Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-07-23

-AOAN Il A4V IA ~ HhJ
But il refuse to tell you where I
may be found, thenl'
j You made the proposal first. You'v
got to keep to It, or--waal, you kin begi
Ieayin' your prayers Row, fer you'll pu
hemp afore daylight, q . 'complice of th
Joaquin
You might not live TO zee me do that
muttered Baratta, sulkily.
Fooled agin, beauty! Think I'm sech
/ / TOOL . to come here 'itbout my safeguard
My pardner's watchin' the shanty now. ]
! don't come out at certain time, ote
goes your applicant
We'll, have 1t your own wsy, thouc
you'll get nigh ten thousand for his head
But hate hin-I hate him like poison
He took my woman from ne; he treats m
like dog! Yes, will sell him for that
one thousand dollars. Have you it Wit
your
Not sech fool. But IN fetch j,
whenever you say we can haye our game
That will be tonight You will brj1
the money here. and rap gently at tn
door beyond. III hear you; and then II
show you where the mighty joaquin is.
Then he is here, in this shebang?'
No; but he's not far away. Let ~
finger the gold first, then I'll tell 70,
more. I've seen % eagle rob q fish hawl
before now; and Baratt. laughed Gun
ningly.
Muriets did not stop to hear any more
but glided back to his own chamber; Us HI
ran the plotters rose from their nests and
came toward the door. Still he watched
them until John Smith, the miner, lett the
house, and Baratta re-fastened the door.
Then Joaquin glided from bis room.
The Mexican started convulsively a he
turned and beheld the face of his chief ::
he fancied he read deadly determination
ln the outlaws face. Yet 1t was as usual
his consciousness Of being traitor made
him coward a. well.
You here, captain-I thought he
Hist! make no r0ise-I do not wish to
alarm the servants. Baratta, you are q
faithful friend of mine? You love me-
1ou would serve me if it lay within your
'owers' hurriedly added Murieta, drawing
closer to his victim.
I would give up my life to do you al
ervlce, captain eagerly returned Bantta
relieving his fears of having been over
'ead were groundless. You saved myI
ife-it is yours. Tell me what to do, andt
( man can do il r-''' -
here are traitors around US. Now, then
[uau Baratta, traitor, you must die!'
As he spoke these words Murieta clutch
u the traitor by the throat and brandished
long knife before his eyes. The Mexi-
an did not eyen struggle to get free. HeI
Knew that his treachery was discovered,
md 80 great was his fear Of Joaquin that
,e never once thought of resistance.
Dog! you whose life saved almost at
he expense of my own-die!'
The bright blade swiftly descended.
linking to the very hilt in the traitors
,reast. Again and ain the blow was re-
,eated; then the quivering corpse was
lung to the floor.
At that moment q side-d0or opened and
John Smith entered. He uttered an ex-
:lamation of surprise at the bloody eight ;
but then as joaquin whirled round to face
nim the miner dropped canvas-bag he
had held in his hand, and, drawing re-
yolver. leyeled it at the outlaws head.
HALT Now, make . step or fetch .
weapon and you're dead mest!' he cried
quickly.
What do You meant demanded MUIR
eta, yet hesitating to attack him while
covered by the revolver.
You're Walk-in, I reckon; an you're
the very man I'm lookin' fer
joaquin or not, if you miss me you're
1 dead man. I'll cut your Heart out the
next instant coolly added the outlaw.
4 amt the missin' kind. Besides, I've
got fri'pds outside. I need only to holler
an they'll bounce ye. So surrender
I'll do surrender quietly, will you
promise to take me before the sheriff, ana
not hand me over to the minersr
Yes. bcsuse its double reward TOR
takin' you alive grinned John Smith.
I surrender, then. There is my knife.
The miner strobe forward and extended
hia hand for the weapon. Joaquin sud
denly stopped. and Ieapiog forward,
the weapon deep Into em'tns .
side. The miner fell almost without .
prpau. dead. But - it touched the door
The revolver exploded.
A YELL from without told that tho alarm
was given, and Joaquin unbarred the
front door and sprang out g he heard the
heavy tramp BY the side entrance. Two
later lie was leap,ng the fence OF
the corral, riding his noble black without
hridle or saddle. Then, with yell he
darted away from the rancho.
And though hot pursuit was made, nc
.oon baffled his enemies in the darknesa
Thua one more wild tale was added on the
one l,st that had already made the name
of Josquin Nuriela wonder and terro'
throughout Tho m'nes.
A FACT has been contributed 10 Inc
GREAT scientific controversy about spon'
taneous combustion which 4r. Dickens
did not b. any means eettle 10 hts prefact
= ..Bleak House" In Aerced. Cal. the
other day. hired man being discharged
By his employer. coDsoled himself By buy
ing 4 GALLON Of rim nd drinking u. Two
ANAL boys found him soon after In th1
rod. = they Aid. ''bsSntng mp" HI
died . cinder; and the theory = that "th'