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per, and with a face full of genuine SYM

per. and with face full of genuine sym
pathy.
Moves" said the colonel dreamily.
'sTnat is, unite em and let the stage 90
ahead" he continued, springing to his
feet. "I'll hurry back to the cabin
And the colonel dashed into the bushes
and left his followers so paralyzed with
establishment that Old Black afterwards
remarked that ''ef ther'd been anybody
t. the bosses he could hev cleaned the
hull crowd with his whip"
The passengers, now relieved Of their
weapons, were unbound, allowed to enter
the stage, and the door was slammed:
upon which Old Black picked upJn his
reins as coolly as if he had lain them
down al station while the horses were
being changed; then he cracked his whip
and the stage rolled off, while the coonels
party fastened back to their hut, fondly
inspecting as they went certain TASKS they
had obtained while transacting their
business with the occupants of the stage.
Great was the surprise of the road
agents as they entered their hut, for there
stood the colonel in clean white shirt,
and in suit of clothing made from the
limited spare wardrobes of the other
members OF the gang.
| But the suspicious Cranks speedily
subordinated his wonder 20 his prudence
as, laying on the table a watch. two
pistols, pocket-book and heavy purse,
he exclaimed
Some, Colonel, business before pleas
ure; let's divide an scatter. Eff ANYBODY
should hear about it an find our trial, an
ketch the traps in or possession, they
might"
divide yourselves" said the col mel,
with abruptness and great oath. II
don't want none of it."
Colonel said Perkins, removing his
own domino and looking axiously into
the leaders face, "be you sick? Here's
some bully brandy which l found in one
OF the passengers pockets
81 hain't nothin',n replied the colonel
with averted eyes. I'm goin', ana I'm
a retlrin' from this business forever
"Ain't agoin' to turn evidence9r
cried Cranks, grasping the pistol on the
table.
sl'm a-goin' to make a lead mine of
you II you don't take that back! y roared
the colonel, with bound which caused
Cranks to drop the pistol and retire pre-
cipitately, apologizing as he went Pm
goln' 10 tend to my own business an
that's enough to keep any man bizzy.
Somebody lend me fifty dollars till l see
them again
Perkins pressed the money into the
colonel's land, and within two minutes
the colonel was on Tipsies back and gal
loped on in the direction the stage had
taken.
He overlook it, he passed it, and still
he galloped on.
The people at Mud Gulch knew the
colonel well, and made rule never to
be astonished at anything he did; but
they made an exception to the rule when
the colonel canvassed the principal bar
rooms for men who wished to purchase
horse; and when gambler who was
flush obtained Tipsis for twenty slugs-
only thousand dollars. when the col
onel had always said that there wasn't
gold enough on top of ground to buy
her-Mud Gulch experienced decided
sensation
One or two enterprising persons speed
| lily discovered that the colonel was not in
communicative mood; so every one re-
tired to his favorite saloon to bet accord
ing to his own opinion of the colonel's
motives and actions.
But when the colonel, after remaining
in the barber shop for half an hour.
emerged with his face clean shaved and
hair neatly trimmed and parted, betting
was so wild that coo.-headed sporting
man speedily made fortune by betting
against every theory that was advanced.
Then the colonel made tour of the
stores, and fitted himself with new suit
OF clothes, carefully eschewing all of the
generous patterns and pronounced colors
so dear to the average miner. He bought
a new hat and put ON new pair of boots
and pruned his finger nails, and stranger
than all, he mildly declined all Invita-
ions to drink.
AS the colonel stood in the door of the
principal saloon, where the stage always
stopped, the Challenge Hill constable
was seen to approach the colonel, and
tap him on the shoulder, upon which all
men, who bet that the colonel was dodg-
ing somebody, claimed the stakes. But
those who stood near the colonel heard
the constable say:
Colonel, l take it all back. When I
seen you get out Of Challenge Hill it
come to me that you might be in the
road-agent business so 1 followed YOU
duty you know. But when I seed YOU
sell Tipsie knew l was on the wrong
trail. I wouldn't suspect you now if ali
the stages in the state wuz robbed; and
III give you satisfaction any way you
want it.
ats all right" said the colonel, with
a smile. The constable afterwards said
that nobody had any idea of how curl
ously the colonel smiled when his beard
was off.
Suddenly the stage pulled up at the
door with crash, and the male passen
gers hurried into the saloon in a state of
utter indignation and impecuniosity.
The story Of the robbery attracted
everybody, and, during the excitement,
the colonel slipped out quietly, and open
ed the door of the stage. The old lady
started and cried:
George"
And the colonel jumped into the stage,
and put his arm tenderlv about the