The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-02

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The black horse bit off a moutaful OF
bunch grass, and holding it still, raised
his mead and listened. The men sat up
| and reached for their arms. The sound
CT the approaching army came from
the canyon.
They've been reinforced said the
dark man. But you're all right can
square you in two miaute@and as
I've got TO cash in anyway, il makes
no difference. Look out-theres a
woman he said excitedly. as the war
den's daughter emerged from the can
yon and gaiioped toward them.
Hello. galr' said the dark man
Where is hep" she called.
Here! here" cried the messenger
from behind the rocks. and a moment
later she was bending over him. For a
brief moment she suffered him to hold
Ter TO his breast. and then, pushing
him away, she locked him full in the
face, and asked in a tone that almost
froze his blood: Are you guilty or in
nocent? Tell me quickly" But the mes
senger appeared to be utterly unable
to answer or even to comprehend her
meaning.
She stood up and glanced toward the
canyon.
'He's all right. gal-you've made. no
mistake said the stranger. -
He saved my life" said the mes
senger, pointing to his companioTf--
why don't you thank him?"
How can 70" she asked, turning to
the stranger and offering the gloved
hand
Take this package to Mrs. Monaro
in the white cottage on the river down
by the smelter-she's my wife: you'll
find her: and if you'll take the trouble
TO be kind to her 1 shall die in your
debt and remain so. so long as I am
dead. Now take this gun and protect
that boy-they won't fire on you and..I
don't care TO kill anybody else, now
that I'm already overdue in another
world"
She took the gun mechanically, and
turned to face the posse that was at
that moment beginning to swarm from
the canyon.
Are you mad?" shouted the war
GER.
Drop that gun" cried sheriff with
his left arm in sling.
The messenger. utterly unable to IN
dersgand what the row was all about,
attempted to rise. and in his excite
ment stood on his broken ankle and the
quick pain caused him to fall in
faint.
Look after the boy" said the dark
ped the ugly weapon and lifted her
lovers head from the ground.
Drop that gun repeated the sher-
if. A cowboy SHE'D a rope at the
dark man. but he lodged it.
Zone minute" said he, opening his
shirt, and showing his death wounds.
you'll have no trouble arresting me-"
where's the murderer shouted an
excited citizen.
There's the chief" said the dark
man, pointing to the wounded sheriff.
The sheriff scowled
rs the express agent here?' asked
the principal speaker, and fat man
with a red face came forward.
This messenger is innocent. 1 mean
to kill the first man who offers to lay
a hand on him; after that you must
protect him. This letter, which 1 have
taken the liberty to open, explains it
all The sack of gold he left in the
tank you'll find where 1 cached it in
the river opposite the engine. The pa
per, 1 suppose, is all there by his side.
He was afraid of being robbed, and
was trying to reach the junction when
he was assaulted by these idiots whom
he mistook for robbers, and how well
he fought, his own wounds and the
dead man down in the gulch will show
you
The messenger, having regained con-
seriousness. sat up and looked wildly
about. The agent realizing at a
glance what an awful mistake had
been made, fell upon the bewildered
messenger and wept like a woman.
Every passing second added to the
general confusion and excitement
Cries of Hang them, hang them"
came frequently and fast from the
rapidly increasing crowd.
The warden. who also understood, I
lifted his daughter. held her in his
arms, and kissed away the tears that
were f1ltering through her smiles.
II don't believe it, said the sheriff |
to his companions.
Because you're a chump," said the |
dark man.
Whats it all about?" asked the
messenger of the agent.
Where is the murderer" cried a
newcomer. a brother of the dead dep |
NY, and then catching sight of the |
messenger ne ran straight toward him. |
holding out 2 cooked revolver as
though it had been a sword with which |
he intended to run him through. When |
he was within four or five feet of the
wounded man. the dark man struck
him a fearful blow with a 45. The man
went down.. the dark man coughed and t
a great flood of blood gushed from his
mouth, he clutched at his throat and
fell forward upon his face.
When they turned him over he was
dead.
MY poor dead friend" the messen-
ger almost moaned. dragging himself
toward the PROSTATE form, land I
don't even know his name"
81 do" said Sheriff Shores, who had
just arrived upon the scene and pushed