Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-02-28


dearestG" he added, mocldngly.
Rob himl murder himl'' yelled
Black Rosa, and she staggered from
her chair as II she would Gerry out her
own command, but fell on the floor IN
q heap.
Dan and his pals lifted the woman
to bed, and the leader remarked that
she would sleep till morning, and be
neither help nor hlndrance. 1t had
been known for twenty-four hours that
the money-some ten thousand dollars
for the Bull Dimingo pay roll had
been received, but until announced BY
Manager France II was not known
when that gentleman would start for
the mine.
At twelve o'clock thet night four
men, heavily armed, rode out Of Du'
range.
Two hours later tho stage followed
them, with one occupant on the In
side and tho driver alone on tho front
boot Bloomer, the driver, might ~
we'll have been unaccompsnied SO far
as the inside occupant OF the coach
was concerned. But no was used to
these lonely rides, and when passen-
ger preferred to be exclusive II simply
exhibited to Dlooper the poor taste OF
the passenger. 80 he talked to his
horses and sang 70 them and passed
the lonely hours as comfortably % II
he had been surrounded by half
dozen passengers, and soon forgot the
fellow on the inside.
Coming to a bend In the rond, where
the ascent Of the first steep mountain
is begun. Bloomer fell into reflective
mood and remarked to the nigh wheel
or that the fellow on the inside
might possibly rise to an apprccia-
tion O the society Of stage driver
and his HOSES II the muzzle OF
double-barreled shotgun should hap
pen to appear NJ the window Of the
COACH
OF course Bloomer was not really e.
pecting such o surprise for his unso'
ciable passenger, 30 whom the shotgun
appeared, with three others, and &C.
companied by an order to throw
down them ribbons and throw up them
hands," he WAS himself so completely
surprised that he obeyed without .
word Of protest.
II he was surprised st this sudden
appearance Of road agents, he was
really dumfounded at what followed.
For five minutes there WAS . rattle OF
shotguns as II a miniature battle were
being fought. When 1t was oil over,
two stage robbers were fatally
wounded and the other two surren.
dered to Sheriff Daruey-and the man
Of straw on the inside was literally
shot to pieces. And this b the way II
all happened. rs Bloomer himself was
fond Of telling III
"You SEQ, they didn't put Inc on
Never seen sheriff yet that thoughts
stage driver had nerve enough to play
out his hand In . game like that an
don't know but 0 Teller would git .
little bit ratified s.wonderin how he's
q. oo,n, Ia come out n the end o. tho
game. Its purity tioklish bianess to
be a.sittin' on . stage through the
long, dark hours . tho night .
a.guesain' whether ysr goin' ter drive
back er ride In boz But tho way II
al happened was like thia.
"You see that KID what stole the
handkerchief done TINT for 0 blind.
His oil woman she pub him on, She
writes note ter France n toll the KID
ter drop It in his pocket ~ stcal hil
Handkerchief, er anythln else he could
pit his hands on, m then kinder loitcl
'roun' SOS to git caught Well. sir
that OF Dlnck Rosa was corkeY. Che
gives tho whole snap away In the note
m she tolls France tyr nave the BOY
put In JAIL n thnta % : up ,or nel
that he gets tho note. linen she sew
up howl n throws Ihe gahR on IN
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