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Show ''TILE HOAD AGENT. . Tho full U up Mil tor fttmcrU dirt nil Aln limsaiMl tho hum rrtod lutnott.lmtwul vt How inn off tn 1-u-,.rl a it dll iwWIo nrt. it lnni J arotm 1 llitf( in r tlilck, In.?, ri ,llli yell iv dirtnl, nlintt MiMtlnff a On ri'wfwmllwiiM(ew J"11 Iftbr i arrl tolook cut. JIoltholaMU J , f tmtuYo 1M their Interwt only 1,4 ;! i It last nt prow-iit. Thetlufct occu , t)i h Attention to tilaro rtent. It 1 1,4 their inuiiUn and p)c nml nostrils, mi J t Hi s to their Italr nil 1 wir tnlmrli ,rfH u. ItitUlwtcrwnUe nr,wul hou u who I nn riiotuh rjiriti left to tn un 1 I' 'P tho .m rmtlun Is oUil t B ly life MlotriMMgtn. Thtjr ro1l' frlourv only u tliort Unit r but th- ImtOMuh other with ft Mt-ur Mt-ur tiatn 1 J"" now nil oil au-mint of tliodwt Dut I omit dMtreytruf axd hntniir. jlit.it Ihirt ft mllo or io tho smi thtnni bnshtly t ' tho citnj oil roml, malting it 1 .klik'iftlo' il1nw ribbon, 1ml Just 1iciltMlilw or tho inmintiin on thti t 11 U-h fromt to clow tho uy-i-1 tn 1 of tho pa-, cut the Iljjclit o I In I U oai.nl uit way nn.l tire ntljr wa ll Ul bo in comiarallvt. .Urkncw, for tlH-tdtfocif tho huny tliuUr U only a Uttlo cH uc Wkw hi. homchow llio du't " t iio vt 17 blirh.r.Uotho lrter aiil tho iomcii L.rtnth'Jboxilont min.Ht for man b, ir tiKin tAlkhiK ll Ucn throuji aoiufftintctnlrtit cnUy imnliiwl Inflii-iiiic Inflii-iiiic Jim related from bin muni tnct tjrmt: fttnl i n"110 coimnuiitcntlta to t'io WanUf bo)Wi looking yoati( f' puhOK Siik At Alpena nml Li it rim tho box with liltu. An 1I10 till o rt t he tho level, timl yL13 ttl iliailuttt tf tlio mountain nl tin tall t'"im ""i ItvlnUwUh tho whip to II month of tint narrow imiu bailing c t of tho t un ui a quarter of a mil a ynnlTUiiakit - t. mlu Uljf rocki? rmrf mm btr 1 11 Vt 1 Llilmli iVdl.risIittliHr - m 1 bo ad j.lo r 1 r to f n't her on 1 . ultarlw - belt up ouotlay lu tb' luu 1 r of " "will tho piMt'iiffrr't jlcoMnt Tih ftittrrt Mlul) 'WouliloumInJ til lit, I lOftl tit 11 ' I) u t irpul to htfi hortw, pat iia roc-ilr roc-ilr !v and r it!) , nn J begum H11I tvni z IbU ouu) Hint mom latl jr. i- x u.nluit.lM 1 liiiiibfull 0 1 anl M iff, th t IkhI t' tbroiiHh tint liv -Nuv.,g nt lutkd hc ft, one o' tl hjiudft wo In 1 rurd tliem days-turn days-turn il vp uib-ftln luMitth' IfnuwoWA r tdyt ktart frm IMdoriMloin tli'tnorn-in tli'tnorn-in llrrry McNt 111. IU othir K) nl. tfoci Atkr iiii, Qiillie Mr. Man I ltd up with At;ntli in tli' bind frm ulwtr boipo U ti r ra pin ntht b foro, IV nm. nt nn mo w a thinUn powf ul lont wt 0 wo u1 Kit ft.iko nnnser' 1 cf In wis UL, w'en liyjr coiae jf wUMlln. "hny, ftllir', ta he, 'Hunter pot j'unlfd with n Initio Kt nmht, nn i laiii ou hi downy c mch with u lio.nl-nrho. lio.nl-nrho. Km ken I tn co hi tmylou eomi, i (" 1 1 mir aww1 off Kun.' Wo Uitli kkttJ n wholo lot. but 2He, I n'd umdo up hlx toln nn was Uum t'brr bin owh wu. bilUn. wo didnt lievnjonorijUt ban Ijr t' Ko'luntf.bowo bed t' pivuin, au Mac, wbUt lin onoo' iiUcurlitln toonv, pile upon th box nn wo puIU out. TUywa'nt no jos-jn'r jos-jn'r "Wal.wtkipotiriKfptrs fktm risht fhtrj but cvrjtliitiunt loe!y till i 1 irf'liout lijar. 'flitn Muo wijb, Jkm, lb IU utbcyHBouiuLU.oilj)Iii for m itpb thrm rocks I think 1 vkii a MIct j hnd,jVnow.' hjjili 'Mi. j'm full u hail. I ktt u It, too. an 'tw an t uothiu btn a I xwk crof: in tho road.' "lbiffd up tho crilUrsAblt, b.iw-touunj-fbut jewo ttirmil th' rucbt wiiubmly jutniH outfr'm both nldet nn nail Ui'l uden, nil tluy wn co many i;uu Marin ii.tiili m fato tU t it undo I2UX ri'lHUH-l O' UlJlf, MuOCUtltKMO .i' th wtwtd olt nhutuii ah then bog mi w i' th' WlmliMiT, Rlttlii two ftllcrt nn klnuln up vuuo niurt but tluy wna too dim many of tni,iui tluy c'd hoot. to , to Muc bo im cr Kt-t no chanco t1 j mop that irmi rtr) . Hoougbtiit VUaf fitot, nohow, but bo nllut wa u ncny ctu nore nono n aensc. 1 luetuh tay, Oln llftlfnd 2 n duik) form leap from V or nUM-tliu b,K towlwj who tfot aboard ( irly in tho nftcrtioon, and Imi 1 tiilOiiUjT and nuurltiK hi n riofp way nbont tbo du t, 1 kudknly wldo uvval o.nnd ms on tho irihUle, gun pd I kat thoimirzln tf bit t.o bit; rc-ohir rc-ohir o bear lbncjacnUH, "Wnl, lliUdob it helir 11ml then wo uro in v.bdtoptihmu into tho ro.id,whcM tli pl -int fuct l.boj Wi looking ) ouuu wan, Jja n )t on Uk At AlH-riii, ru uil to buiImvH, and pMitcl), cour-U-yiLly, but tlriuly wltlml, rt Merit in of our hjuiro thaniio mid moio too. That 1 tny fiart of tho ttory. Of touro Uimi wro ipilto u nmulcr of othir i-oojlo jinwnt, im-ludliu: tho youthful bii,lin)miiu an I bli cnrvihlo k 1 t nut, and tbuy, alo, hatoadnlui m tho ubou uorrutUc. I did not inoau tbAt I owuU it; wlutltrhd tosaywai tint Ibis U tho onl) nno of tho tvinU from whidi conio tlilt Mraclou bill tbAtlto-kpnit In, nml I think it Iioj lwii nlioun that 1113 partwni tntirelyn luuihoono IVrluiw wo luidUtttr rail that portion ot I ho f ton thofrtntlunmily rwid u(r nt , Ucauho ho nut Abcat ev vrythlng clso tln.ro w m to uot. 'I ho lut b Hull, run HaUibin and 1 wrro tnrillnn to-rtlni, to-rtlni, mill it tii bU finvtUlit or rathtr an odd nurion tf hit-that in nblM tut to rciiunooiir jomue) to Don-yrntt Don-yrntt r tho road nwiitltiiMint. lliti ll notion wii In thu form or n thin cliftiunU Iom Io which bo Woro in hit loft luKt.anlwhkb in ndilltlon tn 11 curd kivlntf .llit tioui fur thu ilUpmltluiior hU Ukly fit caau ho hhouU tuddealy 1 ml I In me whllo nnniitr slrmuiM, co i ill- a a lltly doll ir bill It w aa mi dlnarytfty dollar 1 ill, but vhcu rr i V .ht 1 U Ufuro my dazdod ti ft in m r-b( hot I nt Mi frill that nUht I wm m iuito turn that itwaa hrfctr nod inoro m talu.Uo than thu oiinloim of a Now I hJju1 hind man. J t took i to Ucl m Till v) v-fl) . 1 ud that w as all w 0 uuld H ri ..ibij iBtrti V lint ior tbo rt of (ho tlor) 1 M It wan about twuMiui Aftfrtho rol H tif nOair. in wbhH v bt nlmo-t m v ntmnirl.uLofrf'XjdinKi.-.ml t,u. tilling wo wore, wh 1 (uo ihn-1 wuj ( thund tick to rmlv Jinllf uii j w Vim nardi It wu thu first llflto I ha 1 hiia froui Jlta r & var, uud luul au) ono rlio tol I mo lttsncf 11 mn m Vni n 'nnrrjfiu: mnu I nit ml 1 I mi a rldcd him, but wtit 11 T rem o b 11 . If hi bii own Htnhur tbirorraphy, dir xtitl to 1110 an ctivtlojio rontAinlnx nucli u r tllimnuw, nllwt forth In thn hlulicnt ttylo of llio on(rracrrtrt well, it was ton tmidi, And I went down itit tlu camp, vi ioto mrcense of sorrow wmtK liitimble in iiunntltiai to tuft (ho pur chuter, mil wluru therowiuiafulscoiv of Tirenct's frimdi and nctUAltflftijcc to totut hU me nn ami coimtjaylth rrn.li ol her. And prUf wtw our lotTintil tliodrt) Jeuctt "rtruck if In tint hole bo bad bon ifjrgliiK away At vtr tn tho other Mdo of tho t;nkh, and est Ite mctit rrlgnM supremo In tho luliUt of tho ronfutlon, tla-jrniniiamo tla-jrniniiamo and want, flying brrii((ht nud fent by rjircifll court r to and from thoofllcoAt Hunriw. ntno tulles nwsy: nnd ouodsycmno ono for him whuPiti hero burning tho noctnrnil krrtni m It wiwfroni llnllexAii, who wm nnwllv lurf In C'hicAjo, an 1 iuuiininl n ti htiteti to that city whrrelwns mwde.1 tonuMinn tranwialou Imolviurf tin mIo of some mining propnttyin w licit Tcnnio su 1 1 worn lutereshil. Tercncomet mo nt the station. Its looknl rrrnarknbly wU, own for a perron per-ron whoM htfilth nnd vplrlts had alwnys U1 n of tho try Ut. nit 1 1 tol I him so, Adding that in drpoiii.t n rjiniou lt uiutt have dniwn a iitiiitttl priso In lhi matrimonhl lotttry IIusmilM hnppll),and tookmynrn to walk outtido tho train iiulosnro n 1 1) said "Tliat 1 (IM tli.it I dl 1, 1110 bo) i juit wnittill)uusvo hcr.nnd youllbtsitro of It." HocAlle1 acab, KAvethedrlrcrsnuii brlif tnttructiunt, nml leil In after mo n rodosuTcralminrtiiiin silcua : than UullcKnn tunifd lo luu in a rather iinharrAsscd wa) , and ald(iu a f trained tonot "Billy, me loy it's tery near dinner tlma nt our honw nml t hi re's no tlmj for oxilanatlons. Otilj if jou think jonSo seen my wife Ir her facu Is fu miliar pli-ast don't inct.tton It, or ait nt tliouuli)oti uotivcU it, I'll ei plain nrtcrdinmr.' 1 aprpilwctJ wonderliiRly, nnd won-0rcd)U won-0rcd)U mora nfttr 1 laid met Mrs Hftllejmu. for I wasqnltoiofitiotlnt 1 had ttoMr seen her U fore, and thtr was AUiplu 01 iortuuity duhn t ho tonn.j ir tho oxt tilt nt ilium t 0 i'rwentl) wit down to, toitudyhcr. M10 wiuislhjhU aloiothomrdimuhi:ixht,anluf a jir fwt, tlnmyli lullrr s1lht iliinre Her bnlrnmlcyos wi a dATk,sotliUKo(r tx-colkutlybir tx-colkutlybir clour oHruio;uplcxku,Aud hir fnaturti were nil that nunrtitt could deidre, Klio wa banll what ono would rail a Ijonutiful woman, bow on r "llandftome would be tholettir wonl or, tNupi, 'tnkli- Tlioro wai Koimthhu: about thu tinu set ff hor mouth when not iinakliis, and tlu I strong, rid hvrumh aline (.hit. In which, oddlj uiough. thero was a Lharminuly f unit Inu dlmi lo tut hiut d Uiiii-ct, 1 think. Ono wt aid mvr havu tiiktn Mm. Unllegaufi rthn daughter of tho little, whitu huirl, iwwt fiudildhidy who sat ojiott(t ima, nml w hum tho 11 1-d 1-d roused ad "inotlu r." Xo, I ha 1 iieer Men her up to half a 1 hour 1130, su I xii 0 up stud) tuir her an I fill lo wondering wlut llalhtrau was polnj to'isplaiii Diuncr over, tho ladies rso to lent 0 tt, smllinifoMrlhut road hli tTtrencobwl just thrown out roiicornlugndusirotj nnole, Ai tliry niRhtd thodoorMn HulleKAU turnetl Atil IiowckI mockingly to hir IiikIjaihI, wIiom band was just renihhiK for IUll, Ihoi-e, MrTci--inie, that tho rltfart luiy jroo dry innpany." Tin 1, With a Irltflit smile, ho auihd. 1 floiiKil Into my chilr brcatldcssly. hero bad 1 wen tbnt Mocking bow? Tlfti rmldiuly llitru umo btforo jnj that littlo went in tho mountains twu jiars fclmo tbo dust, tho heat, tin sleepy cowboy Insblo tho coat h, tho dnp-pir dnp-pir littlo chipwhoso jolitdy took our momy mil watrhes. llu Lioweil jiut that way when ho hubOu d his work nn 1 (hparted "Hrr hrolher, I thought "black hoe p, blot on faintly 1 iLUkhuou. How iimih they losuubh)' "Will, mo lioyi ' HuUejtnn wiu bwkfnff at 1110 qnjml-cnlly qnjml-cnlly throug'i tlm smoko, wu having HkIiUiI our cigars nu-nnwhile. 1 snp-ikmu snp-ikmu I looked cmlunuwod. Of courto it wis til rot. Tlio Idea of thero Uinu nuy coniuxtion, ho,ucr remote, ! twtcu tho ktntily irLatnro who ha 1 juit left U4 nnd tho littlo iucal who in-tlnmrtlthntbonupl in-tlnmrtlthntbonupl a11gauiokoi Hill), iuoloy, I won't inako a short itory Any longer than U ucctssury. Yon reiuimlier tho littlo Mlow who luU tu lip two) ear hco" 1 Of cornito 1 do," Yo,rry likely, Wdl I fancy I'd letter Uin nt tho lieginn. "Ihrcu jrars no a )ouii( MI017 iiiukhI WIUiu, who hid bocn tmplojcil lis casbUr by tho h. nn 1 A. btnuo And ;xprisLutupau),f,ot lntotroullo over hi at counts 'iho mniuiKcr, ltoblnsou, chnrKod him with a slirtaj;o nmounrlntc tustuerul thousand doll ir. Tin row a an inetlatloii, and on tho strinjtli of lertutu cireuu ttanti il etllmro which noeil not bo stated, at It is immaterial, lMiikM by tho testimony of Kobinson, tho miiaer, Tweely, tho superintend' rut, an 1 1'ranU ItobliiHou, sou of tno mnnatfrr who, by tho wny, hid nlwnja liii WiUou's botom friend tho lashior wascomktotlDit trill and fccutrmel to n luiit; term At Can) 011 City, btrango t suy, ho offcnxl 110 testimony nml midi po tcU um 1 rn pt bis plea of Mvot snilt) , " Will, It XilU-d bim. Imldoof a joar tho worn laid dUrnce, along with tho rnrd .ork nut ciow conhuement no liad mvrboiu ?ry itrong bnd waskd 1 tin to a Ruadow, and when at la&t ho 1 now ho cuuldntlho iry loiijhoncnt fur bli iiiotlarnul eUtcrt to couio to 11m "IIU mothec was too ,11 herself to traMl, nml odaoC tho t-lsU.v- airliplo wis tbllitodto rsuialuwitli her, but tho elder hlstir went him found bim d)lny d)Injr In prison. It was tho firt situ had known if ha trnublo uml.iiaturr.llj, ulio wm icrilUykhcokid. JIotoM her thn true history of tho affair tint yomitf ltoblnton, bet worn w hum uud hinv'U had eXUtol a sort of IVuiiun nnd li th! w friendhl lp, vn.i the yiilty our, mid how, whtu sumo of tbo lotikhukUriiKtwlml if tbo hhortaRt., thu two Huulnwnt nml T ndy, who wm n Inthcr in srol old llobiuon, lindiontiilrtdtobbieldthoHuilt) man by tncrilh IiifT uh iuufeiit oiift who would mt deftnil himttlf. Tho confis toi iuado(by tho d)luuauwa4 notuUo K tmmnlttuiirtfoii J ti sMer a ) h 1 1 kl i w n u 1 nti 1. m 1 1 tt I WIU Innoiint, uuhlituliii r tin tn il I 11 imitwli 11 he was t-iWnjfbt lUhii'm l thu rest sha inadn bim tell In r "Aftirjmiujr WUson't dtath, his Mi tcTwrnt quietly to work to i a could 1 d 410 tu provn I er bro her in iiocoju o nn I ptaco tho Kuiltwen it Udongeil, Imt "oon found that ti 1 1 1 could bo irmetl Tho ItnUnwus won to1 strong fur her. "AIh at tlil4 tlmo Mrs. Wilson nud liar ynuujrer daughter woro obltttwl K pouth 011 ti count i f HI health 1 avIiik t h elder diuRbttir, who was stnd tug me 11-cine, 11-cine, hire In CliktiKo Xotloiicaftirlhii the hiddtips on tbo different linos of tin Lj nn 1 A. beitflii Tor tbo fimt fow thnni tin m was only cno mad ntnt a Uttlo chip laitft ncri) one, who got tuUint about by tho hvt a irol deal, but ptttiVMoii lliLrn wero uthrrs, tint It .1 bind of nltout fiitht or rliio bad organ-tiwl organ-tiwl undrr tht Httlu fellon x leadership, and th y rnado bfo u bunion to tho 1 and A. pmiplo. "It tnado uu dirforvueo what 1 rorau Units thu romiHiiiy took or bow 1(111 ny (nnU it Lintlo)Mt the roml nuc-iiH weco too smart, nud tbo boMent kind of hollup-i woro stitceMtfull) made And, ly.Iiil it 'bunted' thucompnio's buHt liiM. Tho 1. and A. wasnt a l.- roneern, of nnine. but bad ulw tys md j n K'""! dtnl of inone). TI trwment lwMuis ou Its lines, thonM bi.M 1 Krttlor H wasnt lonj Uforo nobol would iih'.p or travel over 1111) of thu U and A. crjinpnuy s lines mil 4 netting ebligwl to, and tho company wus kjt pretty busy sottlinn tho. losses of it LUftomer. Thou intno tho crtrii, nn 1 sou ebow jieoj lu lati to mtfpiit that tlio nlijtistn had not ran things ui the) sboull bsvo Iteen luintlled, and tho ctiKkhohkni tmestitfnteil Oil Hobin mm ilinl in dlsftraeo shortly nfterwiinl Tho)ounn man took all hecuaU lay hit hands on nnd skipped, but was rnnht ( At Snnto To. He's w lit ru hu should b I At Canyon City. Tweedy got off on a tothuicalit). "Altout won or tlftht months after wewiro Ittdlupnstajeftil of klliws, linludliiB ui)Mlf, Wiro st ppwl and re-lhicd re-lhicd mu aUirnoon aUmt ten mlltu from Ml'llkui, ou tho oil Muhhio trail Ihojouns fellow was 01 o of tho rollnrs-1 know him In spit" ' Ms uk nts ou Ibis mt Aslon. "The) pulltl imt, Kaini; tu onion not to touch our Arms(whioh tbeybul titnikivl on thuroniidifur twmty mhi titiw, und r petiany of iott!iiirfchot Hut uiuiof onr iHtrt) wus 11 devil iiiny-carj chap, and no sootier wero thu lmilM Kouo than howalkad ripht oer to tho pilo of finnt nml plikcd his out, renin r-lutf r-lutf that bo 'dtdut Mioio tluru wt.ro nuy rou 1 iik nts utuiiii I juit then. An 1 tin nt w n u t. "Well, tho result r f this MloW a fool-hanlhiwwA.il fool-hanlhiwwA.il that Wo oonilnddt it wotilllw inone) lu ouriockcta to (rot on tbd trail of ihiMU four road agents, m w u t-X irted aft r them, sciuratiuit u little dUlatico from nub other. Wi follownl them nil tho iitternuou, bat couldn't find utrae. "You know how tti9 bl Mulrsho) trail I Will, tbo driur had gotio on, agni inff to moft u on thu othir sldo of the thou It ti oul throoorfour uihs "1 was J iu.t nlNmt making up my mln I to join tbo other Allows, aud bud toieJ tothhkof thubest wa tunosi tho 1 nil, when I hoard ntpuir tounl, hku a wouiin subbliifr llookotl inu tloilaly arund,hud thero, wtlbiu tua rods of 1110, was tho joun,! mid 1131 nt, irjing as if hV hcurt woull break. Thcru v.ui i.olxMly clso there, It was j I ilu to bo sun, so I quietly vuiahed up and rvi;mntetl (itui lo thro up bil handx. . )il ) on ever beam woman sere mi at the Hbjht of a ir tximt Thai h j i th 1 way thli imu,c f.llovvstriamiHl whin ho saw thumuzilnof m) kiu uud i,u HK)ti an I wiw tlio scared, tuarfltl faeo turnM to mine, know as will in iknuv now tbnt tho famous Immilt known sa Foxey was only a w ouun, ' hho seemml to tnwt mo, somehow, mil rrtlryioeu I ha I tho wholu story f rv in hi r. Tin 11 1 sat dow n un 1 talked tohirllLonbroUurt nnl thei-ostilt was tbut noxt diylho roil ueutt nilsstd their Icudrr.nnd Imtldunf u fortulsht Mlssdcati Wilson wnslmek hero in Chi-Liuro Chi-Liuro at bt-r stu Um uifatn. "1 need lit t nay tltat thli gentli Hindu, Hin-du, who ruiuo.1 tho buftliiMMcf tlieL. and A. iomp,tny, tfok not uuu cent vt thuproutds, nnd neKr por)iiittHl any if tho haul to inUtferu with Umlo Kim h mall 'llo 1 ittir factiiuoiiutH in a tiruuio for thilr iultim, for Unclo Him It a bud mail tolnterfcrowilh. 'llu former fui t, 1 thtuk, h id to do to 01 mo rxknt with tho stronz ImM wl.ldi l'ony hid or bii suWdinates, M-thouuhtht) M-thouuhtht) muthao had a good dial of faith in lus duuoTttratM ablit) nn an 1 xi utl n Thn Umd van brokt 11 up imt loug after l'uxoy'd tllsappeaiatuo nmlthiwof tlw mni were cnujrht, bun they dllu't know nuy inoro toineriiin their lavntirloiw ox-thief than did tho public At linrc H 1 "And-anl Miss Wilson U" Ildlppan'seyottwlnkhHli "lawaiticr; for us. Lit us join lcr," ho said. " ' |
