Show HELPING MR HIGGINS the troll of ring doff river ran through groves of cottonwood colt onwood tit nt intervals arld and I 1 was passing pa through one oneat I 1 of these proves groves tho the hour our was vas about noon when a man mail suddenly confronted mo me with a sun gun in his hand and ordered me to dismount and shell out ten minutes later he be had my horse pistol watch and money and was out ant of 0 sight two weeks later I 1 ran across him at Cherr cherryville and had him arrested lie ile had bad been in jail about an hour when one oc hla friends called at the hotel to see me inc you are certain that there can bo be no mistake about this lie he began very cot tat it you aro are ready to swear that bill Ilig ghis is tho the man that lobbed blobbed you 1 I am arid and to take tile lie consequences it 1 you im car against an innocent man yes sir its just possible that it might have hron ile on bill lie went on just po sible if it was war him and he did it to build a church in this town oud let up on him you no clr tin tie lant tho the tort sort to build no im afraid not tut but its lt lurt just poti pos I 1 talked with him burt I 1 rather think ibok ho he facts tor for the father lia less and wanted to start marl an orphan asylum it if that was his motive illative yond let up on n him I 1 take it it was a boldfaced bold hold faced robbery and I 1 propose to see am him punished all ah ym I 1 think id better go eo over ever anil and RW P hill and ask him what tola his motive was ill hr be hade bacic in halt half an hour ile he returned within tile the time abl fled lind resumed if theres a lobance for a fellow to climb up you yell arn are a roan man give ave him a boost I 1 chopo 1 I would ats sir higgins seeking to in climb to the top lop or the robbery business not sit at nil sar not lit at nil all he bp wants to go co to tile the legislature and he robbed you to pet get funds fonds to make th the cam his ambition to become the hon hen william fliggins stranger Stran are alre you a a democrat in politics yes sos hill bill and hes sure of etc election action if you let this tiling thine slide nude its all in your hands it you yon press him lie he goes to prison if you lot let up on him he goes to the lc ga slature I 1 believe his statements lut but as he be agreed to restore all my proper property tit and I 1 did not want the trouble and delay of a trial I 1 accepted and went ment my way three months later I 1 met the man on an the streeta ot of the capital city and he be reached out ills hand and said ahl glad to stee see you Li iraln coma came over to the hotel and hav haeft a drink with me and thellon the hon william higgins who Is cock of the walk and carrying this legislature slature in his vest rest pocket |