The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-11

i-hcd dressing. and SAT down 70, breakfast
ing heavily unon his mind II I were no, Il
hoax, how gladly would he embrace the on
Fl" ffo"": If !, We're aid he s1onId act upon il,
aud ANYTHING III should result. then he would
yacaie his position and, taxi" his departure
for the South in one last furious storm OF rldl-
culc and abuse. 1t was nv no means, "A pleas
hnt position for "A sensitive man - Ind hhn-
sclf placed in, and tayesson grew almost any
A. he thought of II. Aflcr breakfast hc dis
cii-sed the matter with his faithful ndherent
Burke, he Masi;,ratc be reS%ySd 70 i'an"
the sequel proved, II was just as well That lie
did 50.
Well. sir" SAID Burke. when he had heard
me 10 be. in a manner of speaking. i,"e our last
chance. The CentiTedo. a. We all know. has
andiis likely rs not that one of tho! has turned
rusty. Why not give them a trial. Sirt loui
can leave me here with ,hrse ii the men ana
open. IL only for your sake. rs 4 black shame,
sir. that you should be recalled because ,yo,,
can't manage 70 catch the, chap The deyii
yourself up a bit different. sir. like a working
mmGI priest l@ 10 ,n inS" np. an" aTrs sp him ,H ,"' If fr' Yas I" To~si.
bic yo,i may turn the tables on your enemies
after all"
advice and 60 rick IT. Burke" said 'avesion.
Things couldn't be much worse with me man
they are a, present while it Is iqst n"sslGi.
giving him ava after all"
In this fashion II waS settled and for the
remainder Of the morning ,'aves-on busted
himself, preparing for the adventure that lay
before him.
shortly after midday. had there been any
one there TO see IL, "a most unusual. sight might
hsv" boon witnessed on the road that led from
MulGa Fat acros. tne plains to thS c'9oi,hs
tofred wagon. such rs /, used by carriers Tor
conveying goods from civilization GUY 10 ~"
far West. drawn by thirty oxen, might have
been observed slowly crawling along tn" road.
II wa, loaded with balc> ~ wool. but Instead
q being conducted only by, the carrier and
hi mate, It was ACCOMPANIED by t"nr eialHarl
men. who. though dres cd after the fashion
Of ordinary bn:hmcr. in ,%r"ali'y COMPRISED
~" lr-rcctor q Police and three ~ ms mot
trIJworthy suhordiuate~. Hour after hour
the. wagon crawled On H. way ana NJ ".,t
EsHes a n" 3Hd TN lr.' land d o." mr the TOP IF ii" Load
called down malediCtioIs on the OullooKs Tor
thor slow travelling ~
wa. night hal fallen before they relch",i their
de.t nat on an wrr" able 10 call n halt bv on"
Of 'lr lirsr wp'c- hoia- that were all that re-
ina.uol IF what N winter Va n river 81 NOR"
than a quarter Of a mile wide. once IN camp
the work Of unyokLng commenced ana alter
this had been s1ti>f Ict"rlv accomplished ana
the animals had been CuniIct"t to the Water
AMI good grass. Il, va 'Ins I" Imnk aoou.
fir" VA, accor iinglv lighted and the, cooking
Of the evening meal commenced. In the mean,
time a space hal been clsiTri among me WOO
biles. and in this a bel was arranged, upon
which ono of the trpoper>. a somew hat Cadar-
eroIS fellow, rejoicing IN a." name Of Brown.
VA. u act me biEI 7 an lUNtllia IH'i ~
evening meal wa~ eaten, and after that Caves
son clllci his men together
Now. lads. he began. Il want : o say q few
wori- to YOU rs Won are aware. this morning
Irers vei some informa'ion thai NAV possibly
enable me- 20 get hold Of the man who has out
wift"i ". for 80 long 7 believe YOU are a anN-
lon, to bring him 10 book ns I myself, and it
Won pl1v your partS we'll Tonight, A. feel sur"
Won will do, I sae No reason WHY ~" arc,
The carr'nr an I win >et ~ Tor the groc shanty
You. Brown, will go 10 bel on the load, VIM"
The bn.h", close at hand When We are ready
70 Clrtlra the prisoner, yOI VIII take Your
signal from me A. | direct. If he escape, II will
You can trust TO Us, sir. said one of the
men and the other- echoed his remark.
Fverything having been arranged, 'aI"sson
which was situated Something ik" I Quarter
Of = uIile further down fh" river bank =, va
a place that possessed a tar from good reINtn-
ton. and on moro occasions than one 'aNee IN
had had the best Of reasons for. ,!ispe"tlhS
that the proprietor had given the lnforinail"n
70 the bushrargors which had onabled them
To escara from the trap that he, had sol Tor
them on rHachlnT ,hn nou,% ' ntcc rnI mt tn
tho arrangement preyionSl" agreed upon called
for drinks. and the landlord. who w2s behind
The har. sorved them. on" Of The dau:h'Hrs
further end 81 the room lacked w a i.h"y.
cntr,cd AID Cavess@n c'" ,6dt nay" mon n"I Idr face
as s'ie took stock OF thcm
RI nc Cctrired" is here. should nov be
SlrDTl-'N Ia Ulfl lltt ~ - '' ",l"'' wa
hns given him away" he sid to himself
The landlord and H." ie9n-ier. a. ,a.eSIon
was well aTnre, We're 90 ,,n n,t ,Het he lad n
| diving man ont NJ IA" camp, the others su-pi-
Ciors wer" not aroused.
"Surol" Won rcmcruhcr him" aid the teams
ter. jim, Ii"gr'rty. him ~ u..d to he on 'hc
, Bonlia road bnfor" II" came South, .
-In course remember hiri." No. l7ndioid
| retjtad Poor Jim, and 10 Is real bad. ish'f"
had. why he's a., cio,e 10 dealt a. ever
hon be IN this world. INC carrI'r an-Mer"h,
! ro~ar know no comfort again, which ltS nav
belief n" wont When b" wHS W ana about
he never ,belic"Hd IN ro'1ins d,dn5 SjIT "a .s, y
Bur now he's down i,s all tie Other way. He
can't rcst noways. hecan-" he laIshcl ~ re-
llrior, no say, aud Mother Church a'd SUCH
Caye.son noticed hat thc woman behind
the hlr CAV" "A sudden star, on hH'r's m.
attracted h- tho suund ~ ho'-n'- Louf- outside
Tho house Presently m" door ~ tho further
end ~ ~ bar, W ~ I"d n'l in,n W." S,"cn-
yard orr'ird aud u .f"mnl t,'ihoi' lt'.l 'i-
tarnd he room. \thpu2h du-'" ard travel
stained h- VIZ mont AVID ra'tv md seer ed +" ~"
81 tho best ups~'hl" uriu nni "rly Wlt! NM
self. hut ,l-o with the World ~ general
Good ]nvcrir.. landlord" to said. approach
ing TIA" counter Il rr"Nrn' yoi ca" i'''
with rloasrrc. yorr rrverence." the land
lord -crlied. 'Haw yog ridden TAR ,I-dayhh
answered Won MAJ d"uh,'"ss have heard
that n" oldest darcn,' : va marri,H yrslrr-
! I1V % FOlNE NJ. Al'I 'IH'Nhil u ' w W.
brill. wort out 80 u"Ti nru' W." c'r"iEonN.
tnvo~,0n looaoi a. 'Jo lam ond took par
-lcllar uoiirc ~ tho dark, RESTLESS Dyes ava
cl,a--crr features. also 81 ~" small SCR o'
'ho lof' side or THO nn'ih Tie was 30 ''ri-
! ,ilode wi'huui n Doubt after = nohhl"r of
brandy and n fcw more NnIu portaut remarks.
.I" uriesr ordered hts super /" h" prepared
for him. and thou made ~ h. would leave
tie room. The toamstor. however. IN th"
! meantime, hnd snid something IN an Nnd't-
io,In TO iho hrdlo,d. wir. in reply. somewhat
unuilliuglv addressed tic clergyman.
THE man, vour reverence. he said IN an
aIol, getic tone. asks Inc 20 inform YOU tha'
ono - hi. mates lieS DIVING ont In camp Wonder.
and wants - know II YOU have any objection
~ going pu' 10 SEQ him. ltN saws n" dort
ihiuE tho poor chip will lv" I'LL morning.
The rri">t looked iu'ertlr ut tho carrier,
aud ihou from lin ut tho landlord. tavosson
could g." nat ~" Wa placed IN IN awkward
un-itirr. ~ IN the : do Of Ia, cloth u would
rcycr have dose fyr him 10 decline -
-. noi urj. r'meInh"ri1E "ho he WIZ. ND
how necessary IL Was for him to .bc close, h."
had no desire ~ r,i Ito r.-s- Of being drawn
into trlp.
To YOU know this mnn:" no inquired of tho
landlord
know him.? returned the landlord with a
laugh. Tor hl"-- you, "" known him for
voar-.
'"Yol aro quito sIro 'ha, | can trIs' mrs"lf
with HIM"
TIL, vaS a srocor. ae ca nsS0n could 500,