New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-20
ASLEEP INWOLF'S CLOTHING

The pull is uphill for almost three mics alOhs
here and the horses plod along slowly. Inc duSV
is inst "a deep bnf now instead of blowing oil 20
ecward, as it did awhile ago. Is hangs closc ii9'nu
the stage in thick, densc, reddish yellow clou'' "
most shutting OIL The view from the passengers III
side if they cared to look out. But me Oe e
Of nature hold their interest only siehliN Ju., ~
present. The dust occupies their attention. !"
larae extent II fills their mouths, ana EYES, "h'
nostrils and clings TO their hair ana ears IN hu'h
prOfusion. II is dsagreeablc-vcrN ana lie man ,
who has enough spirits left to try ana Keep w 'e
conversation is voted an ass ny ms Hio"-
passengers They were all very irendIE Only
Short Time ago: but they hate each other with
bitter hatred just now-all on account oi the aust
Dust is a great destroyer OF good huln0f. LII,
Back there, mile or so. the sun SHINES prighlP
on the canon road making II look llte Ion..
yellow ribbon; but Just ahead the shadow OF the
mountain ON The west which seems TO close The
upper end Of the pass, cltN Inc ig' OH III an o''
abrupt way, and presently We shall hc in coinpari-
tive darkness, for tn" edge OF The heavy hmper i
only a little distance before Ms
Somehow the dust doesn't rise very high. or else
the driver and the passenger on the box don inlnl
IT, for we can hear chem talking. O1 Zen. through
some unseen hut easily imagined influence mas IT,
Taxed from his usual taciturny and Is quite com
muncative TO the bcaGdlc-S, boyiShIo9king yonns
chan who got Oh back al Alpcha ana u Sn''l"~
the box with him. . -,
As The stage reaches the level and rolls into the
shadows of The mountain and the tall pines. Zen
points with the whip 70 the mouth OF the narrow
pass leading out of tie canon quarter Of "a mii'
away, and remarks; ,.,.....,
en- Uh-huh Wal. right thar-mrhhc couple
rods r 50 u'ther on-was whar I was hct mp one
day in III SUNNI Of 5G r,o,.,,t voice in
tcrrosaively. Would you mind telling me about
Rcn clrpcd to his horses spat imprrssvcly and
wal twuz this away. That mornn' N
xprcss-bov WIS loaded plumb full ohard stun IA
he'd t 90 through thot day; Now, Ics mex q neF
IT, one o the gvard~-vc h'd guards them days
turned mp mili,.' bout tn tim" We Was Tcldv
start firm Eldorado in ~ mornin' l'crry McNGul
III other avard goes artrr i'm an fins Nr. Nan ial
mp with cash in tn head firm beer bottle
ben 4crappn night h'forc.
who we Va rif f tokc IIanscrs olqcc cf he was
sick, wen hyar comes Mac, Thif'lin .,...,.o,
Say iellcls say. be- iiqn'rr got ii p, GnnE%
couch with a headochc. Rcckon en- 60 it b my
lonesome: I got Houscrs sawcd oil gun
We boih kicked a whole lot h1t Mac, ne d
way way, bsd,s. VIZ iidnt lcy' no ono right handy 3
90 long. SO wo he'd { give in. I'm Mac, whistHn
ono o hin, cvcrlostn' toon~: pile mp on IN box
an We pulls out. They want no passengers.
Wal wc KEEP our pccp"rS SKIM rrlt sh1rp
but cv'ryihn' went lovely till ic- long bort hyor
Then Me- says: Ron. blieyc they. come crsscs
fcllcr's head. ic,' now SAYS .Nac y.rc lill %
hop. l. seen i. too an want no'hin' hnt
Il stirred up the critters a bit. howsomevcr.
but ics'2 we turned tn rocks somebody Jumps out
firm both sides an nails ~ leaders an tlry WS9
20 many guns starin' intuh NV face mi II made
me ashamed o. myself Mac cut loose wi th
sawed-on shot gun. an then begun vi Ia Win
cAi.,cr gittin' two rllcr- an sknnn' mp some
more-hui they was too Germ many If en-. an
they cd shoot too. 20 Mac he never got no chance
& pump that gun dry. "" oughint I hey shot.
uohow, bur he a.luS WIS nory cqS-moTc nerve
Hail n dozen du-l,y forms leap from the road
side-thc biz cowhoF who got aboard cinP N the
afternoon and has been doing and swearing IN a
sleepy way about the dust j. suddenly wide av'itc
and We, the inside. get 2 good look At IN"
muzzles of BIZ two big Ieyovrrs-.we hear Zen
,N. boil ffI hon
are invited ~ get down into the road where tn
peasant-faccd loyish-looiinc young man. who got
on beck at Alpcna. proceeds 10 cuisines and
politely. couricol~ly. but firmly. withal. relieves
rs Of our spare chauec-and more, TO.
This j. my part ~ TIE story. OF coursr there
were. qtii'c q rambler Of other people present. IN
Guiding the Youthful highNayman and his clp1bl"
assistants and they also, have claim on 'hc above
narrative. | did mn mean tl1t Owned - what
| tried 10 shy that that Z 'hc only one Of the
events from which come III. vcra"ions tale tlaf !
took part in and think il has been shown that
my, part was entirely passive one. Perhaps We
had better crll that portion Of the story the gen
f'cmanly roaA-aacnt'S hccausr he got about every
thing elsr there 10 get. The rest is llallceans
IlDllccan and were travelling together. md u
was hs forcsight-or. rather. an odd notion of his
that enabled 20 resume Journey 10 Denver
after the road agent incident. This odd notion was
in the form ~ thin cbamOis inS0lc. which he wore
in his left boot. and which, ~ addition 10 cara
giving directions for tir disposition Of his BODY III
case he should suddenly be called hrncc WINE
among strangers contained n hfiy-doll1r bill. II
was an ordinary iifty-dollar bill, but when
Terence flashed il before my dl77lcd eyes in
he hotel ~ Merrill that nilhi was qHitr
than the opinions Of Ncw En9lond hired man.
II took us 70 Lcafvillc, anyway. and that was all
Wr could reasonably desire.
Rut for tlc rest Of the story
i was about tw0 ye1rs after the road-agcnt
affair in which We lost almost everything but our
good names and the clothing wore when. one
day. i was rhnndcrstrn~k 10 receive llalccan's
wcdding-cords II was the first time 7 had heard
from him for year, and bad any one cl'c told me
Terence lfalrgan was marrying man ! SN0uld
have dcridcd him: but when Terence himself. in
bis own peculiar chirogmphr. directed 10 me an
envelope containing such Startling news, AL set
forth in the highest style Of the cnSravcrs arr
we'll, IL was too much. and ! went down into III"
camp where surcrasc Of sorrow WAS obtl inahr in
quantities TO suit the purchaser, and where there
were a full score 81 Tcrrnccs friends and acquai-
arccs 70 toast his memory and console with each
other. And grief was orr lot. until the day Jcwctt
struck il" H. thnt hole he bad lccn ycgging away
at the other side of the gulch, and excite
iucnt regned supreme.
In the midst Of Tie confusion. telcgroms came
and went. hying-brOught and sent by special
courier TO and from the office at Sunrise, nine miles
away and day. came one for hiM who sits
here burning nocturnal kerosene. T. wo' from
alegan, who now living in Chicago and
summoned me 20 hasten 10 that city, where was
needed 10 assist in closing transaction involving
the sale Of some mining property in which Terence
and were interested.
Terence met me at The station. lie looked re-
markabIg well, even for person whose health AMI
shirts hal always been Of the very best and told
him so, adding that in Opponents opinion he must
have drawn a capital prize in the matrimonial
lottery.
He smiled happily, and took my arm TO walk
outside the train inclosure, as he said
That did--that ! did. me boy just whit ill
YOU see her. and you'll he sure Of it,
lie called a cab giving the driver some brief in
strnctions and lcapcd In after mo. We rode sew
cra Minutes in silence: then Hacgan turned to
me in a rather embarrassed way. and said, in n
strained tone
Billy me bov-it's very near dinncr-time Mt
our bousp-and there's timo DENOMINATIONS
Only-if You think you've sccn-my wifc-ii her
face is amiliar-please don't mention il. or act as
though Won noticed il. I'll explain after dinner
acnuicsccl wondcrngly. and wondered yet more
after had met Mrs. lalcgan. for was quite posi-
tive that had never seen her before and there was
annie onDoriuni'Y during the cOursa of fine excel