The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-03-05


, Hs heart seemed TO beat hnndfed
iinss before be dropped the stock OF BIZ
, ssn.
Gsi 10 here. 81, Tor Hssvsr's "ts
snd t6snk God you're bsul | dou'l
mean that want 700 to be killed, bc'
! tuo Winehesiers are better than one,
even IL lock ont. m,s, dovbl They're
getting the rspse L,y there VII you
set Jour sind.
How 10 tie uoll6l
SAu, or, dont talk. You'd have to
iske my place in little uhilel He psep
% over lhe edge sbd lfed three times.
!. Robinson sa besids him nov. and sl
tsrbstelJ they sipsled on, their nsn st d
let drive. Between The shots they tslkeu.
How ia you gel here, Curtisi
Been after goats.
Y1n LETT Suddenly.
/ Yep, bni what the dickens are yen DO
iog herf
Shooting Indisns, and Robinson smiled
through the grim on bis face.
lett. Ell. because Margaret hsd
/ know, thsts Why I'm here. Curt,
Did you leave because you iboust Peg
sy d sent me swsy
Y-p
lit out Tor your sake. Z !, aud 90 the
edge OF that little hollow on the hilltop
the two men shook hands. Below, the
reds had ceased firing Tor moment, and
oil vas still IS death.
Whstever hspPens. Cart, we'te here to
stay together
Til destb, spsvered Curtis.
4 report rang on. rel them, and
Robinson fell back usrd.
I'm hit, Cort be said qulokly,
Ga, L,rdl -shsu2 A red spot on his
shoulder showed the place.
Bake peeped over the rid ,e. Robin
son orswIed back sud lay down on bis
fsce,
Nonsensti answered Burke. You're oil
right.
No. Curt, it's bad. l tell You what.
Pot me on the rim and IN are ss long
IS ! can, and you get ont aud vsmoss
And leave you here2 No. ucb.
Bat I'll die, anyhow. Ii doesn't mat
ter how.
Curtis turned Suddenly. | have it.
Ny pony is right down here. I'll carry
you down to her, and you get on and IN
der cover Of my fire rid,l
And leave you here2 Not much. Robin
sen repested Burke's refusal.
Come on, I'll c,rty you. Ell,
1t can't be doae, Curtl
l. Look -they'ie comipgl Get up iere,
Ed, and wount ss be ws,, Robinson
dragged himself to 'he q se o-cs more,
The rsds we're getting b aver. About
twenty OF them we're running up the bill
Without . aord, the two whites piled
'heir Winohosters. The Indians ere
,owsrds ct bss', snd they broke and ran
II this steady Gre.
Nov is our time, e., eIclsimed Burke
ri csrry you.
Robinson resched on. hi, hand and
prssped Baikes Colt. he plscsd it to
,is Own head.
A sorrel spot showed itself in the Sigh
i Barkes rAs, snd . wild neigh answer
d bis shot He kicked the revolver
rom Robinson's hand With. You fool !
ave killed the pony and we're both here
or good.
Colors had j1st been sounded, and The
as came lszlly down to the boom OF the
ior's fsvotits ten.pou oder. Over 10 the
hsds OF the wind bresk ham IA ock vas
lretched. A thin man Icy in II, end be =
lie him SAT three persons. The girl
'ho vas tanning him hall crooped Bit 81
I e cradle song Is che swsyed the ham
,ock. Ayoong oni,sr With bis srm 10 . Q
lug was playing chess With sn elderly y
entlemsn With q msjorB leaf on bis coat 81
be gene suddenly ended aud the Msjor 81
Vt back.
Peggy, when are you going to nerve q
oorself up TO proposslf "
The girl famed the thin msn in the
smuooh violettly.
/ dnntt knnU pha raid tlnstip1
Why. | brought bin back TO you and
ou ought 10 claim him. Hsint she
,obinson1 "
She bst, indeed, MejoL Margaret, go y
o, We coach you. ! know just what =
say Pve done it before, bat hope y
cull have better luck than l. "
Under bis breath the NJ, ,lor repssted "
ie hope. bat be said sloud:
Peggy, go on. ~ =.
The girl besitsted . moment.
Curtis, she Commenced. The thin
sn I up 10 the han. mock,
Margaret will you take what's leit OF N
-
Yes. Curtis.
And III be chief mourner. ssid Robin
To-. ~
And ~ oonmsndont OF one oi the divi
ons epsseed, sid the MsIor. order u
unconditional surrender. 'u
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