The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1888-10-26


through the widest parts of Queensland;
and with n parting injunction to the
boys" TO look after the old horse. he,
mounting his new steed, started off ON
his thirty-nl ride to bury Eacy's little
child
The long tables, at which all hands had
Internationally appeased their hunger
throughout the day, on fowls, geese, rur-
keys, sucking pig, fish, etc, were noY
cleared and removed, a couple of concer-
tinas struck mp, and fifteen or twenty
couples were soon dancing with might
and main on the pine boarded floor.
Louder and louder screamed the con
certinas, faster and faster whirled tho
painting couples, till nearly midnight,
when "suppcr" WAS announced by the
sound OF n great bullock bell, and out into
the calm nIsht air troeped tho crowd.
Scarcely had the guests taken their
seats and commenced, amidst Jokes aud
laughter, TO attack n fresh and subStan-
tial meal, vixen a furious barking from a
pack Of about fifty dogs announcsC tho
advent Of strangers; and in a HIuuJeniore
three horsellen IN tho uniform OF the
Queensland mounted 2 lice, rode up ~ the
tables.
.'what's all this abo;lts" exclaimed old
Dwyer. We're all honest people here
mister, 50 you can put up your pistol. Tell
rs civliy what II i you're wzntiu', an
we'll try an help you. but don't come 1t
too rough. NOu ought 10 be shau.ed O
yourself Don't ye sec tho faymalvs.'
Can't help the feHiales, - retorted the
sergeant sharply. - haven't ridden 400
miles 10 play polite toH lot of women
want = man named James Dwysr. and by
the description, yondcT'S the man him
self pointing at the same time across
the table 10 where sat ths newly made
husband.
"Whai'sthe charge, Sargcnt'" asked old
Dwy-r, ccoily.
"H-Ess stealing WAS the reply: 'ssl,d
here the warrant. signed by Jh- Inagis-
trate in TAmho, for his apprehension"
I ZnT FFHaT- -.
these i"gu.r:vs. and at tbs moment I
heard Ing Mrs Dwyer. -hiIe leaning
across toward her husband, ~ hisrlcr some
thing ahoaI the river and ''N-F S~vti,
Walvs.' ard ia another moment head
over heels down the steep i.ank rolled The
recently cEss'-l benedict int -. C-lricrs
and COO .uptial couch Of swiftly s..yir..,
reddish water, which he br-s.'e-t VITA
ease, making nearly a stTai< <Lt line Tor
Of hundred yards.
The troopers, drawing their revoIvers.
dismounted. and running forward, w-r.
about 20 follow the example set by th-ir
superior. who was taking STEADY ain, AZ
the swimmer, perfectly discernihle in the
clear E:sonliskt, when suddenly half /.
dorm pzi-s OF soft but muscular arms
encircled the three Representatives. 81 law
and order, sgs the women, screaming like
! lot OF curicws after n thunder storm.
clSSpe,l th IN IN their embrace
Young Mrs. Dwyer herself tackled the
sergeant, cryIrg: What voald YOU
shoot man lust for a bit Of horSe -or-e, =
| ings Leave him go. Cau'tyou. Hes over
the border now in New South Vale
mare and all, and you cant touch him
| even IL you were there
| just tEcu yell OF triumph from tho
scrub an the other shore seemed TO vouch
| for tue fact and Was snslysred by n dozen
sympathetic whOops and shouts frsIn the
! aforementioned ''Coru-,GIks" and 'sP4-
mans msn, who crowded along our side
| OF the river.
The sergeant struggled TO free himself.
| anu MS falr antagonist uuNouud her
/ arms. saying: Come, now. sergeant. sit
! down peaceShly and cat your supper.
/ can't yCui What's the use OF maxim.
such bother over an old scrubSer o. 2
| mare.n
'An old scrubber of marer, repeated
+ the sergeant, aGhast. Dye think wed
| ride this far over n scruhbcr of n mar,
! Why, rs the Lady Gcdiva he took; old
! Stanford race maze, worth five hun
dred aulneas, III she's worth a penny.
| Bother me, IL he didn't take her clean ont
OF the stable in Tambo, settling night. at-
ter she won the big money! But there
! you all know as much rbout il as / can
tell you, that's plain to lie seen, for
! never mentioned n mare; IT was voIIr own
! self, do believe; and I'll have Kim If
have to follow him to Melbourne lust
got married, has hep Well / can't heir
that; he shouldn't 20 stealing race mares
| Well, perhaps you didn't know al
about il, - went on the sergeant. in rspl
TO the observations OF The Dwy-r fe-gily
a. regarded their knowledge or kow tnC
young man had become Possessed of tE,
nlare. But" shaking his Read -r.l
tentiOusly, Pm much mistaken /. a
OF this crowd hadn't pretty s,c5 iI-s
thst there WAS something crC - 2 bout her
However" he concluded philoso-L ideally
it's no use crying over split miIi II
have to ride over TO C. at davlight-
that's suo.her forty miles-End get al
eEtrNdition warrant out for him. II,
might just - well have come quietly ~
first, for We're bound % havs tie two o
them sonO time or another"
1t WIS new nearly daylight. aud on,
party ss5 oHt on their return home. I5sv
ing the troopers comfortably E,rtud e
| table, while Just below the houze in .
| bend in ths river, We could sec. IN ~
passed SlonC. = group OF men bvsily en-
| gsErd IN NlEpllnS = mob Cf he's .
| among which vas doubtless tle I'D
| Gudiva Ee---lt-ovcr TO The New Som;
1 Wales shore, where, on the hank. -iHilI'
70 b. 6scerred in tho early dawn, stcc:
thS tall form Of her l=wless owner
How 10 yoa think II will ali ead'''
asked Bray.
most likely. ! know something 81 tha
St-nforc; he's bookmaker: ard II p
| gets back taa f-lare ard - check Tor 20 {.
Gioo; to cover expenses, he'll not troubI
much after = m
Yes But the polfces" asked.
Easier squared than Stanford sa
svered Bray ooXmaticaliy.
That this "squariny" process w-S FJlc
| ce' sfTlly put in force seemed to-, ~ 81
certain; FER very shortly afterwaTd rea'
| that al thu Sutumn meeting cf the y q
| J. G., the L1iy Godivs had cs-ried or IN
IoH'= 1Esrs o. the ncnsy; "a sl.o ha'
! the plca>ure OF meeting Mr. and Eir-
! D~yer in oHa Of Cobb < Co.'S coz schrS
bound for this nearest. railway terminus
about 80 miles dist ant, thence to rsud
month CT % in Sydney; Jim. as lis viz
Informed me, having done uncoI4ynoll,
well ont of n mob of cattle and horst
! which he Esd been travelling for sal
4 through the colonies: SO had determine,
10 trsAt himself and tho "rli~sis.T . fer I -,
first time in their lives, to a look ct tn
| big smoke"
That wHs great shine mt our wedding
wasn't it, she asked, a. the coachrll-ll
gathered up the reins preps ratory 20
fresh start. ''Buth-and herg she TappCS
her husband on the head with hcr pgIrs
sell lock out now that he don, s,
sticking up any more Lady Godivas-"
That's so,' laughed Jim. II find tha
have my hands pretty full with tee on
/ collared the night you were tEcre.
doubt sometimes I'd done better. to kev
stuck TO the other one; and 70
temp" Here Jim's head dis-ppcaTct
suadonly into the interier of thr ccach
crack went the long whip; the horse
! plunged. reared and went through IA
UzGal performance of attempting 20 Il
| themselves Up into overland Knots, the
darted off At ton speed os their >ixte-T
mills stage, sSon sappearing in = cloud c
dust along the cleared line"