, 1870-12-11

atuc4as uee494 o5 tuem sun 4oeu 9uoee
nusesd them when rick. OF carried Letters ex-
preas to San Fran:lsco, to be nailed For NJ
these services, she received high prices and |
lad also Ind good deal OF gold given 70 her
in specimens. I Asked let II abe liked that
a1 lind e. s 80 sS9n7 f hsa se a "S
ch1ore that We select 10 do in this world, but
What chooses ua 10 do it. have made COM
potency. and gained u neh and varied expeEl-
ence. II life ia not what once dreamed il
wa4, m. cootont-' Du! she sighed ~ she /
tent"
You have not told us get what brought her
to you. / remarked, in An interval OF silence.
mo; she hadn't told me herself, thea. By |
and By, asked her, in my green kind Of
ehsli forget t1e % smile " With WITCH she turned I
10 answer me. We were sitting quito close; It
never was in my nature, when once acquainted |
With woman, to keep AWAIT from her: Her
garments brushed mr knses; OCCASIONALLY. III
cneek. You kaow how it was, vas tAink-
The valley. tYou viii be ais.ppoint.d,' she
said, when sou learn that came to do sou / !
real Service Aud then she vent on to relate |
thai, having occasion to pass the hight as =
certain place not many miles away. bLa had
overheard. through the thin partitions Of the
house. the d. bcription Of my fort, IN account
OF my wealth, real o. supposed. and plan
for my murder and 1oboe1y. The would-te
murderer w.s 60 described - to make it gate
certain that it WAS be whom had ted. clothed,
and sent away rejoicing only few daJa psevi-
Gus. / w2a lncliued to treat the matter ~ s
lest; but she awed ma into belief aud hu-
naili.y 1t once By the majesty With which
uhe 1eprovcd my unbeliei: - tcomaa does
Of her way to tell travellers talea. I VAN YOU
Goodbye
s'After this she would not stay, though
akwaIdly expressed my regret at her gong.
By her command. l hAddled her horse, and
helped her mount him. once in the saddle,
Lad not invited her to 1eturn. She sail she
could fancy that week OF reading, talking,
riding, trout-f=hipg, and romanctng generally,
| up there in those splendid woods, might be
very charming. Vas going to Ask net to
II didn't aak her. 4 young man with
| reputation to su.taiu up there In the noun
tains, couldn't invite : young lady 10 come
and stop week with him, could hes 1must
have refused to invite her now, mustn't =
! The perfect ingenuoueuesn with which Ella
Fut these qutetionr, aud the plsintiye appeal
againtt the hard requirements Of socinl laws
! in the m1untaine, which was expressed in his
voice and accent, were 70 lndescIibably ludl-
c.cus that bothnF husband and m5self laughed
convuleively. II net er tell my wife that part
/
NY regard for appearances, knowing no. fond
am OF laaies' society, Aud the struggle teas
great; 1 assure yon It Has great
$50 she went away. A. sue rode slowly
down the trail, she turned and kissed her hand
to me. with gesture Of such grace and swees-
ah'e to quite forgive myself for what hap
pened af.erward. She came back, aud drove
Ler away Usually, whea + tell that to wo'
men, they call me- mean and unssAtefu1; bu'
a young man living alone in tie mountains
! has A,s reputation to look Afternoon, hasn'I
hos ThAttf wl4t ought to have done-now
wAsntlt:-Nhat1 Away say dsddo. 1t wastht
nght 'hins +. to ao' under the circumstances
While wo had our laugh out, Ella shifted po
l light hair with Lis slender tngers. He vi
. satisfied with his succesa In conveying au i'm
pression Of the sort Of care be took Of hi
reputation. "SoE, then. was Lett A1on
again, in no pleasant frame Of mind. 1coulln'
= doubt what my beautiful visltant had told NE
! and the thought OF my murder all planned on
5 was depressing. to sag the least oft. But, a
I sure as am telling you, the departure Of n
( unknown friend depressed me more than III
thought of my possible murder. Tho gat
d barred for tic night, rat and looked into N
= fire for hours, ihiuking wild thonghta. an
l form. The solitude aud tue Sense Of lo=
e wEie awful.
!? "Thiz was Sunday night Tuesday NOR,
= inf l receiysl \ visit from three or fot
J. former naked and hungry prote5e- lie di
r not nuw try to coucett Liz character from NE
y but said lie was going down to clean out II
n Chine &c camp anu proposed to nc TO jo
t him. saving that when Edwards returned II,
10 the hotscs We would pay him the 5ioo, |
s. gard: but told hin, would i.ve nothing
N do with robblug tho Chinese; that they We
IL ny friends and cu=tomerr, and he had bctl
b let them alone; after whicl auswer he We
70 Of. That afternoon, Edwards came iu vi
lis p1isore1s and horees. He VAS very tire
It. On account OF having travelled At night, to III
lit vent the rescue Of Ills prisoners by 9th
I'D ragabonls, and to AVOID tho Indians.
lyon will understand how the pre-
Els cnce Of tho hoEses increased my pei
3; AZ there waa no doubt the scouudrt
!, 1D.aut to take them. It wouldn't d
nese camp; eo persuaded him to wait a
other day. We Brought tho PRISONERS, bouu
an ineide the .ort, and took care Of the horst
enid nothing to Edwards Of my suspicion
i "Abou. dusk, mr expected visitor Gag
some muuabling talk, lad down inside l.
r.. fort. near tho ga,e. made the gate IA
~ driving The big wooden Plus home With
~ axe; built up great fire, aud cent Edwas
~ to bed III tte tent Tile Chtuere pr,sont
lps we're alsesdr ssleep OF the ground. Then
r. sat doUn on the opposite ride Of the fire. 4
~ 10 ing the gate, placed my double-tar1ellel RI
~, ~ bttide me. AID mounted guard"
s9 Had yon no aims but your f1ile:" AsI
a:s my husband, an1iourly.
o'u II wanted none other. for we un1crste
each other-my rifle and l."
~, ''Whas were you looking for: wis. did ;
~ ~ exl@ct7 4 Aaud-,o-haud encounter with th
~ n,enf'' WAS next mS inquiry.
''1t seemed most likely that be had plan,
=, an attack on tie tort. II 10, his associa
Al would be waiting outside for siguAL
ta,l intended. when be laid down closo TO
~ gate, to open II to then: but when l dr.
49,, the pins tn 40 tight caught CLEAN from
60 eyes t1,as was not a drunken one, and
IN IN; knew that suspected him. After thAt, it
ttus cont.+t Of skill and will bctseen u.s.
yro n Was waiting hls opportunity, and 20 WAS I.
~. You think I've quick ear. don't 81
1nE 1el You res what my temperament is; all sens
.sn 20 all conEctousress. ME hesriug was caltiva'
~, TOO, BY listening for ltdians. Well. BY
IL by, I detected very ttealthy mosem
a 4s.a outside the fort, aud then faint clas1
~ ~ sueh ~ young squirrel rn,ght make.
on; me; an instant the drunken man sprAhg
e1 anA aud covered him with my riae, coel
- He cav the movement and drew hi.
= to- ,o, but not before had ordered him 10 th
,to down his arms. Or piE-'
ring ~ VIZ nasr.,sr =. ,ona :: PsS -t.,,a,,, ~
Tu6 ~, these last wora.. They sounded from
bottom Of hls chest, AND conveyed iu the
tetAnce. distinct notion that death was :
'o" VIA meant. HcariLg him REPEAT the {
.;s. msna. II was ea-y to believe th1t the
b An ,.,e-." tf,.s -nn.e.n,, s;tsn.. :.
~ was the climax to his rendering Of the ece
=" :" he cot tiuued:
l., "1havn't told ron, get, how the man
nnc ed lie VIA tail. swarthS. black pea
nose ~, ul,o ~. - II, i~ol sh;-i, 5;st;sS,,;
If,s men in sympathy with their kind; 30
king sI'sna ~ : 49, ., si,nss ,;sc,;1a a., AZ
~. g, y. balls. His eyes burned Ike ruhies,
them them OF the gloomy easesns under his III
= aa- ~ thai his teeth ct;s,snea. This :
usa whole expression, as he stood there, s.!
= a ., ~ M, was late ard murder.
so.; my eye never wiukel. while he hesit
49, He tAT that. and It made HIM quall-
my ungsr on the trigger, kept my rihe
,sts sa He he ,hsew %nttha a9Sn h., ms MI,
1thse knife in his hand, he made movement
Law hr would rush ou me, but changed his
=. pore in time to etor ms tire. Hts cursln
.as A2ful-the foam tisw from Ills mouth.
~ .1es ssx me Of bad intentions toward him. m
=. uoue ctd me for \ ,o5ber and = murderer
,>,ot ali his rAy,pEs bad bus one answer:
~ rf tho quiet. to obey ne, and he might live; {
C pro- ~ e' ena ~ s"'no VIC
eject nnected nm 10 cit down O.
usual eFFcsne t'oe OF the hte-not to
trum that one erot-not to ms
% VIA doubtful motion. And then l .to!t
,oltnE Knew WnAt NJ ne Was. and what he had
,k bad 10 90. nntu ne became convinced OF q
boaea oloee an"n uttetiy. ana ~eFs !lke chi
j him, aa5oE mat Cow ne koes my pluck, aud
be WAS oeen sne ufst man ever 10 get the beat Q
The he loset me nse nsofhsr!
stock 4hete WAs tonE nleht oefofe us.
lAiicns mao FOL 70 s1l mere. Win my tlne scfe
= eyes hlete, W u,9E u'nEs eon1a too'e ~
lch tN etl1 up nT AGA 10 Sno Ire 1ns ne coa.