The Placer herald., 1869-10-30

The other besitated.
Thee bad better not delay; I feel the
spirit beginning to move my right fore
finger"
The robber did as he was directed, and
Quaker took bis place by his side. giving
the newcomer the middle Of the seat.
j The driver, who was frightened half out Of
his wits, now set forward at a rapid rate.
The lively gentleman soon recovered bis vi
vac'sy. He was especially fscetious on the
Quaksr's prowress. %n
"You are rum Quaker. you are. Why
you don't quake worth a cent
Il am not a Shaking Quaker if that's
what thee means r- '-a
'Of the Hickory, or rather of the Old
Hickory stripe, should say," returned the
lively man; but the Quaker relspsing into
his monosy tables, the conversation tagged
Time sped; sooner than we expected, the
coach stopped where we we're TO have sup.
per and n change Of horses. We bad de-
lerred redistribution Of our effects till we
should reach this place, as the dim light of
the coach lamp would have rendered the
process somewhat difficult before.
1t was now necessary, however, that it
should be attended 10 a. once, as our jovial
companion haG previously announced his
intention Of leaving US at this point. He
proposed postponemeut until after supper,
which he offered to go and order.
May" urged the Quaker. with an ap-
proach to abruptness, and laying bis hand
upon the olber's arm "busness before pleas
ure, and for business there is no time like
the present"
will thee be good en- ough to search the
prisoner 2 he said to me, still keeping his
hand in friendly way, on the passengers
arm.
did go, but not one Of the stolen art-
cles could be found.
He must have gotten rid Of them in the
coach, the gay old gentleman suggested,
and Immediately offered to 90 and search.
Stop ! tbundered the Quaker tightening
bis grasp.
"rhs man turned pale and struggled to
release bis arm. In an instant Que of The
derringers were leveIsd at his heart.
'Slra hand or foot and you are dead
man p
The Quaker must have been awfully excl
ted, 80 completely to forget both the Ian
guags and the principles Of his persuasion.
Placing the other pistol 10 my band, with
directions to fire on the first Of the two men
that made a suspicious movement, be went
TO work on Lotbsrio. from whose pockets,
in less time than it takes to tell it, be pro-
duced every item of the missing property,
, TO the utter amazement Of the two ladies,
who had begun in no measured terms to re-
moustras against the shameful treatment
the gentleman was receiving.
The Quaker, ueed scarcely add was no
Quaker at all, but a shrewd detective who
had been act on the track of band of des
psradoes, Of whom our middle aged friend
who didn't look near 80 middle aged when
his wig was otf-was the chief. The rob-
berry had been adrotly. planned. The lead
er of the gang had taken passage in the
coach, and after learning, as he supposed,
onr defenseless condition, had given the sig
nal to bis companions by throwing out the
scrap of paper already mentioned After
the unexpected capture Of the FIRST robber,
it was attempted to save the booty by &C.
crstly passing it to the accomplce. still be-
lieved to bs unsupported, who counted on
being able to make off with il al the next.
stopping place. .-rla
The result was that both, for a season,
| did The State some service
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