Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-19

excepted, 'Ssre robbe1 IF every article
they possessed, even to their outer cloth
ing. When the ladrones left, their CAP
tain opened an embroidered jacket. re-
vealing the form of q woman, and cried
out with q sneer: 'tYou are men.
Adios!"
When the stage, returning, catered
the patio of the Hotel Iturbide with the
body of Mr.. Yorke, it was met by Mr..
Wood, to whom the lady declared that
his partner had been killed by an Eng
lishman of the band, whose lower face
was ruddy and thin, ending in little
shadowy beard; that he had reached into
the coach and shot Yorke in the back,
through the open DOORWAY of the oppo-
site side, as he was firing rapidly at the
gang, and that as he Withdrew his beard
dropped from his chin and she had Sc
cured it.
At 10 o'clock that morning he went to
the English bank with the woman and
presented check for payment. As the
teller laid down the money he saw the
little wad of beard Oh the counter,
picked it up, and, looking at it curious
". said: "What is this2" At the same
moment Mr.. Wood discovered that his
companion trembled violently and was
becoming alarmingly pale, and lost no
time in leaving the bank.
The woman was sure OF the identity
of the man, and would listen to no pos
sibility of her mistake. As for Mr. Ed
gar Wood, he was COMPOUNDED, but did
the customary thing, and set an English
detective upon the track of Mr.. Carlos
Watfils, the teller of the English Bank
of Mexico.
The next payment went to the line in
charge of q paymaster and . mounted
guard, of whom the chief was one OF
the most successful ladronos of Mexico;
he gave safe conduct to the treasure, for
which he was well paid.
Two months passed. No outward
sign indicated any depravity on the part
of Mr.. Watfils. He lived modestly, and
seemed retiring, rather studious man.
His sole dissipation was his horseback
ride each morning and night.
The time had come for another pay
ment to the men of the contractor, and
again Wood determined to go in person
with the money, and by stage. This
time he selected day when fair COM
plement of Mexican men, having COM
mercial relations with Vera Cruz, would
travel, and went accompanied also by
two Americans, armed with rifles and
reviewers.
The English detective, with a com
panion, both well armed, rode out in the
same direction half hour after the stage
left. The road had not been SO infested
of late, but the Americans understood
the danger to which they were exposed
in the transportation of treasure, and
made their disposition accordingly. Mr..
Wood and one companion occupied the
front seat CT the coach, looking to the
rear. The third MAI of the party sat
with the driver. being crack shot with
a Winchester rifie.
When they stopped for coffee, at 8
o'clock, no one had appeared to modest
the stage or create suspicion. As they
left the little inn the detective appeared
in sight, but the stage made no delay,
and the party was again on their way.
Suddenly the inside passengers de-
tected the effort of the driver to stop his
cumbrous team, and heard the voice OF
the American by his side to shout tc
him, eff you stop I'll kill you; drive on
and drive hard" Then rifle shot, and
another shout as he passed down his
rifle and called for fresh one, which he
received at once.
Mr.. Wood and his companions, look.
ing from the coach, saw they were pur
sued by eight horsemen, who were now
within 200 yards at the rear. Leaning
from the coach window he cried out te
the driver, eff those fellows catch me
you are dead mani" The threat told
wonderfully on the speed of the team.