Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-13

no could sec no village spires. While
watching from ono Of these hills he saw
/ far TO the westward a body Of horsomon
| cnntcring along o smooth road.
picrrc's heart sank within him. These
wero tho raiders and he was too late.
! Hin opportunity had come, and he had |
failedl Discouraged and limp In body, |
he rode sadly down TO tho highway |
whore he had seen the houemcn, ald |
followed It back toward his homo.
As the raiders dashed through the |
outskirts Of 81. Albana Tie people stared |
In astonishmcnt at the cavulcadc Of |
wild looking men carrying carbines,
and with pistols stuck IN their belts.
Jean Bourdo. dressed usan Indian chief.
all his dull wits fhnrpcncd BY excite
mont, led thom on.
They rode into thu midst OF tho town.
Tho villagers unconscious Of danger
did not modest them Bourdo pointed
out tho different banks; these had closed
for the day 10 the public, but tho book
Keepers were still NJ their desks. Tho
nidcrs oycrpoworcl them, broke open
the safcs and took what money tAuy
could hastily gather.
Ia halt an hour they were galloping
away firing their pistols ~ they went.
ono citizen who appeared ut his door
step was shot and killed But moste
tho bullets wcro fired high in tie air.
I They soou passed. tho last house. rnd
rapidly moved u1rthward over the same
3 road which Pierre had taGon on bis ro-
! turn hunc.
Jules old horo was growing more
and moro lame. IL was unshod, and
, this long journey had made its feet tom
3 der Pierre did not like to urge 10 too
much. and 30 lad TO bu satisfied with a
3 slow trot. Tho might would now hayo
= boon quito durl, had not % ercsccntmcon
O. shed an uncertain light on tho brown
, fields and liugctud about tho bright pilg
!. which hung from the shoulder OF a
small boy pcrchud on a tall, gray horse.
/. Dark matches OF woodland borlorcl
4 tho rJad, and when Piono was passing
one o. thcsc. -hich no thought not ily
= from home. ho Heard u clutioring u
). hools behind him. Ito did not expect
10 tho raiders 20 rltugn 80 soon, but h1
.. thought IL must b. thoy. Tho boy
1. feared TO lot Bourdo soo him.
% a wood rad led iu,J the bushes. and
10 pioric. riding into this darl, recess,
" halted some twenty yards from the road
90 lot the horscm'n pass. Ills hoa was
% hidden by shadowg hui tho little moon
d siil Gowu between the cyoIgrccnsa and lit
r. NJ tho gay colors Of the lhg
u Tic raiders wore riding rccl.lgsly,
ii Singing and shouting. They were hlti.
D. ous with success. Two young fellows
no trnurAt mp tho rear Of tho rallopius
"a column 4 starilcl owl Tapped over
thoir heads. and one aimed his carbiul
%. at the slowly moving bird.
X ",lim. u we'd mo- orders not 10 IRE Ia
II bring down TINT fellow"
10 III wanted 90 shoot returned Jim
In "Id take orders from no man, Hello
70 lool, into this pgih. Don't that look M,
~ the thing tAgy call flag up hcreF ~.
stopped his horse. raised a rife and
I'd hrcd
"a Tho two resumed their gallon and
TX caught up with tho main body. tn,
" captain looked back uugHly, but did moi
IN stop to rcmonstrutc. Already the shan
ear OF joan Bourlo had caught Ia,
80 sound Of pursuing horses. They wor,
'y only two miles from the Canada lin,
an when troop Of horscmon appeared OF
the brow Of hill short distance be
u hind them.
w The robbers put spur to their horses
~ the by'tgr animals responded, hut som,
80 could not, and their riders were over
vs. taken, made prisoners and plrt Of IA,
"a money recovered. The better mounted
no men escaped into Canada. They, too
20, were finally captured and most OF thj
OF booty returned To the banks.
no jean Bourlo LETT the raiders bOf,r
40 they woro oyortakon, and no one gn8
pcctcd his connection with tho "St, Al
On bans raid"
Tho next morning Julcl was surprised
ID, 90 find his gray horse, more lame thai
NO usual. waiting at the stable door, Th
~. old clerk went 20 the H1urdu house I,
w ask piurro Il he know anything about il
70 The boy was missing. Jules though
ca his absence and the travel worn condi
81 tion OF the horse wero In some way con
be ncetDl, He returned 20 his stable, anl
m with patient caro- followed back thl
m. track Of the shueleas hoOis.
ny. Slowly he tnced the horses path III
No he was led tpthu swamp be ido the road
~ Hero hc found flag aud boy, equally
''' cold, aud both pierced By rifle ballet.
L' In the evening q friond strolltd int
tho liouirumts quarters ut ,ho recruit
"a, ing station. Heres news ho an
ON rounccd "Roughs from Canada hnyD
Mr.. robbed the St. Abaus banks. Ouovil
.5r mgrr was killed, and this morning n DO!
ID, cripple, wrapped IN u flag aud sho
A'' through the heart, was found near TIN
road by which tho raiders returned I,
IVY Canada
We "a crippled boy with flag!" erie,
ON the officer. lilo threw away his cigar
ln- and the next day hu was moody and tool
In. little interest in the drilling.
n, Tho evergreen bushes stuck Into III
80 sand Of the bay near the tnmaTacl
gwamp dried and wiltod, the ployor u,
rn- tered mUurpful cries, rs they circle
iro over the deserted beach, and the blu
mo heron, wading along with druopiH
no wings found the Uldtimo relish Tor frog
~, was guuo.
cir Plovcr Picrro had left thom. -Franci
me- S. Palmer In Harpcr's Wooldy.
Ii It Is Just ns well 10 make tho best a
M everything when you can't help 10, bu
IN you can try to give littlo assistance d
III first.