Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-06-16

tie things Why, there was big pink
affair, lined with silk, with bits Il rib
lon and lace all over it,. which nearly
drove me out 81 my head. for ! would
have Gcicd mortal man 10 pack IL 30
: that it shouldn't musS had funny
little feeling If tenderness for every
thing, which made fussing over ii all a
pleasure, even while felt all the time
that ! was Coing a sneak act and had
really no right TO touch her belongings.
l didn't find anything discriminating,
and the posse reported the same result
with the other baggage. If the letters
were still in existence, they were either
concealed somewhere or were in the
possession of the party in the canyC".
Telling the sheriff to keep those in .
camp under absolute surveillance, l t, x
single man, and, saddling a couple of
mules, started down the trail
We found Frederic and Captain"
lIance just dismounting at the Rock
cabin, and / told the former he was in
custody for the present and asked HIN
where Miss Cullen and Lord Rallies
were. He told me they were just DO.
hind. But wasn't going to take any
risks, and, ordering the deputy to lock
after Cullen, went on down the trail.
couldn't resist calling back:
How your respiration. Mr. Cullen?"
He laughed and called, "Digitalis put
me on my feet like flash l said to
myself, Hes got the most brains Of
any man in this party"
The trail at this point is very wind
ing, so that one can rarely sec 80 feet j..
advance, and sometimes not 10. OWN
TO this, the first thing knew pumped
round n curve on to mule, which was
patiently standing there. Just back Of
! him was another, on which sat Miss
| Cullen, and, standing close beside her,
was Lord Rallies. One of his hands held
| the mules bride, the other held Madgc's
arm, and he was saying, You owe it to
me, and will have one, or if
swore TO myself and coughed aloud,
which made Miss Cullen look up The
moment she saw me she cried, "Mr.
Gordon! How delightful even while
she grew as red rs she had been pale tho
moment before Lord Rallies grew red,
too, but i'll different way
Have you caught the robbers?" cried |
Miss Cullen.
I'm afraid have" answered.
What do You mean?" she asked.
smiled at the absolute innocence and |
wonder with which she spoke and re-
piled. Il know now, Miss Cullen, why |
you said was Drawer than the British |
ers. -
How do you know?"
couldn resist getting in side shot
at Lord Rallies, who had mounted his
mule and sat scowling. THE train rob
bers were such thOroughgoing buffers ut
the trade, " said, that if they had
left their names and addresses they
wouldn't have made it much easier. We
Americans may not know enough to
deal with real road agents but we can
do something with amateurs.
What are we stopping here for?"
snapped Lord Rallies
I'm sure don't know, - responded.
Miss Cullen, if you will kindly pass
US, and then if Lord Rallies will follow
you, we will go OIL TO the cabin must
ask you to keep close together"
Il stay or go rs please, and not by
your orders, said Lord Rallies.
"Out in this part of the country" 4
said calmly, lit is not good form for ,
an unamed man to argue with one who ,
carries repeating rife Kint+,y follow ,
Miss Cullen" And, leaning over, ,
struck his mule with the loose ends of ,
ny bride, starting it up the trail ,
When we reached the cabin, the dep !
lty told me that he had made Frederic 8
strip and had searched his clothing.
hiding nothing l ordered Lord Rallies ;
o dismount and go into the cabin.
For WHAT" he demanded. ;
I'VE want to search you," I an /
werpd !
i don't choose to be searched" he !
You have shown no war =
ant nor T
wasn't in mood toward him TO
!sten to his talk. I swung my winches-
or into line and said: II was sworn in
asst night as deputy sheriff and am a
privileged to shoot q train robber on t
light Either dead or alive, I'm going 6
search your clothing inside of ten t
minutes, and If you have no preference /,
8 to which condition you are in when Il
rs done l certainly haven't" 1
That brought him down off his high 81
orse-that is, mule-and l sent the C,
equity in with him, with directions to r.
)ss his clothes out to me, for wanted a.
} keep my eye on Miss Cullen and her Ii
rother, SO MS to prevent any legerde- n
lain on their part. II
One by one the garments came flying II
trough the door to me. AS fast as fin n,
he'd examining them l pitched them h,
ack, exccpt-well, as l have thought w
over since then / have decided that n
Id mean thing and have regretted 1t.
ut just put yourself in my place and
link Of how Lord Rallies had talked to
70 as If was his servant, had refused re
y apology and thanks and been us gen 10
ally nasty as he could, and perhaps Sc
III won't blame me that, after looking IN
trough his trousers, I gave them a toss cl
hich, instead of sending them back al
to the hut, sent them over the edge Of vi
&c trail They went down 600 feet be- al
re they lodged i'll poplar, and If his ia
rdship followed tho trail he could get CT
und to them, but there would then be Fl
70 feet of sheer rock between the trail an
Id the trousers. Il hope it will teach to
IN to study his Lord Chesterfield to CT
tier purpose, for, if politeness doesn't
st anything, rudeness can cost consid-
able, " | chuckled to myself.
My amusement didn't last long, for OF
Y next thought was, eff those letters tiy
concealed on any one, they are on I'M
ISIS Cullen" The thought made me no
IN up against my mule and turn hot (5(
d cold by turns. Sci
A nice situation for a loyerl ~