Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-10
THE ROBBERY.

THE Robbery.
,.n. head Of tho~purrying Spokane
4, placid lakoof Cwur d'Al'no.
s.tonod pines and messy rocl,s Of
y. 'i.aiel shore played Nnrcissus with
s.rpcd calm; glnssincss broken by
,,,,sional cranberry spotted trout
.-..ir- wagon wheels In the sun, aud
.ins oil a whirl Of spray that turned
go and in faiutost riprlos died
Whcro the Lake ends ,nd tho
bsrns. mulo tailed deer plunged
,as waters from the parted reeds and
M Of the miniature bayou giving
.-l,eh from tho undcrbrush skirting
II S.tll and with antlcr erect swnln
II ..,,.b, toward tho sound Of a bugle
-rsrto rcyrille tho drowsy soliiorl
80 Tort side. Tho companies fell ia
- for sunrise roll call ON this quiot
f-,'n5rning Of 1880, and Andy Struhcs
,li-srai TO his file leader as they
,,rhel In To breakfast that hc thought
1 hinl gun tallting just as tho iira:
,a.n. called hts name In tho detail
g-aari mount. while down the river
,iamic beyond Fatty Cnrroll's place,
-lctie darkness Of tho straight road
lo woods Is strcakod with gray light
tn tho open prairie farther ON, some
~ Is happening TO LIT tho routine Of
rn-on lie above mouutOuy. Tho rail-
al station Is nin0 miles away and 10
iruatod Rathdrun. Adjoining II h
t,.ber structure. after the ramo plans
lspecihcatons, by no lack Of courtesy
\, Grand hotel, with everything COM
,.lently ron thu ground iloJr-the dining
nice Of Tin plates and huge paus, and
h chairs long slim linb On either side
l,ho unplanod plank table. Contiguous
stte postmaster aud his store, but thcro
400 express of!cc.
As the carly morning train comes in,
.edaso fu, Fort CmUr dAlcno swings
.to tho door Of the freight ohic9. Cor
pnl sollu Blinhridgo, lr., with q Colt
Hs bolt, receives q rough, strongly
,l.ed box addressed 90 tho post quarter
EASTER. tho black paint words IN ono
suCr Indicating that It contains holac-
h3suails. presumably for the cayDly
uyps. and Il i8 slowed away IN the boot.
Tho corporal Is the escort a. u matter
dium. tho Chinese railroad grinders arc
Strangers % theft, and the Siwashoa
thiasn ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS aud dogs
no cAaloguod. A momontnry stop l.
male Al tho office Of tho Grand; two
minisnasdcstiucda s servants to officers
lose thsmsolycs IN thor clothes as they
clfl pn the inside back seat, and with
De cpoul beside him. Dick, tho old
inl diver, straps himself under tho
oErls end In half au hour has passed
il5Opn prairie, and the horses drop into
svals before thoir disappearance In tho
vo0l', whilo with an especially fnti3
!r,oy pull At his pipo, Dicl, turns 10
tA5 corporal and Pingl
The old story Of fanciod security Is IT,
pat'd The song Of the bullet tells tho
CORPORAL what has happened, and ~ he
reaches Tor his royolycr he has peculiar
Waaiions; ho huds that It has dropped
oai Of tho holster somewhere ON tho
Ilal be hears u second shot; h0 frols u
laIn, which he thinks must be rhou-
matte. The one man by tho roadside,
viii gunny sack over his face aud
Clsi, lowers his Winchester, tells hil
tnictn men not 10 shoot and drags tho
Easro box ont OF tho boot. 1t Is heavy
ADD lisarnngcs tho gunny facl; mask,
l95a moment exposing tho faco Of tEo
tgawayman 10 the duh Dyes Of the half
Unconscious corporal, who rccoyors with
ignpi Che frightened leaders, who had
tanned head TO head with the shiyoring
Vle.lrs, reared TO tho front again.
While the men Of the post were still
nIrealsflst tho guardhouso sentry saw
idenae cloud Of dust arise on tho river
'ad, and coming 10 arms port called
cut, Corporal Of tho guard, number
elo' Out Of tho cloud, aa IL escaping
Rom prairie FIRE, camo plungins and
Wiling tho Rathdrum stage. It's four
lIaeka racing like tho wind, snorting
with terror, their nustrils distcndod,
Their eyes on fire, tho hecl.s Of foam
lying wide. Tiny came to a standstill
n front Of tho udjutauts onico, moro
nom hnb!t than the cOrp0ralH right
Maud phil On tho rcins. His lolt arm
hung limp at his side, while with pale
TACO and quiyoring lip no touched tho
VISOR Of his fatigue cap IN salute and ro'
ported that tho stage had been robbed o!
10000
Dick sat on tho drivers scat, leaning
over as far as the straps would permit
IKE aslrunkcn man asleep, and red
Band Of blood from purple mole In III,
center Of his forehead said In pathetic
way that he had "driy out his trick and
hywed up ior tho last time.
lhehor0shoc nails were funds shipped
% Major Ball, tho army paymaster, foi
payment Of tho troops at the post and a
lamp spokane, Foster Creek and Col
VILE and when It penetrated tho fatA
eran Of this glohulnr officer, who haC
OUT fed ON tho roses and lain on the III
'es OF life, and who was purple Of fac,
win that bad living 80 ofton miacallo,
good that this was money loss and 70
,p9nhhility Of his own which could no
% shifted, ho ran n full hundred yard
u"Wu 1lo road 10 do battle with the rob
n'llaud was carried back ona auotchor
~" young VITO could not b. induced I,
"I Inn leave his qurtea Tor u week
t.Ari'il OF bis tendency TO too violent OK
49,, anu has never ceased 30 DO CRATE
iul TO The teudor Providence thnt nyorto,
''cNy on that awful occ1 sion "whol
t"' c'l1nei was robbed" Thatobasooli
"stAh'gonleman sworoageat oath tim
i"'ufe consIgnmeuts should b. osoorte,
~ Iull company, and tho records .hoy