The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-06-11

Not his the loyal troth;
His passion lasts . Summer day,
He swears a traitors oath.
So take the mortal mid the strife
OF Hymeneal plans,
That love is all a woman's life,
And only hall q mans.
III. Savile Clarke.
The RObber Chief of the Sierra
Madre.
In one If the fertile Wales atthe base
d the Sierra Madre mountains, the
amous Alcade de Mendana controlled
The affairs OF the region. Among the
inhabitants of the hills, the bandits
ind their lawless friends, this same
9 was known as Don Carlos, the
robber chief, but SO well was his se-
:ret kept, by those acquainted with
It, that no whisper OF his unholy con-
nection ever polluted the air OF the
galley over which he held sway.
As Don Carlos, he conducted his
Dutragges with all the courtesy of a
tobber OF romance, being liberalto the
poor with what he gained from the
rich, and, while often cruel, he would
sometimes exhibit such seeming gem
srosity towards his victims, or those
IN his power, that his virtues were
loudly sung by the e%asy.going multi
tude, while his wrong-doing was only
whispered, and most charitably gloss
sd over.
From Sonora, on a chilly evening in
January, 1S-, the coach which trav-
elled the old road to chihuahua was
hlled withpassengers, all OF whom by
display OF arms, as well as by person
81 appearances, seemed to be possess
I'd Of property worth defending; and
weapons were necessary, for the road
to be ~traversed was VIGOROUSLY in.
ested by robbers.
In. the party were agentle, timid old
lady, and her black-eyed, v~ivacious,
beautiful neice, Marie de Navarra,s sole
shild and orphan of the noble Count
de Navarro, who dying, left his moth.
srless child to the care Of her dead
mothers sister; and with this aunt
The charming girl had passed her early
life in the Sonora.
Good as beautiful, and with all the
trankness OF innocence, Marie entered
INTO unrestrained conversation with
her fellow-travellers. Naturally the
talk settled into experiences of each,
OF their friends, in connection with
robbers and robberies, and this con.
slnued long, dread inducing wakeful-
ness. But at last fatigue and slumber
conquered, and oil were sound asleep,
despite tho terrible jolting of the
clumsy vehicle.
A very sudden pull up Of the horses
and halt of the coach betokened that
something had happened" and in an
instant every one was wide awake
awake to see, surrounding and peering
IN on every side, fierce, dark, wild and
wicked faces, made more hideous by
the dim flicker ofsthe rude torches the
men carried.
AAo csSSouSCAo%W AILiuo TO us
mount and stand in O row, while the
brigands hastily pillaged them OF their
valuables.
Somewhat apart from the others
were Marie and her aunt; they were
the last to be searched, and the cool
headed girl occupied the time in keen
observations. Through the darkness
she could discern tho figure OF a man
on horseback, evidently in command,
though he took no part in the active
plundering.
When q rude Desperate approached
Marie and her aunt, and TIL. light OF
the torch fell full upon her beautiful,
pale and determined face, she placed
herself before her aged relative. III
have no wealth worth your taking.
We do not carry our treasures with
US. My aunt neither has anything of
value; and the first Of you who lays q
hand on her or me-" The rounded
arm flew out fiercely, and in the little
hand was firmly grasped y keen, long
stilleto. Staggered for a moment by
this most unexpected opposition, the
rafian started back, with q half oath
and half laugh, and was about to
grasp the girl, when from the gloom
was heard q voice:
1.-THE senoras are not to be modest
ed. We harm no children or women"
With the laugh turned to angry NAL
ediction the robber moved away; then
under cover of guns the despoiled trav-
elers were allowed to esume their
places in the coach and the driver
was ordered to proceed on the jour
ney.
The immunity granted Marie and
her aunt evidently displeased their
plundered companions, and this dis
satisfaction was openly vented upon
the two ladies.
Il should certainly have begged the
senorita to act as my treasurer" said
one of the men, chad / known that
she would be exempt"
$50 would l." groaned and growled
each of the Others
Marie's eyes flashed: Had you
the spirit Of a girl of 10, senore," she
said, you would not have given up
your arms, but would have used them
to save your property and prevent
two women from insult" Silence
reigned in the coach after that, and at
the next station two passengers left
the vehicle, but were replaced by two
other men, one with q coarse, bad
lace intstrong contrast with his hand
some companion, a man somewhat
past his prime, and showing marks OF