The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-19

square across the street, and, walking
few blocks to the suburbs of the lit
tie town. struck off across the fields.
Stella was driving toward home at a
moderate gait, enjoying the refreshing
GOODNESS of the late afternoon, when a
rather we'll dressed man stepped sud
denly into the road and, raising his
hat, inquired the distance to the near
est town.
Stella drew rein to answer the cour-
teous inquiry, when the man sprang TO
the horses head, and catching the
lines in his left hand drew a revolver
with the other, and remarked, coolly:
I'll relieve you of this turnout,
young lady. This horse looks as if he
could take me out of the country pretty
quick; and before you get out just dig
up that little sack of coin the old gen
tlenlan gave you and leave it on the
seat"
Stella sat as if paralyzed. while there
flashed through her mind the thought
of the difficulty with which in the very
hard times, her father had raised the
money to pay his hands: the extreme
need Of these poor people for their
money; and then, the thought of Bay
Bob, her fathers affection for him aside
from his value, and
Hurry up" exclaimed the man, I'D
hate to blow the top of that pretty
head off, but I've no time to lose"
Stella turned slowly and began to
raise the seat of the buggy. Suddenly
she started and a wild thought flashed
through her mind.
F'red's revolver! She had forgotten
that! Ought she? Dared she?
An instant later she had turned and
fired fun ait her astonished captor.
The man S revolver fell to the ground,
and, with a cry of pain, he }oosened his
hold of the reins.
Stella threw herself down on the floor
of the buggy. and the horse. now
thoroughly frightened, dashed off to-
v ards home.
There was a sharp report from be-
hind and Stella heard a bullet whistle
through the air above her head.
Twenty minutes later, Judge Howard
was sitting at his desk, when Stella
quietly entered the library. Walking
steadily over to her father. she de-
posted the sack of coin before him.
and said in a queer, natter-of-fact
tone:
Il have just shot a man down by the
bridge, You had better co. and with
out finishing the sentence, she tottered
forward into her fathers arms.
Lifting her onto the lounge. her ia
Their rang the bell furously. turned her
over ITO the Householder, and dashed
out of the house.
Finding Bay Bob tied at the gate. he
called one of the men, and springing
into the buggy with him, drove rapidly
away.
On reaching the bridge. a careful
search revealed nothing but some drops
of blood ON the gravel and on the near
est fence, and Judge Howard concluded
that the man had net been too badly
hurt to tie UP his wound and get away.
The next day Stella was lying on the
lounge in the library in a semi invalid
state, which was a sort of concession
to her overweight nerves, when Fred
suddenly entered the room with an eX-
aggerated air OF carefulnass and rlys-
terry.
Fred she exclaimed. why have
you come homer"
II couldn't help it, he replied. Its
aid in the papers, you know. BY Jove!
you are brlckl Now you lie down ard
be still. You're not to excite Yourself,
you know
Stella laughed a little Historically.
That's just like a boy!" sho ex-
claimed. Popping in on me like this,
and then telling me not to excite my
SELF"
Never mind" said Fred producing
a morning paper, I'm just dying to
know one thing, and then 1 won't talk
to you any more about it Where did
YOU intend to hit that feliow?"