The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-01-31

on III table. amt so old but guess can
| do that much alone"
| True to her intention Edith retired as soon
as the evening meal was ready for the abe,
| She tossed about on her pillow for some time
| and then fell asleep. She awoke from at
! troubled dream several hours later with a
strange and unaecountabe feeling that there
! was trouble or danger at hand. Iiy lstcniug
| lntently she heard voices outside the house
! She arose and raised her bedroom window
| few inches and then lay down again The
| voices came nearer She heard her father
! talking.
81 don't like this job he was saying az
! it wasn't that business was dull, as told Scot
| ~ last night, wouldn't have anything 10 10
| with it. But, as | say, business is mighty dust
Ihere hasn't been decent haul on The MHf-
! mon wagon road for six months. Stock raising
| pays well enough but it's hard work. OIt6
| because business is dull mind you, do go iito
| this thing. It's risky, because this is the firtt
| time we've tried; but if everything's ready
! don't see why we shouldn't carry it through,
| Are you sure that there are plenty of logs
! handy at Canon Diablo? 2"
yes" replied Lasso Mack. to whom she
| question was addressed "there are seme
bridge timbers and pile Of railroad ties right
| alongside tn track When the engineer cor -
around the curve he'll have to stop. or lie
stopped. Are you sure about the express
| caro-
so, yes" said Wray, II got the plans from
that stranger, Barclay, that was here yestcr-
| day"
But he'll be on tn train said voice,
| which Edith recognized as Scotty's. ~ spcse
Jack an neil have to look out for him we
owe 1t him for turnin' the head of the gai
! hey Jack?' There was a groEl by way uf
assent. Then the voices died away and pres,
entity the sound OF horses hoois were heard oa
rocky piece of road leading across the sandy
| plain
The girl lay for some minutes like one stun.
! ned. Grief and shame and fear rent her hcatF
| almost assnder. The full realization OF TIA
! truth came home to her with Overwhelming
| force. Her father-pleasant spoken, educate4
| John WTay-was q stage robber. This was tn Il
mysterious business that was dull--stage rod
| bing! The girl groaued in anguish In ti.&s
| brief moment of agony the world seemed tulitz
| ed upside down. All her ideas of fial love
and respect so strong and clear before turned
! to chaos, as though blown by the breath Of &
cyclone. Presently, when her thoughts grew
caimcr, she put together with infinite grief and
pain the stray words that She had heard II
| came upon her at length with a healtbreak
| ing shock that the east bbund express was 10
| be robbed by these lawleS5 men, and that
| Clement Barclay was to be murdered.
Half stupeded with horror the girl rose and
dressed herself with trembling hands Her
| first impulse was to rouse her mother What
prevent the wicked act? Assnrediy the timid
ope9leht SOU Cot'tu 90 notlhS " hat couin
S helseil 90 ohe SAT ON inc cage Oh inc
p Deu 10 tnlnk' me titlh was 70 oe ropDed ~
1ato DlieoIo IN otoao d'eSiight canon i'laDlo
, "t'9 ioiy ilite9 t:ab ol I iaSalah' Inc ieS
mousse was ABOUT tillfly miles norm OF the faii-
road anu apout the same distance from Canon
iSi'plo iia iassath ny slrlct nleasorehie{st
D ia1(a @ns , llve ln1e away ana Cno
's,"iS /" ',3liioH lf't seS9si 'it7EnHe
y = "as useless 10 tnii!h OF t9lfeWlfi$ tie f'a
| 70 Sahoti l'lapo. Ae iFeu were deSpty3te5
~ .iles @oN,9 a@nt 81 no Jht9fleipnSe WIN
e enoii Pl"l1si - iaSs!an coi'iu pe Icciea ne
Iole tlie tr'sih Stafted lhe tooiefy Goulu De pre-
;I tiat iCoGcIS w pLeV1Hteu E9l'l iealg
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Pao' o,,'ls ~ 40 w use VI i"rce. - tHere
was an ehc9tlilieI WIay might DC kllieu or
oapouIe"' In any eFeII ne was sure 20 oe us
So -, ~ a NJ ~ l4 IL =
ie i1n io' Iic "oaiu MO" tt silc iiau slIe1
rno antIill' oI moment hct nna W2FGicd
uiiuIi S'o VIZ still o.,St upon ~ anu u'eh
ss iN",eI o.'. 't,9 % tiic old'S ana we moon
9niiiil'T Oiu'l shu "iiEIt u""h 'I'IouSh count
les3 leagues OF ar ohc tNiheo away with a
SlSmi
ne ne 'E9ln leaNe 81 flagatall W Yen minutes
Pa9t HSe' nc salu; She whispered uhoet neg
phr''5"' "onHGr WHAT tlnlo II Is now us
Matth' esi ~ ,lcks ~ me lioiu u up To- lhe
~, terG TL eiou; Twelve minutes OF 1"o'
~ "'0' AOo i''o'
She reeled back like one stricken with NOR
tai hurt. Instantly, however, She became calm
Her brain was clear rs the quiet night Was
it too late? Could it be done? Flagstaff was
thrty-five miles away, and there were two
hours and twenty-five minutes to do il in. 1t
would take her twelve minutes 20 saddle her
horse, provided that the horse was near by.
! That would leave two hours and ten minutes
for the ride 10 Tlagsmf Sine would try
She reached down Tier saddle from a peg On
the wall and thrust it through the open win
dow. She followed it like an acrobat. IN
winding her lariat from the pommel
Of the saddle she ran to the knoll to look for q
| horse. There was one grazing n short distance
ufn he 1a