Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-19

| About sunset LanufOfu DeNeiu IN the distance n
solitary horseman, who, upon looking back and OBJ
serving the train, wheeled his hOre about and rode
rapidly towards it. As he approached it, he
/ said.
dsAre you the conductor of this train, sirs 1 am
| bearer of dispatches from Fort Kearney to Fort
| Sedgwick VIII Won grant me the protection of
| your train during the remainder of my Journey"
| "What is your nameY"
"Faiion, Lieutenant Fallon,' was the reply and
/ he offered TO show his credentials.
| Landlord babe Lieutenant FaOn welcome. and
| offered him the freedom Of the camp.
| Fallon ate supper with the Whitmans. and after
conversng until late hour, retired to the rear of
the train to sleep. After all was still, he rolled
| over the ground until he came TO the side OF
| Burk.
@Burk!" he Kissed
Burk started with smothered oath.
| ''WhO cas?" he grOwled
| teeth Have fooled you and the boys as easily as
| l fooled the conductor Of the train? Don't you
| know me? | haven't got my card case with me, but
| Pm Blue Jack, at yOnr service! Ha, ha! The SER
pent has got into Eden! !"
a and the boys have looked for you to join us all
| day." said Burk. "But Of course we didn't look
| for You in this disguise"
Upon the morning after the counterfeit Lieut..
Falion had Joined the wagon train, the camp was
astir as usual at day break. The train halted at
noon the river bank opposite lovely island.
| AT sunset they again halted, and for the night
In the course of tine evening Lieut.. tallon ap-
| preached Gay, and said;
startlingy like former friend of mine. 1t seems
almost as II she stood before me as hfst knew net
1t is strange. startling coincidence. could a!=
most think-but Impossible! You are the sis
| ter of Bfr. Heber, are you not? -
Gray's pure face flushed.
"Yes," she answered, with some hesitation.
The disguised Blue Jack turned yet whittier He
had marked that hesitation, and his wonder at it
thrilled him with a sudden fear.
You do not look like your brother Miss He
berl he remarked.
Il have been told so BEFORE said Gay dryIy.
"And you are his own sister?' persisted Blue
Jack, with agitation.
90 do not know your motive for making such in
QuiTips IIputpuaQt.' said Cav after n mOmpUfss
thought. a do not therefore know how to reply 10
you. | should like to know the of your
friend whom resemble, but for an answer TO your
inquiries | must refer you to my brother"
Gay Heber selzed the first opportunity to inform
her adopted brother OF the partieuar OF her singu-
lar interview with the false Lieut.. Fallon.
81 told him to speak to you, Mark" she said,
"but my heart has been on fire since. What il
he should have known my motherl'
"He looked like death when he first saw your
face, Cay" said Mark thoughtfuly. at was as if
he had seen ghost"
Gay started, and exclaimed:
"trOm the moment behold the man shrank
from him. l had an instructive fear and abhor-
renee Ofhim. Oh, Mark, dear Mark, don't let him
know any more about me than he knows now!'
~ will not, Gay" said Mark soothngly. 'If he
is your father, he shall not know that you are his
daughter"
The promise comforted Gay, who smiled family
through the gloom that had fallen upon her.
As some Young people came toward the Hebers
oxen.
Gay was about to join Mark, when the false
Lieutenant Falon approached him, Offering him a
"Fine evening, Mr.. Beber," said the disguised
Blue Jack courteously. what! You don't smoke?
Smoking is a vice. wish could break myself of
it. Your sister is a lovely child, or girl, should
say. She must be fifteen years old. Is she not?"
"She is but child yet, lieutenant-Ony fourteen
eighteen"
SONY fourteen" said the pretended lieutenant
musingly. IL had fancy that she fifteen.
knew child once-perhaps she's dead now-but
if she were living she would be fifteen years of age
and the very picture of your sister. And, oddly
enough that ehiid's name was the same as your sis
Mark repressed a start, and turned away his
palng face from the keen scrutiny OF the scheming
villain.
''The child l alluded to-" continued the false
lieutenant chad black hair and brown eyes; rather
singular combination; but her mother, poor
creature, had had the same features and had been
a great beauty in her day. She was New York
belle, la belle Gabrielle! But she went insane and
wandered away with her child, and was never
heard of more"
'Tfyou had seen the New York dailies Of thirteen
years ago." resumed the false lieutenant vou
could ct have failed to notice striking advertise
ment offering thousand dollars reward for in
formation of the whereabouts of an insane woman
and her child. Thereward was aflerward increased
advertisement, MIR. Heber?'
it?" 7eeii
''Ah, yes; true. You were but bow Mt the timo
Yet if you lived near New York, you might have
heard OF tina disappearance"
81 did not live near New York"
"WhY, the conductor told me YOU came from
York state" said the false lieutenant
$50 did" responded AIark
'May ask from what part!" inquired the VIII
Certainly" said Mark 81 come from the west
erly part Of the state May l ask the name of the
lady whose disappearance called forth the aCiyer.
tisement OF which you speak?'
"Her given name Gabrielle" said the pre-.
tended officer eTasiTey, "if / could get trace of
that insane woman and her child would give
thousand dollars out of my own pocket Think
what start in life that sum would give young
Mark shrauk back as from the touch of an en-
bodied pestenGe.
81 can give You no assistance in your search,
Lieutenant FallOn," he said coldly.
Permit me to ask if Miss Heber Is your own sis
ed the pretended officer, abruptly
81 do not tolerate any intrusion into nv private
family affairs, Lieutenant Fallon," said Mark
haughtily. "biy sister has already been ANNOYED
by your questions in regard to her history, and
must request you to leave us alone"
81 beg your pardon, Mr. Heber" said the villain
adding maciously, 81 see this Is sore subject with
you. You have not said that Miss Heber is your
own sister. l presume you cannot say so truth
fully"
I'VE will not discuss the matter, sir. Gay Heber
is my sister, and while live she shall not lack for
a protector"
"Ah, yes" said the pretended officer using his f
yorlte phrase OF assent brothers are not usually
so devoted to sisters as you to be, Mr. Heber"
That evening Gay, whose curiosity had been slim
uated by what had taken place, to lind out some
thing more about her parentage, was examining
some jewels which had been left by her mother
and some trinkets which she had possessed when
child. She had taken them from little box in the
bottom of her trunk, and thought herself perfectly
suddenly detected the false Lieutenant Fallon peer-
ing ut her through hole which he had cut in the
canvass All this she reported to Mark.
ton with the pretended lieutenant
No one had eyes or ears lor anything but this ey-
citing scene, and 1t thus happened that small body
of horsemen, in the uniform of the United States
had come up, and had dashed into the verv camp
before their approach was noticed.
n loud bugle call from the head of the troops was
the hrSt token the emlgrants received OF tile new
arrival.
In moment the combatants were loosed, and all
eyes turned TO the new corners.
The disguised Lieut.. FallOn looked and turned
faint; He knew what this visit meant, if no one
else did
Conductor" shouted the leader Of the troops
eve here in search Of Blue Jack the noted dos
perado, accused Of the attempted murder of ient
Falion of the United States army whom he brntoi-
~ attacked and flung into the Deep Uanyon as dead
The ieutanant is now at Fort Kearney in a critical
condition, and we demand his wOuld-be murderer"
The einigrants had listened with GREATNESS amaze
ment TO the announcement of the officer in CHARGE
OF the small detachment of troops. They were act
ualy spell-bound. Not the person most inter
ested in the announcement-Blue Jack himself
The desperate had comprehended the GRAND oF
the troops in the first moment of their appearance
After his first sensation of fanness and Terror he
had recovered his GOODNESS and courage, and was
himself again.
At the very commencement Of the officers an
nOuncement Blue Jack exchanged Chances with the
terrified and covering Burk. The latter pointed
one trembling finger over his shoulder to a spOt af
little distance, where Blue Jacks horse stood
grazing, sadded for use.
In an instant the chief desperate darted under
the wagons toward the waiting horse He reached
him and leaped upon his back
And in the next moment that desperate rose
gracefully in his stirrups at the distance Of a Jew
rods and, with the fierce defiant yell of a wild In.
dian, dashed his spurs into his horses side and was
away ike the wind.
The troops gave an answering yell of surprise and
anger, and the officer in command led the swift
pursuit.
Blue Jack had the advantage of a good
start, and was splendidy mounted his 6orss
being a seasoned animal, born and bred ON the
plains, and endowed with great life and spirit
Blue Jack laughed aloud as the strong animal
bore him onward as if he had been feofher's
weight. lie rose again in his stirrups ana shouted
| back deiiantly:
Come on. Take Blue Jack if you cam
The pursuing officer shouted to the outlaw TO sur.
render, but the only reply was a hooking langh
The officer then fired shot at the fugitive Init fbe
bullet missed its mark, and Blue jack bending low
to his horses neck, and digging his spurs into inc
animals sides, swept on and away with the rush of
| tornado.
And after him sweptthe pursuers
The emigrant5 watched the pursuit with breath
less interest until the foremost figure upon thp now