Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-05

wall of Morris dance hall at San Angelo
 and offering no resistance to his blows, bat only cried. Oh. Jack! Jackr' A dozen men stood near. but none offered to interfere. l remembered that I ac-
 tually started for the pair. intending in
 some vague way to protest, but ere reached them the man entered the dance
 hall. Five minutes afterward the girl
 was paying for his liquor at the bar, and
 was congratulating myself that I had
 escaped from perpetrating one of the
 most foolish acts of my life.
 The girl Was known as Press" half
 caste Mexican creature. who gave Brown
 the larger share of her earnings bore his
 blows with meekness and would have driven stiletto into the man who con- quercd Jim in an encounter. But Hall
 Was saying:
 "Nr learned at San Angelo yesterday
 that Brown was at the cattle ranch. Sergeant Watson got quite thick with the girl Press. but she knew nothing about Brown or pretended ignorance
 We intended to reach the ranch at sun set, but the mortimer stopped us.
 That girl Press is devoted to Brown and would raise money some way to brlbe a Mexican tO warn him. but money would not hire q Mexican. or any other man, to face this mortimer. so there is nc danger that he will be on guard. He cannot escape unless he was caught out on. the range in the storm and is now at some other ranch"
 There was only a faint glow in the east when We mounted Apur horses next morning. The mortimer had spent its fury, and the promise of pleasant day was borne on the soft winds of the south. Only a faint tremor, a lingering Chill in the early air, as if the trees and grass were shaking off the coldness of the night. \ sharp ride to the westward, and just as the scarlet banners of the sun was seen in the horizon We drew rein i'll the wood some hundred wards from the house where Jack Brown was supposed to be hiding. The ranchhouse w;ls wrrtChcd thing constructed of up- right poles, the cracks being filled with mud. At the rear shed with sloping roof. The house had been built within q few feet of the stream where the bank WaS some l2 feet high. A door i'll the front room opened to the southward; one iii the shed to the north
 Llk" Indians surrounding the cabin of the settler. the rangers stationed them selves ill the form of a horseshoe around tine house. the points" or heels" of the shoe resting o,l the bank of the stream when the rear door could be commanded by a cross fire. | confess 1 felt. as I watched these preparations. very much 's l imagine d rohber must feel while he reconnoiters a dwelling when intent upon some unlawful undertaking. Ev- erythlng was ready. Captain Hall. Lieu tenant Ward. Caswell and four rangers rode n the front of the house and some hundred feet from the loor. Then. for the first time, we saw | horse tied tu I post near the doorway. Steam Was rising from its sides; low dropping head and hollow Hanks showed that the brute had ben ridden long and lard
 'Onr "f the men has just got home," Captain Hall as he dismount- d. Accompanied by three of the ran gers. while the fourth held the horses. he walked to the door
 ''ll,llu" w;l~ the rt'>pouse to his knock. A short barley, a demand for admittancc. | profmr reply and then the sharp re-
 e."t 'f :. ri--,.'. O:.s' v' thcrdngcrs turned lis buck toward Il" house, took one step md f,ll heavily on his face Crash, X I"5' il wlnch">t"rS sent a dozen bullets nt" inc h"u~H. Som" struck the holes. out d few t"uud their wav through the nuI nn.m,ir,i crar's~ No order tn seek 'h"lt'r If H tr,r' W.- needed now, In W" minutes Lieutenant Ward and Gas 'rll had added their rifles to the fire,
 #'t.i ii Wa~ all over found that the
 r.-a ln' of my own winchester was 'mpiy.
 Tin r8. ior'f a urru hunt c"ngurrs. aS | alwl', >,']l uut.l iu th., evolution uf inn the lrt"-n'Itl,,u ,f battle is out ored tr'u hn'u ,u ntrurr .Iont know now lnn- N" hr.i ~ bow long the n-r.'r.2- ho- -, }.,.. Crom tha hanty NnF -u.i,!enl, t',- i.u rv-,- Rnn- rnu,r] 'ni l man stepped '~rll',, -,,t
 A2 lnsra,r rh= .5-. .-ar-ss .aw '--- --:-v-- -,.Gt- .-..,,..---..- i. 0-.,, " .2- ,->--.2s5;.-- -~-u-- z.:st=.,;-- u-+L ilvel ornaments. Black han hanging o the shoulders, the leather ''chaps'' of cowboy, and thcn-,traisht outward 'hot two arms. glraming black eyes 'lSHltu two ntdNN tOltS. and at their 'eport ranger dropped his rife because l bullet had shattered aH arm. Then a -olley.
 The broad hat slipped downward over he black eyes. straight up i'll the air wo pistols sent their harmless lead and O the ground in heap sank the body.
 The rangers on guard at the rear ran "ward the front when their ears told | hem the outlaw had bravcd his fate. We gathered around the fallen man, all | i'll our 1,4lrts the hopeless dar- ng of his death. and Captain Hall lifted | he sombreru fIom his face.
 The devil" he yellrd Run to the ear. boys!'
 Too late! ldle to beat the bush. Use ess nasty hunt through the timber. | -Ong afterward We knew that from the | imb of an oak. around which a wild | ,rapevine had woven its dense foliage | ack Brown saw sight which would | lave redeemed being worth. ill the | 'road economy of eternal time, the trou- ,la of rpdeluDtiOn