The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-22

Two of US should sleep awhile, and
! thus we can take turns in watching
+ This was agreed to, and two of the
guards stretched themselves on the
straw and prepared to sleep. But just
then they heard some one singing fal
down the street. 1t was a jolly song
and the sound of it came louder anC
4 louder AS the singer was going by
/ the light in the. stable caught his eye
and he paused and looked in, but still
/ kept UP his singing.
| Friends he said, when his song
was done, what is the trouble?'
We are watching a horse?'
! Is he sick? Perhaps I can aid you
: / have doctored many a horse in my
day.
''He is not sick replied the watch.
ers. He is well and taking his ease
We are watching to prevent a thief
from stealing him
Then they told him the threat the
! thief had made.
Come, that is too good cried the
newcomer. This thief viii be worth
/ looking at when four such stout lads
as you get through with him. When
! does he show himself?'
That is what we are to find out
replied the watchers.
. Very well, the newcomer said; II
stay, by your permission, and see you
double him up
The watchers gave their consent
gladly, for the newcomer had d lively
manner and a rafting tongue He
sang songs and told stories for an houl
or more, and then pulled a bottle from
under his coat.
A little wine he said, will c:eal
the fog from our throats He passed
the bottle around and all drank ex.
OF N6 rx-,a ,4,,l,s
the stall.
Now, the man who had come sing.
ing up the street was the thief him.
self, and the guard in the stall was hi;
companion. The wine was drugged
and in very few minutes three of the
Watchers We're fast asleep. Then the
thleI ana his companion took the horse
from the stall.
shall have TO remain here and
pretend to be asleep, said the eompan-
lon- You viii find a saddle around, the
corner. He then told the thief about
the man with the saddle.
You are a fool, my friend, said the
thief 1t is a triek-a trap
But when he had carried off the
morse and md 1t at the house of an ac-
/ qualntance, the thought of the man
with the saddle worried him so that he
went back to satisfy himself Tip-Top
ana ms saddle were there, and Tip-Top
mad Slept so soundly that his head had
rolled from his pillow. The thief
thought it would be a. good stroke OF
business to take the saddle along. but
Wnen he tried to lift it up Upton
awoke and seized him, and cried MUIR
DER at the top of his voice.
:. me mayor and his brother rushed
from their place of concealment and
/ soon the thief was bound.
mayor. 0iieu the
.n = What horse?' exclaimed the thief
DO you think I carry horses in nv
What were you doing here, then?'
ihis fellows head had slipped from
its pillow. and when 1 tried to put If
back he seized me and yelled that I
was numbering himi 1 saw no horse
under the saddle. =
Wait here a little said Tfp-Ton.
Hold tins thief till l return
He went to the stable. woke the
thief's accomplice, who by this time
was really asleep. and told him his
COMPANION had been captured. If I
can find the horse and hide II orr
friend will be safe, for nothing can he
proved on him.
The man was so frightened that he
told Tip-Top where he had arranged to