The daily Alaskan., 1905-07-11
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 farots Into the city and sell them for what they win bring In the market chaucd with him tn suddenly a young girl rode out from thicket and rcincl up before us eNcitedly.
 What Is it Sumnney' asked the young man quickly.
 "The bandits, Carlos"
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 ssTlcv will be hcrc In moment ! made a short cut through thc wood" The young man looked very uneasy. ~What have bandits to do with you, my fine fellow" askci-'you who have nothing but this load of woody True" hc replied. recovering some thing Of hts equanimlU. "SuEannc ride on. When they have found noth. ing they win not trouble me-
 He gave her a quick look. and, put ting spurs Go her horse. she disappear ed down the road. | was somewhat puzzled. for she did not appear Co Dc of the same social grade as Che man. Hcr features and voice were high bred. though her dress was plain. But | no- ticcd the mans features were refined notwithstanding hls coarse garh
 Presently two men came galoning behind us and called on ms Co halt They raid no attention Co me, but look. cd st the young man critically.
 "lt Is not he" said one.
 'I am not So sure" said the other. Then. addressing Carlos, he asked, snid YOU come from the minesy"
 "No, siguor | have been In the forest cutting wood"
 judged from the robbers conversa- tion that they were after some one wha was supposed Co bc carrying a large amount of gold dust. but they could Nce no evidence or any large package 5n Carlos person or on hts mule. One Of them looked among the fagots, but it was plain that the package was not there. was expecting the bandits would relieve me of some so had In my pocket. but they paid no attention to me. They were evidently after big ger game. They rode away, disgusied at the time they had lost As soon as they were gone the young man turned Co me
 .Signor.~ he said In a different voice from before, are you a fighterf'
 That depends upon the cause.'
 These men win not find the man they are after aud'-
 He was interrupted by Suzanne re. joining us. She looked inQuirlngly at Carlos.
 "Au right so far" he said, Out they win return and. convinced that | have hidden what they are looking for some. where on the road. win torture me Co make me tell. Sirnor." De added turn ing to me. q sm going Co fight WiI you help meF'
 You have no weapons
 He stooped and pulled a revolver from each boot leg | had my own re volver under my coat. I took it out and examined the chambers Co make surt thar were all loaded. Carlos proposed an ambush. and. haltng the mule, wS hid behind trees which grew thics close Co the road. We waited an hou, and were about to proceed when VI, heard horses hoofs and the two ban dits reappeared. Seeing the mule stand lng in the road. they dismounted and began to tear off the fagots Then Car los and as well Bs Suzanne each lev elea a pistol at them and at the wort given hy Carlos fred Both bandit' fell dead.
 We were but a few miles from thD outskirts Of the city and hurried ol un we arrived at a suburb wher there WIS a police station, where VI, reported the killing Of the two men Then we went on tin we reached th city. Ky this time a change had conn over Carlos and Suzanne They threv on any pretense of being peasants, au, I was quite sure they were lovers Once In the city, they made thclr va, to bank. and Carlos said to Suzanne
 'Go In and tell them Co send out Co | n while I watch"
 In a moment a gentleman came ou hand ir bend with Suzanne. He wa an smiles.
 My boy, | congratulate you" n said. "You have saved us"
 This gentleman was Of great hclp, said Carlos. turning Co me.
 A porter came out Of the bank an carried In the wood. I was Invited . by the gentleman, the president of th bank. and when tho wood was piled ! his private office a well concealed plu was removed from the end cf each lol and it was found to he hollow and fu of gold dust.
 I learned the rest later. A run O the bank had depleted It's funds, and n more could be obtained nearer than ti mines. But the road was full of hal dts. and there was no guard at ham Carlos. a poor clerk, who loved O presidents daughter. Suzanne, volu' teered Co 60 and bring the dust throue by strstagem. At this the rrcsidci said Co hlm. '1f you succeed you sha have Suzanne" Suzanne, a spiritt girl. had stolen away Co net as a scou They would have had no trouble ha not a workman at the mines in leag' with the bandits informed two of b confederates that Carlos was goir