New-York tribune., 1903-01-01
Miss and NY Lady.

she would go any length to preserve her property.
basey aarieons 5s Woman with no pretensons to
m0er hnG ad a I r F 60 I at Which n ab
should not ha' done 1 though ts hard to say, ana
a woman harshly. But she would have put me in
hole else. with her quickness and her cunning;
No" says l. there is talk of Miss's Jewels
nreffy rr nave as sfe for may yours
there's nothing will save 'em! No. split me- there
She fell quite white. could see even In tn, the
ta and for fp s ede m beS mnS
casting this way and that venomously and des-
Well she. said in muf1ed voice, Il cry you
mercy Here's what ye are Wan.ing M Ana ,5af Saf
trembled undd the necklet she wore and handed
verses" says cheerfully I'm warrant there's there's
them again; for / should think shame to rob the
sad by Wag aHn Of aa5 for Vanity
were touched at my previous refusal But she said
dressea me nc With With ek ekastened ss f voice. S
Look We. captain, 1 think you be a hard man.
@ hSt ye G g yoe ken but
my niece here who has had G the a YG hsS OF a
your. name is Ryder, and | will believe you Ills
"Creechi' says 1, for knew Dan Creeeh well.
and had ess9 b IN osn npT s teaR @ him IN
the face. ,"I was warned of a ruf1an named Creech
'sWen, crsech,' said l. will reap nothing from
mo" said sne save from my niece
And there she spoke truly enough as saw for
If Creech was on that road (and maybe ne wasy, 81
content with their asssverat tons; He would would rum,
never gold or farden would escape Dannys notice.
not if it was as pitch black as midnight nigh ,,sr
~ thoaght that maybe you would further and
neeaes alarms IRON It seems to Enough
be prejudced. that you owe me that at IT. Ieast% tI
had nopg mot spared Miss @ to % let her fail Victim later
YOU mean that shall give you my protection?''
II see that you are quick of your wits , SaId sne.
speaking evenly now and not with any irony ap
.Doner' says L 81 will conduct ye to within Il.
mile of Maidstone. and you shall go secure III
WIN ye not be afraid to venture cosely?"
4 will conduct ye to the doors Of Maidstone DIST
eihat5: che : Damm9' III see you Sa.s "''nln 'Hs p
her iadyshfp' A md lay back In her seat 'And now
perhaps, you win be good enough to bid my coach
There was something IN her tones which 4 should 2uI
have given me pause even then II A had been LES LES
Rer not in nth the matter of the jewels only and
e to bsd her her g o f05 rode M on hff IN
and the coach rolled after me for all the wori9 10
bsautS. ufSuE Which. he after all is pretty gat
Mas I There was S no dedypg 9oas 10 ae hat
never taken me. You would swear she would never never
ePoRss eoR old ' and '6s fade White nse1s5y bathing
sfagy sSaa n all the the snd f nnq there was any
Would be attracted by her person (and there must
Why Why thank the lord, twas not would sooner g
il &c ber at at ny sdy hdas 5han So 5oyf but
speak generously Of her as e w9at q the
sr m g6 6t 9ef e By an accident you viii
We had got near by Maidstone within three niles niles
was never a soul upon thd lonely road. for you
or Danny # he Sna1 Should Be as possible
but also lest my lady should play 3 amy tre9 rad upon on
that, as 1 knew there was nothing between US US and
vage feM or so Which would have
warranted to scare with blank % eharge SO So D when
her iadyship, put out her head and called to me
e S v ssa Spog se voarse is in the the front #
serve If you ride behind and be for your better
why" said I. what the deuce do mind of rid
ng an Pe9GFe 9 ecR 9 Benq e into
well. captain, said she. with a laugh I VIII
me, which is not strange in the circumstances: but
! should feel more secure myself were my escort
in ASSAULT a9f rsaG Would rfn be made me4 sue i
II came at you in the front. madam" dam. said aid l..
beaming and was not afraid OF my blupderbusses @
straightforward adventurer that sees not only
blunderbusses and lackeyg; but gallant swords
such a one would attack
& 9ob8e 5ed n W have no assault 9I Tha
Dick ,Rydsrs sign manual Is on you and that's his
And SO / fell behind. she wished, and we pro-
1 Body It Of e coaeh %o me from
eyes in front and that I could make off more
eo na todFhs te Of and If had
Of it. 1t might have occurred to to- me that being
were running than if I were in the rear. And
Bff Bad not 1fog gone H two miles % furthe and still
some way out Of the town bounds. when the coach
suddenly pulled up before tavern in little VIII
iage thereby. of which cannot recall the name
sd had not wo of o e as and sa
was mildly exercised in my mind at this unexpected
slowly round tother side of the coach to see what
IF She is thirsty" said I to myself. "she shall
drink" and if it came to that. was thirsty my
with pistol-butt while we all drank draught to
our better acquaintance and Miss,s eyes. maybe.
srmed With haibcrGs and Iantforns and in the mid
die a short important gentleman with paper In
his hand. I had no sooner made this discovery
'"Pst Seize that man! He is highwaymanl''
At that all alert. I pulled Calypso round and put
nrs n0 m her in Rk a Ra rs an he cRaae hank % @
one side and the tavern t other and ere could
two of a posse that was in the throng had their
There was l. taken, netted like any duck in.
decoy for certain, and with no prospect even of
I saw that in the twinkline of an eye and so sat
still making effort to escape
sirraht Do you dare arrest an innocent man?
Who is in authority here and what's his foolish
At that the short man came forward. and saw
fesce ne Who are yeu? asked assuming the most
naughty. arrogant air, and under what pretence Is
a gentleman that is on the Kings business arrested
Sir he said hesitating 81 am Mayor of the
town. and It's at her ladyships Eequest,",;
know netting 81 her e lazy b hiner SSie and md
you through her, you must take the consequence.
He seemed put about at that but my lady her
self interviewed. or would have managed things
az charge that man with stealing from me jewels
and money the amount Of see guineas, which you
of the coach and standing in the road among