The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1885-12-19
~ thu wind,

the ~nl WIZ as if by magic, the storm
j at once Co. became calm as Il mill pool.
sed, the s.a came bustling in~ ~.
ferryman Vas. ALRIGHT the. moo. Z Il the
The teri, shentlen,an would like to-
a par; d would be ready Tor them them IN II,
$. DAN Curly became radiant; in
aind'ss. tbs Young hero Flora's fancy
became ;s, recovering his appetite,
rsiateoe .ha breakfast vigorously. Z
itacssesa,. GU ~ the olatter Of horses hoofs
e n gag IF distant carriage wheels were
lhe ron 49,. ~ ound be started to his feet,
lrd l..,n "a pal,. What's the NATTER my
{ iaaai'!e'hh he replied. "Nothing, darling,
Sotnms s,r,y Pm not, quite myself this
hins' sin sin o., your hat and cloak, dear
Fnlns. sartlc the bill" s., saying, he
wn'N, I'm md Flora left tl>, room TO
the osI her. departure. The doddering
pa pare ia c,me creeping along like a
,lu ~ asna;l-lika departed TO make cut
- sl0 Mean lean Wills the sound Of the APP
OIL carriage wheels got nearer.
aching God,n be exclaimed, ''shouli it
acl ~, long is this horrible old. woman
nv w MAKING out her beastly. billie
TO-, 10 " IS Flora going to be. She might
letting ting herself up tor presentation at
r. r. t,s bill. .ca1pet and was paid.-a.l
f r,s,s ~ had completed her ,hasty toilet.
f'0 0",nds were getting nearer. The
as was, was ready apd waiting. A moment
= s.y m the house rapidly, and earrying
Inward the ferry, some three hundred
/, distant, they stepped on beard the
At that moment a carriaye and four
IN a "latLer OF sweat" gallopsd like
To,nd tie corner Of the hill ,immedi.
"verbancing the beach. Two men
,.1 ont, The one roarea, in voice Of
Sor. :sHold therel Come back, or, by
m shoot the pair Of your
rcra sprang before her lover like lion
Sef,ndiny her young, and calle-l -out:
Shop-. me first, then! .t.s.z,
sis rage Mac AjIister fred a.. would
E.;nly nave killef1ler, had NOT Deempster
sck IN his hand. He then calle out Ia
tsrryman: HI; You there, David Don.
mn, You ken me: I'm Dan'1 Deo,npster,
E,rothmipes. You see theses and be
y;sbed handful o. greasy one.pound
3 "They ara yours Il you pu5 back and
those two"
here was moments pause, and the fer.
.an remained irresolute. The. Curly
duced a handful of sovel'eigns and forced
n mon him, whispering: .
AM yours now, and as much more when
land on the other sider"
hyid hesitated no longer. He pocketed
cold, and sung out with a laugh;
e,ch, Strathmines, bird in the hand l.
Fth twa in the bush; paper is guild, but
4 il better"
{Ay. mon,'' replied Desmpster: but lead
iurtLer than either in pinch lika this
that, moot AS he spoke he fred, AND
the side of the rowlock neare st to him
ppetely carrying it away.
Now, David, my mannie," he continued;
advised; for, if'I fire again shall put {
let in yolr shoulder as sure as my names
pl Deempster." There was an awkward
&, then the ferryman replied: :Say nal
IT.. say nae MAR, Strathmines! Eneugl
guild as feast; I'm comm back" *
mg, with sudden and dexterous move
ht be swung the boat, round and headsl
for tue shors. He had reckonel. how
:. without Flora, who was sitting behind
in the stern. With a movement a.
dea and as dexterous rs his own she
csed the fellow from his seat, down CAME
head athwart the gunwale, and there he
stunned and senseless. Unfortunately
The struggle one OF the oars was un'
Pped and fell overheard, where it drifted
OF reach. Curly, who was q capita
tman, seized the remaining car and tried
cull out to sea. The ferry was only twt