Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-03-19

BOHEMIAN, MONTANA TERRITORY, FRIDAY MARCH 19, 1875

Ichanics'U clos d the door behind me. bc
Ifsre had finished my explanation.
NO. M; there 10 20 place" she gasped
I bcr quick ear now catching the sound o.
> the c'ming hOrsemen. This 10 oil III,
room there is, and there's neither celia
nor attic"
. "But this!" I exclaimed, rushing for ,
dark object in the corner.
!, Its cofan." was her quick response
= but there's no other chance-they or,
turning up 70 the door-gct in."
!. bad barely time 70 place myself 10 thi,
treceptacle for tts dead. when . hoarss
voice. one that knew by descriptions
which | had Of il. called out:
Here, you Dick!"
The woman threw her apron over hcl
head and opened the door.
i "Where's Dick ?"
HE hasn't come back yet, +" returned
the woman.
"Oh, he amt. Jen hcv yer hurd horse
go by to-night?''
i Yes, only little while ago. small
!. man ?"
Il "Yes-drtving like the devil.''
i Il guess" she said. and then paused.
you can hear the horss now," feigning
Ito listen.
But Bill Wolf must have been of a sus
picious nature. heard him leap from his
horse and strike with jarring pluuk up
ON the sod. A smouldering tire was burn.
ing on the stone hearth could imagine
Bills attitude-he had hand on each
door casing. his brutal head was thrust in.
side the room; lie was peering about the
apartment.
What IN his tha,?' he questioned;
and my heart stood still, for l knew he
spoke Of my retreat.
IT'S S'aaffer's coffin. Dick is going to
carry It over to night.
Stuff ej.cula.ed the desperate, sas he
made his bel, 90 let HIM l.y-buzzartls are
The sextons for the likes o. him.
The woman sort . gro.ned, and then
| heard Wolf 60 up and jogkle the rain
barrel at the corner Of the cabin, and I'm
Islly 60 away With the remark:
He ain't far off he couldn't stick 70 tha.
bind critter when he began ter hurry
What shall do? what shall do? gasp
led the woman; they will be back in twenty
minutes. for believe that your horse is in
sight. not more than threc-quarters of a.
mile of. and my husband is liable to come
at any moment
But with him inside of the house we
|might-'
With hisai'- sle es.phe-;seta is IN co.
spairing toncs-'he's Bill VOLTS brother. y
l was out Of the coffin in trice then,
you may we'll believe.
I, is death for you anyway she moan
led. for hear the rattle OF Dicks axles
already
Stay. there's the rain barrel said I. in
desperation, they have tried that once,
they may not again.
And before ysu would be able to speak
= sentence. the water was dashed out OIL
the cask and stealing down into the arid
soil. and ~a@ in the barrel. and the wo.
man dropping tub half filled with water
in nj the top as . cover.
She had barely time to enter the house.
the door of which fortunate civ opened on
the side away from the msWn, when rat
tling vehicle drew up It the door. and
heard hoarse voice rsving and swearing
1t the woman for some thing done or IN
done. and then from the bunghOle, thu
plug having been dislodyed in the upset
ting Of the cask, saw the furious return 4
Df the three rcncgsles. !
There was goDd deal of loud talking.
and explanations and oaths. and stirringI
up Of hot nectar, and rough remarks abouiI
The cis'ern In the corner but both Dick
md the woman seemed sore about tha, =
natter, and The man peremptorily refused
70 join the hunt because of the coffin.
We'll. you're going our wav piece. Ia
'a,d Wolf. likely enough you'll have the I
Fan If seeing US wing the turkey u
The conversation WAS distressingly per ID
'onal, made acutely % BY Dick asking. Iy
is there wafer enough out there, Jen. ID
q dri'k my horse!' Is
IN wee. she returned. moving slowly Ia
'ver the door-si:l and then leaping to the
ask she lifted out the Tub aid tipped my Ia
,rison over little SO that could spring :
.ut was behind the cask when Dick ID
:sme 10 the door aid chirruped his bsas' It
lp to the tub to drink IA
TN 60 with you - fer - the forks, hely
aid. - two Of them cane out with the 10
,offin and slid into the hody of the wagon Id
They then stepped back. probably y cai L
be others
At that moment . wild and desperate Is
Ian entered my brain, but feeling for my ia
Inife found that 1t was missing, along ID
With the belt to which 1t was attached. In |e
he sudden jostle which the falling steed Ic
I'D given me, the girdle had been snapped y
nd lost without my knowledge. rhe b
'orses of the three renegadcs- my own. d
which had beer retained By the hustler q a
he Inn, among them-wesv hitchcd on the 10
arthes side Of tho door where the moon. a
ight, striking BY the end Of the cabin. U
ested fully upon them 1t was suicide TO d
ttempt seizing one Of them; but es the 10
voman with SONS purpose In her mind q
ane out to the men 70 come bacx and get j,
be last dippcr full Of liquor which she
I'd mixed. | seized the only alternative. lc
spraag lightly In the wagon. ltfled the {
olin lid. and again csswled iet0 the z
ong. narrow prison. u
These wss ~ choice. The nood o(|c
.oosaghs Rod swept 20 fas toward 0yl :
liding plsce that enly part Of ny b dyIs
sas Concealed by ths barrel. asd knew
Ut discovery was iasvissble, fae The manSl
lnsse stood in such position that u q
Ter % gocovee tAe feins be must havel !