Montgomery County sentinel., 1891-12-04

"Open this hy'ar grip I" cried the
road agent | did SO, carefully, taking
out its contents and letting him look
inside; the wrapping paper deceived
him.
NAV he growled, chars no treas
ure on this stage, but we've sworn ter
have 5000 tonight. an ef we don't fin'
ii in your treasure box we mought en-
it in yer baggage Who's inside "
1.-TWO men and lady. None of them
rich; one Of them is horseshoer go-
ing to Denver to shoe the company
horses
"We'll look at EN-. Whatever hap
pens don't yer move on yer life. We
may find the cash on them or in the
baggage
The "insiders' appeared to be sleep
ing. The man ratified the door and
reused them, Leveling his ride, be Or
dared them out to be searched. They
aheyed, apparently half asleep. He
Hands upr' be said "Now fur
your pockets r
The horsesboer had but two dollars
in silver the merchants purse showed
only 10 and and a few small bills, and
the young lady's nothing but her papers
aud little change. The poor girl
looked as if about to faint.
YOU'RE ornary crowd ter have so
little with YER" he snarled, "an' I've a
good mind ter send yer all ter bazes
this cussed night. Two hundred we've
sworn to have, so we'll have to rip up
yer baggage" This was uttered with
infinite disgust
The merchant then said.
You'll find nothing of any account
In our baggage, but if you will ask this
young lady for her hat, and can find the
81 900 in bills she concealed in it just
before leaving Santa Fe, think you
will certainly consider yourself repaid
for your trouble"
fhe girl turned toward him with
blazing eyes, aud uttered the word:
9"Traitorp y
taken possession of. After the lining
had been carefully ripped out it was
returned with few gruf words of
apology.
"In luck, by heavens " cried the
highwayman exultingly. "Pile In all.
an be id to yer. Sorry fur yer loss,
Miss, but we're boun' ter take all we
kin git. We amt got no treasure but
this here'll do bout as we'll. Drive an y
81 want the waybil" |" | said excited
ly, for the scene we had just witnessed
had raised my Indignation to fever heat.
He handed it to me, but it auttered un-
der the horses feet, and I again de-
manded it. He picked It up, climbed
the wheel, and handed it to me. Then,
turning to the young lady, he said
gruffly:
"But fur this lining, young woman,
20 might all ha' boen lyn' in yander
ditch. No treasure aboard Come this
way agin 'thout it an we'll settle yer ac.
counts, blast yer Now, gitr'
We gladly followed this advice, but
could not find language strong enough
to express our opinion Of the merchant
The driver made tho air fairly lurid
with his sulphurous profanity, and the
young lady answered all attempts at
consolation with hysterical sobs. The
merchant alone appeared to retain his
cool equanimity of temper
Arriving at Denver be begged very
earnestly Of tho young lady, with me as
her escort, to grant him few moments.
for explanation in private parlor. He
closed the door and bolted il, which
looked little strange.
'Don't be afraid said he, as I felt
for my revolver. Sitting down he pull
cd of his boots and from the toe took
out a wad Of bills. "My poor child"
said no, "let me make restitution Here
are $4,000 in bills for the 81 1000 you
lost" handing her two $1,000 bills.
''your lining was godsend to me. If
they had searched me further they
would have secured $4,000 instead Of
1900.
"And besides concealed in my bag
gage are diamonds and other precious
stones, which if they had secured would
have beggarcd me-" Taking a beauti-
ful solitaire from bis vest lining, he pre-
sonted that also TO her. II should have
explained in the stage" he said. "but
walls have ears, and why should | trust
the others with nv secrets I"