Tombstone daily prospector. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-1891, 1891-02-06

FillS Iof YOU lou must hAlNN AAAL a |
still has been brought in this direction |
men with it.
Well
Well, we are here to fnd it,"
Am hinderiug your
Il believe you know all about il, and i
should be justified in arresting you.
Very well. III consider myself your
prisoner"
They drew apart and conferred together
| for few minutes. and then the leader
said
Perhaps | was a little too rash, and |
hope you'll excuse me II you would
| give us 9 POTTER it would be a great
| favor"
What information do you WANT
About that still We know that it
passed LapLams 5. three miles hask. We
! know that il has not passed EaET.sOa's.
two miles ahead LIS likely you saw the
moa."
About two hours ago:" 9
! Yes"
Had it packed on two mulcsI'
That's it.
Pour men and two mulesT'
Yes"
They must have left the main trail. OF
you would have seen them"
Yes"
Back here about twenty rus there's q
rsrine TO the right.
That's sol remember.
III had been one of the men | should
have lodged in there with the party.
Certain! thousand thanks 10 you.
They were OF on the Gallop, and tLe
sound Of their horses feet had not yet
lied away when. two uca dropped out OF
the rocks and bushes to my left They
were mduntaineers and moonshiners-
Both held up their hands as | jumped up
In alarm. and one Of them said:
Stranger. that's the wLitest thing
; ever knew a man to do, and we ar a
crowd which won't fOrgit it.
lie uttered a shrill whistle. cnd two
; other men. each leading mule, broke cover
from a tLicket That oUtht was picked
ap ani packed and strapped in five min.
uces and vas invited 10 go long with
t tho r.arty We kept the main trail about
hall . mile and then turned into rayine
road to the right. One man was acnt on
ahead as a scout. and as we slowly pro
gre.sed the others asked where ! was
from and what my errdni vas. and before
4 had fully explained the ie@GeF. whose
c name was Dawson, sad.
..tsay. he's the very fcller We got word
4 abo7Iti Put it thar, young fellcr; an
: / right glad we ar to sec your
Il We had progressed about nile when
he scout came back with word that ths
i revenue gang had taken q half circle ard
wrr, coming back 10 the main road 10y
u this ve-y path. Just here small raylnt
Il ran . our right. deep and dark lL'
men we're badly ratified for the moment
and seemed about 20 abandon the mule:
- and take digit down the gully When
said:
Cant yoa ell push c0f-a IN there arC
. Ieavs, it 10 me a,gaiET
; .sIVCuid you do it. strafgerr
1 ''Us course will"
! law tLc:a hidden and then sauntcret
! N for about 200 feet and sat down On
roc.. |. five minutes the revenue Lc:
} rsroe M. asked what iuck. and the.
! rrTlisi th@t tLey lad missed the part
Z aitcs ether.
= "i ffa- vnu vent away" e2il after
y b:t. Il saw ty=c men G1d two I1ulss ia th
q 1.-us:l ga the left cf the road
4 ~ OF did!'
Z -ou!. 2 ! ii rot care TO investigate 5io4--
? "Tho.c arc the men We waHt. sLorte
: fi,c {,.1r N chorus. and away they ven
q rv;,J. Z ~rast cIatter. Five minutes iats
! tle rocrsEine party were cUt Of the r;
yins iud Iayson came up 10 INC, gras3e
( | nv md al sai9:
"YeD. take a good lOoS a. hi.a' ION
al s.tch (agreeD with re thEt II aTy ma
'n these we're hills ever considers TO cni
ter him (stcps to question lis right III
- ere RAE has got TO die.
n1 After proceeding about a mile and
h,,t rse reached the spot y'heIo the mi
- T-ns p, be located. and half q nile awa
Of was Day-sous cabin- Ei- family Co
illy sizrcS Of wife and three children. E
~ 1dest being bare footed, bare legg'
be, Al n IG After being introlueea VI
tho left TO pass a couple Of hours While DaV
ON son returned to the men de bad e.
~ u planned to his wife who was and VIII;
ia had happened. but the children were 10
ss.i of curiosity. As ! sat by the door sulo
o. ing the girl. who was called Deb. S
ys down beside me and asked.
ing Stranger. did ye loPe it? (cone
n nS. foot.)
er. Yes"
and "a mile or sot Gown?"
s ,n. "More'n that. About q dozen fop upf
ina A .sot down means half a days trav'
do 4 flop up" means days tramp
bed time the head of the house would 6
to the children:
Gone now, you 'uns, its fop up time
,,,,s The eirl looked ct me in great sarpris
are snd presently asked: