The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-09-29

uding IN the sane direction - himself.
Eiiher Mats nolni Was much the pest,
or the stranger iu advance 49, Iu n0
haste; within avery fevT moments Mall
perceived tha; he had gained upSn I'm
rapidly Chanclng 10 rurn his eTes, be
80 beheld = second hOTsenAa APP
Frosching, ~ no very great d4siance u
the rezr.
The sirnples- c1incidenoe in .he
world might account f0- this nearly
simultaneous appe-ra1ce. l1- iAe s1.--
resti0n was such - % pat Mzrr, keenlf
alert upun his guard Wnh sharp
exc r..king ..foue and g. h@ SPARED
ahead.
The-e E2s nothing 10 i-cr-ase. nut
Eoue 10 disArm. suspicion The rear
rider dropped gradually oct Il sight,
the fOTemosi. WITH hurried : l2nce BE-
hind had spurned up, - though 2Ppre-
heEsive q pursuit.
Despite his hard riding. M-tt found
himself s-il > considerable distA-cs
from the city 81 the precise moment he
had anticipated entering H. Evening
grew apace, and twilight shadows,
which darkenet The fAr-d0wn canyon,
were fast lengtheniag and speeding up
the rnountafn-side- 'Nezr this Psin; the
mountain VAs very steep, rising almost
perpenticu-aT Shove, and falling II =
br0ken. abrupt descent below The
thicket on either hant seemed almost
imnenetrzble.
Trying on his hezst. M4ti str0Ve 20
shake Of the inde5natie, crossing IN
easlness which crepi Over him EIrh the
shadows q the night The horseuen,
now both IN siEhi, though scarcely
more than dim phaHiOuls N the grow
ing ObscuEIry, were Assurefiy nearing
him. the rear ore RAPIDLY Increasing his
pace. the one IN advance gradually
slAckeninC ms. AI2tt, revolver N hand,
pushed steadily forward There Wa no
doubt nO~ 10 his mind q the character
u the desperadoes with whom he h2d
10 deal This method q . sh2dOwing'
was then. IS nO~, IN popular usage
among cut-throats u the mOEufaius-
The forward rider continually slack
ened his ps-e, dropping hSrk- while The
hOUf-f4lls Of the 8ls hehind we're dis-
n.ctly audible. Sharply surveying ths
dz-kenet cAzpp=-el o. ei:he- h--t .
be passed bv. Matt calculated ths
chances Of = sudden d2sh down one a
the site paths, fox, IN consideration OF
the Irusi-mOney in his p-ossessiOn- thii
seemed 81 OCCASION on which - ciscre-
ton was the better part q EAlOr-" NJ
such opportunity presented Itself There
appeared only - one s'r-ighi iT-ei
4Le11-
Nar- had no. "a "a o. observe uv ~.
time that both r0obers-rob1ers rhel
undoub,edlv Were-Were better m0ln-
"a than himself. still, a. they were only
Two 10 one. he had ilst resolved OF I
ce~peraie venture whel- TlEn- On Al
vance - INN. from 8 break iu the chap
. pare. rude oct 8 rhird horsemar-
o. Thrgl- -. OF I'll blow you- brains
CUT BE- shouted hoar-ely. wi-h a s-l.,
ges-ire cliek - The lock q f0rlilz1-,
SIX shooter
f An armed ard m9uuted 40 barre,
the road ~ back and front Man ODE
dieu-lv threw Up both hands
/ sal covering him With hi- revolver
the nan advanced clo-e o. hi- side. al
. accomplice in front als5 closing Upl.
Tire intended yicti-z-
s.Pass over y0ur pile--' demanded %
spokesman lao0uicaliv. holding Ou- 81
lefi hand. Ehile Nth h. riEht b. kep
the pistol in close proximity % MZ-t
near Temple
Ma;t handed over ; rniserzbly leAr
purse-
"You haven't INSIDE much q = haul,'
. Be exclaimed. With vel feiEned sigter
ness and such As i i. c2I.'f truth
fully say thai y0u -re welcome 20 W.
HIS inierlocuior interrupted ri-h
Threatening air.
&" No further pzriey. Hand over ths
dust you've 20; about you- before ! senN
ballet - JET daylight through yO1
carca.s, and help myself 20 T. -
Pinch . gOO-@ bare and then ca
for more feathers" beEun Mzrt- stDC-
Is. ..I'lE aplayei-ouf intiEidual-jus
up from sandy Fl4t-elean playeS Oui
Shoot SEay. We want 10; dgggOnel
If I've much % i've fOr. anyway"
"Holdl For Gods sake. h0lf 80 q
. that Instant cried = strangely fsuilia
. voice. and Mar bebsld the tnird assas
Sin cros'iing UP.
a. hsr N - dos tins mean ?
; grO-led TIE spokesman falling hack
pace % two, thoagh stin keeping i
} range the cooked ~eAPOn-
A glance ~ his preserver, and MAJ
started nearly Ou- % rs ssdtle.
. "My God Sam Ross, i thzr y01s
"Oh. DO, A particular friend q
! yours. l. ii,'' exclaimed the leader
! lowering his Weapon - \ fe- hurrie
I words from SAN AIS lucky "
; didn't speak Just = seo0nd tO0 ate
"As yO1 value yO1r life, m2ke no q
temps - e-eaPe'" warned sam, a. ?
. pas.=i on. eOnierTing wiih his two con