The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-09-17

tone more of command than request.
..Stop. what forT' returned the other
in evident surprise.
For Mt least two good reasons" was
the reply, emphasized with couple OF
Derrlngers cooked and presented.
Help" shouted the robber.
"Stop." the Quaker again exclaimed
"and if one of thy sinful companions
advances step to thy relief. the spirit
will surely move me to blow thy brains
out"
The robber at the opposite window
and the Que at the leaders heads
thought It good time to leave.
Now get in, friend said the Qua
ker, still covering his man, and take
the middle seat; but first deliver up thy
pistol"
Thee had better not delay; feel the
spirit beginning to move my right fore.
finger"
The robber did as he was directed,
and the Quaker then took his place by
his side, giving the newcomer the mid
die of the seat
The driver. who was half frightened
out of his wits. now set forward at a
rapid rate. The lively gentleman soon
recovered his vivacity lie was espe-
cially facetions on the Qnaker's PROV.
ess.
You're a rum Quaker. you are. Why
| you don't quake worth cent"
Il am not Shaking Quaker II that
is what thee means"
'tOf the Hickory. or rather the old
I Hickory stripe, | should say" retorted
the lively man; but the Quaker relaps
ing into his usual monosyllables, the
conversation Jagged.
Time sped, and, sooner than we ex
peeted. the coach stopped where We
were to have supper and change OF
horses. We had deferred redistribu
ton of our effects till we should reach
this place. as the dim light of the coach
lamp would have rendered the process
somewhat difficult before.
/ 1t was now necessary. however, that
/ IL should be attended to at once, as ouI
/ jovial companion had previously an
nounced his intention of leaving us al
this point. He proposed postpone
ment till after supper, which he offered
| to 90 and order.
Nay" urged the Quaker. with an ap
proach OF abruptness. and laying his
/ hand on the others arm, business be
fore pleasure, and for business there !:
no time like the present"
"Will thee be good enough to search
| the prisoner" he said to me, still keep
ing his hand in a friendly way ON the
passenger arm.
| I did So but not one OF the stolen ar
tieles could be found.
"He must have gotten rid of them III
the coach" the gay gentleman suggest
ed, and Immediately offered 10 go ant
search.
stop Numbered the Quaker, tight
ening his grasp.
The man turned pale, and struggled
10 release his arm. In an instant ont
of the Derringers was leyeled at his
heart.
"Stir a hand or foot, and you are .
dead man."
The Quaker must have been awfulls
excited so as 10 forget both the Ian
guage and the principles of his per
sua sion.
Placing the other pistol in my hans
with directions to fire on the first 81
the two men that made suspicious
movement. he went to work on Lotha
rio, from whose pockets, In less time
than 1t takes to tell 1t, he produced ey
cry item of the missing property, to the
utter amazement of the ladies', who had
begun In no measured terms to remon
strate against the shameful treatment
the gentleman was receiving.
The Quaker, need scarcely add. wa
no Quaker at all, but shrewd detee
tive, who had been set on the track o.
a band OF desperadoes, of whom ou
middle aged friend-who didn't look s,
near middle-aged when his wig wa
ofr-was the chief. The robbery ha,
been adroltly planned.
The leader Of the gang had takel
possession OF seat In the coach, AM
after learning, as he supposed, our de
fenceless condition, had given the sig
nal to his companions by throwing oil
the scrap of paper already mentioned
After the unexpected capture Of tn
first robber, 1t was attempted TO saw
the booty by secretly passing it TO TN
accomplice. still believed TO be unsus
pected, who counted on being able t
make off with 1t at the next stopping
place
The result was that both, for sea
son, did the State some service. =
True Flag.