Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1892-04-23


mo; have not seen the boys since
we all left Colorado. What is the busi-
ness for tonight?'
at is with the United States pay
masterr'
An exclamation of surprise escaped
the lips of Aaron Suggs.
"Why! that will require more than
score of men! Are the boys gone crazyT
he calculated.
"They will have more than twenty
men with them" replied the woman.
"Who are they?"
'They are a lot of border raiders who
have found Missouri too hot for them
and have come over to Kansas for their
health"
But the paymaster may have whole
company of troops with him-and the
undertaking is dangerous in the ex-
treme."
There will be only fourteen or fifteen
men with him-at least, that is the
strength of the guard that left Fort
Leavenworth.
II wish this business of theirs was
not on hand; but you must come with
me; it won't do to postpone the matter
any longer.
But | tell you | can't leave now; ]
promised to stay here till they returned
But you can leave note saying you
have gone away on business.
But there * prisoner here. forgot
to tell you, and must stay here TO see
that he does not escape"
"A prisoner! exclaimed Suggs. what
do You mean: Who is IT."
He's young fellow-a boy almost
whom the men caught prowling about
the cabin last night. They thought he
might be SPY or might have overheard
something"
Where have you got him%
"ln the room back in the bluff. re-
| piled Meg Frono, pointing toward the
| ioor behind which Dan was crouching.
"Who is the boy, and where is he
| from: does lie say?'
Il don't know what his name is. but
he claims to live on the Military road,
some ten or fifteen miles south of here.
Says his father keeps tavern there.
Aaron Suggs sprang to his feet with
| an exclamation Of astonishment.
WHATS the natter asaed me won
an. surprised 1T his unexpected conduct.
Matter! he cried, lowering his voice
70 almost Whisper. "inat coy whom
You have got imprisoned here is the very
one to wloln the legacy was left by
James Mansfield; he is the son of Sally
Ann Riggsby!'
1t was the woman's time to be aston
ished now, and springing to her feet she
stood facing the speaker. momentary
pallor coming over her face.
"Do-do you think the plot has been
discoveredy" she gasped, after moment
of silence Perhaps he had come here
to-to-give us over to the law! There
may be others who will be here
Nonsense" said the man, stopping
her with wave of the hand. 1T is but
an accident that the boy came here: he
knows nothing. Perhaps he is not the
one think he is-let us go and have a
look at him."
AS he spoke the woman moved to-
ward the door. Aaron Suggs following
close behind.
This unexpected move on the part of
the two conspirators took Dan Riggsby
completely by surprise. 1t would not
do for him to be discovered there by the
door, and he realized the necessity of
getting back to the room he had left
with as great dispatch as possible.
Turning quickly, the youth started
back along the passage, but in his haste
he stumbled over some obstruction that
lay in his way, and before he could re-
cover his balance he fell with crash
among pile of empty boxes.
At the same instant the door was
thrown open and Aaron Suggs advanced
into the passage, cooked revolver In
his hand.