The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-07-09

| Hold on, boys" shouted Baldwin
"Wait till we get the property he stole. >
And, coming through the crowd, h
threw the moose OF my neck
DONE shoot, Mr.. Cullen, yelled
as my friends halted and raised Their
rifles, and fortunately the cowboys had
opened up enough to let them hear me-
and see that / was free of the rope
Escorted by Camp, Baldwin and the
cowboys, walked toward them. On
the way Baldwin said in low voice.
Deliver the letters and We'll tell the
boys there has been mistake. Other.
wise"-
When he came up to the five, called
to them that I had agreed to surrende,
the letters. While ! was saying it Min
Cullen Joined them, and It was curious
to see how respectfully the COWBOYS
took off their hats and fell back.
you are quite right" Mr.. Cullen
called. "Give them the letters at once. >,
"Oh, do, Mr.. Gordon" said Madpe.
still white and breathless with emotion
1.-The money is nothing. Don Think
AZ WAS III Su6 cOulu say.
I felt pretty small, but with Camu
and Baldwin, now enforced by Judge
Wilson, went to the station, ordered
the agent to open the safe, took out the
three letters and handed them to Mr..
Camp, realizing how poor Madge must
have felt ON Hances trail.
just as he took them we heard out
side the first note Of bugle, and as it
sounded by fours column left" nv
heart gave big jump and the blood
came rushing to my face. Camp, Bald
win and Wilson dashed out of the door
and wasn't two feet behind them.
There was a squadron of cavalry swing
ing a circle round the station, and we
had barely reached the platform when
the bugle sounded Halt" quickly fol.
lowed by Forward left" AS the ranks
wheeled and closed up as solid line
about us could have cheered with de.
light. There was moments dramatic
hush, in which we could all hear the
breathing of the winded horses, and
then came the clatter of sword and
spurs as an officer sprang from his sad
die.
81 want Richard Gordon" the Off
Ger called.
said, cat your service and badly
in need of yours, Captain Singer"
"Hope the delay hasn't spoiled
things" said the captain. "We had a
cursed fool of a guide, who took the
wrong trail and ran us into Limestone
canyon, where we had to camp for the
night.
I Explained the situation as quickly
as could, and the captain s eyes gleam-
ed. "I'd have given bad quarter to
have got here ten minutes sooner and
ridden my men over those scoundrels, 4"
he muttered. 81 saw them scatter as
we rode up, and if I'd known what
they'd been doing we'd have. given
them volley." Then he walked over
to Mr.. Camp and said, "Give me those
letters -
IT hold those letters by virtue of an
ORDER Camp began.
"Give me those letters" the captain
interrupted.
"Do you intend a high handed inter-
ference with the civil authorities?"
Judge Wilson demanded.
"Come, come" said the captain.
''You have taken forcible possession Of
the United States property. Any talk
about civil authorities is rubbish, and
you know it,.
"I will never cried Mr. Camp.
Corporal Jackson, dismount guard
Of six menu rang the captains voice,
interrupting him.
Evidently something in the voice or
order convinced Mr.. Camp, for the let
ters were hastily produced and given to
Singer, who at once handed them to me-
[ turned with them to the Cullens, and,
said, "All's well that ends
we'll"
But they didn't seem to care bit
about the recovery Of the letters and
only wanted to have handshake all
round over my escape. Even Lord Rallies
said, "Glad we could be Of little serv
ice" and didn't refuse my thanks,
though the deuce knows they were bad
ly enough expressed, in my conscious
ness that had done an ungentlemanly
trick over those trousers Of his and that
he had been above remembering it when
[ was in real danger I'm ashamed
enough to confess that when Miss Gull
len held out her hand I made believe
not to see it. I'm bad hand at pretend
ing, and saw Madge color up at my
act
The captain finally called me off to
consult about our proceedings. 1 felt no
very strong love for Camp, Baldwin or
Wilson, but didn't see that military
arrest would accomplish anything, and
after little discussion it was decided
to let them alone, as we could well af-
ford to do, having won.
This matter decided, said to the
captain: ''I'll be obliged if you'll put
guard round my car. And then, if you
and your officers will come inside, I
have a-something in a bottle recon-
mended for removing alkali dust from
the tonsils. ~
VERY happy to test your prescrip-
ton, said Singer genially.
i started RS 90 with him but / cOuld