The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-26
A'Cowardly
Schoolmastef
By ELEANOR TRAsK

W nen NY nusDaDu got the g0id IeNtfs
| away back in the seventies. and DE-
elared he would 90 to Colorado. after
trying a Ions while to dissuade him. /
said. Very we'll; I'll go with you. He
was mighty pleased at that. for was
so opposed to his going that be never
dreamed be would have me with him
When we got out To Colorado and
| Jim went roaming about with his pick
| went with him. though about the
only thing | could do for him was to
cook and mend his clothes. We biv
| ouacked most Of the time. though &C.
casionally we found a deserted hut
half logs and half earth. But we didn't
| like to stop at any Of them. for there
was generally nearby evidence Of the
failure Of prospectors In the shape OF
| holes In the ground.
Up to a certain point we had the
same luck as the diggers Of these
| holes. but at last one day while we
were taking a noon rest and Jim a
| nap. seeing some red rock near by that
looked as II there might be gold In 1t.
l took the pick and. going to where 1t
was. Clipped OF a bit of it. 1t looked
so well that | awakened Jim. who
/ the moment he saw it declared that il
was nearly all gold.
We worked the place for several
| days. at the end of which time it was
decided that should go down to Den
| yer and see If could get any one to
| furnish the money TO develop our find.
| filed a bag carried with specimens.
| some Of which were intended TO pay
| my way | left Jim with the claim.
walked to the road where the stage
passed and when It came along got
| aboard
| The passengers, had been told that IL
| wouldn't be safe TO carry any valu-
ables. for the coach had been robbed
nearly every day. They were all very
nervous and at the least sound were
| badly frightened. There were woman
with coarse voice and coarser fea-
! lures. a couple OF miners and a school
| master. The coarse woman said she
didn't care how many road agents we
/ would meet for she hadn't anything
| TO lose. The schoolmaster shrank back
| In a corner as though DESTROYS OF max
/ ing himself as lnconspicuous as posi-
| bic. He was a small sized man. but
| The woman asked him what be would
| do if be were attacked. and the ques-
ton seemed TO throw him into panic.
| He trembled all over.
| The road agents stopped US. sure
enough. We heard a voice in advance
| of US say TO the driver. Rein up. Josh. :"
/ and the coach came to standstilI. It
was all so quiet that we could hardly
believe we were held up. But present
/ ly the door of the coach was thrown
! open and a man with a revolver in
his right hand stood ar the opening
As soon as be let go the door with
| the other hand be took an additional
revolver from his belt
step out please. ladies and gents. I"
be said in tone 50 gentle that one
would have supposed we had come 10
/ the end of our journey. The two min
ers got out inst then the woman.
saw a glance pass between the Pobber
and her that made me believe they
/ were friends. As she passed him be
| asked. Anything worth havingT' u
| which she replied, There's q man in
| there playin schoolmaster. but / sus-
| pect he's carryin funds for a bank
AS she said this she threw OF her wo-
mans hat and unbuttoned her dress.
and 1t fell ST her feet. revealing a he
| and not q she
4srrS-z
were the schoolmaster and l. sitting, he
on the front | on the back seat But
while this vas going on be crowded
down under the middle seat
Come cut . that" yelled the rob
Der. but the Schoolmasrer failed 20
| obey. and the robber undertook to
drag him cut To do this with s re-
/ volFer il each hand was impossible
| He put one weapon back IN his be.s
and with the free hand reached in IN.
der the Seat and took the schoclmastar
by the collar. While he was pu,llnS
him out ] heard q sharp explosion sud
saw the roh6er fall back But before
had bad time even 70 wonder VIA,
+ had happened / saw the schoolnasrer
jump hAe tiger On IL the man thai
had been paying woman and bear hin
10 the ground, The miners, seeing 3
chance for victory. sprang 10 his assist
ance and held his victim till be got a
pair Of bracelets On the fallen mans
wrists
1t turned out that the sehoolmaste7
was a sheriff. The recent robber.es
had al been committed hv Two Men
one Travelled GA me coach II various
/ DISCUSSES III order 10 learn what Wal
uao,eS were aboard the coach: the 9th
CT did the robt.us TIE sheriff aat
SpoUed The travelling partner aud Aa,
gone IS "a passenger 10 break Up the.
game. playing ---ld ia order 10 .e4.
lis enemies ---s al ambush
TIE .o--eg that bad Been k-..e5 WITT.
buried before We proceeded His "a.
was taken IN r1= coach lavn tn De-
p yer ~ here -e was dried f1- "a 1l-avyag
f man --3 ~lr- -t r.r.-.-.- r.- v---.-..-.