The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-07-31
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eoastry.ias dufibs the pas, sumner TIT
three robbers vsrs rsirssiins With ihsil
plurdu Wis, tsd Lsppsnsd 10 ih,
b,nhi WY vs Jack uoi psrsoios them
She spd isuiy turned sick and Geld,
Then sn iadescfibsbls impulse Wixsd
her. Soc let herself over the edge Of ,hs
bank snd bessn . msa sersmbie dovs tbs
steep d,eliviiy. She meant to iniereep,
the ron aus. sac sit. shs stumbled, ooce
she fell. but she never lot 20 Der hold on
her prscious riH. And then. s the Earth
seemed snddsply falling sssy iron fer,
shu resebed the level ground 10 confused
heap Bu, she Vas up on hsr feet 10 q
moment. Tbs highssy ss directly be
tore her. tbs robbers we're csntsrins by.
The map 10 tbs rear sss The usn With the
beard. snd be bsd . coarse beg Auns
scrsss The saddle before bin He vss di
rc.ly opposite 6ussn - sho plunged down
to the edge OF The rosd-s,. He must
have taken her Tor sn enemy, Tor bis glitter
Jog revolver Hsv up and be 6red 10 her
quite st random. Susan felts
sudden tuilch st her broad brimmed hst
sbd quickly dropped behind some boshes
that lined the roadway. The barrel Of her
riA, rose. The robber vas rapidly incress
ing the distance between them. Could
,he shoot this man 10 cold blood She
bad him covered. A moment more and II
night be toe late. She thought OF Jack
md fred.
Toe horse OF the h,eins man suddenly
espsd to one side and fang his iider
heavily TO the earth. As be vent down
,e dragged the bag Of plunder with him
The rideriess horse gslloped after bis
companions.
Then Snssn B,owp sprsns into the rosd
vsy ard fred ave sbo's 10 rapid succes
ion after the tso horsemsn. She did
lot aim to bit them. bat rather to iris bt
10 them swsr. They bcsitsted . moment
nd then dashed msdly ahead; the rider
ess borse eslIopins 10 the reir.
Ssssn ran forward to the PROSTATE man.
Is was unconscious. She stepped over
i'm fer q moment and then drew away
be coarse bag. As she suspected, It vas
eli 8lled with currency She shoddered
8 che looked at the livid face Of the rnff
n and then st the blood that was slowly
aturating bis Goa. sleeve. She begsn to
sel . little faint.
She was aroused by the sound OF wheels
nd the shouting Of . mar. A light phse
IN was coming toward her. 10 . moment
be recognized the driver ss the local liv
~ stable proprietor. He lesped ont be
ds her.
Nailed him. didu't your be shouted 10
psroxysm OF excitement l was Just
,sdy TO drive ont o. my stable when they
.l,sd BY. As l go. into the roadway l
" you blszin away. Killed himf
No, said Susan. be Is stunned By the
II from bis horse. ! only aimed to break
10 shoulder.
You done II I'll right. cried tbs livery
sn. By Georsel be shrieked. irs jim
sscom himselIl
Susan felt her head going around.
Mr. Tompkins. shs said, will you kind
drive me 10 the bank % quickly ss You
n'
Yss, ma'sm, will. be replied, with
eat hesttinsss' You've got the stsi
ere, have jour Jump 10.
And . moment later they we're speed
g toward the bank. They had not gone !.
'snty yards when tnsy met the 8rst group
hastily armed men who we're on the
Ill OF the robbers.
You'll 6nd jim Basoom lyin up there.
outed the livery msn. She shot him and
I've got the bank stu6 oil hsrsi And be
uchsd up bis horse sesin. Aud The
1t group heard the same story, and the
1t, snd the nsxt And they oil turned !.
I stared after blushins Susan Brown.
And then they we're at the bank. There
's . little crowd sbsut the door. Bot
ey quickly made Wy for Susan. aud the
ryusn. and the precious bag.
And there vas jack sitting up 10 big
cir, and somebody was bathing bic
ID. and be vas blinking quesrly like Q
10 slowly waking up. Bot be suddenly :
,msd TO regsin his faculties when So '
0 Brosn. forgetial Of oil the curious y
% about her. suddenly dropped on her =
ses beside him snd pat up her loving
ms snd cried. On. J.cki
Why. Susan. destl murmnred Jack. =
'sre. there, don't worry. I'm iust lit
dsz,d. One Of them Bit me over the
ID With something from behind and
lnned me. lm almost oil right sssin. :
Oh. jack, mosned Susan Brown, l l :
,usbt they night have killed you. and :
md I shot the msp, End and and got .
, money back -ob. oh. obi And hsrs =
or Sa.sn quite broke down, and puitips y
lace sssinst jacks coat, sobbsd con :,
lsivsIy. And Nj TempkiDs told what .
knew, sod then the astonished end de !,
ttsd jack tsfned the recovered trsss
, over 10 bis sssistsnt. vho bad been "
sporsrily absent u the time OF the st
!, and, borrosios the hsppy Nh Tomp
= phsston, drove 6sssu to ber sunt's. =
jack, she muruu ursd 90 the way. II -
, 90 unsomsnly sod 90 cold blosdsd :"
a afraid IL sss. ny dear. said Jack 10 "
sisfnily solemn voice; bat % !, saved !,
bsEk 10 vhiob l sG insimssely inter y
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