The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-08-20

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fnfr Thomas Hamilton, Denver, Col.
Dear Friend-My daughter IS expected
10 arrive IN your city the first Of septem.
her. en- route for Twin Lakes, where
am 10 meet her. win you kindly see
her safely embarked for that point. and
oblige, yours truly HOLLAND
Tho effect OF this letter on Tom was
extraordinary. lie was first seized with
a conviction that certain specified beau
tics were swimming about IN those beau
uful mountain ponds known as Twin
Lakes that could only be coaKed ashore
by the seductive colors OF some artistic
ales of his own skillful preparation, and
he sat up late for several successive
nights, engaged in their manufacture.
These preparations concluded, II occurred
to him, that 1t would be quite unsafe for
Miss Annette 10 take her mountain Jour
ney alone, aud that, as he happened 10
be going in precisely the same direction.
there was no reason in the world why he
should not make the date OF his own de-
parture from Denver coincide with hers.
We met her at the depot. She was
the same little Annette, as beautiful as
ever, but more thoughtful and womanly.
She gave me a hearty welcome, and as
she extended her small hand | noticed
on her wrist an elegant gold bracelet set
with rose crystals. She seemed a little
embarrassed as Tom grasped her hand,
and both colored, as on their first meet
ing. Perhaps ii was the memory OF her
rash act then that suffused her cheeks,
and as for Tom-well, perhaps Tom
blushed from sympathy.
The night was CAIN aud mild, and
mountain and valley were brilliant under
the rays Of the full moon as the coach,
filled with many passengers, slowly as
cended the last rise in the Park Range,
preparatory to descending into the
picturesque valley OF the upper Arkansas,
when a sudden bait was commanded.
The driver was commanded to throw
down the cash box, and the passengers
to get out, form line and throw up
their hands. Under the persuasive in
fuence of three leveled revolvers this
request was promptly complied with
''The lady can keep her seat, said the
leader.
But the lady did not choose to keep
her seat, and was already by Toms side
on the road.
The passengers all submitted without
a murmur to the search for coin, and the
whole affair would have passed away as
quietly as such business transactions
usually do, had not one of the ruflians,
more than half drunk, made
an insulting remark to Annette.
This was too much for Tom. Forget
ting the odds, he dealt the rascal blow
that sent him reeling to the ground. 1t
was rash act. In al instant the leader
felled Tom by a crushing blow with his
revolver.
Toms existence would have ended
then and there, as the first villain had
regained his feet and was bringing q six
shooter to bear upon his chivalrous head,
when like flash Annette stood over the
PROSTATE form, her eyes blazing, her lit
lie fists clinched, crying out in a tone
that would have done honor to
5iddons:
You villainl I dare you to shootW
"She's game by -w exclaimed the
eader, himself checking the leveled PTS
;ol. q No shooting, boys We are
BOUND to perdition fast enough without
hiatt
Saying this, he bowed politely and or
Tered the passengers to get in and move
IN.