Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-19

Some or his enemies had made fianl
movement, and he was at their mercy
l. he was dragged to the ground, the chat
terlng crowd at once surrounded anC
u disarmed him, and he was bound with
IS his own belt to a lightning riven stump
ON the edge of the grove. Penryn be.
lleVed MS condition to be desperate in
! deed, but he would not show fear before
his oaptors and laughed in their faces
AT that one-the fellow who had struck
back at the branding camp-lashed him
TWICE across the cheek with his own
whip and the blood flowed from the
gashes.
But even the pain of the wound did
not COW him. "Do you think YOU can
XIII me and 20 scot free?" he demanded.
You'll find your mistake. My boys
VIII hunt you to the Rio Grande-and
beyond. And all Perriot's money won't
save you.
At that they drew aside to confer,
while Penryn leaned against the tree to
which they had bound him, half faint
ing from loss of blood and the pain of
the gashes on his face. He remembered
with bitterness how the colonel's daugh-
ter had turned her back upon him when
ne accused Perriot of dumping his
brand. " The girl was evidently in love
with the Frenchman, and in his despair
the young ranchman did not much care
what these desperadocs did with him.
Suddenly his enemies ran for their
horses and climbed heller SHELTER into
their saddles. Penryn, with his bead
hanging upon his breast, paid slight at
tentlon, but when the swift beat of
horses hoofs smote upon his ear he
wondered vaguely if more of Perriot's
men were coming.
lie raised his head. The Mexicans
were crossing the stream again, plying
spur and lash as they went. One of
thom, the man who had already struck
MIN, turned in his saddle and fired at
the figure tied to the tree, but tho bull ,
let flow wide of its mark.
Ihe pounding of hoofs increased and
pouring over neighboring rise came T
party of wildly riding cowboys. Penryn s
ooked again and recognized old Jase I
toward at their head. He cried aloud u
o him and then hung limp upon his o
)onds. . .
He camo to himself again in mo- O
nent Jaso had him lying upon the a
rass, and he found himself choking h
yer some OF "the real stuff which the al
brennan had forced between his Inns, or
We were just in time, by thunder" m
Howard. "How dye feel 81
OWL" -.
BETTER, ," said Penryn, sitting up. m
Here, lemme bind that up" said
10 Old man, mutfling the lower part of su
IS employers face in linen handker- an
lle1' Them greasers had better light st;
1t erbout as fast as they kin, " he pur- to
ed' 1.-The boys air hot after 'em, an "a
Q hull range II be buzzin erbout their tb
RS afore mornin.'' f.;
How did you know about it?" asked
,nryn. 10
1.-The colonel's gal rid over an told
now you was down in Perriot's
andln camp. Darn plucky gal she is!
gh erbout rid her boss ter death Pr
heln tn news. Hey, where yer mi
ln:' he broke off to ask, as Penrvn Gle
sgered to his feet and made for his al
rse. NM
Don't suppose I'm going to stay she
% all night, do your demanded his hot
ployor testify. wo]
Reckon not. You'd better go home. VIII
holn ter ride on arter the boys" use,
All right. III go home," said Pen. can
, cut hs started his horse on can the
III an entirely different direction. 30 ,
nse frightened his saddle girth before ing
romounted, chuckling the while. or {
II get ter the colonel's fore the gal wat
If he keeps up that gait" he said. Their
1ess the colonel's darter II be wearin amo
lazy O brand fore long an White thre
or ranch III be gettin mistress. cond
men he vaulted into his saddle and rider
up the trail toward the distant Rio is re,
Observation-Disclosures Inquirer. Eel