New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-02-05

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have my head cracked lie an egg ail"
it's still pretty sore. The broken "ri9'
wasn't your fault: it had passed 'il'o
tbc accented situation before you turn
ed ND. And Won world certainly have
seen that WAS Shammlng steep II we
hadn't both been so genuinely sleepy
at the time. give you my word. l
very nearly threw up the whole thing
for forty winkS, Any other point on
which YOU could wish enlightenment:
Then let me thank you with all my
heart for one OF the worst days ana
some OF the greatest moments in my
whole career. ,r-. .5<t-F
But the crooked man answered never
a word as he sat in Il ball with uplifted
palms and glaring. upturned. uncon'
querable eyes.
"Goodby, Superintendent Cairns.
said StinGuree I'm afraid I've been
rather cruel TO you. but you were new
er very nice to me-
Tt
Sergeant Cameron was driving the
spring cart toward shutdown. after a
variety OF unforeseen delays. Or q sud
den out of the pink haze came a gallop-
ing figure slightly bumped. in the in
spcctUr's coat and Widcawake, with a
bare foot through one stirrup and only
sock on its fellow.
Where's Stiuguree?" screamed the
sergeant. pulling up. And the galloper
drew rein at the driven horses head.
Dead" slid he tLickly. lie was
worse than we thought. You fetch him
while T.
But this time the sergeant knew that
voice too well. and his right hand had
flown to the back of his belt. Stinga-
reefs shot was only first by fraction
OF second but it put a bullet through
the brain Of the horse between the
shafts, so that horse and shafts came
down together, and the sergeant fired
into the earth as he fell across the
splasnboard
Stingarec pressed soft heels into the
thOrOughbred's ribs and Numbered ON
and on. Soon there was Il gate open,
and when he listened at that gate all
was still behind him and before. but
far ahead, the rolling plain was family
luminous in the dusk, and as this
deepened into night cluster Of terreS-
trial lights sprang out with the stars.
Stingaree knew the handful of gaunt
unshcltered huts the lights stood for.
They were an inn. store and police
barracks-Clcar Corner on the map
The buslranger galloped straight up
to the barracks. but skirtcd the knot
Of men in the light before the veranda
and went jingling round into the yard.
The young constable in charge ran
through the building and met him dis
mounted at the back.
whats the matter, sir?" 4,.'uian
Hes gone!' ls' aa.ef2
"Stingarce?'' "-e'9
Tie was worse than we thought.
Your man all rieht?" l'@e ga'
NO trouble whatever, sir. Only sick 4.
and sorry and saying his prayers in
way you'd never credit Come and,
hear him. l1. noe a.e3 =-eu-l 5resre.iT
II must come and see him at once.
Got fresh horse in:' .it Ta71 srsav
Il have so. In and saddled in the
stall. Thought You might want one,
sir. and ran up Barmaid. Stingaree's
own mare. that was sent out here
from the station when we had the
news
That was very thoughtful Of you.a.
You'll get on. young man. Now lead
the way with that lamp a1ea.ret4rI1
This time Stingaree had spoken in
gasps. like man who had ridden very
far, and the young constable. unlike his
sergeant. did not know his voice Of Old
Yet il struck him Mt the last moment as
more unlike the voice Of Superintend-
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