The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-30
A ROBBERS FAKE.
BY zaidee Maxwell.

| ~ 1aidee maxwell. ~
| II was aDout tne middle OF June, IN
Jug yeas Aeo0' mat tne OLD stage coach
tumoieo out OF Los Angeles crowded
WIN passengers pound Tor the different
wa por's aiong the coast. AS is usual
"nen persons are together promis-
cuously' each one tried to ignore the
presence OF the others, and fixed a
penetrating naneful gaze upon some
innocent lnanimate object. fully con-
'.nceo al une same time that the eyes
OF al the rest were directed towards
n'm.
Suaaenly an old man who had been
reaaing q newspaper, under all sorta
Oh aimculties, broke the silence with an
excited exclamatioA. 1t startled the
ohers ana they proceeded to look in
quirihsiy at tne originator OF the dis
.ufoance' Inc object OF their atten-.
tioh cougnea ana cleared his throat to
give dignity 10 MS statement, and then
teao che ioiio"ing: ....,,.....l
one OF the most famous
oanalts IN california, who was sem
.eneea 70 De hung on July l, escaped
last nisnt from the jail IN Los Angeles
anu y peiieVea 10 De vending his way
10 oan feoro, from where he probably
.n'enus sailing 10 announcer part OF the
s 90 1e"aiu " $l'oVo Is oHered
W. MS capture aeaa or alive.
Ane~ wouia ne So plped up
peihsefeht iittie man. i don't believe
there Is prison strong enough to hold
sucn d slippery fellow.
MY goooness! exclaimed spinster,
whose modest gaze mad never WANDER
eu from lie 'op OF the coacn. u hope
w. uoh I meet MN. ...
mere Is nothihg would like bet
.el' sleeiea Woula-pe brave youth.
But aias! ne wouldn't dare to give US
'nat pleasure.
no you LINK ne ID any where's
"iounu mere queriea the ola gentle
nnan' auo. eSsins 'ie urlVer'
~ouiont pe DIT surprised II we
uleI lin to-nlgHt. mere Is q smooth
pace 1or such an encounter about
tniee mifes horth OF mere. 1t Is dark
anu sioohy anu I've had several ex-
perlences there In the last year, and
tney "erent any 700 peasant, l tell
'ou tnat now
u was beginning to grow dusk and
tne travellers grew perceptlbly uneasy
uhuer the houfh1ul lnhuence OF the
s".nellh shaaoWs, ana tnelr dlscom-
tort Increased as tine darkness began |
" niue NC s'eel nliis from one an
o' ne anu iei' 'neln lonely.
.Ae 'enieie ioiieu On lnto wilder
anu MY uesoia'e region ana the con-
Veisat'on VI us occupants began to
cohloin ~ 'ne surroundings. They
leia'eu ene MOST 'hrliilng ghost stories.
.nen tney Spohe Oh nold-nps, and
ual VI eau'n escapes from death at the
uanus =, suvn anu sueh pand OF out
a.. a"e. r'naiis 'ney iauhcneo boldly on
.ne ,opic .ha' was uppermost In their
MINUS anu spoke IN subdued voices OF
VIC AoDDe'' III" oolo ana fearless he
was a,
"n-"nete olo you sa-ay tha-that
p'a a,t; was! quefiea the ola gentleman.
we Il soon oe enere' responded the
ar ~,
me nerves OF the company were
pretty wen shaken when the road
Luineu suuuenly around clump OF
'uShes' Inc norses nad just turned
wien d nan stepped from one of the
'ecesses ana commanded In clear,
ense 'ohe'
otano! Hold up your hands,"
Inc oflver stopped. The affrighted
inmates OF the coach peered out and
ouid lhalstlnctiy descry the figures of
i've men. Inc steel OF their weapons
'ilmmered 1alntly IN the starlight.
Two men STOOD on each side of the
oach ana one, their leader, opened the
|OOr, His manner and haa r{po ruoo |