Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-04-10

"Show light, and let's sec ucho the felloip
THANK you, whoever you arer'
gsWith thst reply, be euadenly and swift
II dfsappearea fIfisF Remembered thb
I was hiding place tndef tAaarch, if she
could onlyget dDNn Dte ttydry ditch II
time She was feeling her way to tho
slope of it with her feet, when a heavy
hand seized her by the arm: and a resolute
voice said: You are my prisoner"
She was led back into the ioad. The
man who had got her blew q whistle. Two
other men joined him.
"Show a light" he said, "and let's see
who the fellow is.
The shade was slipped aside from a lam
tern; the light fell full on the ,prisoner' b
face Amusement petrified the tive at
StAadant policemen. The pions Catholle
Sergeaat burst into speech: Holy Mary
- Did the secret S0cieties-of Ireland enrol
Wonenf Was this . modern Judith, ex
pressing herself by anonymous letters, and
bent or assassinating financial Helofer
mes who kept bank? WhSt account
had she to give Of herself. HOY came she
to be alone in desolate field Oh a rainy
night Instead Of answering these ques-
tons. the inscrutable strangeri preferred
q bold and brief request. "Take me to
Sir Gilss,'-was all she said to the policeS
TheSergeant bad the. hahdcQffs ready
AhG looking at Nfee prisoners delicate
,MrSsY the lantfs9 Afht, he put his fst-
tdfsbAck in his ,RoeE4; 4 "A ladyIand no
az it'"sss sadlto one Of his as
The two men waited, with a. mischievt
Gus interest in seeing what he would do
next. The list Vt their pious officers viz
tues included constitutio1als Partially
for women, which exhibitedthS merciful
side of justice when a criminal wore /
petticoat. I'VE Will take you to Sir Giles,
Miss" he said-and offered his; arm, in
stead Of Offering his handouts Iris un-
derstood him. and took his arm,
She was Internationally silent as
the men thought-on the wav to the town.
They heard her sigh; and, once, the sigh
sounded more like a sob: little. did they
suspect what was in that silent woman's
mind at the time.
The one object which had absorbed tho
attention Of ltishad been SBe saving Ok
Lord Hafrys This accbhipl1 hed, the FREQ
exercise efkes Yemoty bdhoW reminded
hef of AHhyE MOuntjdyf
& was fI6tdsstble to dDhbt fhAt the OBJ
Ject of the proposed meeting at THE mile
stone had been to take measures for the
preservation of the young mans life. A
coward is always more or less cruel. The
proceedings equally treacherous and mer-
ciless) by which Sir Giles had provided
for his own safety, had delayed-perhaps
actually prevented-the execution of Lord
Harry's humane design, IT was possible.
ment Of time might have been! necessary
to the rescue of Arthur from Impending
DEATH BY murdef., ID the agitation thai
overpowered hef, Iris actually hurried the
police on their return to the town.
Sir Giles had arranxea watt for news
in his private room at the office;- and there
he was, with Dennis HowmOre in attend
ance to receive visitors
Tho Sergeant won't into the. bankers
room alone, to make hts report. He lett
the door ajar; Iris could hear what passed.
Have yeu ST yYurTrisoner'" Sir Giles
Pegs sas.: IAMAhdpoiC
"Isrne Wretch securely handcuffed."
II beg your pardon, sir, it isn't man.
The Sergeant confessed that it was not
boy: Its woman" he said.
"A, woman" the patient officer repeat
s 3D. a Young One. she sasld, for
SoHRE r,n, her II . IL 5Sa L
Iris was not the sort of person who waits
to be brought in. She walked in of her
own accord" Il
.it'E'i; :. -+--+j
VII
Good Heavens!. cried SrGifes-.frisi
With my cloak on! With my hat In her
ehandI Sergeant, there shos BEEF SOME
dreadful mistake. This isaay -6od1ankh-
ter-Miss Henley"
I'VE found her at the milestone, your
honor: The young lady and nobody elsen
Sir Giles appealed helplessly to his god
daughter. What does this meanY In
stead OF answering, she looked al. thu Ser
geant The Sergeantr cQnRcieds q re-
stonsibility, stood. his Gfotlca n ld3ked
Sir Giles. HIS face eonfesdA thai the
showed no intention Of leaving the room.
Sir Gives saw that iris would enter into no
needn't wait any longer. he said.
the prisoner" the Sergexnf inhibited.
Sir giles waived that unnecessary ques-
ton away with his hand. He was trebly
Responsibilities knight, banker, magis-
trate into the bargain: II will be answer
able" he replied, for producing Mis-
Henley: II eaf1ef upnnGGood night"
The SerGeants sense OF duty was salts.
-0e6--2A Wads thu m litacy- --Ris
81 th3f2sd 5,1S1s Be- out ind d '9 81
'N0&.' BIZ 0lles reSam fT presume
may expect to receive an explanation.
What does this improperly msani What
we're You doi4g at the milesto1e" n
b n :as ffflEsFYf Reaf441 s 5:
ia @sIs Il afk Ay fHhE:
your nephew's life. Oh. sir, you commit
ted terrible mistake when you refused
to trust that manp'
SfRsIlsssfd the sBg|R:. nance
gies. She had answered him indignantly.
with heightened color. and With tears II
b b$$sl:Ss e1a;t sss u Is. ;s5i4 aEf
"who il the man you are speaking ofi'
he asked, lOftlly. "And what il your exi
dps for hAving gene to the milestone t.
1A*s him AhiddeR under my cloak, dis
Quised in INV HAITI"
Questions" was the desperate reply. ssUn.
do the harm that you have done already.
Your helD-oh. I maao- yhat sayEmsY