CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-11-21

with the guns and masks, and concealed
themselves ON the platform of the mail
car. Here they had been joined by the
Britishers at the right moment, the dis
guises assumed, and the train held up,
as already told. OF course the dynamite
cartridge was only blind, and the let
tiers had been thrown about the car
merely to confuse the clerk. Then, while
Frederic Cullen, with the letters, had
stolen back to the car the two English
men had crept back to where they had
stood Here, as had been arranged. they
opened fire, which Albert Cullen duly
returned. and u N Joined them 81
Frederic ended
told him, and his disgust was anus
ing to see Going to Oxford may be
all right for the classics, he grow led.
"but it's destructive to gumption-
We rode into camp a pretty gloomy
crowd. and those of the party waiting
for US there were not much better. But
when Lord Rallies dismounted and
showed up in his substitute for trousers
there was a general shout of laughter.
Even Miss Cullen had to langh for
moment And as his lordship bolted for
his tent said to myself. 'Honors are
even.
l told the sheriff that had recovered
the lost property. but did not think any
arrests necessary as yet And as he was
the agent of the K d A at Flagstaff he
didn't question my opinion l ordered
the stage out and told Tolfree 10 give Us
feed before we started But a more
silent meal / never sat down to, and
noticed that Miss Cullen didn't eat any
thing, while the tragic look on her face
was so pathetic as nearly to drive me
frantic
We started q little after 5 and were
clear of the timber before it was too dark
to see. At the relay station we waited an
hour for the moon, after which 1t WAS a
clear track We reached the half way
ranch about IL. and while changing the
stage horses 1 reused Mrs Klostermeyer
and succeeded in getting enough cold
mutton and bread TO make two rather
decent looking sandwiches With these
and a glass of whisky and water. went
to the stage. to find Miss Cullen curled
up on the seat asleep, her head resting
in her brothers arms
''She has nearly worried herself to
death ever since you told her that road
agents Were hung. Frederic Whispered,
land she's been crying tonight over
that lie she told you. and. altogether,
she's worn out with travel and excite
ment
/ screwed the cover ON the travelling
glass and put it with the sandwiches in
the bottom Of the stage. Its a long
and u rough ride," l said, and if she
wakes up they may give her a little
strength. | only wish l could have
spared her the fatigue and anxiety"
...She thought she had TO lie for f.
ther's sake, but she's nearly broken
/ hearted over it. :" he continued
{ looked Frederic in the face and said
81 honor her for it. and in that mo-
ment he and became friends
just see how pretty she is,'' he said.
with evident affection and pride. turn
ing back the flap of the rug in which
she was wrapped
She was breathing gently. and there
was just that touch of WEAKNESS and
sadness in her face that would appeal 10
any man Ii made me gulp. I'm proud
TO say. And when 1 was back on my
pony. l said TO myself. For her sake.
I'll pull the Cullens ont of this scrape
if il costs me my position
CHAPTER VII