Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-03-26

The station was a half-Nile ahead
Reachingit, the traveller passed there
the remainder of the day, keeping a
sharp lookout with the glass. Hesaw
his enemies disappear at length, tax
ing the road to Nillerton, which lay
upon his own rlute. Shortly after
dark, Kaweah being rested, he set
forth again. When not Ear from
| INillerton, riding through grove OF
oaks, he heard the jingling Of spurs
and sound of voices. Dismounting,
he turned Kaweah from the trail,
tied him a few rods of behind Il
thicket, and presently from his hiding
place saw his pursuers pass BY, one
ofthem singing gaily. Arriving in
Nillerton, he rested there the remain
der of the night. Early next morn
ING he set forth, leaving the road and
following a mountain trail which led
toward MaripOsa.
The trail led through q region of
open hill covered with ferns and
grass, Drowned by exposure TO the
summer heats, then among pak-like
slopes, covered with oaks and Occa
sional pine woods, the ground often
covered with clumps of low shrub
berry, forming inviting ambuscades
for highwaymen But seeing no
traces Of his pursuers, the traveller at
length gave up looking for them an6
rode on with more assurance. Late
in the afternoon he came in sight Of
number of rancho buildings, grouped
about a central space. OnQ Of the
buildings was a store. Entering it
he found the proprietor asleep on the
counter, 4 revolver grasped In his
right hand: Upon waking and being |
asked foE accommodation he replied |
that "there wGs a bed, and something |
to eat, and hay" and that if the
traveller were inclined "to take his
chances" he might stay. This he
concluded to do, though the unsocia-
bic and tor5idding manner Of his
host, and the quantity Of Rrea'ms
lying about within convenient dis
tance, as though there was frequent
call for their use, encouraged the
that the chances might be
somewhat risky.
Toward midnight he heard a coup
le of horsemen gallop up to the door
and hold Il low conversation with his
host. In one Of the voices he recog-
nized thai yf The elder Of his Span
Iards, and the fragments Of the dia-
!ogue which reached him warned him
that it concerned himself.
"Whcn did he Gomez" was asked
"Wall, the sun might have been
about four hours
"iIas his horse give out?'
"Going to Aiariposa at seven in
the morning"
Il guess | wouldn't, round here.
\ muttered soliIoquy in Spanish
followed this, concluding with
NO, Antoine, not within mile Of
the place"
1t was evident what they were plot
ting.
Presently the horcmcn mounted
AGAIN and rode away.
King ley for some time revolving
all kinds Of plans. His safest course
seemed to be to slipout in the dark
ness and fly on foot to the mountains {
But he was 10th to abandon his good
Kawcah after the noble INTO which
he owed his life. lie finally rose
softly, laving upon the stand by his
bed compensation for his keeping,
and stole out of the house to the sta
bic Of Kaweah, whose feet he muf
fled, by wrapping about them the
various articles Of his clothing, that
The clattcrof themetallic shoes might
not be heard upon the stones OF the
7ourt.
Ordinarily, Kawcah would not al
low any cue to lift his feet; the
blacksmiths who had sb,l him had
done 50 at the peril of their lives.
But now, to his masters surprise, he
made not the slightest objection, but
stopped down and nibblod playfu'ly
with his hat. Iii. feet thus muhled. \,
King led him cautiously from the
rancho, stopping at about Il quarter
OF mile, whe.e he unbound the /
nd dcnning them, mount
ed and started on the AIarip0a trail. |
After travelling noiselessly in the
soft dust q mile or 50, he came sgd /
denly on smouldering fire, where
in the shadow lay the two highway
men, asleep.
They were waiting for him.
King held his pistol aimed at one
of them, and rode by without aMak-
ING them. Leaving Kaweah to fol-
low the trail heturned in the saddle.
keeping his eyes fixed upon them
until they were lost in the distance.
Then he felt safe, and after galloping
oyer many miles Of trail, at last reach
ed lIa1ipo.a, where he deposited his
gold and made up for his lost sleep.
GEg. SCOTT AND \ DUEIsT.-
When Gen. Charles Scott was Gov
ernor OF Kentucky. an insignificant
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