The Press., 1892-11-10

creeping into the wagon They whis- pered they would shoot if breathed. They passed behind the curtain. My daughter had sunk on the floor, tired out, poor child, without undressing. They threw blanket over her head and stuffed her so that she could not utter sound. They tied me and gagged me. Then they dragged her of. God forgive me, gentlemen, for suspecting you of such brutality! I lay in the wagon al- most strangled to death until the team ster came to put to the oxen for our journey. That is all I know"
 ''The two gamblers, murderers, have carried her of, !" said |; "but we'll save her yet, please Godr'
 'sOh," said Sizzum, "ef them devils has got her that's the end of her. hain't got no more interest in her case. l believe I'll go. I've wasted too much time now from the Lords business"
 He moved to go.
 s.What am to do?" said Mir. Clithe- roe.
 Forlorn, bereaved, perplexed old mani Any but brute would have hesitated 
 did not hesitate.
 "You may go to the devil across lots on that runt pony of yourn, with your new friends, for ali I care. I've had enough of your daughters airs, as if she was too good to be teched by one of the Lords chosen. But she'll get the Lords vengeance now, because she wouldn't see what was her place and privileges. And you're no better than backslider. You've been grumblin and settin your self up for somebody. would cuss you now with the wrath to come if such poor spirited granny was wuth cussin." ..... The base wretch dashed his horse and galloped off. Even his own people of the mail party looked and muttered contempt. MT. Clitheroe seemed utterly stunned. Guide, faith, daughter, all gonel What was he to do, indeed!
 'sNever mind, MT. Clitheroe," said Brent tenderly, Il hope you have not lost daughter. Iknow you have gained son-yes, two of them. Here, Jake Chamberlain" "Here, sir! Up to time! Ready to pull my pound?'
 "Wade and I are going after the lady. Do you take this gentleman and deliver him safe and sound to Captain Ruby at Fort Laramie. Tell Ruby to keep him | till we come, and treat him as he would General Scott. Drive our mules and the mustangs to Laramie and leave them there. We trust the whole to you. There's no time to talk. Tell me what money you want for the work, and I'll pay you now in advance whatever you ask"
 "Ill be switched round creation eff you do. Not the first red! You think, bekase Pm Mormon. as you call it, l hain't got no nat'ral feelin's. Why, boys, I'd go with you myself after the gal and let Uncle Sam's mail lie there and wait till every letter answered itself eff had 8 kettrypid what could range with yourn. No, no; Jake Chamberlain ain't a hog and his mail boys ain't of the pork kind. I'll take keer of the old gentle man and put him through jest 2 as if he was my own father and wuth mil lion slugs. And eff that ain't t;slkin fair I dunno what is."
 We both griped Jake Shamberlain's friendly fist.
 MT. Clitheroe, weary with his morn ing's ride, faint and sick after his bonds l of the night, and now crushed in spirit and utterly bewildered with these sud den changes, was handed over to his new protector.
 The emancipating force had found him. He was free of his Mormonism. His delusion had discarded him. A rough and cruel termination of his hopesl How would he bear this disappointment Would his heart break? Would his mind break, his life break? l We could not check ourselves to think of him. Our thoughts were galloping furiously on in succor of the daughter, fallen on an evil fate.
 While this nasty talk had been going on had shifted our saddles to Pumps and Fulano. Noble fellows! they took in the calm excitement of my mood. They grew eager as 8 greyhound when he sees the hare break cover. They divined that their moment had come! Now their force was to be pitted against brutality. Horse against brute-which would win? I dared not think of the purpose of our going. Only begone! begone! was ringing in my ears, and a figure dared not see was before my eyes.
 was frenzied with excitement; but held myself steady as one holds his rifle when a buck comes leaping out of the forest into the prairie, where rife and man have been waiting and trembling, while the hounds bay came nearer, nearer. I drew strap and tied knot of our girths and doubled the knot. There must be no chafng of saddles, no dis mounting 70 girth up. That was to be gallop, knew, where man who fell