San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-28

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gone Tolfree explained, however. that
some had ridden out to Moran Point
and the rest had gone down Hance's
! trail. So | breakfasted, and then took
! look at Albert Cullen winchester. That
! it had been recently fired was as plain
as the Grand canyon itself. Throwing
back the bar, l found an empty car
fridge shell, still oily from the discharge.
| That completed the tale of seven shots.
1 didn't feel absolutely safe till l had
| asked Tolfree if there had been any
shooting of echoes by the party, but his
denial rounded out my chain of evil
dence. Telling the sheriff to guard the
bags Of the party carefully, took two
of the posse and rode over to Moran's.
Sure enough, there were Mr.. Cullen,
Albert and Captain Ackland. They gave
shout at seeing me, and even before l
had reached them they called to know
how l could come so soon and If had
caught the robbers. Mr.. Cullen started
to tell his pleasure at my rejoining the
party, but myexpressionm him pause,
and it seemed to dawn on all three that
the winchester across my saddle and the
cowboys resting nOnchalantly on the
revolvers in their belts had a meaning.
"Mr. Cullen" 1 said, i've got
very unpleasant job on hand, which 1
don't want to make any worse than
need be. Every fact points to your party
as guilty of holding up the train last
night and stealing those letters. Prob
ably you weren't all concerned, but
I've got to go on the assumption that
you are all guilty till you prove other
wise "
law, you're joking" drawled Al
bert.
Il hope so, ;" I said. But for the pres
ent I've got to be English and treat the
joke seriously.
What do you want to do?" asked
Mr.. Cullen.
Il don't wish to arrest you gentlemen
unless you force me to, said, "for l
don't see that it will do'any good. But
1 want you to return to camp with us. y
They assented to that, and, single
file, we rode back. When there, told
| each that he must be searched, to which
they submitted at once After that we
went through their baggage. wasn't
going to have the sheriff or cowboys
tumbling over Miss Cullen's clothes, so
l looked over her bag myself. The pref
tiness and daintiness of the various con-
tents We're a revelation to me, and l
tried to put them back as neatly as l
had found them. But 1 didn't know
much about the articles, and it was a
terrible job trying to fold up some Of
the things. Why, there was a big pink
affair, lined with silk, with bits of rib
bon and lace all over it, which nearly
drove me out of my head, for would
have defied mortal man to pack it SO
that it shouldn't muss. / had a funny
little feeling of tenderness for every
[ thing, which made fussing over it all a
r that was doing sneak act and had
I really no right to touch her belongings
3 l didn't find anything discriminating,
= and the posse reported the same result
with the other baggage. If the letters
| were still in existence, they were either
concealed somewhere or We're in the
possession Of the party in the canyon.
: Telling the sheriff to keep those in the
d camp under absolute surveillance, took
single man, and, saddling couple OF
q mules, started down the trail.
d We found Frederic and Captain
Hance just dismOunting at the Rocl
2 cabin, and I told the former he was il
custody for the present and asked hin
4 where Miss Cullen and Lord Ralle
q were. He told me they were just be
o hind But wasn't going to take an,
+ risks, and, ordering the deputy to lool
d after Cullen, I went on down the trail
: couldn't resist calling back:
g "How's your respiration, Mr.. Cullen?'
h He laughed and called, "Digitalis pu
n me on my feet like a flash. I said +
: myself, Hes got the most brains Q
q any man in this party"
e The trail at this point is very wind
Il ing, SO that one can rarely see 80 feet il
is advance, and sometimes not 10. OWN
T. to this, the first thing knew plumpe
d round curve on to a mule, which wa
IS patiently standing there. Just back c
him was another, ON which sat Mis-
n Cullen, and, standing close beside hel
J. was Lord Rallies. One of his hands hel
s. the mules bride, the other held Madge
It arm, and he was saying, You owe it I
r. me, and will have one, or if
Il I swore to myself and coughed alouC
# which made Miss Cullen look up. tt
IS moment she saw me she cried, IN
n Gordonl How delightful even viii
If she grew as red as she had been pale IL
= moment before Lord Rallies grew re-
d too, but in a different way.
n Have you caught the robbers?' erie
70 Miss Cullen.
I 'I'm afraid have" 1 answered.
j. what do you mean?" she asked.
Y I smiled at the absolute innocence al
,e wonder with which she spoke and r
piled, 81 know now, Miss Cullen, WI
r you said was Drawer than the Britisl