New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-24

with considerable proGt 10 themselves. There
were no suspicious looking strangers IN inc me-
borhOOd who seemed to need watching, anu %
time passed, il became apparent that sOnlcDTruuN
near home was in league with the thieves, liz
thetS became more lrcqucht ana idrSeI, "la ati"n
continued until every st0cknan IN that SUI. ~.
was wrought up 70 the pitch Of desperation put
yet no thief and no clcw In him or hehi;
couple Of them were sighted near liaIuth ,h on.
night and his men took several shots AT ,ilein.
but the rustlcrs,' being splcndidly mounted you
away. H.
Down tie Five Mile several miles from inc
stage crossing lived two men, Bryan ana Morse
by name. They had Il small ranch ana Il lcm
hundred head of cattle and seemed TO eXlst very
comfortably. This latttr act was hard 70 en-
one night late in the summer. Shorty FLEMING
riding Slccpily round a small bunch OF callT
which had become separated from the man heI I
and far too distant from the latter 10 Ut
rounded M that night, was suddenly reused ny
having his horse Shot under him. and hhdlhS nun
felt pinned 10 the ground by the animal noIS'
Shorty was full Of pluck, and cndcavOrcd 10 the
best of his ability, 10 make the shots IN his re-
volycr count but the rustcrs-thcrc were two
of thcm-succcedcd in driving off the cattle, Ielv'
ing the unfortunate yOungster 10 cXtrlca'c MN
self and walk home, matter OF seven or ciEHu
miles.
Near Bryan and Morsc's crossing, a few. hours
later, two men lay beside a campfire. one OF
them seemed to he in pain. IL is not one oil tne
most pleasant things i'm the world 10 have A.
bullet in ones shoulder. short distance away
n Mexican boy of about sixteen stood guard oyer IL
bunch Of cattle.
Presently he glanced toward the east, and
seeing that daylight very near rode over 10
the fire and spoke 70 the men They gruntcd
and the one who had been asleep sat up and rubbed
his eyes. There sudden commotl"i
Something huge and terrible. with flaming red
eyes crashed through the underhrush dlrcctN
toward them. The Mexican, terrified, gave a
Shrek. turned his pony, and fled lie may ne
running vet, for ne never seen III those parts
aftcrward There were plenty of trees at hand.
and the two men lost no time in getting into the
branches of the nearest one Ii was really aston
ishing how the wounded chap could climb. -,
They none too soon for they were hardly
ont of reach when JULIUS for he II was, was
snorting and paving at the foot of their ITfch:
The wounded man was partly undrcsscd. and had
left his arms by the fire The other had his re-
volvcr. but had left his belt behind in the hurry.
Custom had made him careless. lie must have
been nervous or che IL the darkness that
spoiled his aim. for out OF the six shots only one
touched Julius. and that was mere scratch on the
flank. For several long hours the two women re-
manned in that tree. Julius standing guard very
or fifteen men happened that way. intent on bust
ness They saw the bunch of llN.' cattle and
heard Julius muttcring in the timber. They
followed the sound. and saw Julius and the be-
sicced Bryan and Morse. The latter almost
dclirous with pain from his wound.
Having captured the bcigcrnt julius, and as
sisted Bryan and Morse from the tree. the astutc
dscoycrcrS held council and discussed matters.
They put two and two togcthcr-two cattle thieves
and two larats-and. with much satisfaction but
little ceremony, they hoistcd MeeSrs. Bryan and
Morse back into the tree with nothing but their
pCrk6 to hang on by. after which they rounded up
the IIX" animals and went homo.
Two Thousand dollars Will not buy Julius.-lR.
L. Kechum, in The San Francisco MSon1ut.