The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-06-08

the bush. Yet had VIII enough lett TO look
to the printing of my pistol. and also bid the
captain shout again. As he did SO light
shone out down the road, and round the cor
ner came man bearing lantern.
''Can't be quicker, captain" he called;
''the jade struggles SO that Dick and Jeremy
ha' their hands full"
Sure enough. after him there came In view
two stopping forms that bore my dear maid
between them-one by the feet, the other by
the shoulders. ground my teeth to see it,
for she writhed sorely. On they came, how
ever. until not more than ten PAGES of; and
then that traitor, LUXE Settle, rose up behind
our bush
''Set her here, boys said he, "and tie her
pretty ankles"
swell met, captain said the fellow with
the lantern-Reuben Gedges-stepping for
ward; ''give us your hand!''
He was holding out his own, when sprang
up, set the pistol close to his chest and fred.
His scream mingled with the roar of it, and,
dropping the lantern, he threw up his hands
and tumbled in heap. At the same mo-
ment out went the light, and the other ras-
Gals, dropping Della, turned to run, crying
"Soldi sold!n
But behind them came now shout from
Billy, and g crashing blow that almost sew
cred Black Dicks arm at the shoulder; and
at the same instant was on Master Toys
collar, and had him down in the dust. Kneel-
ing on his chest, with my sword point at his
| throat, had leisure to glance at Billy, who
in the dark seemed to be sitting on the head
of his disabled victim. And then 1 felt a
touch on my shoulder, and a dear face peered
into mine.
SIS it Jack-my sweet JACKIE"
''To be sure" said L; ''and if you butreach
out your hand, l will kiss it, for all that I'm
busy with this rogue"
may, Jack, III kiss thee on the cheek-sol
Dear lad, am so frightened, and yet could
laugh for joyl'
But now l caught the sound of galloping
on the road above, and shouts, and then
more galloping; and down came troop OF
horsemen that were like to have ridden over
us, had l not shouted Justify.
''Who in tie fiend's name is here2n shouted
/ the foremost, pulling in his horse with /;
scramble.
Honest men and rebels together" an
swered; "but light the lantern that you viii
find handy by, and you shall know one from
t'other.n
By the time twas found and lit there wa
a dozen of Col. John Digby's dragons abou
US; and before the two Williams were bounC
comes a half dozen men, leading in Capt
Settle, that had taken to his heels at the frs
blow and climbed the hill, all tied as he wa
about the hands, and was caught in his en-
devor to Chamber on Molly's back. So he anc
Black Dick and Jeremy Toy were STRAPPED
up; but Reuben Gedges we left on the roa(
for a corpse. Yet he did not die (thougl
shot through the lung, bat observation-disclosures
knows how; and myself had the pleasure t
see him hanged at Tyburn, in the second yea.
of his majesty's most blessed restoration, TO
stopping the Bishop of Salisbury's coach il
Maidenhead Thicket, and robbing the bisho]
himself with much added contumely.
But as we were ready to start, and l wa
holding Della steady on Molly's back, u
comes Billy and bawls in my ear:
There's a second horse, if wanted, that
spied tethered under hedge yonder"-an,
he pointed to the field where we had frs
found Capt. Settle-"in color sad black, ar
harnessed like as if he came from cart"
looked at the captain, who in the light O
the lantern blinked again. ''Thou blood
villainr' muttered l, for now l read tn
tragedy of the wagon beside the road, an
knew how Master Settle had provided hors
for his own escape.
But hereupon the word was given, and w
started up the hill, l walking by Delia's stil
rup and listening to her talk as if we ha
never been parted-yet with a tender JOY
having by loss of it learned to appraise m
happiness Alright.