The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-07-27

 ceived letter from my Jennie, and crumpled 1t in his hands. I was following him and picked It up. My poor little girl Is in Payson City now, pleading that she may join him."
 Dobbles paused again, his voice choked with sobs, and cast . covert glance up the road. few minutes would suffice to bring the horsemen to the tree. But none except the old man saw this, 90 absorbed were the rest in his words.
 It was plain that he was carrying his hearers with him, when Maurice Tellson broke in impa- tiently:
 "who Is this man you accuseT Come, out with 1t, old man."
 at is you !" shouted old Dobbles and immedi. ately subsided into fit of coughing.
 "You liep yelled Tellson. "Come, boys, up with the old rascal"
 But there was division of opinion whether the hanging should take place. Pistols were drawn, and 1t looked If sides would be formed. Dob- bes alone, of all the crowd seemed perfectly calm as he stood upon the barrel, awaiting the decision of his fate.
 "Hang him !" shouted the superintendent again. "Then as many of you as like may go to Payson City with me, and If the old mans words arc true, use me as you arc about to use him."
 This brought back to the miners the real issue at stake and several of them reached forward to seize the rope and swing the alleged counterfeiter into space But the horsemen had arrived they wore blue coats and at their head rode sergeant beside him man In plain clothes.
 "Stopv" thundered the officer. "We want that man," and the troops drove straight through the astonished crowd
 "Why, it's McCausland himself!" exclaimed the man in plain clothes who had borne the sergeant company. "What in the world are you doing up there Mac?"
 And to the astonishment of everybody except the new corners, old Dobbles strengthened up and looked wonderfully energetic and supremely happy. Those near enough heard him say:
 "They had me up the counterfeiter and I am afraid they would have hanged me If I hadn't known you were coming before sundown, and co endeavored to hold their interest until you got here. You see, they went to my hut and found that coin which had seized in Tellson's cabin un- beknown to him. Really did look like 6 clear case against me, didn't it?"
 at certainly did" assented the man in plain clothes, ''and Pm mighty glad we got here when we did. You wouldn't look nice, Mac, dangling from tree in this wild west country"
 "See here, Boobies, or Mac, or What's-your- name, how about that darter of yours in Payson City2" demanded one of the miners who had lis- tened to the above dialogue with great deal oi curiosity, but not with very much clearness oi perception.
 "Old Dobbles" laughed heartily, in 6 way he had never been heard to laugh before in the camp as he answered.:
 "My name is McCausland- Captain McCausland of the United States secret service Pve been here the greater part of . year, trying to make out c case against Tellson for passing commercials here and elsewhere but he Is one of the shrewdest fel- lows ever came across, and it's been a long hunt "A nttie While ago got into Tellsons place on the quiet, and seized several bags of the queer Then wrote to my friend here, Joe Barker, also of the secret service, who was waiting to hear from me in Payson City, and he was the man who came to the gulch to see me last night. When he left he promised to bring the troops to assist me to-day and he has saved my life by doing so."
 "But what about yer darter in Payson City2' persisted three or four men, who did not even then comprehend the situation.
 My daughter, gentlemen" responded the cap tain, who seemed suddenly to have grown twenty years younger, twas simply the creature of my own fancy, and think owe my life to a clever little piece of acting. I never had 6 daughter and yet she saved my life. Strange, isn't it?"
 But while the captain was talking Barker had not been idle. Tellson was making off across coun-