The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-12-05

80. afs- Sou oousn' 'nAs Al eoa' VI
"'Not exactly. l paid FIVE dollars to
boot fort though; an it's well worth
it,
II laughed As said this. though. to
tell the truth, never felt less like it in
my life;
.'Pushin' through the crowd of threat
,, enin' faces tina: surrounded me | went in
TO the house, where found supper waitin'
fur me. II was reg lar western supper,
ef you know what that is-corn dodgers,
venIson steak, wild honey an coffe~-an'
| was hungry enough to do il full justice.
Il hadn't more'n fairly commenced
when Polly. the landlords daughter,
come In with brimmin' pitcher Of milk
She was as han some rs a pictur. new
er saw any woman. afore or senoe. that
| could hold candle 20 her. She was a.
straight as an srrer,wIth big brown eyes.
black. shiny hair. an cheeks an lips as
red as a prairie rose'
AS she put the pitcher down by me she
whispered:
10y GU a better get out of this
Somebody came IN just then, an she
stopped As If she was afraid of bein
heard.
After waitin' a minute says:
What was IT You saids"
"'Nothin'. says she, speakin' short an
cross-like
Then she wen, ont. an dhd'n. see
no more on her.
After supper went out on the porch
10 have little smoke. As | stood there:
near one of the winders, ! heard a wom-
ans voice say:
bob declares he's one ON emf
81 don't believe it," said another
voice. that recognized rs the gnl's who
spoke TO me at supper. He's got good,
honest face, and I'd sooner think il of Bob
than hun.
That's just like you. Polly, laughed
the other; 'you won't never think anythin'
bad of good-lookin' man.
.'Wonderin II twas me they meant.
listened with all my ears, but didn't hear
no more.
Bout ten minutes after | felt a soft
touch on my arm, and then voice whis-
pered:
Don't move nor speak, but listen.
Folks round here thinks you h'long 10 a
gang of thieves that's been stealln' their
horses. Ii you stay another minute you'll
be hung sure. Your horse Is down the
road. round the fust corner hitehed to "A
tree. Cit,
AS looked down towards the road saw
a crowd Of people with torches, approach
in the house.
Il nut nv hand on the revolver that
hung at my belt, but feclln' that /, would
be madness % contend sIngic-handed
against so many, jumped from the side
of the porch. intending to run 10 the cover
OF some woods back of the house.
Il had taken but few steps when two
men sprang up from tn. long grass and
seized hold of me. Snatchin my revolver.
they dragged me towards the crowd that
now surrounded the mouse.
here he Is, boys. they shouted.
nat does TINS meahr ! cried, Try
IN 70 Tree myself from their clutches.
u means una, We a9n /, msan 20 lose
any more hoTses; sand the foremost OF
the crowd, ana VINO seemed 10 pc leaa-
er.
In less thin no time 'h.S ha1 my coat
on anu my ialios ,'cr. men N''ii nie
INTO cart In front OF the door. they drove
down 10 Dig tree 10y the roadside ing
IN rope over a branch OF H. they hsed
the Two .nds IN sliPno"se around my
neck, an eegan 10 think my last hour
had come sure.
Here the ieader-,bob. they called
hIni-sald 10 iad OF about hitee1;
w hose coat Is tins. panf
pops said ths 10Y burs,in INTO
tear. lie had II on when he went away,
lie said he he back IN Three days an
now u more week
Hang him' hang him, yelled the
crowd. Drive the cart from under HIM.
and let him swing,
AT this moment w0msn- hand
seized the horse by the head. and ~o-
mans voice oried:
:. Hold there That man stole my pony;