Connecticut western news., 1910-01-20
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By sAfiRoRM pARRAH.
TCopyrlght, 1910, by American plrgs Arao.
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Suu Of a plumber. Jack read great many novels based on life in the wild west and hecauc imbucd with desire to minglc in thr exciting scenes of that region. He waS twcnty-threc years old when his father died and left him S20.- GOO. Jack at once set about obtaining a realization of his boyhood dream. Going to Arizona, he purchased a ranch and hCcaElc T sheep raiser.
 Tho ranchman continued to read ro- mantle tales and longed for n chance either to kill a few dozen Indians or rob stag>cOach. But the Indians were no longer there to be killed, and ] tho stageCoach had given place 10 other methods of transportation. Not meeting with adventures and waiting for sheep to multiply being an unex- citing occupation. Jack grew lonely. He wished for some young woman 10 keep him company as hls wife. One day, while riding over his broad acres inspecting his herds, looking up suddenly he saw spCck in the far distance. That it was moving toward him was evident from the fact that 1t was growing larger. Then he could sec a thin film of dust about It. Next it revealed itself as galloping horse. X man with burden in his arms be- strode the horse. and before long the burden could be distinguished as a wo- man. The two were coming lickety- split, rising and falling with the con- tour of the undulating country, and it was not long before, arising from low ground, they appeared on the crest of rise not half mile away.
 Jack saw the opportunity of his life. Here was clear case of abduction. Though the girl was yet too far for him to see hrr flvc. he knew she was beautiful aud he w0s just the man for rescUn. Railing directly before the pair, he whipped out hls revolver and called halt. The man drew rein, shout
 "Git out O the wayr
 Throw up your armsr'
 The man threw up his arms.
 "Dismount"
 The man slid off to the rear, leaving the woman in his place. Jack glanced at her. She was n young girl and fair Iy good looking. In his eyes, gazing through the roseate hues of romance. she seemed peri. The man on reach. ing tho ground fell in the dirt. Jack. scizing the bridle rein of the horse he had stopped, put spurs to his own horse, gave the other the lash of q quirt, md the two animals, with thelr burdens, dashed away.
 What are you'-
 Don't be afraid" he Interrupted "I'll get you away fJom hiul." r With that he cast glance to the rear. The man had risen and was beckoning to dozen horsemen who appeared far back where the single horse had appeared few minutes be- fore. 1t was plain to Jack that where at first he had one man to deal with he now had n dozen. Urging on hls own horse with his spurs and the girls with the qulrt. the two went galloplng "vcr the country like mad. The gir! made no further attempt to communi- cate with him. She did not look ex. actly pleased at being rescued. At first she looked angry. Then she burst out into a hysterical laugh. Jack kept
 
 efforts by seeing the men behind gain ing on him. Coming up to the man who had been abducting the girl, they pulled up, he said something to them and pointed to the fugitives. and they started OH.
 The chase was long and exciting. The girl held the reins of her own horse and guided him in the path she wished to take. Coming to turn thal led mp to Jacks ranch house, Jack ell. deavored to turn their course fin thut direction. But the girl pulled her horses head in a path of her owa choosing. giving Jack at the same time heseechng look to permit her to 20 as she wished, whercupun he yielded. After all, perhaps i, would be as well in the end. There was no force at tue ranch house to prevent the girl being taken by her pursuers.
 By this time the girls horse began to lag. Jack laid on the qulrt and urged him forward as best he could, Looking behind, he saw that the pur' sucrs were close on his heels. He was about to give way to despair whelh IlulU8 between TWO Gluull'N oA Altt1 that aanlied the road, he heard thc crack of rifles and saw puffs of smol;r emerge from between the trees. Cast ing glance behind him, he snw his pursucrs one by one failing from their saddles and biting the dust.
 Astonished at the rising up of this friendly force, Jack pulled rein and stopped at the door of small house A man, followed by woman aud seN~ eral girls, came running out, and tho girl he had saved fell into the arms of the woman. The man, seeing Jack, looked surprised, but started at once to administer restoratives to the gir., The woman laid her tenderly on the ground and was reviving her when voice from up in u tree called:
 "Thatll do The shows done"
 Jack was thunderstruck.
 "Who's your friend, Ellen" asked the woman, and where's Mart"
 Ellen burst into n laugh.