He had been the terror of the neighborhood, although no one knew, until this time, who had been the leader of this murderous gang.

We buried him at Bozeman, and since that time we have had no trouble with anything like bandits or robbers along the route." "What became of the other two ?" asked the detective.
"They were put under arrest, but somehow they managed to escape before they were brought to trial, and that was the last we ever heard of them." "And the girl," asked Manning, "what became of her ?" "Oh, she is all right now; as pert as a cricket, and prettier than ever," answered the driver.

"She was married some time ago to a young fellow who is the sheriff of the county here, and is as happy as the day is long.

You wouldn't know that she ever had an experience like this, and I don't believe she ever thinks of her bandit lover, while she hangs around her old father with all the affection of a child, and the old ranchman is as happy and contented a man as you will find in the whole county." As the driver concluded his narrative, the stage rolled into Bozeman, and at sharp midnight they drew up before the door of the inn.

The moon was still shining, and lights were flashing from the windows when they arrived.