Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-06-08

after him. As soon as be was in the court.
they crowded anxiously about him to learn
of his success.
II think | lave them" !" was his reply to
the mems inquiry. Il can lead YOU to
their very nest. and | believe YOU will
bel me do the rest
\ simultaneous Yes" burst from the
lips of the men. Al they wanted was to
be led to the conflict.
The moon was 90 rise that night at
about eleven o'clock and La Mutt made
up his mind that he would start about
ten, 50 that he might reach the cover Of
tile deep passes before the night became
light enough to prove dangerous Ac-
cordlngly the party supped at the expense
OF the sencschai once more, and at the aD-
pointed time they set off They reached
the mountain just as the drst pale beams
OF the moon came glimmeriug over the
sccne-so they bad sufficient light to en-
able them to pick their way slowly along
up the rugged path. La Nait bade
each man tread as lightly as possible aud
after they got well up, he forbade all
talking of whatever kind.
At length they reached 4 narrow place
abreast, and here La Mutt bades his fol-
DIVERS remain while he went ahead to re-
connoitre He took Francisco with him.
and. with noiselcss steps, lie moved along
through the narrow defle
Il expect to ind sentinel only a short
distance ahead, he whispered to Francis
co, '-afd he must be disposed of without
noise If you see him first, be careful aud
utter no exclamation that can betray us y
Francisco promised obedience and then
the two moved on again ! was not
many minutes before la Mutt reached the
opening of the Great Pass" as lie had
heard it called-the wide table where he
had met tie brigand aud he had reason
to believe that a sentinel was kept posted
there. Here he stopped Francisco again
and then crept forward to the pass. The
moonbeams fell upon full half Of the open
space, and, after some watching our hero
discovered man standing within the
shade, some thirty feet from him He
crept back to where Francisco had stopped
'--sh - he whispered. Il have seen
him Let me take the club and YOU re-
main here till call for you Move not
under any circumstances, unless | call
your name F"
1t was short, heavy club which he had
prepared on purpose. and, as soon as la
Matt received it. he went back to his post
The brigand was now walking up and
down the further part of the table. and
humming tune while he walked Our
hero might easily have rushed upon him
and overcome him, but that would not an
swer his purpose. Had he been sure that
he could have brought the whole band Of
robbers to an engagement IN this pass, lie
might have run the risk. rather than wait
too long; but Of this he could not be GER
tain, and he knew that if be could but
reach the cavern with his men, be could
be sure Of a fair conflict, at least
For fall fifteen minutes La Nait waited
there, and he was almost upon the verge
of despair. when the sentinel slowly ap-
preached the very spot where he lay
The knight crouched as low down as pos
sible, and the brigand cast lis eyes down
the defile without seeing him and then
passed on. This was the moment for our
hero. aud balancing the club carefully in
bis hand, he gave one leap. aud. on the
instant. his blow fell with such unerring
aim aud force that the sentinel fell with
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