The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-26

| -nau with q big club pound that ouulir
sonf-au In ard out OF town PcrnAp
In This letter Iera win say that sac :
vet feeling better SO. her mamma VIII
~,ad Aur wiedershen. Herr bahnse'7
vour feets Will take cold out in the nisn
AFR
so long Fritzy." said old man Balm
GER ..Yous got a nice. cool night for you
drive
In the lfstle road went the little blacf
mules a, their steady trot. while Frit'
thunsered ST them occasional words o.
endearmeut ard cheer.
These fancies occupied the mind OK ths
nail-carrfer until he reached the big pest
oak forest. eight miles from 1siiinSers1
Her. his nominations were scattered by
the sudden Fash and report Of pistols and
a vhoorinr as II from Whole tribe OF
! Indians. A hand OF Eaiicp.rg centacrs
closed in aroun dthe mall wagon. One OF
them leaned over the front wheel. COW
cred the driver with his revolver and or
dered him TO stop Others caught at tho
brides Of Donder and Biitren.
"Donnerwetterr shouted Fritz. with all
his tremendous voice-"~ass ists Release
your hands from dose mules. We vas der
United States mail
hurry I'd. Dutch.- drawied mcian-
choly voice. Dent yeu know when
! you re in a stick-up? Reverse your mules
ard climb out OF the cab"
IL is due 20 the sreadth OF Hondo Biils
demeri; and the iargeness Of his achieve
rnents 20 state that the holding up OF the
! Fredericksburg NAH was not perpesrated
by way os an exploit. As the Jon while in
pursuit OF prey commensurate 20 his
provess might set frivolous foot upon
casual rabbit in hi, path 80 Hondo Bill
and his gang had s~oeped spor,ively up-
on the pacific transport OF Meinherr Fritz.
With fairly rich prize OF currency ana
| silver the robbers werc making wide
! deiour 20 the ives. through the less pcpu-
lous country, intending 20 sack safely b.
means OF some forshle spot on the Rio
I Grande above Fl Paso The booty from
the train had melted the desperate BUSH
rangers To jovial ard happy skylarkers.
Trembling with outraged dignity and no
littis personal apprehension. Frits climb
! ed out TO the road after replacing his
suddenly removed spectacies The band
had disnounted and were singing carcr-
/ irg an wheoPinE thus expressing sheir
satisfied delight IN the life OF = jolly out
/ law. Rsttesnako Rogers who stood At
! the heads Of the mules. jerked a little too
vigorously at the rein Of the tender
| rnouthed Donder. who reared ana emit
ted q loud. protesting snort OF pain. In
| stantiy Fritz. with a scream OF anger
! few at the bully Rogers and began TO
assiduousiy punmei that surprised free
booser with his fists
'Villsinr' shouted Fritz. dob, blsstln.
Dot mule he has soreness By his mouth.
l v'il knock on your shoulders nit your
heat-robbcrmans,'
! "Yi-yi," hovled Rattlesnake. roaring
with laughter and ducziag HIS head;
somebody git this here sourkrout orn
me"
One Of the band yanked Fritz back by
the coat tail. and the woods rang with
Rattlesnakes vociferouS comments.
| The dog-Eonsd little wiener wurst.''
| he yelled amisbiy. Hes not 30 much
/ OF skunk. for Duchuan Took up for
his apirnIle plum kuiek. dian, he, I like
to see a man Ike his boss even IL IL is a
mule. The dod-blamed little iimburger he
went for me. didn't he whoa, now.
muley. aIn't s-Eoin' 20 hurt your mouth
| agin any more"
| Perhaps the mail would not have been
! tempered with had not Ben Bcody. the
lieutenant. possessed certain wisdom that
seemed 20 promise moro spoIs
Say. Cap he eald. addressing Hondo
Bill there's liable 10 be good picklrrs
IN these mail sacks I've done soms hoes
traiin' with these Dutehmsn around
Fredericksburg. and ] know the style or
the vsrminis. There's big money goes
through the mails 70 thzt town. Them
Dutchd risk a thousand dollars sen.
wrapped Ia piece Of paper before they'd
pay the banks 70 handle the money.
Hondo BaI. six feet two. gentle %
voice and impuisive IN action. was drag
ging the sacks from the rear OF ,he wsg-
on before Moody had finished IA. speech
knife shone In bis hand. and they heard
the ripping sound a. 4, bit through shs
tough canvas The outlaws crowded
around and began tearing open letters
ard packages. enlivening their i.hors BY
swearing ably q: the writers who
seemed 70 have eon.plred 10 eonsufe tha
prediction or Bni Mccoy Sof a dollar
was found In The Frederiekshurz nail
You ought 70 he ashsu-6 = yourself"
said Hondo Bill 70 the rnal-csrrf~r in
soiemn toHez. 20 be pa>ki-' zrou.d ss<h
a LOT ~ old, trashy paper tsi- T~sEt
d'you mean By 81. anyhow yh.-. 90
You Duehers keep your monsY 49,
The BaiinKef mail szck Opened lie a
cocoon under Honso's knife II contained
hu; handful q mail Fritz h.d been
Tuning with terror I'D excitement tsnsu
this rack Eas fcachsd Es row rerrers.
beref Lena'a letter lie resr-.zed ihs
leader % ne band. saying tnat ih., psr-
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