The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-01-16
A Cowardy
Schoolmaster
=
3, ELEANOR RAsK

trying kfBS while TO dfssnatle him.
said. very well: I'll 80 With yoa- He
| was mighty pleased at that. for WAS
fdreanied he would have ME With him
When we got out to Colorado aud
jim 9eBt r,;t:liins about with his pick
I went with him. though about the
only thing I euHid do for him MAS ia
| cook AMI mend bis Clothes We iay-
ouacked most Of the time. though &C
casionai.y We found a deserted hut.
half logs and half earth Bot We didn't
like tn stop ut any Of them. for there
was generally nearby evidence Of the
failure Of prosilectors in the shape Of
holes In the ground.
Up TO certain point we had the
same hick as the dig2ers~ Of these
holes. but 1T last one day while we
were taking noon rest and jim, .
nap. seeing some red rock near by that
looked as If there might Inc gold IN 1t.
took the pick and. going to where il
was. chipi,ed of bit OF t. 1t hooked
50 well that awakened Jim. who
the nioment he saw it declared that II
WAS nearly all gold.
We worked the place for seversl
days. at the end OF which time II was
decided that should 90 down to Den
yer and see II eonI net any one to
furnish the Money To develop our End.
I 6lled bag ! carried with specimens.
some Of which we're intended % pay
my way. left Jim with the claim.
walked to the road where the stage
parsed and when IL came 6ioHg got
aboard.
The passengers had been tod that IL
wouldn't be safe To. CARR any valu-
abies. for the coach had been robbed
nearly every day. They were al very
nervous and at the least sound were
a sdiy frightened. There were woman
with course voice aud coarser fea-
lures. 2 couple of miners and school
The coarse womaD said she
tfidn't care bow many road agents we
would meet for she hadn't anything
u lose The schoclmaster shraDk back
In q corner as though DESTROYS Of max
Ing himself as inconspicuous as posi-
he lie WIS "a small sized nan. but
seemed 10 ne rot 10 lack strength.
Tie woman asked him what he would
do II he were attacked, and the qtes-
ten >.,.nied to throw him into a panic,
lie tfuMIJioi az .ayes
The -aa1 lcprts stopped rs. sure
enough. We heard voice in advance
& as say IA TIE firiyer ".eiii up. .Ie>h.
ami the eo.srh tat4e % standstiil 1t
Was ~! sa QaIiet It'd. We could hard )
e;isva We We're ss-ia RIP. Ear isipssrHe
~ j .se. sss-s.F i. eEsy;il yssxrt tlrawza
d..,4sl .frssi Il h.an> with revolver IN
his ris...l, ts.ri.. stas.Gi at the opening
As soo.. is BE Il. 90 the door with
the OTHER hand Ne t.ak IN additiona.
feSolveT from his .se.t.
Step us,t. please, ladies' and goats.
he said in Il teEe 50 gentle that ons
world have supposed We bad come u
the end II our journey. The TWO min
ers got on 6rst. tiie,, the wolian
Sswa glance fstss between the tabher
Aid Ter that made nie believe they
were friends. As She passed him liz.
asked. Anything worth having" I"
which she re,si:ed. There's q ia,in 10
there playin' sehooImaster bat sns
pee. hes earryin funds for u bank
As she said t..iS she threw of her wa-
mans bai and nnhuttaned her dress.
and 1t fel. at her feet. revealing a he
and not she
The only aEes remaining in the coach
we're the schoalmaster and /. sitting. nv
on the front. on the back seat But
white this was going On be crowded
down under the middle seat
Come out " that yelled the rob
-he<. -tut The scAsotuaxtcr failed 10
obey. -a,.i fiie robi,er undertook 10
arsg him est- To do this With re
saiaer In each hsls,.i WAS impossible.
He put one weapon lack In his tel,
11d with the free hand reached in un
Dor The seat and took the schaolmaster
~ tie collar. While he was pulling
him out heard q sharp explosion aud
saw the arobher fail back. Hut before
1shsd had time eren 90 wonder what
had hapFeued i saw. the schoolmaster
Jump ike q tiger on fs the man that
had been playing woman and TEAR him
70 The grauDd Tie. miners. seeing 4
chance for Tnaery, spra ng to his assist
ance and he'd his WITHIN till he got a
pair Of bracelets On fhe fa.le,, n,aais
WRISTS. -.
1t turned cut that the sca,oolmaster
was q sheri1- The recent rusl,eries
had. ali been committed by two men.
One trayeies; On the. s'oach in Various
DISCUSSES In order 70 learn what val.
uables were aboard the coach: the ota-
er did the robhin2 The. sheriff had
spotted the travelling partner and had
gone as . passenger to hreak up their
game. playing tinsid in order 10 lead
bis enemies into an AMBUSH 49, -.
The robber that had been killed was
buried before we pFeeeed~d. His trai
was taken an the coach down to Den
yer. where he was tried for highway
man aud sent 80 prison. Ger twenty
f0S Az Cor the SHERIFF be- went hack
% Where be had Come from and con
aaeed his offjs.iaI duties as unosfeIisa
Aeslsiy as il nothing had happened
Rst be received y large reward from
~ ezpserss company wl,irh WIS send
ing treasure over the route.
$ Z had good luck in ienver in the as
sayA Of ny bumps ana suscessiei IN