Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1893-04-07

take me to tho town an have my oouy
grace tree. Mandy Duyval VIII %
there, an she'll rejoice with you al 'u'
sight" .hoart,s
AT the mention of his sweetheart
name Ben started. The mans MARSH
laugh grated horribly on bis "t'1s. -
Would Mandy think more OF INN l. ~
brought his rival to justice' Just'ce'
Had he not Just attempted the same
crime, and been prevented only By inc
sudden awakening of his fear ana con.
science Was not he as guilty as Harry
somers of highway robbery Inc
thought of his indicted crime made MS
hand tremble, ard the beads OF peESpif@'
ton started out upon his forehead. -,
"Come, what are you waltln iur
Don t keep me uncertain like this onooO
away, or let me get up alongside OF you
I'll 90 peacefully. Ais up with me-
anyway" 81 IL.
Ben still kept him covered with his
revolver, but his mind was 80 agltatea
that his man could easily have escaped
The words of Harry brought bin to his
senses. and ne murmured aloud:
"Do with you-what am l goln' tc
do? Well, let me see. You ANT Dau
at heart, Harry. an this is your first o.
fence. You didn't mean to be bad
YOU les Welded to temptation, same
, did-an' then-well, you got caught
an didn't. You amt no worse than
am. Dog What am goin' to do Will
you7 Well, nothin'-not thing
, Come, get up alongside of me an RID ID
, to the town. ( amt got nOthin' agi
YOU. an the Lord knows ! wouldn
hurt any one unjustly. Come, are 20
s gong with meW 49,
f Rem had withdrawn his revolver an
placcd it in his belt. The highwayma
n was uncovered and at liberty to do as
r pleased. ,r ..;n,o,
e 'I kin trust you. You don't want
/ hold me up any more, an I don't wal
- to hold up myself ag'in. We're not
!. for highwaymen-got too mucn col
4 science-eh, Harry"
;. He laughed SO strangely that Harl
o somers began to doubt his sanity. Nj
h cbanically the highwayman picked u
IS his rife and took a seat alongside oil u
driver. A.,
le "No, it's no trap that rA leadl9 y
r. into. Pm honest with you. No, all
nt mad. nor insane either. I'm just Ia
m an square. You needn't be atear
'Tain't Ben Tillottson that goes back
t. his word, nor justice either. You TIL
n. to hold me up an rob the stage coac
n Well. that's no more'n did, too.
S ! got caught, but the good Lord saV
70 me. an I'd be brute eff didn't have
much feelin' fer you. 1t was slmI
at enough. ] jes' felt terrible ieel
ell como over me back in the canyon thet
,e like to be rich all of sudden. An
Id had thousands of dollars aboard, an
on body roun'. could pitch the box
st. the bushes, an then come back tur
ID later. Tell 'em that highwayman he
ce me up. Nice story, eba Nobody be
he wiser. But when l cum to my sen
nd sgin was frightened at the thought.
ire licked up the horses as ef Satan was T,
ed ter me. Twas narrow escape. In
ne sure enough was held up by you'
ev b'lieve the Lord jes' sent ye to try
ks He wanted to see if I'd be as mercliu
ey He was. That's the whole of the ste
Zen faint much, Harry Somers, but 1t me
that we're both highwaymen. It's
FIRST, an it will never happen agll
in Ben was still dilating upon his fear
ng the canyon when the stage. coach ro
in into the town; but the two highway
he kept their story to themselves. and
roa vuIoed If TO no one.-Yankee Blade.