The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-11-24


OF Mr. and Mrs. Osborn. Osborn beinJ
conductor and Mrs Osborn Dora
friend. OF whom previous mention Il
made? Had they gone 10 Omahuf No
for Mr.. Osborn was round here early
In the evening and had to be here al
a. m. 10 meet and take No , ovei
the Mountain division Then JOIN
Chinaman had lied. said Mayhem
ready to break down
Keep your heart. old man." said
Ennis. Go TO the hotel. lie down
and leave the rest TO me-"
And still Jim Ennis felt by no means
confident he could be- In time lie
knew the Mayhews only slightly He
had never before been stationed al
regimental headquarters. had seen and
known Dora only since their coming to
! Fort Cushing aud therefore had not
learned 70 share Bobs honest admira.
ton for her. She might be all Bob
| thought her. n loving child and II true
hearted girl in spite of her infatuatlon
! for this presentnble young trooper
whose autecedents nobody knew.
| With Just TWO troopers at his back.
toward 4 In the morning big Jim went
squirting on through the dim moon
light. town aud station far behind. fol
lowing n ineaudering sleigh and wagon
track across the wide. dreary upland
riding. as n rule. parallel with the rail
way. while such sleighs as tried the
I "A In,
many n detour Three miles out two
'rigs" were passed. westward bound
filled with town folk who had been to
Arena for the dance, Had they seen
or heard aught of Mr.. and Mrs Os-
borni he asked No: they knew them
well by sight and would be sure TO
note them had they come to the dance
Five miles OUT stage was encounter
ed. loaded with exuberunt jewellers
who had remained after the dance for
a spree and were now consumed with
wrath because certain officers of the
law from their own town. too-had
hustled them out.
"a bull seighful of 'em-three or
four anyhow-came over there with
that cockney sergeant you fellers keep
az the fort. lookin for deserters. You
after desertersl Well heres-hic-
hopin' you don't get em "
II was all Jim Ennis wanted TO know
Come on. mem" he cried and spurred
ahead. his wondering troopers follow
ing.
Now. what the mischief is that man
Fitzroys game thought Ennis. He
reasoned II was after Dora that Fitzroy
had gone; thar In his Jealous misery he
had kept watch upon her. had followed
to town on hearing OF her flight. had
followed farther and this IL was thai
gave Ennis the hope that she was ac-
companied by such worthy people as
the Osborus II that were so IL could
mean but one thing. II was TO join
Rawdon, perhaps to be joined TO Raw
don. Osborn had sent two messages
by wire and had received two early In
the evening Ennis had learned this
through the operator. though the con
tents were withheld Rawdon prob
ably dared not come TO Gushing City.
There he might still be arrested on
sight. Yes. Ennis had Il now Dora
Mayhem had He'd TO Arena 10 meet and
marry George RawdOn. Fitzroy had
followed fast in hopes of blocking it,
And just as the twiukling switch
lights of the little prairie station hove
In sight ahead there came sound that
startled him-the whistle of railway
engine not mile behind. No. at last
and coming full tilt, the very train. |
perhaps, that they, the young couple, |
1oped and meant TO take and might |
have taken on their eastward way had |
not Fitzroy, keen eyed. quick witted
and vengeful. been there in time to bar
he move
And then in the soldier soul of big
Tim Ennis was born a strange. sudden
ind somewhat unprofessional spirit of
opposition. Starting out in the hope of
hiding and restoring TO her fathers
oof the Borrowing fugitive. Jim Ennis
'eered right round TO the purpose Of
uccoring maiden In distress. II
was Rawdon's motive in bid
ling her join him, then Rawdou was
honest, after all, and who was be or
Who was Fitzroy TO stand in the way
md stop II?
Five minutes later young fellow
n civilian dress was struggling in the
,rasp of two detectives. A terrified
SRI was clinging TO his arm. tears
treaming down her face. clerical
boxing elderly stranger was expostu-
ntiug. A man in the cap and dress of
railway conductor was vehemently
rguing with stocky sergeant of cav
Try. who seemed master of the situa-
ion and greatly enjoying his impor-
ance. A pale faced young woman.
vhom the conductor of No. 6 address
d as Mrs. Osborn. was imploring his
i'd when. TO the amazement of the
ergeant this big subaltern in boots
nd spurs bulged in between him and
CONDUCTOR Osborn and demanded TO
now the nature of the trouble.
1--WE run down this man at last. |