Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-12-01


, The strangers exchanged glances.
"Why, that is where we were gong and
as he no doubt knows the trail well we
had better go with HIM"
You may have to ride faster than you
care to-" said |. "Where there's wo-
man in the case man is not apt to let
, his horse nibble much grass by the road
side."
$50 there's woman in the case, eh ?"
81 believe so coming over the plains
J and he II meet her there"
, My communication seemed to have
} great effect on the stranger. He walked
| uneasily up and down the room and
3 wound up by having whispered consul
, tation with the man who came with him.
| He came to me again.
, "We may go over and may not wake
| us up any way in slime to go with him."
promised to do so, and soon after the
} games stopped and the house was closed.
| When Armfeld arose he woke me up and
| told him the request Of the strangers.-
He went to where they had slept and
found them already stirring.
The cook had prepared an early break
fast, to which Armfeld and the stranger
sat down while got the horses ready
They finished the meal and rising from
the table came to where l was and asked
for their bill. l told them the amount
which the one who seemed to be spokes-
man handed to me and then turned to
Armfeld.
"I'm sorry to interrupt your plans,
) my friend, but you can't 60 to Placervile
. to- day.
"Why not ?" said Armfeld, flashing.
Because have n bench warrant for
your arrest from Yuba county. You're
wanted up there to answer to an indict-
ment."
But" said speaking for the first
time, for the whole thing was so unex-
| pccted, that l hardly knew what was be-
ing done. Why not go with him to
Hangtown and have him held to answer?
You are not obliged are you to appear at
, MaTysville at once, if L understand the
t matter"
1.-THE offsnae is not bailable," said the
officer, significantly.
t Armfeld turned pale as death. "Am
} l to understand that l am charged with
| murder ?" he asked
"That's what the indictment says
\ ] al. II. \
mitted in the county of Yuba, IN Decem
l ber 1849."
} Armdeld sprang up joyfully. Il was
t more than a hundred miles away from
: Yuba at the time. | never before heard
of the man Fielding that know Of, and
know no more about it than n child"
c "Prove that, and you're all right; bu
g you will have to show it to n jury, anC
" not to me. All know is that | have
e warrant for Bill Shively, alias Charles
IT Armfeld and | shall execute it by takin.
II you to the Yuba Jail. We've had tract
" Of you two or three times but lost it again
d If you amt the man | hope you'll &c
20 clear and if you are you'll have to SWIM
re tor it. Now, if you've got any busines
: to fix up here do it at once and we will b
ID off,"
y There was no such thing rs fooling will
'e an officer of the law and nothing remain
Is ed to be done except TO do as he directed
D. 1t was evident to Armfield and mysel
10 that he was being taken for some othe
lie person, and would probably have to suf
IS fer some annoyance before he could prov
n who he really was. He could rot escap
1T the trip to Marysvile that was certain
& At that place he hoped the witnesse
F would see that the officers had got on tn
IL wrong track and he would, of course b.
ID at once set at liberty. SO after givinj
y me detailed instructions as to his bushes
IN affairs and confidential message to he
re who had taken the long and toilsom
re Journey across the continent TO share hi
le fortunes, the three went away together.
v The news of Armfelds mishaps spreaC
I'd through the camp and excited considera
Id bic sensation. The majority though
e. with me that he had been taken for som
or one else, but there is always class il
es every community disposed to believe evi
t. rather than good Of their fellows. Blu
r. for the girl, there was but one feeling
b. greet her upon her advent IN the golde
IS, land. So when, some four or five day
of after their departure the white cover q
an emigrant's wagon was seen windin
lg down the hill and approaching the town
H. curiosity was on tiptoe to see the ne,
of comers, and what effect the tidings woul,
I'd have on them. l FASTENED up the roa
III TO meet them soon as their approach wa
1t made known to me, but i'll news travel
IN fast and they already knew all.
b. "This is bad business, bad busi
to ness" said the emigrant. They'll han
Or him, won't they ?"
70 questioned him and found they ha
Is received very exaggerated account @
ID the affair, as might have known. !
p story never loses by being told secon'
Q. time. told him how it really was.
at "Well, that sounds better, but the wa.
III we heard it it looked pretty black. Blu
e Hetty, there, she wouldn't believe any
ss thing. She wanted to go right on t
ir Marysville or wherever he's been take
le quick as she heard it. The trust thes
h women have is wonderful now"
le climbed into the wagon with the fam
ii lily and Hetty and delivered the messag
it Armfleld had given me. 1t was to tn
effect that she was TO take possession G
* the part of the house he had fitted up 70
n, her. and have her friends wife stav wit