The Forrest City times., 1891-02-13

So 'ue oi uoorss NHiting tlll ne leit the room, l managed to follow him without attracting attention.
 On reaching the middle of the wide. dusty road he stopped, approached me closely, and, said: You see two men come on horseback?"
 l nodded in reply.
 He continued: "One bad man; he rob stage and go to prison. Now he come back.
 "A stage robber9" Iechoed.
 "1es, was the answer; five years ago he rob the stage, and sent to prison. Maybe he think no one know him. l remember. I tell you and tell boss-so you looked for him."
 thanked the fellow and re warded him in a substantial manner, tor the warning was of value to me.
 As the host lighted me to my room he told me what the Indian had said to him, and warned me to be on my guard. Determined to be on the safe si0e, l pulled my bekngainst ! the door when retired for the night, and securely fastened the only win dow.
 l l slept soundly till past midnight. when l was awakened ny move
 nent of the bed. It appeared as { though some one was slowly open ing the door and causing the bed to i move across the floor.
 reached under the pillow, firmly grasped one ot my pistols. and wait ed developments. Inch by inch I could feel the bed move slowly over the floor. My senses were stimulated i by the excitement ot the moment, and could hear the breathing of the would-be robber The door was now sutticientely open to admit the ! theft. Thinking to capture him,I sat up in bed waiting for him to ap- l proach.
 It was too dark to distinguish his form, but l could tell his position from his deep breathing as he slowly and cautiously approached the head of the bed, At that instant l raised my pistol and cried: Stop, or 1 will tirer
 Quick as flash he sprang for the door and fired at the same instant He gave n cry of pain, but continued his flight. jumped from my bed, rushed to the door and shot again at the retreating figure. The ball evidently missed him. for it did not stop his mad race. and the next mo- ment We heard the swift galloping oi Il couple of horses. FIfhn hAt,.n s., roar. Men came rushing from their rooms, each one crying aloud as to the cause oi the shooting. The ex- planafion was brief but it took an hour or more to quel the excite nent, and nm certain but few slept during the remainder ot the night.
 1t was plain that the two stran- gers had made their preparations and had their horses nearby. Had they been successful in obtaining my gold. they would have disappeared in the night.
 When day gave us light, spots of blood were visible upon the hall floor and an the stairs, but search for some distance along the road re- vealed nothing of the robbers, so it was evident that my shot had not been serious one.
 Trusting that had seen the last of my assailants, l mounted my horse after breakfast and persued my journey My route lay Tor some miles through most picturesque and scenic region.
 Absorbed in detecting these fancied resemblances to the most poted creations ot man, had ridden for mile or more without seeing or hear ing anything to break the silence of my lonely ride, when loud report rang out, my horse plunged violent ly, and second later fell to the ground, carrying me with him.
 We have him." shouted voice that recognized as belonging to the man who had asked me about the holsters the night before.
 I lay upon my side with my right leg under the animal The two men, ward me from behind u neighboring rock. My situation was most criti- cal. l was pinned to the earth and unable to move. Luckily my hands were free and could reach one of the pistols in my holsters. Det IT. mined to sell my life as dearly as possible, l jerked the revolver loose, raised myself slightly, and fired at the robber nearest to me.
 The Lall struck him in the hand and ca.sed him to drop the gun. With an oath he sprang back. and the two sought shelter behind a rock
 Twas still in imminent danger, for they could make Il detour and ap- proach me in such manner that should be. at their mercy. Their ad- vance and my shot took but a fraction of a moment. so that both were over ere the death struggles of my animal ended In these he par tially raised himself from my leg, and as his body was between me and the two assassins. crawled on my hands and knees to a low rock with in few feet of me. "We will see whether you get that gold or not" muttered to myself, as rub bed my leg. bruised from the fall.
 The rock behind which l had sought shelter extended several rods, rising in places ten or twelve feet above the ground. l climbed up a few feet, and through narrow crevice ex- amined the situation.
 They evidently did not realize that |