Brearton to the door. She marched proudly from the room after tearing off a dia- mond ring and throwing it on the center table, and .lack didn't know that she was peeping through the blinds of an upstair's window when he left and that she went down stairs and got the ring, and after puttmg it on a chain, wore it next to her heart till they met again, or maybe he Wouldn't have gone where he did. Two days. later in a Washington paper Bernice read the following: Miz J. L. Brearton departed on the Germania for Liverpool today. Ile was a popular reporter on the Globe and his many friends wish him Godspeed. It is rumored that he intends limiting big game. For -a space of live years we lose sight of Jack Brearton till we find him on his twenty-eighth birthday at a small station on tl1e Canadian Pacific. He is a six-footer, browned and healthy as a bear for in the last five' years he has traveled almost everywhere from Southern Pata- gonia to Northern Siberia and has had adventures in many a non- American place. i While Jack and an old friend were talking the telegraph instru- ment began to buzz and Bill sprang to the switch and after listening a moment turned to Jack. Here is something in your line, old man. No. 36 is running wild with a crazy man standing in the cab with a gun in each hand. There are only a girl and three or four men in the coach. The train is made up of a coach and a car of lumber in front. It will be here in about four minutes, as'it passed liocksley ten minutes ago. Before Bill had ceased speaking Jack was out of tl1e door and tight- ening the cinch on his horse. Bill came swinging out from the door shouting, Are you heeled'? and when J ack patted his hip Bill went on above the roar of the approach- ing train, Be sure and jump her before she hits the curve and don't take chances. VVhen the train passed the station J ack's horse was running beside the track and though several bullets whistled by his ears Jack succeeded in swinging from his saddle onto the rear platform. Jack walked through the car and drawing his gun as he went climbed upon the car of lumber, taking care to keep close to the binding out of range of stray bullets. He crawled forward till he reached the front end of the car and then taking what aim he could sent a bullet crashing through