The morning call., 1891-10-15
KNEW HIS BUSINESS.

..T-s.p MI n a
ernHle"t assay - 80 49, CT, ~ ond
left Santa Fe, n. Mex, on TIE Santa 10 anu
Denver coach, one scorching summer alter
MON. II was now about 2 O'clock in the
MORNING We had inst CONGRATULATED our
- . -. .,roi,, ont Of tho most dan
serves Oh oe'"5 80 Wv - h-isI,I,
SeTous passes, anu were uAl'4Hs
toward the Canadian Fork.
The full moon lighted our way, making
,l,o hrsLas o,,d traes adjacent cast sharp.
,faci,iad shadows across the road. | had
sEo1-sd niocSs with tine little h0rseShOer on
tI,o rnof 60 the Sa5a of n little more air.
IT, .,i1sfjes,, ryern Tozing. Int | felc wake
III o1d e1er+ We brGufled the sultry
- 10y W. s+o~v-fc,Iinq Suddenly l saw
~ Iot,,, ~ ~ =, ~ sha5Syys ahead Of us.
someihiag IN tle - S''aI .oi ~ "eu u
Tie driver Looked. MS ewes rounding like
A., -, ~ s.Z1ti,in,r INT a burro he re-
nIfed referring To- the pach-muIes that fire.
SmeGtIv Straye1 down the mountain side.
II disonnearei quickly in the shade and
fro1n tbeors as if nv ma lie two men, the
I,Jinbad Ior-as If iheir rfas cleaning in
he n5ooulirhf snraur into the road
rTb.T t,6Ts Iu5a sI9iIrhrl sOmbrer9s and
army cloejfS The stoutest OF the pair
cant?bt tI,e brides oftns leaders; the other,
covering Us with his Winchester, roared:
"Stir a finger an yer dead menu Ad-
o o'i Tis E : S51ls' he ,,s' sbented:
..E, t1A OF Inc treasure box. quick We're
in a tnrryl6
The driver BEGAN to stammer a reply. but
stapped him with muttered, shut up.
Let me talk TO these chaps! There's no
i ir ab1ard to-ni-bt.''
/ SAID iii, roolIy. al the same time sway
i,,l, NV bo5v Ia and fro to get out of the
range If tie muzzle. the man was evidently
vgry detrrmtapd as well as very near. A.
Intended he sh0u,d. he took M for an eX-
press messenger. and as neither driver nor
messenger is supposed 10 possess any yalu-
abl+s they are seldom moleSted.
Mona > yer nonsensew replied the
bandit Hand out the treasure or yell
81. troubIe. blast yer!'
TIE scoundrel at the reins, who held his
riff. nointad at me from between the
barses' heads. evidently enioyed my en-
deay0rs to yet out Of range, for he squcaked
in p hiFh faIs4tto voice: Does them bar'ls
Iook Mo-" Eyes | said. echning an oil
iaLa current among the miners, Il can read
the ADVERTISEMENTS on the waidin ="
He gave a hoarse chuck'e. "Hy'ar, hy'ar,
heay- on ther suecie byx!' roared the ruf-
fam with tbe Winchester, | insisted there
was none. Here. look at the way bill; if
there's any such thing aboard it will be
a,ri,ry tie items =" and I made a motion to
% .ls',, d%5y5 I6idinT in MI hand.
'sStav where yer are. er m shoot yer -
head on
threw him the way bill. He dropped his
ride ami n;rkfnr if mn, looking 1t over in
the mooniirht, Profting hy the action l
Uudart- nix IN sin NV pGcket-book into my
Iort aud nv hand moved round TO get at
tie rocker
G,he d-ivar n,fztaIrinp +he movement.
whispered, "IIave you got one?" The man
AZ the Lor.as' heads noticed our little con-
fararaa and vaIlad at ms. The other in
SANITY levelel his gun straight at INV head:
S.Eans n tb9tI Hands mp
w INV mn oWr hands and he again
turned IN the va hII. Ibid manage though,
10 Sin NV money into nv boot.
AVN see there's no mention made of the
trpsxnTa and If II vas sent il would GER
tainiv he mentioned on the bill. However.
y,nn cor, rat mn and lo3I, in the box and
satisfr v6nrs.if"
He Iesitated moment. then climbed up,
rife in hand and Looked in the bDX: in do
inT "a he Kicked nv yaIfse
As a Government eypert. I was well
known to the bankers Of Santa Fe. They
never be,ftated tn intrIist me with large
anlonuts If money and This Trim was no ex-
eeDtfo1. having With me nearly SIS, 900 in
F6ld secured partIv in an inner belt around
nv waist n9riIv nv a false hlttOm inlpro-
vfSed in NV yalise 6y cumming strong wrap
niry nanar over tbe precious parcels,
s.0Tan ms hv,ar grinT' cried the road
ageut. Ibid So carefully taking out its CON
t4nts and letting him look inside: theiwrap-
ming nappr dpceiviug him.
Nv ~ be GroyIed sfbar's M treasnre
= q
to-Yigbf an Of We don't fin it in your
tIaasI,rs-bov we m0ugLt find it in YER bag
gage Who's inside ?1
Two men and a lady. None of them
rich: one OF them is horseshoer. going to
Danyer IN slime fine comnany horses
:" We,ii Ioof, At 'em, W6atever bappens
don't YER move on yer life. We may find
the cash on them ur in the baggage"
The "igsiies'' annqared to he sleeping
The man ratified the door and reused them
f,eyeIing his rife he ordered them out to
he searched. They Obeyed. apparently half
asleep He placed them in row. Hands
mp he said 'fNow fur yer p0cketsI'
Tho horseshoer had bnt % in silver. the
merchants nurse only showed $40 and a
few small bills. and the Young Iaiy's moth
ing bnt 1.-THE her papers pane and little change. The
moor GIRL lacked as if about TO faint
s.Y9n're a ornary crowd ter have so little
with YER" he snaried, IAN I've a good mind
ter send YER ali Ter bIazes this cussed night
Two Hundred we've sworn to have, SO Veil
have ter rip up yer baggage" This was Ut
tered with infinite disgust
The merchant then spoke: "YOu'u find
nothing of any account in our baggage. but
if Won will ask this Young lady for her hat,
and find the $1,000 in bills she concealed in
itipst bpfOre leaving Santa Fe. | think YOU
win certainly consider yourself repaid for
your trouble"
The girl turned toward him with blazing
ewes and uttered the word. "TraitorI''
There was no escape: the hat was taken
possession of, After the lining had been
carefully ripped out il was returned with a
few grnf i words of apology,
IN luck, by heayensT' cried the hfgwav-
man. exultinglv, pile In. all, am be =
ter yer. Sorry fur yer loss miss but we RI
boun' ter take ali we kin iii. We amt got
no treasure but this hereu do Tbout ms
we'll. Drive onp'
~ want the way billrp said. excitedlv.
for the scene we mad inst witnessed had
raised INV indipnation to fever heat He
HANDED l II to me bnJ il fntttered Under the
horses' feet and again demanded if. He
nickpd il mn climbed The wheel and handed
+ Ia me Then inrninq to the vonng Iadv
he said qruffy:
- But fur this lining. Young woman. VI
might ali ha' been Win in Wander ditch
Ma treasure aboard Come this wav agir
II , oattla aooounFs Lios
- NJ -. ~, 1880