The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-02

been peculiarly marked with white legs ana
face. and found these sticky with white
wash. What then! Simply my trappings
had been transferred to another animal, got
ten up to exactly represent mine In tie
evening This discovery brought an appall-
ing Interpretation of the oncoming horse
man. l gave the horse the whip as soon as
his unsteady legs were under him, ana sent
him securing on ahead, while ran OF to
the right, making for a little hollow, dry
ravine Here to my profound astonlsh-
ment discovered a lone cabin, or hut,
about the dimensions of an ordinary coun
try loghouse and impulsively dashed up to
this, gave q rapid succession OF KNOCKS.
A shrinking, pale and covering woman
opened it.
..What is it," was her first question, no
ticiug my breathless haste.
..Is there any chance to hide here-my
horse has thrown me and l believe party
Of desperadoes are close upon me-
"No, no, there is no place" she gasped,
her quick ear catching the sound OF the
oncoming horsemen. ''Thls IS all the room
there is-and there is neither celiar nor
attic
..But this!" I exclaimed rushing for
dark object in the corner.
.It's q cofin,' was the quick response;
| ssbut there's no other chance-tney are
turning up to the door-get in" :.
| had barely time to place myself IN THIS
receptacle for the dead, when noarse
voice-one that l knew by the description
which had of it-called out:
"Here you. Dick"
| The woman threw her apron over ner
head and opened the door
| "Where's Dick?''
nHe hasn't come back yet" returned the
women.
"Oh. he arn't-Jen hav you hurd nerse
60 by to night!' 80, anal,
man?'
"Yes-driving like the devil"
II guess" she said, then pauslng' you
can here the horse now" feigning to II: ten
After moments glance inside the house
they were of again. =,
s.What shall do! what shall ; 90!
gasped the woman; ''they Will De oack IN
twenty minutes, for l believe that your
horse is in sight. not more than three-quar
ters of mile of, and my husband 10 Aao'e
to come at any moment"
with him!"-she emphasized 1t IN des.
pairing tones ''he's Bill VOLTS brother
i
you may we'll believe.
1T is death to you any way" she moan
ed, '.for hear the rattle OF DICKS a1ies Al
ready" -,
"Stay. there's the rain barrel" said l in
desperation; ''theyve tried that once 'ney
may not again.
And before you would be able 70 spea.
sentence, the water was dashed out OF the
cask and stealing down into the ara soii'
and was in the barrel, and the women
dropped tub half filed with water IN ~
the top as cover.
She had barely time to enter the house.
the door of which, fortunately opened on
on the side away from the moon "nen !,
rafting vehicle drew up At the oeor' anu
heard q hoarse voice raving ana swearing
At the woman for something done or undone
and then from the bunghole, the plug nav
ing been dislodged in the uPsetting OF 'n'
cask, saw the return Of the three rene
gades. ..,.;,.
and explanations, and oaths, ana SURFING
up of hot nectar and rough REMARKS aoou
the cistern in the corner, but eo'n DICK am
the woman seemed sore aooa. tn,' mater
and the man persmptoriy refused 70 20"
that hunt because Of the comm.
"well, you're going our way piece,
said Wolf, "likely enough yon'll have tn
fun Of seeing US wing the tu1y IN
conversation was distrssingv PersonA'
T made acutely SO by Dick asking:
lis there water enough out there Jen
/ to drink my horse. -,
"Illsee," she returned, moving siowl.
> over the door sill, and then, leaping TO IN
: cask, she lifted out the tub, ana tipPe' !"
!, nr;son over . little so that could sprinl
. out was behind the cask wnen Dic
= came to the door and chirruPed MS oeast U
;, to the tub to drink. :,
. .rrl 70 with you IS far the forks, he said
4 as two Of them came out with the CONN an
sliped it into the body ofthe wagon. Inc
then stepped back, probably to call N
n others.
Al that moment Wild and desperate pla
entered my brain. but feeling for my knii'
found that it was missing, along with ID
l belt to which it Was attached. II was su
, eide to attempt seizing one Of them but
n the woman, with some purpose in her mine
u s.<s out to the men to come back ana 8
&c the last dipper full Of liquor which she n
>, mixed. l seised the only alternative.
q ,prsue lightly into the wagon, lifted u
ie coffin lid, and again crswled into the lon
= narrow prison.
The three rufians were mounted, and
/. were about to start, when the women n
on, With some sort of blanket, and mu
- tered something about covering the com
The man yelled out TO her to mind her ov
business and let the things alone
She retreated with the cloth. but she y,
~ accomplished her purpose. In its folds q
- had concealed bowie knife; under
J. cover she had raised the lid and drop
r. the weapon inside, it giving me cut -
al fell upon me; but in the momentary mol
~ and confusion hal got the weapon IN
hand. and with lis point raised the hea
or lid of the rough box the fraction OF an INC
n so that breathing was easy II my Pisia
A. was cramped-
: The three horsemen spread out, remar
!, ing to each other; Beat up on the "a
Nv nov speedily before. BY any miracle,
,re gets into the wooded belt by Bufor'
rse Springs"