St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-03-12
pushed in by her with the explana-


''lS there any chance to hide here
my horse has thrown me and believe Il
party of dcspcladocs are close up with
me"
noticed that the moon was coming
up dry and red in the east, when she
mechanically closed the door behind
me, before had finished my cXpana-
ten.
NO, no: there is no place" she
%aSprd, her quick ear now catching the
sound of the coming hor>emcn. This
Is all the room there iS-and there's
neither cellar nor attic"
But this ," exclaimed. rushing tol
Il dark object i'll the corner.
ITS coffin" WAS hcrquick response.
but there's no other chance-they are
turning up to door-gct in
had barely time to place myself in
tins receptacle for the dead, when Il
hoals,' voice e-"ne that | knew by de
>cription which | had had of ii. called
out.
Here you, Dick"
The woman threw her apron over her
head and opened the door.
Nv here's Dick ,"
He hasn't come back yet" returned
the woman
"oh, he amt Jcn, hey yer hurd u
horse go by. tonight -
YES. only Il little while ago Il small
man -
YES driving like the devil"
81 guess" she said, and then paused.
''Aou can hear the holsc now" iriynn.
to listen.
| But Bill Wolf must have been Of a
suspicious nature. | heard him leap
from his horse and strike with iariug
Pi"hh upon the sod. \ smoldcriny fire
Was burning on the stone hearth. |
could Imagine Bill'> attitude had Il
hand on each Decreasing. his brutal
head WAS thrust inside the room: Iir
WAS p"ering about th,. apartment.
Nv hat in HI is that ," he Guc>-
toned, and my heart stood still for
knew he spoke of my retreat.
Its Stauff,I' coffin. Dick is go
ing t" carry II over, Tonight.
stun. calculated the dc>prradu.
''a> hc made his bed. 50 let him lay
buZZaId> are the >cNton> for th, likes a.
him"
The woman >nrt of groanrd. and then
heard Wolf Z" up and Jog the I..Iu
barrel at the corner of the cabin. and
lIna'lN =" away with the remark
- lie aiu't far oil: hr couldn't stick to
that blind crittrr when he begun ten
hurry.
''What shall do ? What shall | do ,"
"a>pcd the woman. ''thrN will lac. back
IN twenty minutes. for | believe that
Your h"r>" i in sight. not more than
three quarters nt a mile off. and my
husband l. liable. tp come. .1 any ma
meet
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'"@' anu 'N'!I'li'i''''>' ana ,'''h>' ana
>'i''''@ up "' ''"' nectar ana i""2h l'-
MAJ ~ ABOUT 'h' 'I>''rh III 'hr corner.
""' i't'h ana 'ile ""i'a" "".h SCENE"
N"'' a''""' th'' matter ana ia" man
l''i"hill"iIIN refused I" l"ih the huhi
hrc1ll>r "i the COLIN.
Nv cit. You lr g"In" "uI WAY Il piece. I
said Wolf, "lIkrlN enough You'll have
the iun "i seeing u> wing the turkey. /
In" conversation was dlNtrc>>imglN I.
a>hIn":
is thrlr water enough ON there. den.
to drink my horse ,"
I'll see, she returned. moving SLOW /.
lN over the donr->ill, and then lrnIin. .
tn the ca>k she lifted ont the tab and .
tipped my prison oNrra little So that | !
c"Ild spring ont. | WAS behind the
c.I>k when Dick came to the door. aud .
rhilrupcd his beast up to the tub to
drink.
I'll 90 with you ~ far rs the forks"
lI, said iS two of them came out with /