The daily gazette., 1877-09-14
II W haiti l should be attackedP" thought
he. o ~ have nothing 10 defend me, and
enough money to make TIA good haul
for such gentry. -Humbugtf fdonitbelieye
there is any danger- - A
'lHAEYl 6Ak nFTAhy q
4Pdlye dark1sicshs spraqel ipto ihs

hovserwith his double burden, while, the
robber struggled like a child inthe power
full grasp Of his captbr. i,sA closing of the
fingers over his neck soon reduced him to
quiet, and, -held-in-this -maaaeF, he rode
an unwilling captive, ,ands at, last, the
lights Of Oberyille appeared, aud soon
they. were in the village, Alta word. from
his MASTER Hero stopped In front Of the
post office, from the windows of which
CHEEKY light shown, denoting that the
assistants were still busy replacing the
goods that had been taken, down during
tlielday traffic. Il sIDEltii
''Hilloa!" cried Gilbert. -....
A head appeared at the door, and
voice answered. 's,ol.t o.
HHilloai WHO'S therep"
'It's me John, and l have got some-
thing nice here; come help me In with
IL" answered Charley. .-.
"It's GILBERT" said John address
ing his fellow shopman. Whats that
you've got. CHARLEY? "A saddle of
venisonf" asked John, IS he approach
ed.
"Better than that, John. Tvs real
live little deer. Come and lift him
down, but hold him fast" said Gill
bert. q sairl LB8 44E'ss ts
The astonished shopmen gathered
about, and Charley told them of his
adventure. Soon she robbef was re-
LEASED from his unpleasant position on
the saddle and taken into the store;
where his captor followed.
Here he was safely bound. il }
81 think have seen this fellow bee
fore, "remarked John, as he TOOK a.
survey Of the captive. ''He Is the
Stranger that was sitting at the sEove
here when Mr.. Hefmon paid you your
money. Charley" 7g o. .'.'.n1A ,,' ,r,'
"Let's search him, and see what sort
rot plunder heIha about him. sugges-
ted one of the shopmen. 'n2.! noI1li1H
The prisoners pockets revealed ~ a
small flask of liquor, pack OfOcards,
some little money and a savage1ook'
ing ditk knife, ~ ...i,.. ' -. : .- ., |'.'
"HalIoa, what's thlse" exclaimed
Gilbert, piekgng up piece of paper
that fell oa the floor, and, opening il,
read: Gone Thousand dollars rewar d
for the capture of one William Larkin
the supposed leader of a gang OF rob
bers and hose stealers. He is a short,
slim man, about FIVE feet ak inches in
height, dark hair, heavy blue eyebrows
and moustache, and .peculiar-looking
small black eyes, ..tn.t
"Answers the description to t."
broke in John,E Crt--rs, v.sst--z l.,
"Aha. William Latkin or Curly Bill
I've heard of him. Charley, yo IRE IN
luck,l This fellow isa prIze,Eindeedi
added one of tue assista ts, ,;,.-,-
"Yet; this placard Is from the Sher
iff of SE Joe, aud is dated only a
week ago." said Charley, af'er iulst-
ing the readilg. s.-.t
"Gentlemen, said the robber,
|"you have got the oIigi nal Curly Bill
| and when you deliver me ~ you will
get that re ward. 1 am in your power,
but these things are bound around
| my wrists most ,unmercifully tight"
= with u grimace Of paiu, '''Can't you
afford to IN AXE 'em easier?" -'.a.
"Yes, let him ont q little, Jones,a said
John addressing HIS fellow assistant.
lake them safe, but not too tight, and
L will watch the bird meanw hile.hl .i-lf
| So Jones proceeded Cautiously to rear.
| range the bonds ON the wrists Of the pris
oner, while the others gathered around
| " ith a, sudden, Jerk Of prodigious
| strength Curly Bill got his bonds free
Idash6d bis tis1into ths faee'of John and
sptahg 70 the door, which had had not been been
| So sudden was his movement that ert
the rest Of the group could comprehent
the scene he was clear of the sture,i ane
as Gilbert reached ths door he saw the
robber spring into the saddle on old He
ro's back and dash away. -
Pursuit was not to be thought of, bu
'IGilbert placed his fingers in his moutl
/, and gave aisiltill wistle; hearing which
fold Hero, despite the urging of his rider
wheeled suddenly and at the same will
Il gaIlop started back 70 his master
I Seeing this, Curly Bill attempted
throw himself from the saddie; but in 8
4 doing his foot caught in the stirrup an
he was dragged helplessly over the har'
i road. Fortunately for the poor victim
this ihishap ths distance was not great o
the result might have beea far more Sc
| riouS. - e '-t" .a.
How often is Il that the merest trihl NJ
accident Contributes to the EMS or JUS
tlce! Williams may successfully carry o.
4 their work for years, ami initheir fancie.
lseunrity forget the fate that must even,
uallv overJake them-a slip an a:clueh'
and the law claims her OWN. n, u ,r..1
4 Gilbert hastened TO secure his Eorse
and tie 1fse eusi Bile form ofCurly Blil wa "a
again eafPiediihto tile stbfe, whefe an eA
Il amiuatiou revealed a broken head, anu
fractured leg, which would detaln 1hei
prisoner Ia5 ietfrctually as shackie an'
| rb,,,, - DIl--l1UI
In a few days the Sheriff came up iron
St. J3sephJ ailI took chaIlge OF the. niatm
, 1d man, aud through his confession
many of his gang of 5dsperadoes wer
taken or killed, and the country freed .
their PRESENCE. .ss71..f ! =
Charley Gilbert fecei we'd his well-earI
ed reward, and the money ena0leu hit
TO coTplete his house. happsyineiy ,a, au
stock the farm over whicAl c4ran y 'i'e'
J p;esides as Inistress. "bbeH'- w