News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-05-05

each that be 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
I looked over her bag myself. The pref
tiness and daintiness Of the various con-
tents were revelation to me, and
tried to put them back as neatly as [
had found them. But l didn't know
much about the. articles, and it was a
terrible job trying to fold up some of
the things Why, there was 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 1 would
have de1ied 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
pleasure, even while l felt all the time
that was doing sneak act and had
really no right to touch her belongings.
I 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 were i'll the
possession of the party in the canyon.
Telling the sheriff to keep those III the
camp under absolute surveillance, took
single man, and, saddling a couple of
mules, started down the trail
We found Frederic and Captain"
Hance Just dismounting at the Rock
cabin, and told the former he was in
custody for the present and asked him
where Miss Cullen and Lord Rallies
were. He told me they were just be-
hind. Bat I wasn't going to take any
risks, and, ordering the deputy to look
after Cullen, went on down the trail.
l couldn't resist calling back:
CLOVIS your respiration, Mr. Cullen?"
He laughed and called, "Digitalis put
me on my feet like flash. " l said to
myself, Hes got the most brains of
any man il this party"
The trail at this point is very wind
ing so that one can rarely see so feet in
advance, aDG sometimes not 10. Owing
to this, the first thing knew pumped
round a curve on to a mule, which was
patiently standing there Just back Of
him was another, on which sat Miss
Cullen, and, standing close beside her,
was Lord Rallies One of his hands held
the mules bride, the other held Madge's
arm, and hewas saying, "You owe it to
me, and | will have one, or If
swore to myself and coughed aloud,
which made Miss Cullen look up The
moment she saw me she cried, Mr.
Gordon! How delightfulr' even while
she grew rs red as she had been pale the
moment before. Lord Rallies grew red,
too, but in different way.
"Havc you caught the robbers?" cried
Miss Cullen.
''I'm afraid have, " I answered.
"What do you mean?' she asked.
l smiled at the absolute innocence and
wonder with which she spoke and re-
piled, Il know now, Miss Cullen, why
you said l was Drawer than the British
ers. "
''How do you know?"
couldn't resist getting in side shot
at Lord Rallies, who had mounted his
mule and sat scowling. 1.-THE train rob-
bers were such thoroughgoing buffers at
the trade, " said, that if they had
left their names and addresses they
wouldn't have made it much easier. We
Americans may not know enough to
deal with real road agents, but we can
do something with amateurs.
"What are we stopping here for?'
snapped Lord Rallies
"I'm sure [ don't know, " responded
"Miss Cullen, if you will kindly pass
us, and then if Lord Rallies will follow
you, we will 90 on to the cabin. l must
ask you to keep close together.
81 stay or go as I please, and not by
your orders" said Lord Rallies.
'Out in this part Of the country"
said calmly, it is not good form for
an imagined man to argue with one who
carries a repeating rifle. Kindly follow
Miss Cullen" And, leaning over, I
struck his mule with the loose ends of
my bride, starting it up the trail.
When we reached the cabin, the dep
uty told me that he had made Frederic
strip and had searched his clothing,
finding nothing. / ordered Lord Rallies
to dismount and go into the cabin.
''For WHAT" he demanded.
eve want to search you," l an
swered.
81 don't choose to be searched" he
protested. You have shown no war
rant, nor
l wasn't in a mood toward him to
listen to his talk. l swung my winches-
ter into line and said: 81 was sworn in
last night as a deputy sheriff and am
privileged to shoot a train robber on
sight. Either dead or alive, Tn going
to search your clothing inside Of ten
minutes and if you have no preference
as to which condition you are i'll when
it's done certainly haven't.
That brought him down off his high
horse--that is, mule-and | sent the
deputy in with him, with directions tC
toss his clothes out to me, for 1 wanted
to keep my eye on Miss Cullen and hel
brother, so as to prevent any legerde-
main ON their part.
One by one the garments came flying
through the door to me- AS fast as fin
ished examining them l pitched them
back, except-well as | have thought
it over since then l have decided that
did a mean thing and have regretted it.
But just put yourself in my place ant
think of how Lord Rallies had talked tC