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

THE SURRENDER OF TIE LETTERS.
II the letters were safe, that was a
good deal more than WAS. The mo
ment the station master had made his
agreed upon announcement he said To
the walkers:
Had any news of Mr.. Gorion:''
mo. said Lord Rallies And as
the lights keep moving in the town
they must stiI Be hunting for him -
81 reckon they'll do considerable
.aoro hunting before they lind him up
there" chuckled the mnn. with self
important manner. He's hidden away
undcr this platform. -
mot right IL, re?" ] heard Madge cry,
but ] had too much TO do TO take in
what followed. | was lying clos TO the
loose plank. and even before the station
master had completed his sentence ]
was squirming through the crack A.
freed my legs l heard two shots which
/ knew was the signal given by the COW
boys. followed by u shrek Of fright from
Madgc, for which she was hardly 10 b.
blamed was an my feet in an instant
and ran down the tracks NJ nv l-st
speed II wasn't with much hope OF es-
capo. for once ont from undcr the plank.
ing found. what had not bcfcro real
i1cd. that day Was dawning. aud al
ready outliucs at n distance could be
sreii However. ! was bound 10 do my
best, and did IT,
Before / had run 100 feet could hear
pursuers, and moment later reyoly-
er cracked. plowing mp the aust in front
of me Another ballet FOLLOWED, and.
seeing that affairs were getting despcr-
ate, / dodg,.' round the cnd of some
cars. only 10 plump into the arms Of
man running ai full sp-sd. The col
lisbon was 10 unexpected that We both
fell. and before | could get On my feet
some one pumped down ON top Of me
and felt something cold on the back
of my neck
lie still. yer sneAkin c,yoie Of a
road agent sSid the man. ''or IN
blow yer neck into hash. .
prcferrd 10 take his advice and lay
quiet while the cowboys gathered From
all directions heard them coming. call.
ing TO zach other that eth. skunk that
shot the woman Is currallcd. " and 9th
er forms OF the same information, In
moment was jcrkcd 10 my feet. only
TO h. swept OF them with equal cnleri-
~ and was half carried. half dragged,
along the tracks IL wasn't as rough
handling ns l have taken nm the foot
hall field bat I didn't c;Ijuy H.
In space d time that SEEMED only
seconds WAS ciu~r TO a telegraph pole:
but. lricf as the moment had been. a
fellow with "a lariat tied rnund hi-
wais, was half way up tn" post. | knew
IN. mob had is,n told that ! hnd killed a
woman in the hold up. for the cuwi.ly,
bad as be Is. has his own standards b-'-
yund which he won't ~, But ! might
~ well have tried to tell my innucnc.
to the moon ~ Ia get them to listen to
dciIials. even II | could have made my
voice heard.
The lariat was dropp,d over the cr-s-
piece, and rs man adjusted the nooSe
q sudden silence fell thought il wns
. little s.,ns. Of what they wcr' doing.
hut IL was merely due TO the command
Of Baldwin. who. with Camp stood
Just outside the mob.
Let mo say word before you pull. "
he called. and then io me hc said. Now
will you giys mp the property!
was pretty pale and shaky, hut i
come Of siiffish stock, aud wouldn't
have backed down then, IL seemed To
me- IL they had been going to boil me
alive. suppose it sounds foolish, and
II had had plenty of time think my
common sens. would have made me
crawl Not having time, l was ON the
point of saying mo. " when the door
uf 2is. which lay about 200 feet away.
flow open, and out came Mr. Cullen.
Fred. Albert. Lord Rallies and Captain
Ackland. all with rifles. OF course II
WIS perfect desperation for tie five to
tackle the cowboys, Int they wcro game
to do il. all tho sainc-
How IL would have ended don't
know, but "a they sprang of the car
platform Miss Cullen came out ON II
and stood there. one hand holding on
to the doorway. as il she needed sup