Fair play., 1875-02-18

A w udt - II was nSA AASs
neticing my GREATNESS haste~
Had I stopped for a moments ,sfiee reiiec-
of the cabin, should not have pushed in
by her with the explanation:
.'Is there any chance to hide here: MY
horse has thrown me, and believe party
Of desperadOes are close Up with me
noticed that the moon was coming
, up dry and red in the east, when she me
! chanically closed the door behind me aud
before had finished my explanation.
mo, no; there is no place, She gasped
her quick ear now catching the sound OF
the coming hOrsemen. This is all the
room there is, and there's neither cellar
nor attic"
but this!' exclaimed, rusnihS Ior
dark object in the cOrrer.
It's a cOfiin,' was her quick response,
"but there's no other chance-they are
turning up to the door-get in"
had merely time to place myself IN TINS
receptacle for the dead, when hOarse
voice, one that | knew by description
which had of it. called out:
Here you, Dick"
The woman threw her apron over her
head and opened the door.
"Where's Dick: Z"
." lie has not come back yet" returned
the woman.
"Oh, he am Jen, new yer hurd morse
90 by to-night:" .
Yes, only little while agO-a small
man ~
.Yes; driving like the devil"
IL guess she said, and then paused;
"yOu can hear the horse nOw," feignins
to listen.
But Bill Wolf must have been OF sus-
piciOus nature. heard him leap from his
horse and strike with jarring plunk upon
the sod. \ smOldering fire was burning
on the stone hearth. l couid imagine
Bills attitude-he had hahu on each
decreasing. his brutal head was thrust IN
side the room; he was peerlhs ABOUT inc
apartment.
:, What in rs thate ne 4uestioneLu, L
and my heart STOOD sun, lor l khe" h'
spoke OF my retreat.
Its Stauffcr's collin; DICK Is gong 10
carry it over tonight.
:" Stuff! calculated tfie desperate. AS
he made his bed. SO let nun iay.puI-arus
are the stxtohs lot ule likes hlm.
The woman sort a-xroaned, anu theh
heard Wolf 60 up and joggie the ran-bar-
rel at the corner u the caDih, anu hiiaiiy
go away with the remark
" lie am lar OH ne couidht stch 10
that blind 'crltter wheh he oegah ter
hurry" -, 81,
Nv hat shall 40: what snaii l 90!
gasped the woman. Iney viii pe pach
IN twenty hinuues' LOT oele.I Ina, oui
morse Is IN slgnt' w. In NOR @ t,a. h"sh. Ia i
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man uroppahs ,up a,ali n'ie" Will ""'e'
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ass csIsA SHY ...T i;,,,s s, Tho, Could Snr;n.
P.,so" ....s h..h;nJ tho ..ssk when D;ci
out. wa. -. ot;.r,,.,J h;s hsost ~,
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sa,a. a. w sI;a :, ;,.>, tho hodv of ~
coilln ~ ",1% Th,,. . ,h.,, " s.ar,aJ hacL nroh.hI,
wagon. IneS a.e" sVeppe" ''0N' f'''"''
~ cai .'ie ''neis'
AT that moment Tlla anu ueslera.
plan entered my oFsin, Ou' IeelIns ior III!
knife ! found that II was m'ssinG, aiont
with the belt to v men IL was attacneu. II
the sudden Jostie wmcn tne lailing slee'
had given me, the girdie had neen snapre' ne
and lost without my knowledge. IN
horses OF the three rehegaues-my own
which had been returned oy t1e nostier
the inn. among them-were Mtcned OF