Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1880-05-27

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siskiyo,a sbe stage robbeK p d ].
moving toward him.
he made % reply. but slop6 Asemb-
ling eud eridentIg quite beniIaS
Poor sopI, bow nervous YFH IRE ~
cried 7. WHY i an quite esheFssd qf
yog foF man in y0ur busineass 4here1a
not > biE of style about yon."
wss nov quite close nr :. :. end
zndatn'y end stegnig said
Hand ne that gun. VI Clesef d:n9
ass, aad IL show yoa ham g. 4 ...I Il. )
u : way that will make you : cFeda 10
The pFofession." -.
The command came so unexpectedly
| that had the gun 10 my hands before
the man knew what was about.
Drop that beltP cried !, leveIing
| the gun 1t bis head.
He let It fall 10 the ground.
TAKE OF that mask 10
He hesitated moment, and then
took of his mask--a piece OF black
muslin, with holes for The eyes-when
saw before me . man about thirty
years Of age, pale as ghost, and by no
means desperate-lOoking.
"What is your name 2"
The man hesitafed. "a
"What is your name 7" and / raised
both The gun and my voice.
George Robinson" " came hesitating-
Iiy from bis quiveFing lips.
5s''I didn't ask you Tor lie. Tell me
your true name, OF It win be the worse
for you. e st a4rt 2 A9
"ff YOU must have II, Thomas Berry
10 nv true name, but dent see why
you should care to know it.''
& THAT Is my business. TshaIl lei you
carry that dust for time; the gun is
load enough for me. As four your
name, il matters little whether or not
you have told me the truth, as / am
going TO take you to where you are no
doubt wen known, for now shall
march you straight 10 Nevada City,
se"To Nevada City !" cred the man,
stopping short, and beginning to quake
from head TO foot. ''Why, amt you
Big George. the stage robber'"
nNever heard of such q man in ell
my life," said /. II am Carl Waldow, /,
Of Fall Greek, and not ashamed OF my
name. III take you TO Nevada or blow
the top of your head Oft Do you un-
|-dersland that p sFas ~ 20
.sFor .he love Of God spare me l'
cried the man. whom shall hereafter
call Reed, which is not Dis naIse,
but Is a name given in place OF the
name he gave me, and which soon
ascertained 10 be his real name.-
"Spare me this and I will honestly tell
you all.s asEei = sa fi33
Talk fast. then" said /.
"Ihavea young wife anda ehild-a liz.
tie boy--and . ranch that am about 10
lose. Il is mortgaged and viii be taken
!. from me in Eve days ifI don't raise
| So, 900. On account Of my wife and
child I made this desperate attempt to
save myself from ruin. I was in WASH
ington last night, where tried in vain
to raise money. | slept m the next
room to you, and through the chlnksin the
partition saw your beltof gold. l heard
| you say yoa9were going 70 Nevada ear
ly in the morning. IT was also my
road, and the deyll put il into my head
to get your gold without harming you.
As God is my Judge, ! would have been
killed before would have shot you.-
/ had determined to do you no hsFm.p
"Is that ali 70 81 af k
"That j. all. and the whole truth. so
help me God. Now, for the love Of
Heaven. let me go. and I'llnever again
do wrong act 70 any human being.''
s'MaFch g' commanded I. Jsfa
"God help )" cried he, twill you
ruin me and bring disgrace on my tam
Ny by taking me to Nevada to the
Jail Z"
81 did not say. march 10 Nevada; I
only said march!' and say again,
march We march not TO Nevada, but
to your ranch. Vt you have one" ot
p HGOod GodL You do not mean 10
take me. there and disgrace me in the
eyes Of my wife. She is one Of the
best women in the world, and il would
kill her" go t t''s ltN
-slp'i will now know the truth ofthis
whole business. = said 4. Fl ans in no
hurry to go to Nevada City. IwlII take
my time and find out all. Ifyou have,
as you say. farm and wife and child.
1 shall do you no haFn1-wIli cause your
vile NO pain. Again say, march o.
I made Reed shoulder my dust and
march. some ten feet il advance. / told
him to take straight course through
the woods, as I wanted to see no one,
nor was he anxious ID meet any Of his
acquaintances. .a
We turned to the right ircn. the road
and marched in q southerly course. Ii
was long way through the forest. end
nothing worthy OF note occurred while
passing through il. Little was said by
either Reed or mysell. Reed tried 10
talk TO me about bis wife and child once
or twice and beg me to be careful in
what | should say before his wife, but
| stefnIy ordered himto shut his mouth.
81 am thinking said I. s'aiad that Is
enough. lam thinking Of every thing,
and shall do what is right.
We passed through the pine forests
and down into abe foot hills among
groves ofEive oak and among Inanxanita
ihickets. -.
s'Es i yet lari" sand ]. after We had
been scIpe time among the low hills.
"But mile or 30, said Feed.
At last. IS we reached The summit Of
little ridge. he pointed 70 > cottage in
iield half : mise aaray. and said:
There Is my home"
'sGood. said I. Nov sit dowu and
compose yourself, for you are moi to ap-