Bear and forbear, or, The young skipper of Lake Ucayga . ne had crumbled away so that the first partof the way was comparatively easy. At the top grewsome bushes on the verge of the cliff. He had reachedone of these, and had thrown his left arm around one 152 BEAR AND FORBEAR, OR of them. He had evidently caught hold of a root ofthis bush, which projected over the cliff, and hauledhimself up by main strength to his present position,where he seemed to be resting after his violent exer-tions. He had swung his travelling-bag over hisshoulder with a string. Shall I fire? said Tom, producing his pi
Bear and forbear, or, The young skipper of Lake Ucayga . ne had crumbled away so that the first partof the way was comparatively easy. At the top grewsome bushes on the verge of the cliff. He had reachedone of these, and had thrown his left arm around one 152 BEAR AND FORBEAR, OR of them. He had evidently caught hold of a root ofthis bush, which projected over the cliff, and hauledhimself up by main strength to his present position,where he seemed to be resting after his violent exer-tions. He had swung his travelling-bag over hisshoulder with a string. Shall I fire? said Tom, producing his pistol. No. We dont want to kill him, I replied, ap-palled at the idea of taking the life even of a robber. Tom seemed to be of my mind, and rushed towardsthe cliff. I followed him. He easily accomplishedthe greater part of the ascent, and was almost withinreach of the dangling legs of the robber, when thevillain aimed a revolver at him, and fired. Tomreleased his hold upon the rocks, and would havefallen over backwards if I had not caught him inmy THE YOUNG SKIPPER OF LAKE UCAYGA. 153 CHAPTER XIII. TOM WALTON WOUNDED. I WAS appalled at the calamity which had be-fallen Tom Walton, and deplored the want ofcaution with which we had conducted the course we understood that the bank robber wasarmed, and the fact occurred to me as we approachedthe gully; but when I saw him suspended by thearms to the bush on the brink of the precipice, Idid not consider him in condition to use a am as much afraid of a pistol as any other pru-dent person, and I do not, as a general rule, think itadvisable to stand before the muzzle of such a weaponwhen it is loaded, and in the hands of a desperateman. If I had been called upon to express an opinion, Ishould have said that it was simply impossible for therobber to use his weapon. Tom and I expected to 154 BEAR AND FORBEAR, OR overtake him before he could get over the brink ofthe precipice, seize him by the heels, and drag
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