Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-07-21
LOST AND FOUND

sheepherders, and it occurred to me that raid and stampede of some sheep camp had been arranged. Red evidently believed as l did about the mission of the outfit, for as he swung into his saddle he exclaimed, as though explaining to his horse the reason for such an early start: "Ol' Mullen $ sheep must be gettin' too thick on tn range to suit tn boos.'
 Hank took the lead in the trail which led down the canyon towards the foot hills and mesa. About ten miles from our camp the boss refined off to the left, leaving the trail and spurring his horse up the sloping banks of the bench land, the men following quietly. We had not gone far upon the mesa when the boss stopped and alighted, which was obeyed instantly by every man in the outfit.
 ''I reckon this is good ground for a picnic" said the boss; "what do yon fellers sayi'
 The boys were glad to get off and rest after the early morning ride. Stretched out on the ground, Hank gazed intently in the direction of the Gila valley, and seemed very much in terested in tiny spot of dust which could be seen miles away creeping along the mesa.
 "That s them," exclaimed the boss. "They'r about fifteen miles away and won't get into the wash for three hours, fur it's hard pull up from Geronimo. "
 "Look a-yere." shouted Red, jump ing to his feet; "do you fellers mean to go agin' tn law7 Ar you fxin' fur hild-upin
 Red knew more about holding up stage coaches and robbing trains than any man in the outfit, and was at the very moment a fugitive from justice in Texas, where he held up the Sunset Express single handed few months be fore.
 His sharp eyes were turned on me for an instant during the silence which followed and realized that Red meant what he said when he gave it out that he was done for good with acts of out lawry.
 "Pard, don't like to leave you here but m goin to quit" said Red. Cts not fair game.v
 Hook here, Red, y exclaimed Hank, "do you think would engage in real holdupi We're just here fur a time and to surprise that crowd coming yon- der, and you and your pard and the rest of this outfit has got chance now to make more money in the next few hours than you could earn in year ridin after cattle. These people what s coming wonder are tenderfeet in the country-they' from the east and are coming out here in the mountains to see the Espenooza mine, the biggest | fake that was ever. Old Doe Rose made l it all up with me as I was to get you fellers and hold up his crowd in Good win wash, take all the stock certificates we find on them and hike out. There $ going to be no shootin'; just a genuine hold-up to show the tendcrfeet what tn Southwest used to do afore tn cow punchers civilized it. Old Doc Rose will have few hundred dollars in his pockets and we will get that and more ton. The Doe is willin to pay fur the fun and the eastern tenderfeet will talk about it tn rest of their lives The dust spot on the mesa had spread and widened, and from our point of view it seemed that there was cara van of wagons coming.
 "But,v exclaimed Red, Git will be . crime just tn same in tn eyes of tn law if we hold up and rob these people. Tn officers will hunt us out fur it and we II have to fight it out or leave the country, one.
 "We ain't robbers or desperadoes we re just actors in wold west per formance, continued Ferret. ''Doc and me put it all up when he was here, an we've got it fixed for him to le go his gun when tn stage reaches tn point O. rocks yonder-then We just natshully climb down from the rocks where we Ire cached and pull down on l Continued on Page Five)