Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-11-10
NUMBER 45.

were so rapid that before he could pre-
vent it her finger had pressed the trigger
and thero was an explosion. But with
readiness the man had stopped to tho
floor, the ball had passed. over his head,
and the next instant his grip was on her
throat.
al will teach you to handle arms" he
said. "Nou would have killed me,
would youp | will show you trick
worth two OF that :"
"Morcy, mercy I" cried tho terrified
woman.
"Thcro is no mercy for YOU" he said.
He dragged her into the entry, and flung
open the door, "Out with you into ths
snow -
"Hold what is this ?" exclaimed
dcop-toncd voice, Unhand that WON
an, you scouudrol :"
A powerful man stood in tho doorway.
lie dealt tho robher n blow between the
eyes which struck hum back into the en-
try. lh grasp Of Mlly was rolinquisb-
ed, and she toll To the floor.
"Oh, sir, she crcd to She newcomer
"savo mo, This man has robbed us, and
would murder me that should not tell
oft"
"Foar not, madam, he shall not harm
you, responded the stranger, Fellow,
surrender yourwfv
"Got out Of my way" crod The rob-
Der, makihgo rush for the door, and strl1-
ing at tho stranger with bowie knife.
But the stranger was prepared foc him.
Going bocl, few stops, he arttully seiz-
ed tho robbcr 10y tho collar, whirled him
around, md throw him on his hco in tho
snow. Tho rohbor sWuggled, bat the
stranger knelt heavily ON tho small of his
boc> and gro ped his hair.
Lilo STILL" said tho stranger, or
will send q bullet through your brains"
The robbcr felt tho cold bnrrol Of pi'-
tol Mt his car aud ebcyed. Mlly quickly
brought ropes at har roscuor's request,
and tho rohbor was bound hand and foot.
at was strange providence" the
newcomer said, " that overlook mo with
"A snow-5lorm ON the prairie and forced
| mug some hours ago to take refuge in your
smoke. hou.o, nearly dead with cold"
Mily Acknowledged the truth of tho
romml, aud lao lnclt aud thanked her
Father in lIcnyon for her dolvcNnco.
Tho next dny Muy's husband camc
home, and whom ho was told all he ro-
marked
"This follow was in tho tavern at tho
yilmec tho day sold my produce. 1t
win teach me lesson mover to lot
strangers know whom money is plenty
with mo, lost they bo tomptod to crime
and bring ruin ON mo aud mine"
That day somo sixty Dr. seventy men
gnthorcd at the hou.o Of Mr.. Dcan. The
robber was recognized as II notorious
horso-thef who had long invested the
ueighborhood. There wns summary
tlinl, and then, in dogged silonco tho
wretch who would hnye burned II harm
less infant and murdered II faithful and
gentle woman, submitted to his inevitu-
bic fate. A rudely constructed galows
and stout rope ended lis existence. So
on the thinly settled frontiers Of tho West
they moto out justice to offenders against
property and life.
There woro about 81 100 in bills found
on the person of the robbor, beside tho
gold ho had taken from Mrs Doan. As
there was no claimants for tho bills, Mt
the suggestion OF the stranger, whose ifo
had been savcd from the anger Of the
winter storm by shelter be found in the
smoke house, $1,000 Of tho 81 200 woro
presented to MlIy in consideration OF
what she had pas-ed through, aud tho re-
maiudcr was divided around.
On the yory spot there is now thriv-
ing town, and one Of the finest residences
in the place is that whero dwell Milly
/ Dean aLd'hor husband.
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