Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-19

lia! ha! The best people we've met havo
been the friends Of the men we were huntn'.
and we've generally come to the conclusion
10 vote the other ticket IL Judge Hale and
me agreed ez We camo along, tho two men oz
we'd most like to SEQ just now and shake
hands with are George Leo and Ned Falk-
4 ucr."
The two leaders Of the party who robbed
the COACH" explained Mr. Hale. with n
/ slight return of his usual precision of state
| ment.
! The three women looked at each other witt,
a blaze of thanksgiving i'll their grateful ewes.
Without comprchending all that Col. Clinch
had said, they understood enough to know
that their late guests were safe from the
| pursuit of that party, and that their own
conduct was spared criticism. hardly dare
write if, but they instantly assumed the ap-
! pcarancc of aggrcved martyrs, and felt as
if they wcre
YES, ladies'" continued the colonel. in.
spired by the bright eyes fixed upon him.
ave haven't taken tho road ourseve, vet. but
-pohn honor-we wouldn't mind doing it in
case like this Then with tho fluent but
somewhat exaggerated phraseology OF a man
trained to stump speaking. he gave an
account of the robbery and his own con-
nection with it. Ho spoke Of the swindlinu
ana trcachery which had undoubtedly pro-
'ohed fal'ner to obtain restitution of his
property by an overt act Of violence under
INC lcaaershlp OF Lee lie added that he had
I''rl!eo sihcc at Wild Cat Station that
harkihs mad He'd the country. that suit had
Deeh commenced by the Excelsior Ditch
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company, ana that all available property OF
Alarhlii' had been seized by the sheriff.
VI course IL can't be proved yet, but
."'ie no douoV III my mind that Lee, who
Is an olo TREND OF Aed tainerS, got up that
I'' " n0iP num- ana tuat ned OH with tao
i'0'',S DS tilS uhe-and I'm right glad OF
~, van . say e" we We doho much toward
~ tAcepV 10 Keep tumbling IN tho way OF
lhaO detective party OF Stanner's, and so
throw them Off the trail-ha, ha Tho Judge
nerv' reckon mas mad his share OF fun, for
so mn' Nv was az ii.nnlcKer trying to get
Stanncr tried to get ND some sort Of vigilancs
committee Of the stage passengers to burn
down Hcnnicker's ranch ONT of s,;to h,t ,ba
judge here stepped in and stoned thot"
at was really highhanded nroceedno
Josephine. but managed TO cherl, if y said
Hale, meeting somewhat consciously the ti,,st
direct look his wife had cast mon hin, ,rd
falling bacl. for support on his old manner.
"ln its way, | think it was worse than tbe
robbery by Lee and Faulkner, for it was done
In the name Of law and order: while as
far as | can Judge from the fact, the afYair
that we were following up was sir1rl,- = rude
and irregular restitution Of ,rot,.rtv tba+
had been morally stolen
II have no doubt Won did ouito rich.
though don't understand If said Mr. L,1o
hngui.lly: but trust tbe>e onntIar,o,, iii
stay to luncheon, and in the meantime ovc,,.a
us for running away. rs we oro sbo,t -,
servants. and Manuel seems 70 have folI,,-aI
the example OF the head of the bor.a AVID Ios.
Us, in pursuit of sonohodv ~. .o,,o,l,i,,1.,
When the three women bod ,,airoi .,o
VANTAGE crround of rho ,lr,,,.i,,,r -,
said. earnestly. AS il, all RIGHT bod,,.+ 40
better tel! lin now
"Dccidedlv not. child " said Mr. s.o.. -,
800 Won s,,n,oeo ,t,,. ,,,o ,".
''
AIRY 10 tell us their whole story Who arc
:.!ose lIennlcker people, and they We're there
week ago."
And did you notice Johns hat when he
came H. and the vulgar familiarity of calling
nm Judge: said Mrs. Hale.
We'll, certainly ANYTHING like the familiar
ity Of this man Clinch never saw" said
Kate Contrast his manner with Mr.. Falk-
ner'S.'
AT luncheon the three suffering martyrs
finally succeeded IN reducing Hale and his