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CAMPS IN THE TIMBERLINE
RANGE.

BY ISAAC “l ‘LELLAN .

“ At that time we had no breech-loading guns “ ‘ I reckon not.’
agd it afiiuifiedtlonfier to lggd than it does now1 “ Said I:
a ays an s o essrs. 4 emington Winches- “ ‘ All ri ht; I will 0 and brin in horse ' "
ter. Evans. and many others). As it was get- and also brging you a pigce of bear-Histy ’ BY GEORGE E. BOWEN. neg. ‘ l ked h l t D nd havin
. tin dark I could [not 3 m ' hts l u . ' ' . . _ . unning 00. s arp y a soy, a . g
mug“ have; hit him a u “f: tog ill; f 0 e9? mid “ :rfivoef the men Speke up. . - . Oh, the old iron pump by the quiet Village inn, bandaged “P his head. left the room‘ 111 save!"
“lotion. it is to "mm in this broad ridge, wounded the brute and the wa %:,Crpei;i 10 on x h o, ypu stay here, and we Will go after with ital-ammo and its clatter and its bang, side he was stopping at the residence of a man
Th9 min divide”, this grout comment! and tore around ,thmugh “2'” be” . ugggh 3'an 1Worsel. u t t h , I can see it in my dreamings, and the shining named Darkin. who kept a place but little better
WOW “telling glimpses 0‘ “1" “lithe”! Slopes. would make a ‘ crooked whisky ’ man Igokgvild put in andvlmslilg p“ you Id) t tefindogble’ '1 cup or t1-n than a}? “,B‘.idg°rs’1\1,,88t’”known to the reeldents
“330" 0‘ flushing "ewe 0f l’m‘re“ Peuke, As for my part I had business immediateli t 1 an ho ‘ I '11 ea, yg‘bewh): k 1‘10 n 1m 'm That above It, on a maple'used to hang. as the “ muehouse. ' '
X101" of ism-mg, Shoshmm M t1... north. man, my horsflv! . , 4 J (g mes ,ur. W1 go an c in a few min- Oh the early morning riser at the creakin He had come West ostensibly to engage in
“want "t V” “mt “8'9" “3,9XCllflnl-Zt‘ ” ()h-i-you brave hunter, did you ever hunt a “ They insisted on going but I would not ’ equalling Pump! ‘ ‘ g, mmmg Specuflatmn' but.lrhy he had 0110?.“
“a:g21b§{&lglzl:h'l;fi‘ {all}?  lime? {nountfil wounded hour! They are a nice animal to hunt, have it and for good reason’s I wanted to get I can be” him, even nowv fill his Pafl— :ggahngffiio figmel; he :lghgoeggfixlglme ls
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Take uwirhmdwutflm (mhm "‘Ountuin_side;l:    said. W hen they hunt ngdoi that hole in the mountains. So I finally It wagoei‘glinsmlluet at dawn—great Jemlmyl Dunning ha not been in SilverSide a week he-
(inc, the _\\ mu liivrr, the confluent (-hiol‘ “ ’in a moment I was mounted and gallb in “ 5 B0 3 Iwilll h d I '11 As he played that rusty old hydraulic scale {pr-e he had made “lends With nearly all Of M
.l n “‘0 M‘””‘"“’lv t°.t"° Atla'ml" "0W5: back to where I last saw the boar I found Ellafi be bacl'yshortl ’ Gave my gun eretan W1 - . cmzens‘ ‘ '
Another strean'ilet ‘flins (‘oluhibiu's tides, he was gone; but listening, I heaizd him growl— “ I disliked  leave ‘ Old Hawkins ’ but at Oh’ “was -m°mmg’ noon and night; and it The “Imfmlc1 m hmd Iglbgad proledie tfegetz
 "'lgffislt‘biffimfids ing Eurther up the (grepkl, and ‘utting spurs to the same time, I would willingly leave her, pro— Butfifiiefiigzfigflffi—mu you why. hfgligfigdufognfhgldetgctige.“Kilt; regarding-
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g;- tributelto we   is, 2:; :2. 51:32.23: V‘fi‘is‘sy‘sezstz‘iztarses.  t... Thermal? and slanting    iii finishes?thirst?sears;
‘uc l are t )0 mazy cree s the silvery streams lor, “'1; h ‘ ~ 1 l ' - - mp WI 90".", - - - ’ '
“mutt... aims: :sif'gstzst'sssi semis{titaniumWe“ Forvoowlmnvumv’sdw- figgfiié‘s‘lé’ifigéfif°J$£§f$tféil°£§f€iifi§
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Explorers found 'mid Colorado mounts “8.90 suy’ ‘ (’Qme 9'”, . . 1‘ ‘ A“ fight» boys; here We go; and we W111 0h: We’re calling new for water. but the Well prepared for him. '
Fun "may a plenum refuge for “Mr camps" l k ljy {his titnm tit was gatifig quite dark, and br‘mg back a good chunk of bear-meat) has Sprung a oak. _ I Not knowing which of the_ many similar
Whose (an. surroundings were a (1:63,) delight“ I 1133 Wloalélfgis Sis ‘ (snaking ,zylpl mg :hot tgfll. I t 13;: I welnttplastkwheil‘f Old Hawkins ’ stood, WAnd W13 watcht i: With a lgilaging, thirsty ego. rooms had been set made for him, he tried his
1mm, 30,90 green swank, so my] hke in chmms‘ cl t ‘ M B ’ b h, (1.1 p go up; 00 one.as 00 at er, but did not offer to 6 won coun i quite a essmg Just to ear key in several and finally opened one at the far
“0.” “taught and may“, soaring cottonwoods’ ] ozer to r.d etar, “in 3 u not like the take her With‘ me, ,as it might cause suspicion. the handle squeak, ’ end of the hall.
Wm) trunks of Silvery sheen, while famous gait: owameé&i:l Clgg‘tho 2:3”, rfigepiillpgtl‘ile giggli aggglgtgzodmgffltasrrevglvgg' 35(1) a, knife, so I But it s silent, for the pump 8 gone dry. A: he crosseg the threshold], hedwas greeted
, 5 me , a er . ' - - - - ‘t c r erso rea occu in
of vuggaggd creepers. twining garlandfike, loo‘kimt gust heldid not turn ujpon me. Thinks “ Gettingpout iSh the dark, it did not take me Oh’ wiggepggiilaiggr a.Shower' W1“ It ever the rgoinfeam om a p n a y py g
figgpglughgttggw; as; wary.  d i; .. 3..finial‘gingismrlos:new: headdress:stressing: as; Won’t we set  um  “ sweet by and w messengers déféitsifisD£2§‘hg;
— I“ giflwy face bg tgfififg figizsrgvgm’ma ' is my ‘ long suit 3’ there is where I get the best ance we soon had the fine fellow skinned. They mgggaflay the Shower for a future room because my .key unlocked the door. I as-
Whére on in deem we “m id waters slept of‘tlv‘arggzs hiiitntgligbuifalc. T If _ th t_ Throwmg thf skin across my saddle, and tak- And were weebmg’ ,cause the pump.s gone sure you I didn't intend-7” _
urea" salmon no“ we" d hover ,neath the rups I shotniliii: squgregfifgl’iglhlytl; bald 6Tb]; egg-t2; grunt-3f) W311??? t2: fierlvavgli?’wzg dry' tbGrgc: 11):“???Jgreltgfizsghltfiteggfigg
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laid him out; and a fine fellow he was, weighing holding the horse, proposed that he would lead on, we’re thinking that the music of the pump him. p a
of mm 0,. animal “1,, calm to break; at‘least twelve hundred pounds. ‘ 1 him. So, starting ahead, it left me with only was sweet indeed, ' “ Oh, sir, if _y0u will only let me escape now
For MW,“ and stately forest elk . “ hen sure that he was knocked out of time, one man behind. And its sflence makes the bravest of us that the door is open. That horrible man has
And big prong-horn were far off on the mounts, I dismounted and out hm throat’ to bleed hlm’

_ “ I followed close behind the horse. I was sigh— been keeping me here for a couple of days. I
And grizzly bears were distant in their haunts. as I was anxious to take some of the meat home carrying several pieces of the meat, as was also How a, “ spell 0’ weather "changes all our tastes am the daughter of Colonel Denmore, of Placer

1101mm!“- this brilliant mass of verdum, 1.03,, With me- the man in 1113’ Yeah AS We Were gelng UP the —-yes that’s agreed; Ranch, and Was taken from home last Thurs-

THE OLD IRON PUMP, the other, referring to the first part of the
sentence. “But, anyway, it’s yer own busi-

 

 

an '
A perfect solitude! with not a sound

The grand titanic Taton, a vast mount.

lip-soaring miles away, yet seeming near,

lligh thrusting its sharp peak ab0ve these
groves;

(,‘lear was the air, deceptive in its light.

In these old camps what happy days were
)fll-‘SOd,

What dreamless slumbers in the depth of night!

What social greetings by the campfire’s blaze:

There exploits were rehearsed and songs were
sung

Beneath those shadows of primeval trees,

Beneath the starry canopy of night,

How joyous s (1 each gay eventful dayl

As the camp- res illumed the woodland scene

Brightening the solemn shades, the arca es

termined to have his skin, I knew I must skin
him at once, since he might freeze during the
night, and then it would be a difficult job to do
in the morning. Tying my horse to a tree, 1
commenced to skin him, and was getting along
nicely, when I heard a horse whinny further up
the creek, which caused me to stop my work at
once, and springing for my gun, which I had
neglected to load, I was not long in loading,
for I well know by that whinny that I had
neighbors near by, and knowing that there
were no white men in that Country, nearer
than the station, twentymiles away, I felt sure
the horse must belong to some war-party of
Indians, and if so, they had no doubt heard my
rifle-shot, and I might expect a call from them

“ By this time it was dark, but, as I was de— creek, and every ste was bringing me nearer

to the outlaws’ den, realized that if I was 0-
ing to do anything, no time was to be lost. 0,
letting a piece of ‘the meat drop, I stopped, and
asked the man behind me to pick it up, and as
he was stooping to do so, quicker than a flash I
dealt him a. blow on the back of his head with
my revolver, that would have felled an OK.
He fell without a groan. Wheeling, with my
revolver cocked, I shot the man who had been
leading my horse, as he was rushing back to
see what was the matter. He fell in his tracks
at the report of the pistol. Springing forward,
I caught my horse; throwing the bearskin off
the saddle, I mounted, and started down the
creek, urging my horse to his utmost speed. I
would have been all right had not my horse

Now we love the dear old pump—that’s dry.

German Joe,

THE COLORADO SPECIAL ;

. The Twin Racket at Placer Ranch.

' BY HOWARD M. BOYNTON,
AUTHOR OF “CADET DETECTIVE,” ETC.

day by two men. IVon’t you please let me get
away i" ' _

This agonized entreaty was poured into
Dunning’s ears almost in a breath, but he
took in the situation readily and proffered
his assistance, which it is scarccly necessary
to inform the reader was not entirely disin-
terested. The beautiful girl had made a de~
cided impression on him, and he rapidly evolved
a plan for transferring her from Dacy’s charge
to his own.

“ You cannot hope to escape unseen now,” he
said. “ But about two o’clock to-morrow morn-
ing I will be here to release you. D_acy will
have retired by that time, and your flight Will
not be discovered for several hours.”

“ Oh, thank you, thank you i” said the young

“11. at any moment. stumbled and fell among the rocks, bruising us CHAPTER IV ‘

They touched with lurid flames the hemlock “ So, leaving the bear partly skinned, I both in the fall. - _ ' A MYSTERIOUS OBI-ME for you, if you will only get me out of tbls ter-
boughs mounted my horse and made tracks for the “This took up most valuable time. I could WE m st i th th ' k b1 rible place.” . _

And brow n, columnar phalanx of the pines; timber along the creek. When out of sight in hear the horse-thieves coming down the creek, at? 11?" exerfi 53a 3:3 e; refill?” 9:11 3 u I will be pleased to do so,” rephed .Dpnmng.‘

So fancy then with spectral ghostlike wand the dark wonds, I waited and listened for a shouting and swearing at every step. By the grerogth ‘20, a “£08151. (111 tratlills 81: jeléd I}; it But I must go now; keep up your spmts unm

would people an the 31183195 with phantom long time, expecting every moment to hear the time I Was mounted again, they were close '05“ cc? 5 3111519, 0Y0 9;; ((3).: 3:31;; 12 Y I]: 1 return," .
shapeS' sisalthv approach of Mr. ‘ Lo.’ After waiting, upon me, and several bullets whistled close an 3 b: Y 0 8‘; b3; IhY- 8W igd He bowed and smiled, and then leavmg the

‘ probably, half an hour, I concluded to leave about my ears. The canyon became so rocky Papa” 5‘ “he mgntt. ere 2&9 930351681111”? room. locked the door onthe outside.

my horse securely tied, and on foot find out to that I could hardly get my horse along, and I m t e prevmusc 3P “5,0011 me e 0 OWIDg

w o

' . “Well this is what might be called a soft
in the horse belonged that had caused all could see no way to get out of it, as the moun— account or “myswneus murder- snap,” h’e mused, walking slowly downstairs.
this alarm .

   I min on aim?" Side was 50 Steep- My Pursue“ “Joseph Schlerger, was cruelly assassinated “ I’ll rescue the beautiful young girl from the
' “Cautioust keeping up the creek, I pressed were now gaming on me fast, and I knew that yesterday morning at his residence on Fifth heavy villain, and the“ play heavy “113m my-

. on for half a mile when I began to hear ani- to escflpe I must abandon “15: horse- so: SW" avenue. Mrs. Schlerger was the first to find the self. I reckon Darkin can accommodate her
A“ Excning AdvontugiE—Ehe Life 0‘ Bath" 3111' me] moving, and hoon discovered quite a num- ing him down the canyon With a good bit, to dead body of her husband, but the shock has so over to the ‘ Whitehouse,’ and Dacy’ll never
in. BUFFALO BILL. ber of'horscs grazing, close to the edge of the keep him gomg, I ran up the side‘of the moun- unnerved her that she can give no coherent suspect-me of taking he,- fmm mm. Aug at the
.._...... timber. By this I knew I was approaching a li'ain to; a dflew ytariflsnaifig golf]; beltllllnd ahbpwlder. account“ the discovery. h sgme male, the Phat-,3;- Rzlzgh or?wd wlll chm];

‘ ‘ - ’ 1 - 1’ s01 okind and ill movements became was ar y on 0 mg , w on e w o egau “Mr. Dunnin a man of about thirty W 0 acyis emanw osgo egu‘, I
11::,itlll‘t-{ztfsthgogl'evzgs(5333;253:1113 13):; SIo-rfgiutiohls. ’ y came rushing down the canyon. I 601116 Sufi acted as private gecretary and confldential’clerk Dunning chuckled softly to himself,_ and
and at the time 1 am about to speak of was rid: “ Presently, from the opposite side of the hear my horse making his way down the creek, to Mr. Schlerger, was awakened by his wigs throughout, the afternoon and evening was m an
in Form Express through the Black, Hills of creek, where the stream ran close to the moun» and they heard him, too; for they were hurry- about four o’clock in the afternoon, she said unusually Jovml mood. So _much so that; Dar-

K ' ' — I tall! I saw a li ht 00ml" '1 ’ "Wenle {mm the ing eaeh Other forward: seymgi that something dreadful had happened to Mrs. kin asking the cause of his good humor, was
the] aramle on what was known at that time B K H
as Blinks” Division side'of the mountain. Crawling closer, I made “ ‘ There he goes! he can’t get through the S_ who lay in a dead faint downgmirs. toki to prepare a mom for the “mention of a

“ Some of on no doubt have heard of ' Alf out What I $00k '50 he 11 ‘ dug-Out ' in the Side Of Pee“ we Will “tell hlm therel’ , “ There is absolutely no clew to the murder— young lady spon to‘become‘lldljs- Dannie; gay"
Slade.’  Twain has...” also that 00am the moon in. No , this logged £13m like o. ter the 'assed me in e_ 931“ng aw. H ‘ ‘_;nu%;335§.€iéfiby :56 (fig; .4: risks-{310% iéffiiénfit~i‘?§ifiofi”'§n&fi#lkb¥ ’
 w” a   "    w I“ ma.“ 8 work than lljun’B.’ Listening, up the mountalg, and after a. Whlle I i‘eaéhea COVer  nearly  in .cash and bonds   she w1]l,be here some tlmp 
faults was a good stage Kuhn and ’knew how to heard me!“ VOlees ' and they were White men- the top or the amide: betW‘Pe“ the two creeks- had been taken from the small iron safe, the key I “ Very well,’. responded Darkin. Thor best

run a. division such as hr mid to run Slade’s NOW. for What White men could have a ‘dug- The?» takin down ‘the divide, 1 made for the of which Mr. Schlerger always carried in his in ther house is ready fur her—ez 19’ng 92 yo

headi unrters and the Main Home-station on out’ up here in the mountains, was what puz— station, minus horse, gun and bear. pocket.” ' foot der bills. Which‘ yo’ always do, he added

1 is dlivision ’ was at ‘ Horse-Shoo ’ thirt -six zled me. Surely it must be some trappers. “ About four O’clock A- M. I 1:050th the WP '. . . . hastily, for fear that his guest-would take offense

[lanes west of Fort Laramie And it was a’l’iVe- “ But I had heard of no trappers in the hills tion. I went at once to the driver’s and Pony The day fc’Howmg this “Once appeared' at his reference to such a tuna] matter.

1 station - on, be! As this was for several that fall there being no beaver-dams on that Rider’s room, and awoke the boys, among whoni “The jury reached the usual verdicHeath When Dunnmg hqd left: Grace-threw herself

y th " y f . ‘lav ’ tat' 1 stream ’Nevertheless they were white men, were Frank McCarthy, Rob Scott, ‘l‘lailer inflicted by some person or persons unknown; upon the bed and falrly cued for Joy, Without;

3:11:11); 32?: {he llillllzly timglrspZnt 31:22: re- and I .Was determined he find (mt Who they 'Irhompsolnita‘g‘: 52:61.51 “I‘Orebofi aha Old'glmifii and the case has gone into the hands of Inspector lgnewlllhil Wh0_hel' 081330“ wereirfilhzgfiggg 3351

u ' " ' ' ' . 8001] re a. e O lem W 13") a appene . ' - een e a prisoner e poo!- g -

This Pony Empress riding wasex'cm'1glwork warll’alkin boldly up to the entrance I pulled were anxious to take a trip after the robberS, figfififi :1? r' Dunnmg exPecm to go we“ m a rounded with a thouhaud. unknown fears. .
the" Guava” at lit—'t exam)“ 6mg“: ever at a buffalogrobe (that was him" up for,a door), and as Slade was not at the station, I went, and ' . “Oh. if he Shoum mm” 5119 thought agam
ggéutyhgvészz?fi; (3:;  figsahfhfimufille g3: and shouted. D woke old Billy Powers (chief stock-tender), (find These and malply Ethic]: acapunts of. a similar and again. “ What I01:: earth'vtvloizld I dto? Bfut

- - - - - ° .- i told him we wanted nine horses to go a ter nature were pu is e in e_ morning papers he won't—he cant, 0 so W18 1 was 1me or
hours” but be'mg the “gulf” tulle to make It  211383;):3‘7131! voices were hushed and I horse-thieves. ' ’ and for nearlyawoek the public was kept posted him to come," _

in. Fl‘w?“ miles an hour. lnclu'dlug no pages h d a eneral scrambling for guns and could “ At daylight, fifteenmen were on their way on the latest_ phases of the great mystery, Then And thus, trembling between hope and fear,

1"" Chafilng hofsesl’swt” pr?” 11”??de 13:12: 11:3: thegshar click click of men co'cking guns, to the robbers’ dug-out, on the side of the moun- other sensations followed and it passed into the Grace spent the long afternoon and evening,

a mom] m mm ' u as on y n ' l t a m’oment’ more one called out: tain- We Teaehed the Place Where I get away haekgl‘eunds .forSOtteh by all hllt ,lihese greatly Her supper was brought to her at- midnight,

one round trip 3 week, 1 had nearly three days Plffigfi 91thnr T from the two men. I did not know but what I interested in it, either from curiomty or sympa— but she could scarcely force herself to eat a

:0 rest at Bub end '0! the route.thAIs’ I allvayg “ ‘ Onlgh mohfte man—a hunter,’ was my re- might find the mall I had Shel? there. hilt he W35 th for the afflier femflY- , mouthful, so great was her anx1ety. The little

. new “bow what “mo to expect 8 ("L-ya o-ng' gone. There was blood on the ground, which Vhen the case was placed in the hands of mckel-plated clock on the mantel struck two at

It gave me plenty of time to myself’ winch mule pliyc' - k - proved that I had hit him. , Inspector Byrnes, he immediately put a dozen of length, however, and almost; before its echo had

I generwa Spent in buntinghand many a glon' ulrtlen the- simififlge Spo eon standing out “ Now we dismounted and cautiously ap— his best men on it, one to chase to the end each died away, a, stealthy tootstep in the hallway

ou_s hunt have had in the lack Hills Ofanl'a- thereggge in. v a are y proached the dug-out. But everything was as seemingclew. One of thesemen wasadetective, announced Dunningaa arrival. V

mle‘ There was no bllflalo. but plenty 0 pear, “ R i i. V the buffalo—robe door I stooped a quiet as the grave, With the exception of several quite well-known to criminal society in New She flung a, shawtoyer nor head and shoulders,

elk, deer' and .‘ntelopeiahd Bege'henss “13033019 . a s “g - -d XS 1 ad so my eyes hungry wolves who skulked away at our ap- York, by the name of Joe Winthrop. He had and almost rushed mto his arms as her rescuer

rabbits: 01' Whleh there Wee “0 end- hull" and Stepped mm 6' h1 t of fellows as I proach. The dug-out was abandoned, and the been detailed to follow John Dunning and see if unlocked the door,

“ one morning a” ‘ Home'Shoev’ I thought I rBSted on “me Of as rogg kn 36. n I 3,, s. careless way that things were left showed that there was anyt 'ng in the secretary’s actions to “Oh, I’m so glad you’ve come,” she panted.
would Igflke i; hunt! in“: naggnttmg (amid the “3!; gaofiirvgzlitiugmag‘egtlgndhpo Did yol; think the outlaws had left in a hurry, and in the co'ili‘nectJhimhwg: dthe Illful‘gffl‘.ll d I] H H I feared something would kegp you. Let us
an,“ (my 0m 8 “r 0w” ammle - ‘ - ° ' ht—the feelin sure that I would return to his oe a one m u y an we . 6 can once, some one may come.

Peak to see if I could scare up a hear. I life“ an Ind1&“?,h h d .uvited me m an- 311% stationind brifiig a party back to clear them had clung to Dunnin ’s heels during the long g The excited girl did. not know that her com-

“ It was in the fall of the year—one 01E tholse {:18 man w o a 1 out Journey from Newd ork (5%Denvgr,dalth0111g3 panionis arm was resting gin-053 tiger kshonldirs

lov‘ious Indian summer days When t 0 a 1' ewer = , u' ' hat the bad a ood start of us an unfortunate inci ent at icago a revea ashe locked the door an p ace 9 ey In 15

' 30min down so pure from hm mow'cappeé m lve dld “0‘; know Who yéhlls :fighiggd :2 “(113.33: lgill mountgd, and Es several of cm" his identity to the latter and_from there on he ket," .
summ t or the grand 01d Roch, mountalm’ we dld nOt expecc COmPhDYto hear a man’s party had to be at the station soon, we did not was compelled to travel disguised. “ My dear,” he said, calmly, “keep very stlll
makes one; fee:l astfihwgdh l()3rod pad mafiwat 375;: £21,313}??? hgzrg‘ll‘fepqrty were all in the follow them up. I found tn?i lplace1 dwherg daily It I 1, t _ m _ to untiwa get outside,f h'l‘he slightest sound may
countl‘ 0r 9H 3" appmess- .9" ’ ‘ do ertaken in horse, an cou see y e isa mos unnecessary now in re . mng awe, e acy or oneo 15 men_ _
were gran ever ogdtge Plains, (:1 thedmgfinmfigzi d‘lfifggigmg at each of the party, I soon discov- glack: where they, hag mgeg  hick to  aflxrsidedanghthg “ Egggeisédl‘lggé’lt: 1311733110: thThg tilwio backspacer 2:80in tthincét‘itsifiletg:

menu on a go orse arm rev. y 0 W - . - t, Of course t ey a a an im an erea or e um ac _ . e , w e u mg ore an_o er ey u v

ever might tum up’ mile; and mugs away from ‘1’"? if“ I had see; twig—055.5330 $311 1233;; (Hufwli‘lns along with them. . left in imminent danger of his life, and the man door of the room m winch Grace had been con-

8113' human beings. that you knew 0f, relymg 0’1 0° 8' sea on ph ' were ’scnttered sad- “ I found the bearskin, which I took back who stood over him witha smoking revolver in fined, and three persons cautiously entered,

yourself? If you have not, you have never_felt gil'oung 13:6; gag-1:131:31: 9:36 __my eyes caught with me, had it tanned, and presented it to Ben his hand was John Dunning. _ .d They were Phil Dacy, Nick Groodlgel 3111;? a

yourself a man, and knew that you were in a _es, ri , m b t I: , n-lediately recognized Halliday. ‘ When Joe had tracked the man to.Silver51 a man called Parson Fete, a pretty tong - 00 ng

wild, dangerous country, and the monarch of Sight of a sad 0 t a 1m wé owmaster u we heard no more Of this party that he had assumed the rolepf the .Flymg Dutch- fellow who passed in the Village as a regularly

all you surveyed. If You have felt this: You "'8 havmg Qn°§.b°l°nged :3 ewhichg had beer; winter. Two years after that, four men were man,” and when asked his name in the “Golden ordained Protestant; minister, .

have tell? just What Ged has made 3' “1‘1 named Louis lmpflon’ a ks before at Deer hung at Virginia City, two of whom were of Garter” had given that of the murdered man— The two fox-men paused on the threShold and
MAN. stolen from him 30ml: wee1 Frank McCarthy the Dug-out Gang. They told me that they re— the only one he could tl‘l‘lnk ofnat _the_moment. uttered a. cry of dismay,

“ Hello, Bison \Villiaml .You are off your Creek‘Station, ,while $81132 e in the much membered me very well, and would probably He had gone to the Nest disguised .as a “She 3min hyey,”cned Dacy, and the words
trail. were w0rkin8 some emu-1 ed h d belonged have killed me that; night, had I refused to 10m peddler, hoping thereby to get an opportunityof were echoed by Nick Goodloe, who accompanied
u Well, it was just this way I felt that beautiv The two men whom,1 recogniz a wa with them. rescuing Grace Denmore. His meeting With them by a suggestive movement toward his hip-

h] ()ct‘mer m‘m‘mg’ you" “go' when I started to ‘ Simpson '5 gun-g’ bute-hadd “em 1‘? will that “ The man whom I knocked on the head soon Dunning, therefore, was as unexpected as it was pocket, . _

out 101' 8: hunt. and the adventure $00k Place the" or mgr-0t ms male" In r W lbbers and after recovered. The one 1 shot also got well, unpleasant. _ _ _ _ “Dacy,” he said, and an angry light gleamed

that I am about 30 ten You Of- Riding BlOWlY they had lowed '1 band 0t. Stage-r0 here and was afterward hung at Plont’s Ranch, on “Curse you,” cried the man, again cocking his in his eyes; “I told you to keep watch er that

. up the creek occasional] starting up a flock of horse-thieves who made their home somew the Sweetwater. What became of the others, I revolve,- aud aiming it this time straight in Joe’s gut] an! yo’ promised faithful thet yo’ would.
sage-hens or2 a ack-rab it. which W08 0‘ he in’ in the hills' 1] 1 t the wrong do not know; nor do I know what has become face. “ I might have known you’d have armor She’s gone now, and I’m goin’ to hold yo’ to ac-

' terth t0 the 68 Wanted to get further int" the “ Now I [on sure I had on m a than I of all the old boys of the Overland Route. But on.” count fur it.” ,

mountains where I hOped to find bear (as bear house, and how to get out of it was more min should any of them ever strike my trail, I The first bullet had bounded harmlessly from The proprietor of the “ Badgers’ Nest ’was
i . v I we lent could tell just at that moment. I was cor d t him.” the peddleras breast. But before Dunning could too completely paralyzed by the guys dlsappear_

was what was afttr that day), sa p y _ I m hke to would be please 0 see _ _ I ‘ . .

F Of hwutlffll unhelo . either grailng 01' bound' Of One “mug? and that was-that won pull the trigger the second time. Joe threw his ance to pay attention to Nick’s threat. Several

_ , ' to ‘ ood.by,’ . . - . .
' oo . oach. Towm'd blél theee (lcntmlwn “‘1 “Realm” g useless revolver with all his strength straight times he tried to speak but not a word came
mg over the t t m a at my up r into the face 0f the angry mah- , from between his clinched teeth.

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‘ — B t to do so was easner said than done.

23:01:: aha” mm“ wmm tan ear, Close to the kgew that I “St “0‘; (‘11:?! on’tghg: grill-gigg- It was about his last chance for life and he suddenly he tamed toward Goodloe like a

. . ‘1 riatin i him nized them, bu suppose em _ l V tack advantage of it. . I tiger. .

toign’éuaiigtignfiofifi allay}... cogld get It did not take me long to ‘ tumble i to this con IN the matter of making mus it is the correct Partially stunned and blinded by the blood “ Did yo’ take that gurl?” he hissed. “ Yo’ an’

good green I commenced skinning the deer and clusion. ed t be the ‘ boss , of thing: that tricmed “up ms eyes from a deep opt m ms me were the only ones Who kneWShe w“? by".
m mg Ear-dinner. Oh I wasn’t om to “The man Who appear 0 For “1003"” Who arrived first toleave first. forehead. Dunning staggered back against the She’s gone now, an} by ther Eternal. Nick,1’ll

Engaany roast or nothing! Some y e se— this outfit asked: To return a first can within g week and in bar, and When he recovered sumoienfly to 100k make yo, sufler fur It.”

. about for the peddler, that individual was not in The two thoroughly maddened men stood
a ’t th Ome In? . person ‘ f first ' ht. ki ' to each ther’s e ‘es.
Ill‘ilskl lzliomlghgg’ 135333733311 for m roast, do‘I‘II told, (him no one was With mei and 3:: insfiaiighf’mmpuy and m person a ter a‘ 81g“ Where’s that man 3” he yelled, dashing the 139‘ Nniglgwhar’s that gurll” '
l the: gillltlga finial“? of dry comm" Stiekea Plained to himfwmf) 13%: 1L3? anxagsked For the mother or chaperon to invite a gentle- blo‘od frgmvlliis inacewand runifiing to the open D‘éYf'cll: tbetiéerh ask,_tgo’ sneakin’ ,tscouiidrelé
' ' at 1‘0 i . u some 0 cu men so ' ‘ .rus er w1 o’anain 0 on
gr}? I “It???” flingindul’dipi'fii at?!) Riga? £23198; had heard mysliot- Thea, 238339113; mgr]; gfialllllgon an acquaintance who has recently him?” y y p hotel:1 On IO’r word! Didzrt yo’ hev chlirgg uv
‘ hotelflocpeotitla’ like I have. nowadays. and I as Prom-my they w?“ 13‘}ka “$331131:er they returned from a prolonged absence. , .“ We thoiigbt yo’ wuz able to take k‘e‘er of her, an’ didn’t—” _ _ .
made thlft door lock ‘ tired ’ before I got through the cabin at the tlmgalét wigsofi In the“ oc_ To call within a week after any entermmment mm 81.0%,. 331:1 Dag, applogetlgauy, Imm- Whatever gal-the,- quesmons Nmk mlght ‘ng“:
with him. Then loading my brierwood pipe, could hear a shot a "3m to 7591; out of this to which one has been anItOda skunk is (’i’uicker n chained lightnin . Who is he, asked were Interrupted by the tramp 9% tee
(11 in down Oh my hlflhket With my saddle curred to me that I saw a y To call Within a week, and in person. after a anyway? _ , _ . _ . down-stairs, and before the disappomt no
3'" y u w I was ha py ’ mmpe- . d k-ued a bear and dinner-party to which one has been invited. r “ He 8 a detective, ’ said Dunning, dipping _h18 could conceal themselves, a'score of Placer Ranch
of,“ he: niy horse was £38m, I m d d, ed up and u Telling them that hI his “thinny supéo To call. after an. engagement has been an- hankerchief into a‘badii of water andl batfhmg men mth Kid Keen at their head, came rushing
started across a divide to anothg {or}! do: '5”: 20°33“ ugggffngzeglosgrhy, and had tied my pounlced, or a marriage has taken place in the 11311: “mpg-leg :13ng .d gsggégchklegdgg dfipagsog down the narrow hall.
, n own . . . .
9,03%];Ozifi? my ggfi’disggtfmsl? b5... signs, horse in [$3 brgsili;a 1131;011:381; 3103 flag filling}: the older residents in thigittg or straggo to see‘gni wupézg.gacy NICK GOODLOEE PARD 7
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m: I 2.13:? ilgtgvzlfigt 30:33:: I111):veAlli‘:ihi(1)I:;nE gzlallléhem tombs; no]: ,Indums, but trappers, Kidd first upon the new come ’3 «Yes, sir, II’fivould. If {flatwant t? pndelra A Mkfiwilll knogn in Bot: ,Silveigside attig
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the flair had been t m that m “if.” twin: “"9 331332???  I noticed that “*3 Asia: sass;siza°£trzzzg2§a°ss£ $2.9” 3°” 3‘" ’°“ ‘ m" " °° amuse, musings... 35th.... ,
Mt mm ne’ Bells? I III-£3132? age lgoun- and two of the party would gggzggggtgg 22% 3:3,, them. . _ Dacy looked nervously about him, and then town with its first settlers and 'bad drifted back
. gash anti 0 sun ppea have a talk, With the exegtfl' ttheir hgrses, One To make the first call upon people in a higher  With ,a forced laugh: t I ‘ ha Pu and forth betweenlt [Elva] villggehs ever snace.
N 31th,, I, it was not sundov'Vn yet, I ting weed: 0" lookueg a 1; all the time At last social position if one is asked to do so, or if they It ain t in my line,.but e " git a c use He was one of.a cka 0 men w ic fmore 1: an
us 1 hard ride to get back man seemed to remain on - are newcomers. . I do anything Jgst to obligeyou. “ anything else, IS li e y to discourage uture emi-
knew it would be 3 (mg, I concluded to keep they all came in. . ed 'f ever 'I‘o inclose cards when inviting a new acquaint- “ All right, said Dunning. I wish to thun- gmtion to the Far West. _ .
to the Station thlgtiniéhg’ figpes of finding ‘ Mn “ The man I was Wklggttf aall: willie him ‘ I ance upon whom one has never called, although der you would. If I see him again I’lhl bfit A murderer arid a thiffibrguggit up in tn:
0 e. _ , . . .
gang? t 6 cm ld have it just be" Lomie'gggg g°$'%p°n the outside 9f'1ehlitgg' it gobsstgfigin what are the prescribed hours for 331135") under or I u. know the‘ reason‘ w y e cvfiilihinillgshigfngtgrglogipet‘ige f%r 333%.3;
it As gooId cage: luck gigging on 50m; berries: ta lefoot, if he won d pangs: gflhimdeiiog calling in the place where one is living, or makp . u have he follerm’ yo, fur!” asked Dscy, of any sort he: llieen stren honed but no; satis- J g
foradark up be”. home to a tree, 1 pr “cod 3, bottle that once , ad of the ing a visit and to adhere to those hours. innocently. _ fled by past in ugeuces. n appearance e was I. ,
so dismountl‘lg. and tyin my a A; last I Cabin Bitters. but 110' 00mm“ mule For a ’enfleman to ask for the lady of the “He thinks I’m connected With a murder out singularly repulswe, one car being entirely gone .
enuflemly 0’9 '5 toward 1‘51" Ben; M I was worst benzine that I ever flopped my lips over. h as gen 33 the young ladies, and to leave East, and is Watchin’ me, I suppose, to see if he an the other showing signs of attempted ampu-
803 Within “ix yards of hlm' I t ougt closer After taking a drink. I “ked him if b? any "Drudge for her as well as for the gentlemen of can’t find some evidence to criminate me.” cation.
close enough; robqu 31,3??? “fluff; a good objectionsto my stayinz over-might With “‘9'”- mfimfly ' ~ “1 shouldn’t be surprised of you wuz," said A bullet had plowed through the half of his _
butlvmm a“ -' . k, Hesaid: ' "
head on him, I let old ‘ Hawkins tal .

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