The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-07-21

THE OUTLAWS RIGHT ARM DROPPED TO
HIS SIDE, AND HIS RIFLE FELL.
fallen post, red apples in her lap, red
apples above her head and one half
4eaten in her hand
ooh, but I'm hungry" she cried,
land apples don't satisfy me one bit.
why did we come away without break
8fast?"
Miss Everton," said Ingram, ignor-
ing her question, could you never care
for a country bred MANI"
''NIaybe-if he gave me enough to
Heat"
He made an impatient gesture.
You said last night you'd never
marry any one but a university grad
#uate'
when 1 said that had just eaten a
good dinnerw she laughed provok-
ingly.
Throw up your handsv' commanded
voice from behind the mine man.
ager.
He wheeled around, and Mora look
~ up " SIC a lOhShig hlNSoSo mum
climbing into the cart and another COW
ering Ingram with his rifle. AS the
latter hesitated about obeying the or
der the desperate repeated angrily:
Throw Up your hands. you fool, or
Pm shoot
Resistance would be madness. In
grams hands went up.
Neither of the outlaws thought the
girl worth their notice, and she sat with
the half eaten apple in her hand appar-
ently stupeiied, but her mind was busy.
She knew, though she had not been
told, that the gold from the weeks
clean up Of the Usage mine was in the
cart.
Usually it was sent to Roma for ship
lnent to the San Francisco mint on the
backs of mules, but the stage from
Roma to Red Gulch had been held up
p few days before, and, though the
Sheriff and his posse had been out daily
hunting them, the outlaws We're still
t large, and therefore it had been
feemed wise to send the gold down in
Such careless manner as to put the
Robbers off the scent
The whole situation mirrored itself
IN the young womans brain. Mentally
she saw Ingram ruined, Inundated and
disgraced, and all through his love for
per. For weeks she had kept him in
suspense as to her feelings toward him,
Pnd now by her coquetry she had so
Engaged his attention as to throw him
bff his guard.
Softly she transferred the apple to
per left hand, and her right hand went
quietly to the side of her skirt where
old pocket bulged out. For six
months the city girl had been the guest
pf the engineers wife, and each day
fhe had received a lesson from Ingram
l the art OF shooting She would not
fail her preceptor in his extremity.
phe ieit she must undo the harm she
Pad done The open air life in the
FOUNTAINS had steadied her nerves, and
fhe felt wonderfully cool
quickly and deity she drew the
weapon forth and sprang to her feet.
ne next instant a report broke the
tlllness, the outlaws right arm drop
pea to his side, and his rife fell with a
frash, With couple Of bounds In
gram was upon him, had thrown him
the ground and was holding him
mere with his knees upon his chest
hen he drew stout cord from his
pocket and bound the mans arms
pghtly to his sides.
His confederate had carried some OF
pc gold into the chaparral and was
pack in the cart getting the remainder
Fhen he heard the report. He lifted
IS head quickly, and bullet from
lora's pistol grazed his hair. Unde
erred by the shot, he sprang from the
lft to go to his mates assistance, but
etore he could reach the gun he had
Ut down while he was collecting the
goid Ingram had seized the wounded
lan's rife and covered the desperate
in 1t. Then he ordered the man tt
ring him a coil of rope he would FIND
the cart. The man sullenly obeyed
ld as the mine manager was binding
IS hands shout was heard.
Hello Ingram. What are you vi
pr.
Doing little Of your work, sheriff