Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-30

THE ROAD AGENT.

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AROUND 20 tho summit OF Pilot Knob Il
was necessary 10 DO this IN order that u
good preparatory start might b. had for
the succeeding rafting plunge down
the other eorkscrcw road. which led to
Logtown.
BY the side Of Black Pete, the driver,
eat an eastern importation Of the genus
drummer. Pete rolled bis tobacco into
bis cheek, snapped iiy Oh the ear Of his
leader and said
"No, airi don't git no pay fer fightin
and don't DO no hghiin for thor com.
pany. II AIRY galoot stops this hyur
stage and pcrlitely like ssks for The eash
boa. hos n gwtns t.r c.. H. faint no
use. no ways, 10 fight than fellors. they
always hev ihor drap on ye.'
Bat" said the drummer. "were you
ever robbed on Tits soutor
wal. no. but I've seed fellsrs loaing
round hssr OF I've thought mought do 1t
rome fine or other"
And II they did stop you, you would
siyo them tho express box And drive on,
.hr
"you boti n thar express company
wants 10 perfect thsr hos they must scni
q messenger aloug With IT,"
The stage crAwiod lowly up 20 tho
top OF the hill. and Black poto settled M,
100, firmly on the bral.u strap. and with
a Scat ED, boytl' tho awoating hopos
started 10 investigate the mysteries u
the alpos, invllible road below them on
keen gallop.
Round and round tho rapidly varying
road the sisss and pa,sSngurs whirlod,
sometimes losing sight % the horses
around the sharp turaa and again slew.
ing sharply outward toward the Danger
Gus edge Of the canyon, which yawnod
below them. The sun was down and
the moon was painting weird shadows
on the powdered dust Of the grade
II was Just the tine for the imagina.
ton 10 picture scenes Of violence, rob
berry and blood. Suddenly the chapar.
raj bushes by the roadside slightly part.
ed. and a long. shining, black obicc,
was waved over them toward the stage
a shadowy figure rae In the moonlight
among the bushes. and from bohind %
black veil. which sm0thorcd the voice
somewhat. osme tue hoarse commando
"atupl Stopl"
Black Pete hurriealy pushed his foot
heavily down upon tho brake. reached
down into tue bottom Of the stage.
pulled out the express boz and threw 4,
into the road. nultsringi
GUS ye, take it'''
The restless horses Immediately plung.
cd away into the shsdows " the forest.
"wa-ws that = highwaymanY' gasp
cd the drummer.
"ln course It was answered Pete.
"Didn't yer AGO Their shooting ironl Thar
goes cool thousand dollars, as l know.
now. You bot Their boyhll b. out Artsr
him toaight shouldn't wonderif tina,
war old Bart himself. Hos cool one,
"a be always shoots his mouth of
IN Aoras poetry. lie leaves IL IA tho box
when he gets through with il. Didn't
yer notice how level hs held tina, thar
shooting irva right toward me'"
Tho Lights Of Logtown now gli.tonei
below them, aud few turns Of the cork.
screw road brought tho stage mp TO tho
hotel porch whore IL stopped with loud
whoa from Pete.
Not many minutes elapsed before the
prophecy ~ Pete was realized, tor as
soon ~ the story Of the hold robbery OF
Wells q Fargos boa was related adoscn
or - ready miners volunteered 10 search
the woods for the road agent After half
an hours swearing and drinking over
the matter they sAddlnd their horses and
started Tor tho scene OF tho robbery.
II was n little. eramped up, heller
skelter mining town among the sisrras.
ono need not riao early In Scars Hole to
see tho sun rise. for he will not see It II no
doeH. Old Sol Is never visible there un.
I'll 10 In tho morning Tho rough. pie.
t1rcsguo cabins. looking for all the world
like dilapidated dico thrown at random
from the boz. were built deep down In u
hole between the surrounding peaks
And yet they actually had a telephone
connecting them with tho outside world
The denizens Of Scars Hole were not
given TO an indulgence In business com.
munlrations with tho great commercial
centeTs, but their telephone was tho
means Of preventing many Of the IN.
hgh,ants from spending the remainder
Of their carly days at the insane asylum.
Such was their Unborn detastatlon Of
any man who followed any pursuits
which did not require active labor " itli
his hands. aud such was thoir chiyAlric
devotion TO the fair sex that the man
agciuent Of their part Of the telephone
was given to young lady Of the name
Of Frances Goldsmith.
On the pitarnoOn Of June 90, 1890
Miss Frank, as she was usually called
sat In the litile telephone Office waiting
for tho nightly crowd Of manly gossip
ers to come TO a. The htNo rucldua
chair Ia which she sat went humping &,
and fro noisily and neryOusly upon che
p.no floor, and the tiny aippered foo
beat nervous tattoo In unison with Il
"lts too bad" she cried, impetuously
~f1r Charlie 10 work down In that OLD
hole In the ground all the winter. an,
then sell out for n p1ltry thouiand. Aud
he's doing It iu.t 40 be- can be- marie.
this nnmn0r;" and % pretty little wsy,
OF blood swept oyeg the sweet neck and
face. lie Ghan't do 10, Charlie don't
know anything about q niue. and h,
might have iittlo bonanza and no
know IT. just hear the desr simple,ong
Nv pWrcIuvt rHAHg-nunn Is urgDuatln
with mo fuf my claim and no uif,fs mo- llfu
c'ah ! have rot SCI ac0rNful %. bgt EaF
ta1ui made up rW mind that nan hspor d
80, Won snow " lad tl.,t much cash oull
have The too in ask ycu N haston INA, tons
hVrd.lar hsppy dRy. Dor your tate. darliIl