The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-04-16
A Halter OF BUSINESS.
4 Clam Stale Man Kills a RObber far
10 Per Cent. Of the SAVINGS

e we're staging from Anton
thico to Sante Fe, and there WERE
az passengers, all men. Every
man was armed, and one mich,
safely iudee that every one wonld
ngit ifdriven to it. One Of The
passengers was man from Rhode
Island, who said his name was
Hastings, and after We were fairly
started he began:
Geutlemen, | have pronos;
lion to make. If you accept it I
hope it will be to your benefit II
. you do not. then no harm has bo.n
done. We are quite likely to
meet With q road agent before VIC
get through. ifso, bow many of
you will fight?N
This was putting it pretty broad.
q but seeing that no disrespect was
meant one of the passengers look.
81 over the crowd and replied:
think every man can be De
pended on"
"fes, you think so, but who,
TIE pinch e"nes, the case will IL
d'tierent. I've been through the
milk and I've seen man with two
revolvers go right down into his
boots aud submit to be kicked &
What is your propositions
"Well, I'm about dead broke
twant to engage to defend this
!, cfcwd for 10 yer CEN. of tn. ;, ~,
eyit is carrying"
How do you mean?"
=. Why, It stepped, III agree to
KIN or run of the chap who does
u, III leave it to each man to size
mp he pile"
"Yru must think vours,It =
very hrsve and smart man." remar-
kc'l one Of the Others.
"Oh, no, I'm not at all stuck
on my self This is a matter Of
business. Iguarantee to do thus
and SO. / want you to do the
same "
We chafied him for a while, but
seeing how good naturcd Ahe was
nnAily agreed that If We were
stopped and he killed or drive tho
robber of wvti come down with
the per cent. demanded. Stages
had hcen robbed on the route. hut
we had no fear, and it hsd come
along to 5 o'clock p. M. and we
were about to cross creek run.
ming through chapparal when a
voice cried HALT" and the driver
pulled up.
"Egadl but here's the afent!r
chucked Hastings, who had been
dOzingsfOr All hour. Remember
the terms gentlemen 10per cent.
i'll save your boodlep
"Throw down your glul' shouted
the voice, aad we heard the driv u
comply.
"Now get down and unhitch
your horses from the STACEY
The driver was swimming himself
down when Hastings opened the
right hand door and jumped out
revolver in hand. AS tough a
l1Oking chap as 20" ever saw
stood as the horses, heads, and he
yelled at Hastings as he saw hin
drop The latter fell on his hand.
and knees, crept swiftly under thu
vehicle, used one of the vince
Horses to cover him, and while tht
robber was pceIing about to locate
him, and at the same time warning
us not to leave the coach. TIL
Clam state man rose up and sent
ballet plumb through the fellow
head. He ran forward to fnisl
his work, but the robher was q
dead as herring.
Scents, 10 per cent, If yor
5 pleased" said Ehole Island, as W,
piled out of the stage, "and what
everT find or the body in mine"
He got two revolvers,a shotgun
two gold watches and $40 in mon
ey s1d We paid him about 500
more. We felt fiat enough, too
/ can assue you, as we had berl
given no show. Hastings Stripe,
the Eody dragged it out OF the road
aud took his place in the coac
with the remark:
Hope you gents are perfect
satisfied with my work sand If 70
wa't. to contract for my service
the Hestofsthe way. I'll pat 'em
at 5 rer cent, which is an extren
.vrsts,"