The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-13

not one on whom to call:but do not pc
impatient. Juniata. for all this bears Y
upon your life.
ssTo be in time, I procured gulue
the next afternoon. and thoroughly |
armed and mounted, we started TOT ,
| the rendezvous: but a terrible storm
set in. and we lost our way; darkness !,
came on. and after wandering for
hours friendly light caught our eyes
and eagerly we sought it, and found
a small-fa house, from the inmates
of which we received warm wei
come.
Il liked not the appearance OF the
Mace neither did my guide. for we
felt assured that there had been some
half dozen men in the house when we
called at the gate. and yet only al old
man had greeted US
ssBut good supper was given us:
NV guide looked after the horses ana
was assigned place in the barn TO
sleep. while l was going up stairs to 4
small room, possessing but single
door and window. besides the trap by
which had entered the chamber.
ssDressed as i was. threw myself /
upon the low bed. but not to sleep,
and soon | heard the hum OF voices.
and through crack in the floor dis
lowered in the foom below hall
dozen tierce-looking men in earnest
conversation.
eat once knew ALL was in the
, house of a band of robbers, and we'll
t knew my fate.
.sWhile / looked, the men started
| I. w u ord
/, :We'll finish the guide III the stanle.
: :sRising to my feet. softly 1elt
@ around the room until I found the
t door | had observed. and after lew
efforts it opened, and l discovered
f that it led down a narrow passag way.
It which followed some distance. came
n upon a shed. which slanted Oil towards
l. the ground at the back OF the mousse.
Here was a chance to escape, but
d unwilling to leave my guide IN danger
II without some effort to save him III Il
II match and glanced around me, anu 10
Le the right discovered a door. which l
re Judged led into a room which com
Y: manded a full view OF the stable
% yard.
X 1.-The latch raised easily and l
re entered. and lighting another match
al what was my borrow to discover the
forms of three men lying upon the
t. floor: but believing them to be asleep.
re I was about to withdraw when voice
ld said quickly:
d. Great heavens. you mere
s. christianity l turned the blaze upon
er the speaker and with Amusement dls
covered one of the young officers
IS met at the inn. bound hand and foot
H. while bv his side lay two others, tht
he one | was to meet the next morning
adj in mortal combat. and he that was tt
elk be my second.
ne ..Rut no need had / to dread tina
II. morrow meeting. for both my enem
and the one that was to have acted a.
on my friend were dead.
ell Dead =
Yes, Juniata they had been cruell
ful mt to death by the very hand tina
he was soon to seek my life, for like N
Ter guide and myself. the other party Ia
become lost in the storm and hal
me pened on the same house.
me This was quickly told HE by tn
younc officer. whose Ii fe the bandit
M had spared. to torture from him Q
led the morrow a confession as TO when
richly laden commlsSary tram was
II | cross the mountains.
md Christianity | severed the bonds
me the Young officer. who rising TO n
-es. feet took the pistol offered him. al
ret together we were consulting Oh
llv. future movements to save the POI
yer guide when from the stable YARD can
one a loud cry for mercy, few shots, al
!, ?" groan of agony, and poor Pope '
the knew had been cruelty murdered.
LET us away from here or our tn
nm will be the same as his; see there a
dozen of them. cried the Spanlar
d,v And leading the way. l dash
VII, through the window. just as Il C
arose among the bandits to seek II
,,.., .Out upon the roof, off upon t
r;tb ground, we hastily scrambled, and
full speed rushed in the darkness N
foot after mile until my poor companl
70 was broken down and could go
further; but when daylight broke
,ula discovered small cot near by, a
Ct arousing the inmates we asked
yon shelter which was cheerfully Civ
although death there met our ga
o,r. for upon a snow white bed lay You
your iads VINO iiau peeii .nao ,d In
in a iloIse 'he e'eii'as .;,>,, 100
lgs a Oie si'1i' - ny ~ - af
young officer with home was enga:
20 Of in a duel.
ms :.Her story had been told to
taan inmates of the cottage ere she di
and which was. that her husband had g
the to fight duel. and she was hasten
mar after him to prevent it. accompan
: ~ only by guide. when her horse
Mot fallen and crushed her beneath
table Welght. =,
= nv and to atone for my having been
,r.s cause of all this misery. had
.,ns body Of the woman borne back to
90 home. and from there buried in ST
= +ba beside the grave of her beloved
!, the band: for the following day the 70
- officer had taken with him nun