The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-05-27
THE TIMES NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA, MAY 27 1879.

ing by the action, undertook to slip
my port-monnaie into my boot, and
moved my hand around to get at my
pocket. The driver, misunderstanding
the movement, whispered.
"' Have you got onep' The man at
the reins noticed the comforting, and
halloed at us. The other instantly raised
his gun.
go None of that Hands upl'
We threw up our hands, and he
again turned to the way-bill. / did man
age, though, to secrete my money, slip
ping 1t into my boot
"' You see there's no mention made
of the treasure, and IL 1t was sent 1t
would be noted on the bill. However,
you can get up on the box and look for
yourself
He hesitated moment and then
jumped up and looked in the box. IL
doing so he kicked my valise.
"' "'Open this he said. l did so, TAX
ing out carefully its contents and let
ting him look inside. The wrapping
paper deceived him.
"' No. he cried, there's no treasure
on this stage, but we've sworn to have
hundred dollars tonight, and if we do
not find it in the treasure-box we may
find 1t in the baggage. Who's inside p
"'Two men and lady; none of
them rich. One Is the horse-shoer,
going to Denver to shoe the company
horses
sc Well look out for 'em. Whatever
happens, don't stir, on your peril. We
may find the money on them or in the
baggage
Z" felt terribly for the young girl
The perspiration stood in great beads of
agony all over my body.
'' 1t was evident they were sleeping
The man ratified the door and reused
them. Presenting his gun, he ordered
them out to be searched. They obeyed,
half asleep. He placed them in row.
Hands up!' he said. Now, for your
pockets The horse-shoer had but two
dollars in silver, the merchants port
monnaie showed but five, and the
young lady's nothing but her papers
and a little change. The girl, 1 was
sure, looked as if she would swoon.
"' You were a mean crowd, to have SO
little with you,' said he, 'and I've q
notion to send you to heaven this very
night. A hundred dollars we must
have, SO we'll go for your baggage. >
This was uttered with infinite disgust.
"The merchant then spoke:
You'll find nothing of accountin our
baggage, but if you'll ask this young
lady for her hat, and carefully rip out the
lining, you will find something worth
your palms.
1.-THE girl turned toward him with
blazing eyes and uttered but one
word:
"' Traitorl'
There was no escape. The hat was
secured, and after the lining was very
carefully ripped out it was returned with
thanks.
In luck, in luck = said the high
wayman. "Jump in all. Pm sorry
for your loss, miss, but we are bound to
take whatever is sent us. We found nc
treasure, but this will do. Drive on
"'I want the way-bill,' I said, ex.
citedly, for the scene we had just wit
messed had increased my blood to a fe-
yer heat.
He handed it to me, but it fiuttered
under the horses feet, and again de
manded it. Mechanically he picked il
up, mounted the wheel and handed it tc
me. Then, touching his hat to the Ia
dy, said:
sc But for this lining you might have
been lying in yonder ditch. No treas
ure on board Come this way mex
time without it, and we'll finish youl
accounts. Drive onl'
"We gladly followed this advice, but
could not find language vigor ou'
enough to express our contempt for thu
meanness of the merchant. The driver
swore at him in Spanish, and the young
lady answered all attempts at consola
ton with hysterical sobs. The merchant
alone preserved his cool equanimity
of temper.
Arriving at Denver, he begged very
earnestly of the young lady, with mt
as her friend, to grant him few mo
ments for explanation in q private par