I. .M 1"! r1 I1,. t r. 1 V. V "4 "( , r M hr- IK hi 7 wag A blow from tho outsldo was tho only NMWBM. Shot's right!'' shouted IkrfM a second Mow caused tlio door (o npring on it Mngea. f'Tlio sooner yo mnko n lioln through thet partition, the mora likely I am to reach yol" He ennilmMrcd tho remark by draw ing tho slldo and rilvchnrging lil.i revolver through the aperture. A yoll imd n and 4en hurtling of feet without greeted the hot. For tlmo all was quiet. Mosely drew the alido again and reconnoitorod. The twiltWM npporently not HiiHnfactory. He snapped tho catch back nuddonly and turned sharply upon Iluinly Jim. "It's Jest ei I reckoned," ho wild qulot It. "They're comin back ngin, nnd thin time they've got ft timber with 'cm, and tbet door ia goin in. I reckon wo'll make dWiaion of forces." Be drew the bolU on tho inner door a Cull him," ho whispered. Uumly Jim complied. A second later Brace atepped through the opening. Th taputy grasped hU, revolvers and disap peared within. Ike Mosely turned and faced tho ranchman in the moonlight. "Pardnor," he said, plaoing his hands , upon his shoulders and gating into his yes, "ye don't need me to toll ye thel thk'll be close call for you and me, and niebbe one or both of us is goin home. But; by the living God, I'm here to tell yethct thar's no man I'd rathet tght for or die alongside!" He pressed ft pair of 6-snooters into his companion's hands as ho spoke. "Now then," he said, setting his square shoulder against the shoulder of Brnco, and cooking his pistols, "lot 'em come oft, d 'eral They'll find thoy've got era than they bargained for, or elso I've forgotten how to shootl" A nuh from without drownod his words as blow delivered with tho force of a battering ram caused tho door to leap inward. A shower of dust and plaster fell to tho floor. A second rush aad shock followed. Tho door full from it hinges with crash, and tho moon shone boldly in and streamed upon tho tone pavement. Bruce and Mosely ro treated into the shadows of tho doorway. Hera, unseen by those without, they cov ered the entrance with their cocked re , tolvers. The moonlight flashed coldly on the glistening barrels full in sight of an wcotted crowd of men poising a heavy v 'A moment's 'pause ensued. The sol Mm, thinking that the weapons were those of the sheriff and his deputy and that Brace waa in the Interior of the jail, were. averse to unnecessary bloodshed. At this inssjmt that waa crash of nraa katanr ht.the rear, accompanied by the Jtafttag of ghuM and tbewhkUing of ballets, , The leader of the party held op his hand to parley. '"I reckon Ton bear that, Ike Mosely." ha ssid, with an oath. "The boys are rafeia your lockup front the windows. You might et well baud that feller over quiet and peaceable before they tako him out corpse. We' vo sworn to string him up, and es we're ten to your one yo might as well be sensible and give in." "Yen think so, do you?" retorted the sheriff through bis set teeth. "I'll let you know, I think different! I'll allow . 'rthet me find Jim kin hold only ono end -.of this jail, but thet'a alxmt what we .calculate to do. Of course ef you kill , him in th meantime 1 ain't responsi ble, but the first man of you thot steps cross tbet doorslll ia gone In I give tou that flail" ' The sheriff had hardly spoken when tfea floor of the inner room swung quick ly, back and HumlyJim appeared. He waa not visible to the throng without. Closing the door behind him, ha leaned gainst It HU voice came distinctly to to tha ears of II osaly and Bruoe. i'Thar alnt no use for ta toipnt In ay aiora ttaaa In thar," ha said slowly. "Thar ain't no prisoner to guard. Least wise none thet'a likely to git away. The last volley settled Leu's account for good and all, I reckon. The darned Mtita killed tho wrong man. P'raps tbet bein the case you've got more use for ine here in front." Mosely waa about to whisper some hur rled command to his deputy when a sec ond volley crashed through the inner room, splintering the woodwork and beams. The sounds of this terrlflo fusil lade had not entirely ceased before a sud den noise borne on the night wind 'came to their ears from without. A low rum ble as of distant thunder shook tho earth, and the windows of the jail rattled with strong vibratory tremor. The , crowd about the shattered door turned in sur prise. A clear, ringing cheer burst sud denly upon the still night. There waa a sound of galloping hoofs and murmur of many yokes, and with a sudden rush and tumult mounted cavalcade swept round the jail, the moonlight flashing upon their brandished rifles. In an in tout tha building was surrounded. Tha leader of the party charged the group, of soldiers before tha doorway at gallop, reining up bis horse so fiercely that the hoofs of the animal struck fire In tha resisting gravel. "Fallback!" shouted the imperative voioe of Colonel Hunt "Fall back, now, all of you, and disperse! This business has gone far enough." At tha sharp command Forakar'a men, musing they were now between two sndden freak o' yonrn for n moonlight pasoar sorter took tho wind out o' thorn sojont, nntch'ally, didn't it? What nngol aent yon down our way at this hour o' tho nlghtr Colonel William Hunt removed his hat, nnd tho moonlight shono full upon his serious face. Cynthia Dallas staggered trembling to tho doorway. "You've struck it, Mosely," ho said solemnly. "An out and out nngol ar.d no mistake I nin't no call to tnho to myself any crodit for this yer night' bhencss. It all belongs to a woman u little gal ei galloped 10 miles to bring me word, and notwithstanding hex rid with ns every step of tho way and put the blush to every man in my troop-ra gal es I'd bank on ag'in half tho mon I ever see and who's too good ndnrned sight for tho best man in tho state." And oven nt this moment palo, breath less and disheveled Cynthia Dallas stag gered trembling to tho doorway and sank fainting on the threshold. CHAPTER XIII. t With tho arrival of tho rangers and tholr armed investment of tho jail at Bradford post tho open animosity agains Henry Bruco vanished. Such waa the awe inspired by these frontier pollco that no further attempt at outbreak followed. At 0 o'clock on tho following day h mounted escort accompanied Bruco to tha courthouse, and a preliminary exam ination was held. Phil Kernochan had arrived during the night, bringing with him Jiulgo Hatches, tho ablest lawyer of tho circuit. The prisoner found himself surrounded by influential counsel and friends. Tho presiding justice conducted tho proceedings with that perfect impartiali ty and absence of judicial dignity fur which he was noted. With his hat on tho back of his head, a short black pipo in his month and untrammolod by coat, cravat or collar, ho lent himself serious ly to the gravity of tho occasion. How far the judicial mind may havo been influenced by tho sullen presence of the more disaffected of J? orakcr'a men in the courtroonl and by tho armed demonstration of tho night before it is Impossible to determine, Judge Pember ton smoked alike impassively through the eloquent argument of the prisoner's counsel and the fiery appeal of theatate'a representative. But on motion of Judge Natchei to release Bruce on bail he cheerfully acquiesced. Ho further agreed to the application for n change of venue, holding that tho present stnto of popular feeling was hardly conducivo to that calmness of deliberation which tho law prescribes. His honor's phraseology is necessarily lost in tho ubovo paraphrase. Ho said, I boliovf, that ho "wasn't tryin no case In no place where everybody waa dead sot on hangin tho prisoner first and hold in court arterward." But doubtless $ho legal principle of abstract justice was implied in this Lono Star dictum, Tho trial was set down for tho first weok in September at the neighboring county seat of Oskaloo. Sheriff Mosely was overjoyed at this decision. , "Why, thet'a right whar I was born and brought up," he said to Bruce, slap ping hint on the back as they left the courtroom. "I own thet puce. Yer hand, pardners I congratulate you on yer luck. When the time comes round, I'll ran down thar and see ef I can't scare up reasonable, fa'r minded and onpreju dioed jury rn'll view this business in a true and holy light" Tha confidence of Bruce in his even tual acquittal was naturally increased by this reassuring statement. None the leas did Phil Kernochan re lax his exertions in bis partner's behalf. He consulted earnestly with Colonel Hunt, who with a party of his mon con ducted them back to the Mosquito val ley ranch. Judge Natchez a man of wide experience in Texan practice and pleading outlined several modes of ac tion, but was inclined to lay groat stress upon Sheriff Mosoly's co-operation and suggested that Mr. Buck Jerrold bo approached as a possible valuablo ally. Accordingly a few daya later Keruochan rode over to tho hitter's ranch and held a conferenco with that gentleman. Mr. Jerrold had been already impor tuned in behalf of Henry Bruco. He had paid a visit to the Dallas ranch the previous evening and had heard from Cynthia's own lips an account of the storming of the jail at Bradford post and the rescue that followed. So pa thetically had Cynthia wrought upon the sympathies of her auditor that Jer rold bad been unable to resist tho ap peal. It was perhaps proof positive of tha cowman's lpve for Miss Dallas and his own generosity of soul that he prom ised his assistance, although in giving it be waa aware that he stood in Ids own ugnt. He received Kernochan with that grav ity of demeanor for which he was noted, 'tempered possibly with a cortaln resig nation which under the circumstances increased tho tatter's good opinion. Ker nochan unfolded his errand in a few wards. Buck Jerrold filled his pipe, lighted it, and seating himself on a nail keg in the dooryard reviewed the situa tion solemnly as follows; "Thar ain't but one argyment to bring to bear on the town of Oskaloo," be said, deliberately crossing his legs, "and that's whisky! fve been down thar, off and on, for tho last 10 years, aad I never ..jasssBMMftsnfty -ar?& LiBFarW Jfil M' ' Y'M USmSSmSSSSSSSmwf9MtStLMvsSSm aKsaBSHB BSMI fcBrJxESBH BBSm v5vvSISaMBP"sWCS--'-5'aSlWt autiw iiuyimii who to carry conviction In thet thrivln settlement onlewi it was a fl.shooler, nnd even thin I reckon whlshy'd stand tho best show. Yo see," ho snld, pulling atthostr.ipsof his heavy boots nnd glancing nt them its if for in spiration, "tho poppylntion is thet rigid and imrrvr minded that it needs suthin of thet nature to get tho milk o' human klndneon to'llow, They want suthin lo start 'onit "VA I could go down thar now in tho in tercet h of juutk'j nnd jest float tho town, jest play tho millionaire nnd do tho generous thing It might cost yon suthin but I reckon I reckon," said Mr. Jer rold cautiously, "Wo might got nn honor able i ml squnr duul, oven in thet benight ed uottlcnict "It's ag'in tho imtur o' things," con tinued Mr. Jerrold, "to look for favor able results on any other ground. Them fellers down that wny, I reckon, aro what Purson Centrefltt calls 'postimists' -thoy'ro malarial in their tastes, and thoy'd got things crooked on gen 'ml principles. Accordiu to their view, ev erything la crossgrniucd from tho start. They jest nntch'ally look at things on tho bios so to speak. "Thoy'd allow, for instanco, thot Hen ry Bruco laid all night for Forakor out on tho San Morcus road; that he round ed him up nnd started him on tho 'long trail' becauso ho was stampedln his plans nnd prospects. Thot's what they'd 'a' done, and thet'n tho way they'd look at it. You nnd mo knows different thet it was douo in self defense. But it'll need judicious maniporlatin to make them liberal minded and to git 'em at all charitably disposed. They must be elevated to thet p'int. Then yo'll git justice Tholr moral natur sorter leave off whero tho rest of us begin." Ho paused and looked seriously at Ker nochnn to noto tho effect of his words. Evidently gathering that, from his vis itor's previous opinion of tho town of f kaloo, his logic was beginning to toll on him, ho summed up his position in a few words: "Ef I reo'lect, I wus a lootle onsettled myself that night in San Marcus, and I ain't no wny snrtin thot Henry Bruce didn't take a grntifyin contract off my hands. You go to work, Mr. Kernochan, and cngngo tho best lawyors and argify era the stuto can produce. Them'U be necessary, ns tho prosecuting attorney in dead ag'in yo from the fust, but ez for tho Oskaloo part of tho bizuess, mo and Iko Mosely'll run thot. And I reckon," concluded Mr. Jerrold, rising and per mitting n grim smtlo to relax tho corners of his month, "I reckon tho jury at thet trial will bo in couipytent hands." Phil Kernochan rodo back to his ranch under tho impression that tho difficulty of combating local prejudice at Oskaloo waa materially lessoning, But Mr. Buck Jerrold was gloomy and dispirited all the afternoon. It was not long before tho delight with which Miss Stafford greeted tho release of Henry Bruco gave placo to a very dif ferent state of mind. In the enthusiasm of his return to tho Mesqulte valley rancn, sue bad detected no change in his manner toward her. Accustomed from infancy to her own way, the idea of a rival in tho regard she unquestion ably manifested for tho young ranchman had probably never seriously crossed her mind. Sho had accepted the interest of Brnco complacently, laid claim to his at tentions as if by a species of divine right and exhibited toward him a cer tain air of proprietorship with tho pro sumption of her sex when conscious of Its attractions. To quote the words of Judgo Natchez, who was for profes sional reasons somo tlmo a guest nt tho Mesuuite vallov ranch, tho young lmlv's Htuiuue toward nenry uruco waa that of tho "holder of a first inortgago bond wherein the equity was decidedly micro scopic." Miss Stafford very soon awoke to an Intelligent distrust of her position, and then to a conviction that her power was on the wane. Her mortification and chagrin to find herself supplanted by ono whom her pride in no sense recog nized as an equal can well be lmag bed. Perhaps the first intimation that Edith received of a change in Bruce waa in bis manner of receiving her slighting allu sions and half contemptuous mention of Miss Dallas, Originally he had passed these over with the good humored cyn icism of a man of the world. But now anything of tho sort plainly irritated him, and persistence in tho matter pro voked a retort or possibly a sudden sar casm. With singular infelicity of epi thet Miss Stafford had characterized Cynthia's devotion to Bruce during his imprisonment as "kind" "really quite what ono would havo expected a girl of her surroundings to havo dono." It will be understood that Bruco cher ished a different sentiment. His old intorest in Cynthla-'-the inter est that ho had felt sinco that first day when sho had pooped down upon him in the gloomy chasm with her fragrant suggestions of hemlock and pine woke anew in his heart, nnd with it a sense or gratitudo from which, I trust, mankind, in tho rarity of feminine constancy, is not entirely exempt. This interest deep ened aa the spring advanced and the season slipped into summon Ho grew quite in tho habit of riding over to the Dallas ranch and passing tho morning in Cynthia's society. Hero, although he persuaded himself that his attitude to ward the young lady was merely such as a brother might hold toward an af fectionate sister, ho was often astounded to discover with what winged feet the hours flew overhead, and that familiar objects took on a sudden association and charm from tho witchery of her com- pany. . It was doubtless this brotherly inter est in Miss Dallas that prompted Henry Bruce to instruct her upon the guitar an instrument Bingularly calculated to overconio shyness and restraint between persons of the opposite sex, and as snch to be commended. If while thus em ployed Cynthia found herself Bitting at times very near Bruce and their fingers dangerously involved in compelling mel ody from the refractory strings,' it was unquestionably due to her anxiety tobe-jjjpj3QCtalj!nd-lif while playing somo chord or explaining soino nccomjmnlment there stolo into tho gontlcinan'ri fned an expression bo win ning and tondor that tho girl's sweet eyea grow downcast nnd tremulous it was tho zeal of tho instructor doubtlciis tlmt prompted this. Certainly for its oppor tunities nnd possibilities tho light guitar haa reason to bo appreciated, and there slumbers in its strings a sympathy that prove1! n powerful nlly to sentiment. llowlxjit, whatever may have been tho oxiierienco of her companion, Cynthia learned llttlo from tho instrument of which hnr heart had not been eloquent before. But sho acquired n certain dainty dexterity, nnd nsthUniUHlcal Intercourse gavo riso to much conversation nnd con fidential disclosure it wni not long be fore Bruco wns well acquainted with nil her girlish dreumn nnd fancies except ono, in regard to which Cynthia said nothing, but preserved tho ovasivo silence of womankind. It shono in hor eyes that kindled nt his coming, in tho quick color that mounted to her cheek nt his approach, in tho sud den delicious tremor that seized her when ho drow near, and tho indescrib able thrill that set her heart to throb bing whenever his hand touched hers. In placo of that dejection that once op- Eressed her, a glad gayety and light oartodness attended nil her movements. Joy laughod in tho sunlight, and mirth camo to her on tho wings of tho wind. Tho brcozo that rocked tho treo tops of her bower, lotting slip bright shafts of light to stray within,.sot hor all uncon sciously to singing. Old man Dallas noted the change nnd grow reserved and thoughtful. After Cynthia's daring rido to Bradford post ho had taken occasion to read his charm ing daughter a long homily on tho "dan ger of young women ahowin all to onct how much storo they Bet by any young feller." According to Alcldos, it wns tho duty of thO box to "set back and let things hump themselves according to their natch'rnl courso." Cynthia had accepted this rebuko meekly. She wns now uni formly affectionate to her father. "tfeJJD Old man Dallas noted the change and grew reserved and thoughtful. "I reckon them now bonnets Bho was talkin about must havo got up to San Marcus," remnrked this cautious skeptic, who was inclined to refer nil feminine advances to mercenary motives. Find ing, howover, that his daughter's caresses were quito gratuitous, ho shook his head gravely with renewed distrust. It was only after a doleful rehearsal upon his fiddloof his symphony to "Married Life" that ho appeared to havo pierced the heart of tho mystery. It was nbout this tlmo that Miss Staf ford ceased to alludo to the frequency of the visits paid Miss Dallas by Henry Bruce; it was about this tiino that sho became apparently unaware that any such young woman existed; it wan about this time that sho began to drop stray hints in regard to certain admirers at the north, for whom sho cherished an ex travagant intorest nn interest which tpeedily begau lo manifest itself in cor respondence; It was atmnt this time that she gavo out that these parties were im portuning hor greatly to return homo, but before doing bo she meditated a coup d'etat by which she trusted to wring the heart of hor rival, and if poasiblo "lure this tassel gentle back again." And bo the summer days passed by until September came and with it the momentous trial at Oskaloo. to nr. continued.! NEXT MONDAY 18 YOUR DAY v To Go to the World' Fair. Why? 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