Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-04-18

the railroad bridge, which he knows,
- must .be near at hand, but glancing
< backshe sees the light of the locomo-
tive and changes his mind. y :. :.
!. s ,g,Jnsts over the river stands Green
11SssS River station, with its water-tank,
~ where the. iron horse will stop to
: sdriuk.s If the lone rider can reach the.
. sstation before the train leaves he can
i leave the country which. he does not
: : 81 . As the locomotive comes nosing
u cautiously up the bridge theShorseman
:ss drives his spurs into. che cayuse, and
Che foaming animal plunges into the
roaring river. Tho swift current car
-a~ries ussdownstream, and the engines
5 headlight shinessfull upon him as fhs
MS swept under thepbridges
y -Beyondsthe bridge the engine is
stopped, and the occupants of the dark
car come ont to look for the man and
horse, Long before; they french the
4 river bank below the bridge, however,
I I: the little cayuse has toucheddand,
z 8leaped upon the level bank and gal
55s$loped up to the station. .xytr -,
a,S.s~ =: While the men were still searching
for5him, along the river, the weary
observation-disclosures Sthe agent that
the regular hain had passed, that the
tram at the bridge was a speciay that
J Sitswoulasnos be Likely toAstop at tide
tank, andjf it did it would not take
passengers. .t,a.
And SO, beings weary ;andi snotwishs
ing to be seen, the traveller .tetherea
his tirsd horse at the rear Of the hotel,
secured room aud retired.
Presently the key began calling the
agent at Green River, and when he
.hearkened it. told hin, Of tragedy
e Aad occurred at Coyote, ON the
pIorning of THAT day. A lone sdesper-
& & Ssass had taken the town, robbed the
Sta stio1s Killed thes operator twho was
the agent also), stolen horse and es-
8 capped. A, special with Q United States
4 inarshals bad gons down the road to
"a look forst q murderer: The descrip-
lion that THEN ewsope peTator.had gotten
from the frightened people led the
agent at Green River to believe that
Sths desperaao had Sbesp there but 9
F moment before. When the special
Spulled up to the station and stopped,
she agent told the marshal of the ar.
rival of the stranger.
That's our man, said the marshal,
/ and he Immediately surrounded the
little wooden hotel, which was called
itEs PalmersH House. Then, having Sc
3. cured the number of the strangers
y room, ths.marshal and one Of his mer
went ur. Nj
They tried the door; it was locked
They knocked, aud the man said
"Come in" The marshal said ht
could not, and asked the occupant O.
ss the room to come out; and the. mar
i answered, gnWait till get my boots
Y on, for heloathed to die half-dressed
i Suddenly the door few open, and thl,
hunted man leaped into the hall. Before
y; the marshal Or hisIdeputy could raise
hand, the desperate man began unload
I'M gcopple gof rapid firing six
s IL STEERS in the narrow hallway. Th,
twoio aeers, retr satetl, for the first sho
had Jared The hanging hall lamp on
and left them in the dark. Covere'
..-.-bys his is-own-smoke, the desperate fol
Z LEVIED the men down the stairs, AM
81 Before lie hade ebeone missed he was al
ready over the back fence mounting
~ his horse The horse was shot. dow
,byone,of the posss,and the desperad
was compelled to foot il. - Il
: Leaving the desert LANDS, he rheade,
Z for the canyon, and at dawn reste'
! IS wkers tha trail touched the Gree,
3 IS ssyss. Here he found Q BRUSH hut [