CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-01-02

l cried:
'Mr Camp. I'll surrender the let
ter. "
Hold ON, boys" shouted Baldwin.
"wait till we get the property he stole. ;"
And, coming through the crowd, he
threw tho moose off my neck.
Don't shoot, Mr.. Cullen. y yelled,
as my friends halted and raised their
opened up enough to let them hear me
and see that ! was free Of the rope,
Escorted by Camp, Baldwin and the
cowbays, ! walked toward them On
the way Baldwin said in low voice:
Deliver the letters, and We'll tell the
boys thor, has been mistake. Other
wiss''-
When he came up to the five. called
to them that had agreed 20 surrender
the lrttcrs. While ] was saying II Miss
Culien joined thcni. and it was curious
to see how respectfully the c0wboys
took off their hats and fell back.
"You arr quite right. " Mr.. Cnllen
called, Give them the Letters AT once. .
''Oh. do. Hr. Gordon. said AIadge,
sill white aud b-eathlcs- with emotion.
''Thr money is nothing. Don't think
IL was all she could s-sy.
felt prfty small, hut with Camp
aud Baldwin. now re-enfurced by Judge
Wilson. went 20 the station. ordered
the agent to open the safe. tonk out the
three letters and handed them tn Mr..
Camp. realizing how poor Madge must
have felt ON Hance's trail.
Just n he took them we heard out
side the first note Of hugle, and as IL
sounded by four. column left, my
heart gave big jump and the blood
came rushing to my face. Camp, Bald
win and Wilson dashed out Of the door.
and | wasn't two feet behind them.
There was a sqr Iron II cavalry swing
ing circle round the station, and we
had barely r,,rbsd the platform when
lowed by Forward lof;. ~ The ranks
wheeled aud closed ~ sci!d line
about Us could have. osr'd with de-
lighs There was nj a. ats Z attic
hush. in which we couid all J r the
bn,athinr # the win,lod hor~s.. and
then came the chatter Of swoni and
spur a. an atiicer slIrang from his sad
die
Il want Richard Gordon. the off,
Ger called
l said. ''At your service and badly
in need of yours, Captain Singer. ''
Hope the DELAY hasn't spoiled
things sid the captain. I'VE had a
cun~d Il fool 81 guide, who took the
wrmg tail and ran Us into Limestone
canyon. whcrs we had to camp for the
night -
explained the situation rs quickly
as could. and the captain > eyes gieam-
cd "I'd have given 81 had quarter TO
have s-ut here ten minutes sooner and
ridden my men over tho-e s,oupdr,,ls. -
he muitepsl II saw them scatter as
we rode up. and II I'd known wha,
they'd been doing we'd have given
them volley" Then he walked over
to Mr. Camp and said. Give mo those
letters
II hold those letters by virtn. of an
order Camp began.
Give me those letters, the captain
interrupted.
''Do yuu intend a high handed inter
ference with the civil authoritiesg'
Judge Wilson demanded.
Come. come. - said the captain.
You have taken fociblc possession of
the United States property, ANY talk
abou, civil authofiticr l. ruouish. ana
you know it, "
Il will never - cried Mr. camp
Corporal jackson, disinount guard
Of six mem rang the captain voice,
intetrupunE him.
Evidently something in the voice or
order convinced Mr. Camp, for the let
ters werc hastily produced and given to
Singer. who mt once handed them to me.
! turned with them 10 the Cullens. and,
laughing. said. "Alis well that ends
well.