The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-01

TacznllT into spare
-Nosain' oGeriei Perkins z
! whisper and d face fsl ct genuin.
sympathy
-So-yes. = said the Colonel. dream
. isy- That Is unite en-. and. let thl
stage 20 ahead, e he Confined suring
, iug 10 bis feet III hurry back I
the cabin And the Col5neI dasheG
: into the bushes and Ief1 his follower.
! 50 p2raiyzsd with establishment that
. Old Black afteVHar5 remarked thai
: E 1here'd been anybody % held ths
horses. he would have cleaned 0ut
. lhe whole crowd wiki his whip.
Tie passengers, relieved q 81
their weapons, were unbound. allow
ed d enter lhe stage and the 2ool
Z Vas slammed, upon which 0ld Biack
picked ID the rei1s IS coollT IS i ke
! had laid them dowa q tie station
while horses were being changed, he
cracked his whip and the stage rolled
Of While the Colonels party hasten
ca back % their hat, fondlv inspect
ing IS they went certain EaSks they
had obtained while 1ra1sacting their
business with the occupants of the
stage
Greas was the surprise Of the road
agents IS they entered their but, for
there stood the C0lo-el Il = clean
white shirt ard II q suit CT clothing
made u3 from the limited spare ward
robes the ether members q the
gang
And tie suspicious Cranks speed
IL subccd.n2te3 as wonder . his
prudence, as lsTing OF the table :
Eateh. tEo pis.lls, 3 poeke1-book and
2 heavy purse, he ezclli ued-
Gone. Colonel. biZzess baiore
Z pleasure; lets divide and scatter
+ Ef Anybody saoaId hear about Il. al
ind or e.ail, al ke.ch the traps Z
Cur possession, they migbt-r
Divide yourselves said the
Col0 4, With q r. iess and 2 great
oath. 4 don't ware none q IL
Colonel, said Perkins. removing
l.s domino ald looking anUously L.
70 the leaders face, -be you sick ?
Here's sol.e bully brandy I fund II
+ one o. TIE passengers pockets
I hzi1't no-hiu,7 replied the
Colonel. with aTe-.e4 ewes I an
Eoin' ard I'm retiria' rom this BIZ
ness o-eTez8
@Aiat ag3ing 70 tu-n evidence?
sad Craaks, grasping the pis.ol q
the tab.e
IN agoiag u make 3 lead nine
q y0u ef yol don't -2ke tbar back =
reared tbe Colorel, ard with bounE
which caused c anks % drop The pis-
to- and retire p-eeipitately backward.
apol0giZiag IS he went I'm goin.
70 tend - nv own business. an that's
enough . keep any nan bizzy- Some
body lend ne fry dollars TIL I see
him agz=o
Pezk.ns pressed lie money into
the Co.0nel's hands, azd within two
minutes the ColoBci was On Tipzie's
bae-, and gal'Opi1 II the direction
the stage rad taken
He over ok i, lie passed T. sns
SIN be Esl5oged Or
Tie p oula g Mud G1lch knew tie
Colonel vel, and made /. rule
never % h ast0nished 81 ANYTHING lie
did; bur I-ey made Al execution 70
the rale when the Colonel ezuvassed
the principal ha-roCus for mea who
wished . purchz5e 2 ho-se- and when
q gambler who was fash. obtaiaed
Iips,e f3r tEa sluss-oalv q thoa-
sand dollars when tie Colonel had
always SAID there wasn't gold enough
On TOP Ct ground 70 bl- Ler-Mad
Gulch experienced decided se7sa-
tion-
O1e @ two e2te-prising persons
speedily discovered that he Colonel
was 10. u Z communicative mood.
50 every one retired 70 lis favorise
saloon, and bet according 70 Is OWL
opinion q the Colonel-s motives and
actions
But when the Colo1el. after .e-
mainisg 4 2 barber shop for half Il
hour, emerged with MS face clean
shaved and bis hair neatly trimmed
and parted. betting was 50 uild that
. e0ol-bea6e6 sporting nan speedily
made fortune By betting against
every theory Thzs was advanced.
Then TIE Colonel made a tour Of
the stores and fitted himself with
new sgit of clothes, carefully eschew-
.ng 81 Of the generous patterns and
pronounced col0rs 50 dear % the AZ
srase miner. He bought q neE hat.
lnd put OF q new pair Of boots. and
lrzned his finger nails, and stranger
kan 81. be declined aa Invitation 70
rink
As The Colonel s.0od II tie door OF
ne principal saloon. where the stage
.lEays stopped, the Challenge HiH
'onst&t-e WAS seen t5 approach The
Colonel and tap him OF the shoulder.
.P0a which a. men who be- that the
,olonel was lodging somebody claim :
q the ss-kes Bat those who stood
-eaT heard the constable say:
-Col8aei, / take i eli back- and I
.wn Up fair and square When I
eed you 81 oEt Of Caallecse Hill i !
one % ne al q once that vou ]
night BE n the road agent business,
@ / f0ll8Eed-lutv. ven know. But !
ghea I seeG ron sch Tipsie. I know ,
Z w@s u The wrong traI
Wouldn't suspect yOE aow i az the
ssges II sae STATE was robbed, and ,
& give you satisfaction any wav .
Ca a-aEcIs
I.s AT right said TIE Colonel /.
silh . smile
The coa-fal.e aiteEwsrl said ;Las
10 body had s.ay idea hoE euriocslv
be Colonel smiled when h.s beard I
res o.
tive This Sly - Jin, Perkins tie :
81 the you SEE him In leayia' {
b. STATE
Sud.lenly tie stage Pui.ed Up % ]
he dear with ; crash, and the male !
zsseasers haE-iel inso the saloon n {
safe of Indignation and utter imps- :
anioSisT-
The story Of The robbery attracted :
seTybody. and during the excite e
ient the Coloael slipped 0us quietly
81 opened the door of The ssage- {
Sq alb lady started ard rrrqg7 :