Show vary U 1 THE BANDIT BANDITS r e I I l I I S 8 Dolly Dayton herself declared hop her green greenness greenness greenness ness was n a fault she aho would outgrow but for Cor tho moment her hor greenness was divert diverting lug InS tho Tula river country countr froth from Its Ilij source In III tho the Tula Tulu range to halfway 1 down to Its con COI confluence fluence with wick the Rio Grande G 0 She Sho Sl made marle a ii picture lit fit for COI a calell calen calel calendar I dar der on h hl her M I pinto pinta pony with hor her hied elded riding skirt hor I saddle nail and ditto litHo 38 and tho the neatest of oC braided ropes hung front from tho the I saddle Middle Idle how bow for or Instant use hut but Doll Dolly wan hopelessly afraid a of or the heavy hen though sho would I not bo ho e content with a 22 and hor ho one olle and only attempt to use the rope had very el nearly resulted r In ht 11 breaking 1 of o her hI own neck and her hor pouts pours B whoa whon I I she succeeded In It elaborately twining t the tho ropo rope around the pintos feet Ceet I I In a n way WI hoi her helplessness ness pa pathetic pathetic for COl she Ahe tried so 10 hard to bo be 1 0 u IL ureal areal I real Western girl in spite of the fact tact that hat I her 19 HI years had Karl nil all been lIeen spent spon t far eat east of or the tho Mississippi I Paul Dayton Drayton hop hor h I brother and only on I relative hud urged her to giro ho up 1111 her hor attempt to like e ranching and anal go back t but hut Dolly Doll stuck atuck dog doggedly doggedly o I gedly sedly to hep hel determination to stay Htay with Paul and Rho she mado made brave lIrac little I efforts to net not as fiR through though t to the Iho mauler manner born ham To T her romantic mind tho the Tula I ran range go seemed the embodiment of or tho the West Yest for fop somewhere In tho rho mountain I fastnesses fost there thero roamed tho the famous Denver Dener Dick who mado lust ling hug his vocation and train robbing his diversion Twenty miles to tho westward tho the overland overhand climbed the tho crest of or tho the lowest of oC the Tarns and there thero Dick amused himself by hr hold holding holding ing up U tho ho express train Just lust whore ho he wont with his plunder plunder un I der del no man ratan know lenow Posses and aud rail rall railroad railroad road ron detectives detective had hurl covered every bit bitof bitof of or tho the range o but they thoy the could not oven even find traces of oC Dicks camps lot let alone I tho the place of or permanent abode Whenever Dolly DolI rodo toward tho the mountains she that she sho was I in search of oC tho the desperado for rOl hor her head hend was teas full fun of o tho the romance of oC border bor border border der life True irate she elie hind had been disappointed to find finel that in ht the tho Tula river country there was wan a most conventional prejudice prejudice dice against murder dor while horse thieves and ant cattle rustlers sent ignobly to the penitentiary Instead of or strung up 1111 to tho the nearest tree treo or riddled with bullets I I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I Tu a only cattle rustlers she eho had seen scon had been beon a n couple of oC Mexican who wore cheap store clothes and did not at all come up to tho the standard that her fancy had set Get Billy Dilly Dollys pinto liked the long rides for to I when whon Dolly Doll dreamed day daydreams daydreams dreams she Bho forgot to use uso spur or whip Billy Dill always artfully dropped from a gallop to a It 1 lopo lope mid and so Into an easy onsy gait that was wa little hotter batter than thana a fast walk Before Dolly Doll had taken a fancy to his gaily colored coat ho had been lIcen ridden by h lien Dell the ranch foreman used up four Cour CourI and horses hOlseR a 1 day In tho the busy sea aea season son pon On Billy Dilly know leno a n 1 good goo II thing when ho saw one olle In it Dolly and though ho lie imposed shamefully upon that unsuspecting unsuspecting person I he lie was always on Ills hla best behavior avoiding rolling stones and anc gopher holes and 1111 eschewing tho the thoI bucking lug tricks that had burl been hoon ills his de tie delight light In III l thu lie days 8 of oC his evil o 11 youth Paul Pan Dayton appreciated Billys s sI good behavior and an otter after the first fow few weeks Doly DOl r was as permitted to ride without a n 1 cowboy cobo escort to tho com combined combined combined delight ht of Dolly Doli and antl the unfortunates unfortunates who lad hall boon been assigned to that duty Billy seemed to feel Ceel tho the responsibility thrust upon him and moved loed prudently when he In Interrupted Interrupted one ono of Dollys Doll s day Ilay dreams by lIy coming to an abrupt stop atop she quickly up 1111 to see what the tho matter might be he beSho heI beShe She Sho gasped with surprise when sho she Haw saw not 10 foot feat away a WR a man who fit fil fitted filI ted the description In the tho hand bills billa and anti posters to a ft Ho really t look at all fero Cero ferocious cious clous though his clothes were hasty dusty dual and tho the cleft cloft chin whore tho the telltale scar near showed white against tho the bronz bronzed cd ed skin boldly betrayed his identity I and proclaimed him the Iho Donor Denver Dick DickI I am ant ashamed to confess that I 1 have havo lIen been unhorsed ho bo began as ho camo came toward liar her My iI mount saw saV a rattler and bucked so PO violently that sho silo threw me off of almost on top of or ortho tho the thing and then thou scampered off His Hh voice olce was clear vibrant and not a hit bit threatening but Dolly Doll was wasI prudent and quick too tot She saw Haw him trying to approach her slowly and evidently expecting to take tako her un unawares unawares unawares The rho little game was spoiled by h her herwit herwit herwit wit She Shu whipped out liar her revolver with an outward calmness though In Inwardly inwardly war l sho she was shaken to tho the heart Hold up your hands she Rhe com corn commanded cornman commanded man lIed trying to make her liar voice oice sound stern stem and forbidding If you make malo a move Ill shoot I Tho The outlaw glanced at tho the mighty weapon and his hands went up with witha a n promptness that greatly relieved I Dolly Even as os she gave tho the commend com command mend mand sho was wondering what sho she would do If ho he refused Sho She never noer would dare daro shoot him him she Rho was I afraid that the gun might go o off any anyway aU way but his prompt compliance solved tho the problem and she com command mand him to about taco faco neo and march ahead Thor liar prisoner shrugged his shoulders ders dors In a n way that thal was eloquent of oC ninny many things that he ho was saying under un under under der his breath lIre th and turned resignedly In tho the direction of oC I suppose you 01 wont mind my m tak taking ing the shortest shortcut way wn 7 he asked over oer his shoulder as nB ho he plodded along and Dolly Dollo beamed b upon tho the unconscious back Sho She dared not confess that In Inthe Inthe the tho excitement she had lost lest her sense I I fl 71 1 L t r 4 4 l V I l 4 fy 1 hv ti j t t SHE GASPED WITH SURPRISE WHEN SHE SAW A MAN WHO PITTED THE DESCRIPTION OF OP THE THI TH HAND BILLS DILLS AND POSTERS You ro not going to make malee mo me walk walkton ten ton miles to he ho protested CroSb 9 is only three miles from here I do as I toll tell you insisted Dopey Dollo sternly Already she was wan planning letters let tors to all her hor chums back hack East Iest I tolling toiling them how single handed hande I she had captured the tho famous desperado Denver Dener Dick But Its nothing short of or cruelty to make mo me walk nil all of oC that wily way he protested I dont suppose Wilt taut you OU over OCI arc are cruel to express s messengers and anti engineers en on engineers suggested Dolly Doll politely and her hel arm vas as steeled by II tho the thought Unit that only two tiro weeks before beCore Dick had wantonly Ir shot down nn tin ex cx express press pres messenger who hind had ha fought to keep the robbers out of oC his car of o direction and did not know In Just what direction tho the ranch lay luy lit oven with the for a landmark I You can lot let your our hands drop drol sho she conceded as she noticed that ho mallo i no move moo to change his position Walt Wait a moment until I c can cuu u take your OUI guns I She Sho rode lode up and relieved him of his revolver and as an she aha bent in the tho to disarm him him she olio was vas con conscious conscious conscious that the tho outlaw had hind gray gra eyes I that looked frankly at her tier from be beneath beneath neath heavy brown lashes Decidedly he was WitS good looking this young oung outlaw and he had him II none of or tho the brutality that Dolly Doll and nad expected to see soe I As ho lie plodded 1110 over tho the hot sandy plain she was conscious of oC u Ii growing I Interest In the mail mau of which she felt elt heartily ashamed There was an ena easy graco grace to the tho springy stride that took him over tho the ground with the tho least possible effort find and that ho he was not In insensible I sensible of or his position was evident I that now and then thou his shoulders were shaken as ns If Ir by b sobs I I It seemed strange that he should I 1 Ibe i ibe I be crying but when Dolly DoH realized that ho he must know kno that he could not I expect to escape the tho death penalty she aho could understand his emotion and with the tho realization of tho the Impend Impending Impending ing punishment came camo a regret that sho she should be bo tho the Instrument of Jus Justice justice justice tice that took away awa tho the pleasure she sho first had h felt Colt In the thought that her i capture of the outlaw would establish establish lish tier her In tho the eyes of or tho the ranch boys bos Perhaps now they would he be o sorry I they thoy had hull laughed lau hed when alto had hall aimed I ut at a target et anti and had sent the bullet bullot through the kitchen window 60 feut foot feutI i ito to tho the right to the tho great grant consternation I lion tion of or Ling Wing tho the cook coole Perhaps now they ther would top stop ad advising J I hut hop to shut her oyes o el when she pulled the trigger and nOlI trust to I chanco She was bringing In lu the ties doa tosI I l as 08 neatly as any ally un man could have hlo done and sho she felt Cel l that site she hud had I won lint her hu But tho the afternoon sun shown flown does I hot hol and drying trIng and sho was waR slat glad In ln indeed i deed decd when some somo theeo miles from Cr m the tho thoI j I ranch silo alto mot mol Paul with nn un extra I mount behind b Sho She fired in lu into Into j to the air all to attract his hla attention anti and at nt tho the Hound of oC the shot ho Ito carne camo galloping gal galloping loping toward liar tor Ho lie camo came to a n dead halt In front of the Iho outlaw and leaning over In the Ule I saddle exchanged a few fow words with him hint His ilia face faco aco was wreathed In smiles as Dolly came camo galloping up to receive I hoe hor meet meed me d of oC praise and shin nho rejoiced In his very ver evident pleasure over OVAr her ac I told you that Id ld be he a n real West Western Western Western I ern girl one onu of these days s she ahe ro 10 proudly I think that even Dr Denver Dick laic will admit that I 1 Imade Imade made a neat capture It was was not a capture but a n con conquest conquest conquest quest declared the captive gallant gallantly ly Ir l Since I had to be bo taken taleen I niu nUl proud to have hud had the honor of or being captured by b so accomplished a deputy of Justice Youil lot him ride sho silo asked Paul who already hind had made mado thin tho sag sug suggestion su Jestion to tho prisoner and Dick was climbing Into the with very evident relief I made mado him walk miles und and miles she sho explained regretfully His Ills horse was vins frightened and ran away awn and ho lie wanted to go ro to the Crosby place because it nearer I hut hilt I was afraid that he might havo have friends there who would help him film get got getaway away awn M so o I 1 lot let him hint Dick laughed at tho the explanation and they started off of at a brisk pace that soon foon brought thorn thom in sight of or ortho tho the ranch Paul rode ro u on ahead all ad to prepare for their coining and present presently ly I a n hunch bunch of grinning rl cowboys came out to escort Iho rho lh captor cap lor and anti captive to tho the ranch Dick was placed in the bunk house and Dolly Doll tho the excitement of tho the cap I turo tura over promptly took to her liar bed bedfor bedfor for a comforting attack of or hysterics h It was late Inte In Jn thu tho evening whon when sho olio arose arone to got some fresh air all before sho she wont went to sloop for Cor tho night Sho She could not help holp sighing no na sho she looked out I tho the bunk house where whore there thoro I burned binned a n light Probably tho the guard was sitting bitting up with tho the prisoner I In tho the morning ho he would bo be started for fOl tho county seat nail and presently there thero would bo lo a n trial rind and then Dolly Doily sank Hank upon the tho liner HOOP of ot the ns liar her native active mind Conjured 1 up u tho last scene of eC tho tragedy The Thc men mon at nt tho the ranch seemed lIe never noer to 10 tiro lIro of her accomplishment and it was with a n glow of or pride that Dolly Doll carried herself in iu days Sho She had hind hindt hadI that site she could capture a typical t I cal hind bad roan man single handed anti and even een I If It she could not shoot straight or throw a rope rOlle sho she was of some Borao ac account account account count Her tier pride lasted ten ton days Then she sho suddenly camo faco face to face Cace with her ex captive some somo distance from the tho ranch This time he was on horseback but his hands were up Ui promptly at ather ather I her liar approach and ho made no effort to draw his hill revolver I I 1 dont Ilont want to capture cap re you 01 again cried Dolly Doll with a little shudder shudder shudder der I was awfully glad when whon I heard that you had harl escaped It was waa terrible to think that you ou would be hanged for CorCor for what you ou had dono done I never novel could do rIo It t again Im glad to learn that ho said smilingly I must compliment you OU upon your our pluck though I thought What ho he thought was left lert unsaid for Cor Dolly grasped his arm and pointed behind b him to whore a bunch of or rid riders ers ois OI from rom the Curly C tho the Crosby ranch raach wore were riding oyer over tho the plain to toward I ward them nover never know l noW you ou sho she cried quickly Youre letting your yourI I beard grow and it almost hides the tho scar Pretend to he be riding rl Ing with me Some of the boys Know Imo me mo meSho moSho Sho She turned her hel pony Jony away from tho the direction of or the riders but I the thun I Idor dor der of or hoofs came nearer neaTer and Slivers Silvers J the tho foreman reined up a as ho came I within hailing g distance distance Were going after mounts Mr Crosby ho he shouted The Tho sheriff 1 Just sent over for some somo of tho the boys to help holp him with his pose Denver Dener Dick I hold held up tho the fast fost mail last night and anti I i Johnson thinks that hos headed for forthe or orthe r y the border harder Well need fresh horses and aud I 1 dont wait to ask I know youIl I Ibo i ibe bo be willing to let us go goTho goThe I The Tho Ih little group of oC riders galloped on and Dolly turned to hor her companion with naming face faco Your Youre Grant Crosby Crosb she asked i I You you lot hot mo me capture you and and mako make n a fool of o myself Ir IrI I Not tho the last ho 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