The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-09-01

the day all abroad ana clI1H1s,ycg THAI
I'll" uproar proceeded from Il teamStrl
who was standing M in the shafts OF
lis wagon Yelling ike one possessed
and swapping his heavy whip in order
to attract the attention OF Tie slccp"r
Enough: ia fetch Yneo was th.
drivers first salujH,iou. "Couidu'l
leave the team, You see. so | hnd {,
holler What's Che matter, man: Lool;
us though you'd been through IN ore
crushrr"
Chester huhblod down the rock in
numbered bank, a sorry spectacle in,
deed. \ gentleman t%smp" would
have seemed Il Beau Brummel BY com
parison.
How far are we from DenverT was
his first inquiry.
Matter o 80 miles or so. Want TO
git thar? Jump up thenr' was the
CHEEKY invitation. SO Ives clambered
up on the off side of the shafts, and
Immediately the heavy sprmgless ore
wagon went creaking and crashing
along the rough road.
In few brief sentences Chester ac-
quainted him with the strange hap
penings of the past So hours.
Gee whiZw whiStled the teamster.
That's Jim Dallon's gang, sure 'nuf!
See here, podncr there's $1,000 re-
ward out for jim. This'll be his last
ride, reckon. What you gon to do"
Get help as quickly as possible" re-
turned Ives. You know the country
and its customs: advise me If those
women are rescued alive and unharnl.
ed, I'll answer for it that John Draper
will put another $4,000 on top of the
governors reward to the man that does
it."
"Iou don't say. Well, faint none o
my bizncss, but | guess I'll have to go
YOU" was the matter of fa&t response.
What do you s'pose that clerk o his'll
do? Has he got gumptionf'
YES" replied Chester, hes got
gumption enough, but don't trust him
or the gang. You see, there may be
some difficulty about getting the mon
ey. Fifty thousand dollars is a large
amount, and the bank may hesitate
and so cause delay. Then what hap.
pens? The two escorts set tired or
afraid, conclude they haveAbeen fooled
and ride back to camp. In which
event | believe Dallon will be as good
as his word-he'll murder them or
Uorsew
'Iike as not" was the not very
~, alt.
guy they We're making slew but sure
progress toward the city, but to Ives
rhe pace was tantalizngN tedious.
Ben Gallup, the tcamStcr aforesaid, ut
tered not a word for three or fsur min
utes. Then, with a mighty crack of
his whip, he exclaimed:
by hockey, that's the dodge! Gcd-
dap, you lazy devils" And, standing
up on the shafts, he urged his team
with voice and whip until they broke
into a trot which doubled their speed.
Then he condcsccndcd to speak.
Don't know as they'll interfere, but
you'd better Try"
"Who, man who? Eyr Gods sake
be more explicit" sputtcrcd Ives.
cover yondor n piece, 1t Littlcton,T
said Gallup, pointin~ toward the north
west with his whip. "I1,rrc's an old
military comr tlerr-Fays Denver If
used 10 be called. THEY'RE the lads for
Won if they'll do the Job. Sposo if be-
lonrs to fine sheriff Inv rights b,,t it'll
take too long He'd he al d3y .snttin
rro1y ana swooriu ont gfs warrants
and nabnus corpscs for Jack Doc and
Dick Roe. 4 dose a calG lead is tho
bcst medicine for thcn fellrrs and
fhpu Won can 'rost thpm saAor,yards"
"Fort Denver Won sag?" otlcricd
Chester all on fire WITH impntioncn
o1Yieu drive man. drive. as Won love
vo,Ir own wife aud fll,s.I,Sors
"c,n Won ride hossbssls?" orericd
Callup.
"Ycs: of course" was the quick re-
nlv
.rrhop hoIl nm . ,ninutnr Ga savipo
ba drove thn WAGON to ts,o siho of fine
ro,d ;,,,,und dawn ana booon IN nm
harness tho tnnm Ives hnIntno With
nervous haste. quickly OWNING the
Lornst rnlInv,s iutpItfon p1nfdlv
I-nottiur fhn trocns and thc limos thov
noch snr,nr ,st,ido nm orir,oI and