The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-04-12
A TIMELY BLIZZARD.
Marrow Escape from Five Robber
Cut-Throate.

Cut-Throate.
"Allie, I'm going to the Junction to
night, to get the money to pay the mer
on. 1t will be cold, brisk ride, and .
long one, too; but, 1t you think you car
stand the journey, you can get ready
and 60 with me-"
''Stand the journey? Why, of course
can, especially when Bronco needs ex.
ercising. He's just full Of life, and he
wants to go, know. Don't you, old
fellow"
Allie patted his pony on the neck Al
he addressed the last question to him.
Bronco raised his neat, shapely head,
and shook it threateningly as he uttered
. whinny that could be heard for half q
mile away.
HE says yes, father, just ~ plain a.
II he could speak.
Mr.. White, or BOSS" White, as the
men ON the road called Allies father.
smiled at the enthusiasm Of his boy.
"Yes, Bronco is very intelligent. /
sometimes think he knows more than
half Of these men working on the road.
He is truer friend to us, at any rate. IS
A slight scowl disfigured the mans
face Is he spoke, and he cast glance Of
disapproval at some low-browed, half
breed laborers near him. There was a
low, sneaking, cut-throat appearance
about many Of them that made one in
Voluntarily shudder. Mr.. White was
the foreman of the advance party, that
was outing railroad through a new,
Wild section of the West. For three
months his party, consisting of about
fifty laborers, had been pushing their
way gradually through dense wilder
ness and rocky section of country. They
merely graded the land. while a second
party followed them in the rear, to Law
the rails.
The junction, /" where Mr.. White got
his money from the company to pay of
his men, was . movable place. Once q
month he went to 1t to get funds for nav
day, and each time it was in different
spot As fast as the rails were laid, and
the advance train able to run over them,
the junction" was moved forward. In
fact, the junction" was simply the ad-
vance sraan' ana . Few tents ana rude
mus soss'ereo around It.
Allie had come out to this Western
wilderness with his father for several
reasons. He had no mother or relatives
In the East, and he could not bear to be
,eis alone. After the road was once
isio' wnicn would only take four or i've
monsns' ms father was to return East
sgsln' 70 sake up his permanent resi-
oence. so, ON the whole, Mr.. White
snougns ia good opportunity to give
ms son some experience in "roughing
IL
Anie' IKE most boys OF his nature,
soon learned 20 enjoy ''roughing it." He
nsd his pony, Bronco, fine specimen
q western stock; q small Winches-
yer rlne' which he could use effectively;
md Echo, q dog to which he was greatly
assached. with these three companions,
me ooy was never at . loss for pleasure.
jaime was abundant; every thing was
new and interesting to him; and the |
climate neaithy and invfgorating.
Late In the afternoon of that day, Mr.. |
White and Allie. with Bronco and Echo.
left the camp for the junction" In
'rsveiinR 70 the junction" there was no
asnRer from nignwaymen; but In return
ny " inc camp with several thousand
lollsls IN ms possession MI. White al
~ .e, S.. sns' ne Was running little