Show CAPTURE DON PEDRO HEN II 11 N we e went ent west vest in search 0 of W gold we ue stopped at golden gulch and spiked out our oura claim in ina a montas time we me got things to running all right and m were ere congratulating our acin 1 es that the west was mas not 0 so wild and woolly as it Is represented when something hipp happened ened that threw the camp into great excitement one night mr kogeas whose hose claim was wis next to ours had a fine horse u sto len ten from hiro him contusion reigned A thief in amp N ho he could it he be everybody was mas above oil bit amor of course u horse stealing in the vest Is by death aut no alace a of tile thief could he be found and so a week meek parsed passed then ono one morning thero there airlee ai rived in calill a lurin dressed la in a rich mexican stilt his sombrero pulled over his acs 1111 I 1 gaud silk it tied abot it I 1 his neck almost concealing hia ills face noih oo iH only see thit he lie hat eves ee s an all I 1 a blick mu inu stiche ile avd a i of slight build an ani I 1 not riot till ho ile put pill up till at jerry nituna ArIt ri tuna fin a hotel which was as also run shop and gemeril bouse store at the gulch and ge gave his name naine is 13 don leiro I 1 ahe lie look I with suspicion on oil thia mat niall from rom the first and arid volun ano I 1 nights liter jack mien was as roble I 1 of 01 x L bi tc of dust ani ant pon don beiro turned up tip they were viere quick to denounce him is the thief alien and NN lillima it once organ iced a of nen ren n en to tle mountains to tho the Nl melcan elcan ither was one 0 of the I 1 barty arty in lit aln vain I 1 asad him to let me nic gu go 0 no o it was as 0 it of the question quest ionI I 1 was as too oung ml in I 1 as the in might ig lit ba be gone ill di I 1 mut 5 t ay al at home and watch tho the claim bother mother had gone to M tha the nearest town to n alth a neighbors wife nife the div dij afore so I 1 would be ilone alone in the cabin jack alien allen fount what he lie said wis mis a atrill trill up the so the groces slon skirted after the thief I 1 nv was as in a verv er bid humor when I 1 thought whit 1 i I bore it would be to stiv on oil the claim all ilono lone all dav day I 1 ion I 1 to I 1 live I 1 e n chance to carr the new rille that ither hi ha I 1 ghen glien me ith all i bo buy d eagerness to shoot something the oa ia misbel aoi and I 1 vas nas gild uhan darkness came a and tho the moon roso rose from bet bel ind a militant cli mp of bowl Loul ders I 1 went neat to tho the window and looked ci t how ilow still eiery everything thing was mast how now bright the moonlight gleamed on the rocks I 1 begin to wonder whether the men had captured don I 1 edro ana an how long th thi would mould be gone suddenly a 1 I a cappy thought struck ire play conboy cowboy all to myself I 1 muttered and running up tip the ladder to the loft I 1 opened my m tru k 1 and took from it the buckskin suit thit that I 1 wore to the masquerade last winter inter u and put it on in in belt I 1 stuck two rust re solvers that I 1 found on the floor ani an I 1 then descended to the room below I 1 THROW UP I 1 OW 11 k ads put on mv fathers father s big felt hat stuck the biggest carving knife in my belt with nith the pistols grabbed my illy rifle and began to parade up and down town the room IN ahen hen I 1 had kept this up tip for a little while rhile I 1 h to look it the door ond there I 1 beheld a man who nho was batching vat ching me with a smile ol 01 his ills face ace I 1 gave a in which jo joy an I 1 ter 0 were equally combined for or tha the ain ma of MI slight lit build and hid black pcs rd pd a mack miu mui I 1 was sure at II 11 was as doi dal I 1 ledro tire he lie ore the ordinary citizens dresa I 1 determined the taci I 1 and there to capture hin lle Le velling mv illy tile it at the mans bead head I 1 criel crie I 1 thru r up lip ioor hands stranger don dent t move on our life eh ch I 1 bild said my don beiro ile tro I 1 x hy I 1 idol holl I 1 cm em up I 1 repeated savagely and ray my visitor nobce I 1 me now walk in binl I 1 I 1 said still keeping him b im covered and sit down dom a on thet with pleasure I 1 said my captive hut but my dear young man are you not making mistake 1 a l name Is don AL ALI I 1 cried you yo admit it although ou oil are very tool ool about it ind I 1 admire vou oil for it we western men liko like true trite grit I 1 am almost sure ray my captive chuckled at this dut but wait malt I 1 went event on delf delighted eted it at the sensation I 1 moul I 1 mike when hen the he men returned return eil vilt N lit till the others oth e rs get herel ron don pedro do jou ou see that tree out there natch atcy it for thero there boull siv suing ing my prisoner paled look herp here young fellow t I 1 he rill p ilal etui still keeping his ills arms elev elevitch 30 jou pre ent a my lely appearance in tha rig and your are de unpleasant dont dent jou ou think mi and i belter better id in ake e joke drop drap I 1 was almost letting the rill for it was very heavy but I 1 limarl that golden gulch miners did o 0 latt sider horae stealing a joke and i rt minded him that the rifle v as ily MY arms ere beginning to 0 lt e suppose the boya boys should not riot bick that night what should just then I 1 heard the clatter of hon hor hoofs on the hard rocky road and nearer came cattle the sounds 1 arid aaen ho the whole party swept doa alowa a the a tain and drew rein in front ot of cabin I 1 I 1 lather atherl jack 9 dick I 1 I 1 I 1 ve caught him he lie 8 in here itt mercy ot of my rifle NN ho he I 1 came the anav answer er arora aj out h don redro gomzalez aa hore thiet thief I 1 said aa all my eatherl abher jick jack alien allen entered d the cabin L there he Is I 1 lowered loic rca m rifle and looked ate att and audience lence with nith a beaming face tah and jack looked at eich etch other ahti mo me in lit ni in m warlike costume coa tunie men a t r irl an I 1 tile then tiny they burst ell bo be pin fil cheil riched cried between luiggia liti glis ani ant roars loo the togs the kid g s got on at id 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 3 idled I 1 led it I 1 ign int 1 13 ray my reward for lit tl ordea ao 10 just gone through 7 I 1 i laii ii i from ill alib cabin in a toneri to the lie lest of tho the part oua a and ti d S diw 1 i it nun ill in bun I 1 on oil a horse a guarded by dick nd ind mr get on oil to dl ki all I 1 in mar clothel clotia crici erle I 1 dick I 1 point n to L min oi oil the horba Is stat uon don P pe Gouri lez tints th its what u hat he lie cal cat s himself id dick his reil name li 13 p L jim had ion ton horse u thiet thier anil and gem gelle robber N e him h hilt tit vay may aci ill the mountain rm mr hog s hork bo NN 01 found jick s sold old dust on ill I 1 and he lie conets ed loth crimes dick I 1 cried if tint wit Is don dout P r who ho Is the man I 1 no Q ben holdal L the end of nn rill rifle all ee evening ning I 1 arst I 1 heird heard 0 of it aall sal I 1 dich dick L I 1 dogged him hlin into the cabin 13 this time my don I 1 leiro e iro ba ha 1 I that his name is DOCIL do smith in I 1 thit ho lie was mas sant to t gulch by a lirra sin francisco ml conil illy to illi ill I ut end i chaps u bu somo sonic he ile lial hai arrles an all I 1 fin ling tho the pa pla desert deaf had ventured into the faist babli foun I 1 botn to be pounce I 1 u on an by b tt lott ou may ma imigine my lily fe eoll elligs ig sj lose mr seiti should lepit domed soa my bit u western estern the loys woud ficner quit guing roe rite but lie did not gle give me away irl which I 1 thank him with mith all my hext ite ile only gic gi me a N wink ink and aslie a me if it being a back woodsum I 1 antl e eich er heard of dy crockens crockets Crock ets adaki al he lie said it was mas be ure pure you our re erli right then go alidal I 1 and anti I 1 think it its adv advice ice don t ion oil several miners sold out their c to the that mr smith r g anted and aln illy did the tam i tor for alch I 1 as glad for I 1 have neve felt comfortable after the night I 1 ca aured don |