, 1875-08-15


"Well get him II horsaaesh and lea
kin do it," said Steve "Take care Of your
! selves" And Big Steve and his party put spur
to their horses and went oil At q gailop.
"shou1du't wonder il they got him, Nibbs,
II Thope to God they may!' said Frank.
at wou's "ave you, friend" SAID E1bbs. "Bu
s'posa misery loves company. He's treatet
you derned mean."
Yes, , said Jake, she's played it on you pref
II low down. and I don't wonder you'd like II
know be MAS h'isted, or sure 10 be, before yos
go up yonrself."
III 'lsted!'
The horrid word to1led through Franks brair
like death lnelt- The terrible figure of Juog'
Lynch. rope in band, loomed up in gloomy ho1
ror before his minds eye.
sudden weakness canne over him. He fal
as il he wanted to lie down and rest and clos.
his eyes. Hs feared he should fall from th'
saddle. BY great effort he shook OF the feel
ing after = mluute or two. He determined tt
meet has fare boldly and take matters AZ COOL,
IA it WAS possible for him to do.
It WAS sunset when the party reached Boggs
vile. That new aud thriving town consisted d
about forty habitations, underground and oyer-
ground, ''dug-outs and shanties Of mud, wood
and CANVAS. Thay stopped before = wooden
structure which bore the following sign:
SALOON AND REsToRENT.
By JACOB oR1MsLEY.
x-LcR.
Thew were soon surrounded BY . crowd OF
curious spectators. men, women, md children
These we're ye,y much excited. and proposed
hanging !. the horso-thief" at once. but Nibbs
and Jake drew their reFoiyers and kept or the
crowd Ever,thngs got e 9. be ss3 done h.oa %
a fair trial before The Committee. And he
hasn't had his supper vet, You wouldn't hang .
mar an An enopty stomach- wouid you :"
"Vat you priugs dare 2" said stout, dwarfish
annrnached the nartr.
i yonr old ol.e. And nlrr Y;,1 =" uaid Nihha
.4hi hv dnndari Yor dosh vel, shase Ware
xon cits b;rn ." >1 ''''
Wa onr him betvee7 tha staoe.ranch am, R,c
rand n,smnnnt fr,end and "a into The hnnse
.th N;bbs Was1f hsr. so,no ennna- nraeant1r ),
IAN d1sh he 5e Eott tam t;ef !" iii Dmtch
p;, ..,a Ioa rs w W a.. =. 49, 800 ~ L;oL
him. Fl Frapk an % csneht his assaiIant's T short m stump7
@ 49,; 1870. o s3'an 1.;e hoaJ 8.5 tt.
a1a nd n1s and
~ he 1eyoivaa M snn1iad h1s hoot Vieoronslv to tha m
hs aeso.'9a nppe1 ~ h!e nsUtoa a M
oaoaueis ~ 1on 1sd - a1 ~ ,nn W. 1'n s @
,e,d l,,,.I, foIa.zaS ~ 2a;so5rort,,-, s w.
sSarad ~ ,s.,ht All y 90, ~ fara ..1,.,t
m ,oora - th.t tr1,a man;n hahsrad 1rattv
t,,;af o' Has IN nv ci,arca nnw and nohodv nnst
nTa- M r;o1snoa - hin nnIasa Nv tha Commi.s
oaea ena; " s!ono" ); ~ ti1' on''e7 ~ @n'
1ee otdeIs. .z.,,
1ou se psettS sooo nauu1o eAlu N'oos ~
cbra.a rH :" he .atad pth p ,oonsh ser " ''A
:. n,ra " answarad Er,ut :sWhen The acor,.
d~a, Hns, ia H. cs,ss ~ INV ,rnntia chsnoaa
hnrsas ~ d;dn't .,..rso zeddtas j" NDee0
IT a,nosa !" e,;d N,hts !. ,,i,ht h.va TIM
rsa n + nnf,1-awvon nead IL ; Vnn a;1t f;teiv
to naad It xsrv snon xon know" o''
;. Tnn nav me- It iii T nees IL ~ s.;d Frank
rh, co.. - ~ hattar 1,ala -;r4r. - naaaa
s;t.. q at,neF I'm Lowavar ths+ = N;hhs
~sya me If h;a ;rdess t1s mioht ~ b;..ad hv
The redec,ion that Il Frank we're " acon;ttod hs
wonld reclaim the saddle.
- Here. r l. taka ver nony."
T}ntch Rifl Who Nv ths time had nickr
ed himself m came forrarl rnhhios his
most prUninent points: II g|aims dat s.ttle
pees On mem bony ven he ne shtoleg."
"You want another tumble, that's what yot.
x.nt," ea,a Minis. ..and I'm ferned ~ I d9o't
give you one it you don't take your Old pony aud
Clear ont"
supper vas readv when +hev antared tha
honsa. and the table yas pretty tnl. frank was
Told to sit down snd s!eat hearty," Auother
member of the Vigilance Comuittea of Rnrea
yiIe relieved Jake and Nibbs in charge nf him
The sentinel stood over INN while ha ale. Frank
,stonished himself hr MAKING ou,te a pood ann
nv IL fait mnch h3tter afte+ Ia hsd entenl
,troneer and more honefu,. He smoked a cirar
IA had left and Was soothed by the dleamv