Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-10-18

or Job on hand and II was agreed be-
tween them that the other man should
follow YOU and rob you lie said he
would make circuit In order TO head
you on. There he is now"
turned IN the direction she was
looking and saw u horscman riding
rapidly to make the road between me
aud Denver. | would have run for II,
and II I could have reached the re-
quired point ahead Of him IL would
have been "A question Of which had the
better horse. but ! saw that he could
easily head me on ! put my hand 20
my boot. by instinct cluiching my re-
volver. at the same time trying tn
grasp the situation. Being armed with
n six shooter. was on par with him
IN this respect. but ! was city bred
and not accustomed to the use of
weapons. | was thinking what to do
when Concita said:
wait here. senior, while | 20 and
meet him. Perhaps J may say some
thing to induce him 10 let you pass
on.
knew that the man would not injurc a
girl. Indeed. he would have no reason
10 ininre her without waiting for n
rcply from me she rode away and met
the robber where he struck the road.
He knew who she was for he had re-
Gently seen her ut her fathers house.
He raised his sombrcro To her. and |
saw that they stood talking together,
though could not bear even the
sound of their voices There We're
pauscs III their conversation, during
which one or the other seemed to he
dcliherating The talk must have last
eel more than twenty minutes. when
| after few quick words from first one
/ aud then the other COnciia turned her
| horses head and galluped back to nie.
IL have made bargain for YOU
she said. by which you may save
half the money you have about yon.
proposed thar you surrender half of II
/ Ia him and half Ia me Nou are to re
! turn to Colorado Springs aud report
I that you have been robbed He Is 10
/ shoot some holes In your hat and
clothes SO that You may tell the banker
that you made gallant defense"
! THAT won't do ! replied. Il shall
tell a straight story In any event.
Not so fast senior. You have not
heard all my plan. | have told him
that you and | will divide my half be-.
1 tween us Now. have a little device
which. If II works. all you have with
/ you may be- saved. | have told him
| that | prefer to do the shooting into
your hat and clothing For this pur-
pose shall ask him 10 lend me one of
! the two revolvcrs sung To his waist
/ II he had only one the case would lie
simpler. but he has two. When he
hands me his revolver | will do some
very bad shooting. missing the mark,
ard will call on him t. do II himself
shall contriye. If possible. that he
shall empty all the chambers of his
remaining revolver In doing So This
will give you six shots to his none"
would have made some demonstra-
! ton Of my appreciation OF her action
/ had we not been under the observation
! of the road agent, though had no
! great hope for the success of her plan.
! But acquiesced gladly. and she rode
/ back 10 him ana reported my consent.
/ Then the two Joined me. concita chat
| ting and laughing with the fellow, evil
I IDENTITY much pleased nj the prospect of
getting lot Of money. though she did
not tell him that had a large amount
with me,
We all dismOunttsi. Concita took
| my coat and hat: the robber handed
her one OF his reVolvers. at the same
| time drawing ana cooking the other
rs measure of prccaution. Concita
hung my apparel on 4 sage bush and
began to fire NJ the hat She bungled.
/ as she intended empiicd the revolver
and then asked the robbcr for his other
one Instead OF giving 1t 10 her he
fired At the coat himself and put two
shots into the skirt Then Concita sug-
gestcd that he put couple more into
my hat. which he did
| The matter NOW began 10 grow ex-
citing. for did not believe that Con
eta could persuade the rascal 10 lose
any more shots | saw that she was
playing him with those eyes and lashes
Of hers. and she begged him 10 give
her Just one shot feared that he
would suggest using my revolver but.
being IN my boot lee. il was not visible.
ami he could not know that | was
armed At any rate. Concita had him
in thrall. and he handed her the weap
on. She fired two shots in rapid sue
cessipn aud both his rcvolycrs We're
empty.
In Il twinkling | stopped. drew my
revolver from my boot leg and. cover
ing my man. ordered him to throw up
his hands With an oath AT Concita
he did so. and the victory was ours.
After a short coIloquy we decided
that Conclta should take the funds on
To Denver. while ! drove my captive
back to her fathers house. the latter
distance being much shorter than the
other 80 gave her my horse. which