Telegram-herald., 1891-02-20

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slzaslie4Ees Il ths sceas came AoEas 70
ksxf Jiza ss4aains alone sE2Aasx tass
Rag II erael fse~s.
She gaxsd gstifaliy az him-
~Go a~ay. nssy." said Big B~s:
'.yoa've noshlag - - with hin- Hes
. tkisk"
Dolly's EYES sought Jiun's for a denial
"A he net them with hiS oyn reek-
less. asd2at ones q something slss
nasAeG iato them. and then aEe there
be uttered = downright lie; Don't yoa
believe en-. Dolly; sint nothing of
ths so<t-" And b4lf iasoiaot4riiy he
tAFs~ = ~ slst fsli glance at Big Bsa-
spite oi his roaghness. Big Ben must
hare had = soft spot somewhere, for.
beading down 10 Dolly. be said. gentlys
There. you see. Dolly. | must have
been mistook. This ere fellow. Ia
stead Of being . thief. IS . wirtuous
youth. a tanicent angel. IL fact New.
run away"
80 Dolly departed. salts ded
After she left. silence and hesitation
fell apoa the nlen. The little scene had
touched them. After whispered con-
sultstion the judge. stepping forward.
cut the cord round Jim's wrist, saying,
eartly: Here, yos young seonndrel.
well let you OF this timel But clear
our 81 this. we don't want no thieves
here"
Without word Jim turned on his
heel Some men would have left the
place AT once; jim was made OF diff
ferent stun Expelled from the camp.
he built himself cabin on the out
skirts. not trying 20 live the disgrace
down. bat enduring il with the dogged
obstinacy which We part Of his nature.
The miners, even Big Ben, ignored him
completely; for Ben. for all that instant
of softness, had certain rugged fibers Of
pride about him which led him TO treat
q thief with merciless justice.
But there came time when Jim and
Red Mustang between them were TO do
fine work-a time when a sudden
danger loomed out. and Jim rose to 1t
like the brave man that he was-when
with elenched teeth he subdued the
demon within him, and proved that an
occasion he was ready-not for all he
could get, but 10 give up all that he
had For savage ''whoop" rang out
one night on the unsuspecting camp.
Men knew what 1t was, and sprang IN
their feet with a snarl of rage. Rifle
in hand they rushed out
'lnjin," said the judge, coolly load
ing his rife; and in the moonlight
CLEANED the dusky painted figures.
There was little love lost between In
Jun and white man. The "man-and-a-
ed on either side. 1t was war to the
knife on both. STEADY! boys, steadyV'
said the judge, TO whom such scenes
were by no means new. Ready there?
Now-at emf
Ard lat 'em" it was Down swung
the mushets, out flashed the shot. and
with look that was not good to see
upon their faces. the boys began their
work-sharp work-butchery. The saw
ages swarmed into the camp only to be
cut down. Ii was soon over. But the
Indians had fought bravely, and. old
tried hand as he was, an uneasy light
had leapt to the judges eye. ut was
close shave," he muttered, wipiny the
| great drops OF sweat from his brow as
/ he watched the fleeing banda
I close shave. 4 little more and"- The
| pause was suggestive.
/ The day was already breaking when
the judge turned in home. Hope the
| little lass hasn't been scared" he
thought; and involuntarly queer,
tender gleam passed over TIE weather.
beaten face as he thought of his little
lass"
Dolly" he said, opening the cabin
door. There was no answer. 'Dollyr'
and then again little quicker: "DollyF'
Again that night the men were
aroused by a cry-an awful cry.
wrung from a strong man in pain; and
when they hurried forward it was TO
I find the Judge with the fashion of his
face al changed, pointing to the empty
cabin, on whose floor shone the gleam
| of tomahawk. That and the con-
fusion of the place told its tale all too
ploialy; Dolly had been carried of by
TIE Indians.
In the dazed Hence Jim stepped for
wartl-Jim, vi h his shoulders well
! squared and a resolutc look on his face.
/ He eyed the group rather scornfully.
Going 70 stop here all day?" he asked.
"Bein' as this is jusa the right time to
? give your horses a rest, I'm off,
/ And so he was, he and Red Mustang to-
/ gether, racing over the plain. But not
before ne had seized the judges hand
In fierce grip, saying with totally
unexpected catch in his voice: "Jedge,
+ IL can, I'll bring her back" Not much,
/ but it meant n great deal.
/ Thoroughly reused, the rest followed
his examplc-not one hung back. All
that feet horses and brave hearts could
do would be done for the little one.
Over the prairie the little cavalcade
started. Red Mustang. with that easy
swinging stride of hers. taking the
lead and keeping IL But Jim pulled
her mp sharply as there came tri-
umphant shout from behind: Here's
trailr'
Riding up. Jim locked at IL with his
keen eyes. That's no trailr' he said,
contemptuously.
Now. the rest Of the men having
stated that it was trail. and being at
least as well able to judge as Jim. did
not receive his remark in the pleasant
est spirit
1T ars the trail" said Daryl Dash, In
aquietly conclusive way. a. II that set