The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-05-17
5 Highway Robbery.

gray figure rising alone in the midst OF
the praisie.
"What ever, Miss Kitty"-the driver
stopped short. He saw the horse graz.
ing of bunch Of stumpy grass, a hum
dred yards away. Kitty went a step
nearer aud laid her hand on the wheel.
She had seen there was no women in the
stage. A woman would have upset all
her calculations. She raised her big
blue eyes. The men who could haye
resisted them were few. Those in the
stage listened to a tale calculated to melt
heart of stone.
II was just out for a little ride" said
Kitty, land my girts were loose, 80 dis
mounted to cinch up, and that horrid
Dandy got away. II you had not come,
don't know whatever 1 should have
done"
Miss Foster would not have been the
woman she was if tears-the genii OF the
lamp Of fair femininity-had not risen
at her will.
The driver looked again and the horse
and back at Miss Foster. He had known
her from the day of her birth. When
he was in his first enlistment, long be-
fore he had returned to civil life, he had
been her fathers striker. He had held
her upon burro and taught her to ride
before she could walk. Therefore, he
was justly annoyed. For the cleverest
conspirator is apt to overlook a detail,
and Kitty had forgotten that the horse
Of good rider, which has broken away,
SHOULD have the bride over his head.
"I'm sure, Miss Kitty" he said, shat
it weren't me learned you TO leave the
rains hooked over the pommel when you
dismounted-andI should have thought
you could have mounted alone any,
where's"
Kitty flushed. OF all things she was
proudest of her horsemanship.
"Do you think, O'Rourke, that you
could catch Dandy for me2"
81 donno," said O'Rourke, "tant 80
easy to catch horse when the reins is
over the pommel"
But he wound the lines around the
brake and jumped down. The passen-
ger was not to be out-done. He Jumped
down too, and together they went trot.
ting across the plain.
Kitty had seen others try to catch
Dandy. She climbed leasurely into the
stage, and dragged the mail pouch from
under the seat. She was frightened
now, and cold and trembling, and she
threw quick glances to where O'Rourke
and the passengers were advancing, and
retreating, and deploying-never within
arms reach of Dandy. When she had
slowed away in the crown of her cap q
small package post-marked Bowie and
addressed to Csdy in a pointed, spraw-
ling, almost feminine hand, she snapped
the lock. She had left the keys in the
bag. For she knew that the postmaster
had duplicates. Then she steadied her
self with long-drawn breath, and gath
ering her riding skirts about her, walked
toward Dandy, holding out her hand.
Dandy had been brought up to believe
that this meant sugar or nutmegs. He
came with neck outstretched, and muz-
zled in the little gloved palm. HE is
sorry he was naughty" said Miss Foster,
scratching the back of his ear, "and he
is going to be good and never, never run
away from his mistress again."
And then she rewarded O'Rourke by
putting her booted foot in his great palm
and springing to her seat in a manner
that did his training credit. She smiled
on the passenger and thanked him
sweetly.
81 hope the postmaster will not be
angry with me for delaying the trans
portation of the government mails, and
she cantered away.
Uady sat himself upon the top step Of
the porch of Captain Fosters quarters,
! Miss Foster did the same. Cady's face
was stern and set. Miss Fosters wa
white and scared. There was a silence.
Then Cady drew from his pocket a pack
age of letters. They were IN Kitty'f
writing. Kitty drew from her pocket
another package. They were in Cady'l
hand. Cady spoke first.
Here" he said "is a bundle of let
ters-iour in number. They came to
me in to-day's mail. They were accom-
panied by this note from Glocester.
need not assure you that have not read
them, but gather from what he say
that they are of an exceedingly persona
nature, and of verv recent date. YoU
may guess my opinion of Glocester
But" he bent upon her look Of withe