The Red Cloud chief., 1889-02-08
ENRIQUE.
How lie Helped Fight tho Road
Agents.

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''because lightning doesn't often STRIKE
twice in the same place"
''rhat might do for an argument abou
most other matters" returned his wife
but not about robbing stages"
I'D. stun said the husband, with the ali
OF putting IN end to the discussion. '.WOmer
are always scared to death. I'll risk En-
rique for a trip from Redwood City TO Pes
caderO. and l know you're willing to
Come, get the young gentleman ready; W
must take that half past seven"
Mr.. French was one OF those go-ahcad
eanguine men who are pretty sure to have
their own way. and who generally come GU,
right by so doing. The matter that had been
discussed AT this time was that Of y pro.
iccted trip for their adopted son, Enrique,
IL the little town Of PescaderO.
Enrique was the child Of some Spanish.
or, more properly, Spanish American peO-
pie. who had been friends OF Mr.. French.
and who, when they died. had left their lit
tile son to his care. Both his wife and he
had taken a strong fancy TO the pretty or
p.ian, and had finally adopted him.
The SUMMERTIME dry season-of Caiifor-
MIA WAS just beginning, Enrique was q lit.
tie tagged with his studies. aud it had been
deemed advisable TO send him to the coast
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at once hcalthful, and possessing the propcr
attractions for the little fellow, aud the time
had come for him 10 be made ready. But
just rs every thing else had been arranged.
his board engaged at the house Of q fatherly
ranchsro, even his little trunk brought down
from the ~attic-wheu, in short, all things
were ready TO he got ~ready-what should
occur but a startling ~staGe-coach robbery.
Yes. the Redwood City mail stage, six
passengers aboard. and Wells -FarRo's ex-
press box was stopped and %plundcred. Even
some comparatively valueless rings had
been taken from b passengers, and then
the harnesses had been cut and the horses
driven away, 90 that IL was somc time be-
fore any one could he summoned 70 the
rescue. This it was that had brought about
the discussion just given between Mr..
French and his vie. But the father had
Thought it unlikely that the same stage
would be soon attacked again-and 80 had
gone OF with his plans for little Enriauc's
departure.
On the following morning. then, having
carefully seen that his gun was strapped to
his other luggage. and that his iointed lsh-
ing rod had not been forgotten, ENRIQUE
kissed his mother. ard entered the hack to
he driven 10 the station. The Trenches live
in San Francisco. and Redwood City, where
Enrique was To take the stage. was about
thirty five miles distant.
The ride TO the train and afterward that
In the cars. presented nothing eventful.
When Enrique got out upon the platform 1t
Redwood there was a tall, spare man with
n face heavily bearded and much sunburued,
ready to show the passengers Ia the stage.
This parsonage proved TO bc the driver him
AaIf naN Eps;,,,, l,Al-AI ,.-;ek l--- -
ut his tall. strong figure rs he moved about
directing how things should so. and noddine
his head authoritatively. This head, by the
by. was surmounted by m aw~e-inxpirins hat
with q mighty brim, slightly inclined TO-
ward one ear.
At last every thing seemed to be arranged:
Enrique and three Of the other passenger
al women-had been disposed Of inside. |
o stout old gentleman and . tall young man
had been given seats upon the box, and the
driver mounted TO his place. He received
the reins grsciously from an assistant pulled |
his gloves . little better in place. and gave |
the signal to the horses. Away shey want |
at . great pace. l
First they Graded and bounced along the |
streets OF the little town. then proceeded |
more slowly across the black, fiat opeu |
country covered with txrweed that extends |
70 the beginning OF the foot hills: and n
.sst. moro moderately still. up the hilA
shenselvcA
Now il was very uncomfortable, for !
awhile. The sun poured down. the dust rose |
up and no Refreshing breeze found it, way
into the deep-cut road. The moor hor,es
clambercd and sweated and painted. TIE
stout mar outside put up his umbrella and
Grumbled- The passengers with Enrique
and O-deared."
At last they reached the little hamlet OF
E~earsville, and here the driver stopped the
horses. They were glad enouGA, poor
brutes. for the mOment's rest, Md eiadA@
still when water WAS brought and they were
allowed 70 plunge their heads up to the veey
eyes in its coolnessL
Then forward again, and presently Tie
became more agreeable. Tue road
wound about moro exposed places, little
pcRs OF air reached them. and now they
rolled down into little dells where the cool
trees almost met ovefaoad.
Il hearn this norma how IL driver ~
koin' to carry three OF four guns with hin.
aftsr this" sid one OF the women, who ct
b. 8ariQuo. a dt6a't 80 DoeAia' of 'GAsI
.he continuo4 ~wA0leot u has ls'noDi'
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