The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-12-19
A NIGHT WITH THE
GOLD ESCORT. o O O
BY guy EDEN.

~ 0Uv EDEN.


I DON'T know that ever felt great.
er reOret for n dcnd-and-ponc bol.
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""y s"" "" W." '"S w
ing IOOwnrra, thc SUTTON OF my oiu
friend Charlie Wilson, after the hap
uiesN nj m hnppv two months with
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the cleaning rrrss
To wander as we've wandered many n
mile.
ANA o,ow ,h ,ne S GOO, .oua" ao,hs rn.s r.ou' anu
sitting ioose,y in the saddle ali the
whiic.'
Or, again, when the fun grew fast
and furious and there was work 20
be homework that wanted men to do
it-mcn with nerves and sincws of
steel-then
..rvas merry mid the b,aokwooa, wbe,
we spied the station roofs
To wheel the Wild scrub cattle at the
vvvh r, p,nr,rv ,r. n, .,ocswh,,. ,ra n
running IRE of boofs.
Oh! the hardest day was never then
100 hard'
hut II had come to nm end; the last
dawn hnd risen over the gum tree
tops that backed the homestead; the
INST sun mad set behind the belt OF
ur~oer thnt fringcd the TAR bank OF
the lagoon. and now Charlie and !
were driving quietly into Moruya In
the cool OF the star-lit January even
ing, where l was tn catch the coach
ON the following morning that would
take me To Aralyen, Hardwood, and
iarngo, whence l should entrnin To
Go"iburn and sydney. The drive from
Toowarra into Moruya was about 20
miles, and Charlie invariably drove me
IN overnight so that l might sleep at
the inn and start OF afresh by coach
IN the early morning on my 100 miles
Journey.
On this particular night we both felt
tred. ana conversation had hngged
considerably. We were great chums
and felt sorry to part--hc more cs-
pccinIIy so, seeing that he was going
back To the solitude OF an up-country
station. We both looked forward to
bed. and even the tired horses quick
ened up little M the hghts OF Moru-
IN came TO view, and we ratified down
the one long. sleepy street that the
township could boast OF.
presently we drew up Mt the veran-
da OF the low, struggling Inn, In front
OF which we noticed the dark fguren
OF small Knot OF men. Charlie had
scarcely refined In the horses, when u
tall. poweriuiiy-oniit man III the UNI
form of sergeant OF police stepped
forward INTO the belt OF light thrown
from the buggy inmp.
rs Mr. Fnne there? he asked, In
tones that To me sounded menacing
IN their deep gu'terni ring
- was mr.. fahe' ana the ehect OF
the grizzied veteran IN front OF me
ana MS unexpected question woke me
10 sense OF meh'ai act''iiy. Lake
nash my though's ran PACK over my
past misdeeus' ana 1 wondered ior
which OF them was TO be Drought
:" lust'ce' ! r'"''y couldn't 'h'hk OF
s"y'nihg oi u" aggressive crifhihai ma
ture' ana was iramihg an expos,u'a.
uoh wheh MS next remark sootheo
me,
want 10 ASK yo"' sur w. the com
tort OF that conc'iiatory SIR j.
whe,her you "o"'h nave any opJee'
non 10 coming ON IN the coach TO-
night win the go'd escort. we nave
some gold that we want to deposit
IN the oahk NJ Ara'ven the hrst thihg
IN the morning ~ WIZ only near tha'
we shni' reach Arniveh Tor breakfast
anu you VIII nave the whoie morning
there 10 rest MS the regular conel'
VIII go on as tsuai at two O'Clock
aiter dihher. nope you won't mino
coming on sir' mere ~ ohiy one ON
or passenger besides yourself, ana he
mas agreed TO go on what do you
say sirT
To be strictly truthful, ] didn't like
~ at all, as was dead tired; but oi
course therc was nothing To he done
put To assent with the best grace pos
siblc.
THANK you. SIR very mnch' MT
Jones tthe accountant OF the bank