Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07

mained.
One of the miners proposed that il should
be given to Kirk and Dory who already had
more, bullion and dust than they could com
fortably care for, when the former shouted,
as he stood up on the bar:
II propose that all those who have been
robbed of bank-bills put down on a piece of
paper the amount they lost Then this money
can be divided between them proportion
ately."
That's fair shake" replied one.
And in very few moments each Of the
roadagcnts' victims had portion of the
amount that had been taken from him.
As a matter of course, every one Of these
insisted on rewarding the boys, and there
flowed in bank-bills as profusely as gold and
money literally piled up around them.
| Now let's string up the thieves!" propos-
| ed some one from the outside.
| And hardly had the words been spoken,
when the entire company, with the exception
OF the proprietor of the house, Bart and the
two boys, left the place
where have they gomez" asked Kirk who
had not fully understood the cry.
They've started out to lynch the men you
| brought in. You see they've got to wind
the day up with some kind of fun" explain
ed the landlord, in the most matter-of-fact
tone
Lets try to stop them, Bart!" cried Kirk,
excitedly. eve must stop them! 1t would be
horrible to, think that we had done even the
little we have toward bringing those men
here to be hanged!"
"You needn't be worried about that" said
more compact form '"There were two gov
1 ernment agents here from Canon City, and,
knowing what the miners would probably do,
they have ironed the robbers and sneaked off
with them. They're halfway to Canon by
this time
Neitbar R;rl, M, no-., boJ o,,, rooc.,. -
feel any especial goodwill for the road-agents,
and yet it would have been most distressing
to them if lynch law had been meted out to
the villains, for they felt that they were in a
certain sense instrumental in having them
brought there.
The landlord gave the boys two bpckskin
pouches for their gold and silver and latter
this had been taken care of, came the ques-
ton of where they were to pass the night.
Jerry offered them room in which all
,three could sleep at reasonable prices-three
dollars for each one-and Bart advised that
they take it.
If, in the morning, they should decide to
remain any longer in the town, the tent could
be put up.
The boys concluded that the guides plan
was the best, and before the crowd return
ed from their fruitless quest, the three were
domicied in about as cheerless and desolate a
looking room as the boys had ever seen.
The floor was made of roughly -hewn pianks,
between which were wide cracks, and being
situated over the bar-room as it was, every
noise made below could be heard distinctly in
the chamber above.
81 should think it might be fair place to
come into out of the rain," said Kirk, as,
seated on their luggage, he surveyed the room
but, as place to sleep in, | think it's de-
cided failure"
"We can put up the tent even now, if you
| think best said Bart, suddenly realizing that
these rough evidences of civilization were
much worse than a camp in the woods.
81 think we'd better stay, now that we're
here, and that we start out bright and early
| in the morning." said Dory. We've got to
get across the range again. and the sooner
"That's what Wen do" said Kirk, decid-
edly. eve can see all we want to of this
place between now and dark, and if we've
! come out to hunt for gold it's time we begun.
l wonder where the burros are"
"We can find them easily, enough in the
morning" replied Bart, carelessly. mo one
would want to steal them, and they'll be sure
to stay where they can find something to eat
| The first thing you want to do is to get a
money belt, for you can't carry that bullion
around with you in those pouches-that is,
unless you want to deposit it here"
"We will do that. I'd send it back to
father; but I'd rather surprise him by bring
ing it home myself. Is there bank here"
"Most likely there's some place that an
swers the same purpose. I'll ask the land
lord"
Bart disappeared down the stairs, and the
boys could hear his questions and Jerry's
replies with the greatest ease, thus showing
that the conversation could have been carried
on from above quite as we'll
There was bank-branch of Denver
house-where they could deposit all their
valuables, and the three started for the place
at once, being escorted by the unsuccessful
lvnchera who returned Tn the hotel iust &c