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Updated: May 6, 2025
Through the glass Trask saw a white figure watching them from the edge of the jungle as they drove southward for Manila before a steady wind from the northeast. Marjorie, who had slept after midnight, leaned against the taffrail with Trask, watching Shope and Pennock trimming the sails. Bevins had the wheel but Locke was asleep below, having remained up all night.
Green had started after Bevins, firing at him as he ran, but the thief made his escape into the brush. In his flight, unfortunately for him, he dropped one of his shoes. Leaving Williams in charge of Farley and "Long Doc," the man with the pack mule, Green and I struck out for Bevins.
Finally most of the gang were caught, tried, and convicted, and sent to the penitentiary for a number of years. Bevins was among the number. Soon after my return to Fort Lyon, the Fifth Cavalry was ordered to the Department of the Platte.
The next day we took Bevins to Bogg's Ranch, on Picket Wire Creek, where he was to await trial. But he never was tried. He made his escape, as I had expected he would do. In 1872 I heard that he was at his old tricks on Laramie Plains. A little later he sent word to me that if he ever met me he would kill me on sight.
There was no fear that Bevins would try to escape. His foot was swollen to a great size, and was useless. Believing that Williams could not get away from the cabin, we unbound him. The cabin was comfortably warmed and well-lighted by the fire. We left "Long Doc" on guard and went to sleep. At one o'clock Williams asked "Doc" to allow him to step to the door for a minute.
If it be a fact that the true lady is, in theory, either a virgin or a lawful wife, then Hester Bevins stands immediately convicted on two charges. She was neither. The most that can be said for her is that she was honestly what she was. "If the wages of sin is death," she said to a roadhouse party of roysterers one dawn, "then I've quite a bit of back pay coming to me."
After breakfasting we resumed our journey, and nothing worth of note again occurred until we reached the Arkansas river, where we found a vacant cabin and at once took possession of it for the night. There was no likelihood of Bevins again trying to escape, for his foot had swollen to an enormous size, and was useless. Believing that Williams could not escape from the cabin, we unbound him.
Nothing was left us but to gather our horses close to the cabin and stand guard the rest of the night to prevent the possibility of our late prisoner sneaking in and getting away with one of them. This was the last I ever saw or heard of Williams, but we got back to Fort Lyon with Bevins. Though we had lost one of our prisoners, General Carr complimented us on the success of our trip.
Bevins is with the men " "Well, you're the mate," said Jarrow. "Ye don't want to be with the crew, do ye?" "I thought mebbe if I moved for'ard I wouldn't be in the way." "Nobody's said anything 'bout ye bein' in the way," said Jarrow, with rising temper. "I'd be a heap more comfortable, sir," insisted Peth.
We could see, however, from the long jumps that he was taking, that he was making excellent time, but we frequently noticed, after we had gone some distance, that the prickly pears and stones along his route were cutting his bare foot, as nearly every track of it was spotted with blood. We had run our horses some twelve miles when we saw Bevins crossing a ridge about two miles ahead.
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