The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-03-06

Mounted Guard In the Saddle.
scarcely recognizable by the new com
ers In its strange smooth pallor but
his grizzled beard weirdly familiar and
still crisp with lingering life.
The coroner arrived in some thirty
hours, which had brought forth moth
ing new. His jury was drawn from
the mems hut and rabblters' tents, and
after n prolonged but inconclusive In
vestigatlon the inquest was adjourned
for week. But the seven days were
as barren as the first and a verdict
against some person unknown a fore
gone result This did not satisfy the
many who were positive that they
knew the person. for Stingaree had
been seen a hundred miles lower down
doubtless on his way back to Victoria
and with his appearance altered In a
telltale manner. But the coroner
thought he knew better than anybody
else and had his, way Notwithstanding
the manifest feeling on the long We
randa where he held his court.
As a coach came by on the main road
the passengers clambered down and
pointed TO the spot where they declared
Stlngaree, the outlaw. committed his
first murder
SO jurors and spectators drifted back
to hut and tent and neighboring sta
ton, the coroner started In bis buggy
for Glenranald. and last of all the 20
ice departed leading the horse which
IIardcastle had ridden home from their
barracks and leaving him at peace once
more with his two young men. But on
the squatter time had told. His table
had been full to oyer1owing through 1t
all. and he sank into a long chair.
tribe grayer at the temples, thought
looser in his dress, as the pugarees OF
Cameron and Tyler finally fluttered out
of sight
81 think we might have a drink" he
said, with a wry smile, to Evans. who
fetched the decanter from the store
The jackeroo was called from a stable
which had become Augean during the
week, and the three were still mildly
tipping when the storekeeper came to
his feet.
"Good Lord" he cried, II thought
we'd seen the last OF the plucky pO-
licep
"You don't mean to say they're com
ing backT
II do, worse luck! Cameron. Tyler
and some new joker In plain clothes"
Hardcastle finished his drink with
resigned smile and stood on the veran-
da to receive the intruders
after all, II VIII stave of the re-
action ] began to feel the moment they
had turned their backs" said he
"Wen, well. Welt | thought I'd just
got rid OF you fellows, aud back you
come like base coin"
"You mustn't blame us" said the
sergeant, first to dlsmount I'VE
couldn't know that Superintendent
Cairns had been sent up from sydney,
much less that we should ride right
into him In your horse paddock
The squatter had stepped down from
the Yeranda with polite alacrity,
"Glad to see you, Mr.. Cairns" said
he. Il only wish you had come be-
fore"
The creature In the plain clothes
looked about him with n dry smile
and a sharp eye upon the younger men
and the empty glasses, as be and the
sergeant accompanied Hardcastle TO
the yeranda. while Tyler took charge
OF the three horses. The fame OF
Cairns had travelled before him TO Ro-
sauna. but none had been prepared
for figure so weird or for a eounte-
nance so fOrbldding aud malign. His
manners were equally uncouth. He
shook his bent head 10 decline refresh
ment. He polntedly ignored a gen