The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-10-14

ITS old Jake Potter coming 10 Dor
row Q saw, or something; or one 81
those abominable Haldon b0ys racing
after = stray cow" she thought.
hut DO; the horscman Wa neither
Jake Potter nor = Hasdon boy. A. be
pulled up his horse before the cabin.
Martha saw be was 4 gentlemanIy-
looking young man Of about twenty
years Of age. with = pale face. and q
strange. wild look. He touchedhis hat
20 her ia . mechanical manner.
Can get over the river here?' he
asked.
mo. iii. We don't keep the public
ferry" she answered. That's more
than five miles down the river
He jumped from his horse. and came
rapidly toward her. III you'll only
get me over. he said. drawing some
money out o. his pocket, I'm give you
twenty-five dollars. It's every sent |
have, and it's q matter Of life and
death for me 70 get over Immediately.
For heavens sake. help me, won't
youp'
The imploring tone, the look 81 agony
In the VOunU mau'e ovoo kfarfIod
Martha. was this I mailman bcfore
hen. and she alone and n M poxerP
IA. he ala not look insane. thongh ~
kent -fnrrjnv ana c-.s,;rc Via NJ r.es
Il fhe direction whence e. MA comc
~ An sorrv IL > ~ sa;d tha
aat WA taken "a The other aide ~ nv
father who has nj ~ -resmrned ioor
Son AN ~ h from bere i
"Then shali nave n sw;m The river y
IA sa;d tnrn;ng from lar
J. Won must nofi,, "a excla;med
earnestly .arhe r;ver "a swoIIen hv
ia l.st ra;ns ana the ,sde n ~runn;ng
ike = m~ill-race, Not even \ ssronc
horse could s,,;m y IA vo,,rs1 Elont.
mo q the tired i;ttle nony,o.sw ould MI
81 halfway over
ia n.ussd ;rraso,,telv a. ore 80.
ment .nJ then re.r.csd w stens
.Yon NAL rood .nJ t;nd 4 X s.;d.
J. Ana IN s,,re ~, s.anldrsf harm ma
m tr,s, ro,, Isn nrrsraa t. nan
who .cco,e -. - sh;r~ ~revar
drs.m.J ~ jc;nr Isns ca,.f.ct
esrenger- : rs NJ the toyrn n 49,
lifc hefore 49, n;cht-..nd the %seffler,
fakc M ~ . member ~ some ofor;.
ous borse.tjSefs canc II thev catch
re.,rc, rncs, Ta~as ;.ss;ca n. ,,sii
hsng M - ~ casrost tsse snd 49, ~
sfter I.m da.d 20 ~ .ate ~ III
shsf's rooJ .rd r.or. th.n 81 80 ~
dear mofher,s sate u ana ! soh Checked
his words ..heln ~ ;-nnocent ssrang er
"a escane-
Narsbs ,ooLad y Nm - ~ scoke
TIA Ill seif- r%el;snt ceorla 80 farn,sd
her ;ndcmenf - nersons ou;cljv ma
decidedlv NJ NJ va M cu;ltv she
WAS certain. I'M evcn h.d be hecn III
his vonfh and III mothsr,e s.ke' II i
probabie Martha wonld have done ;ust
q she d;d
..Tn heln Van > 10 sa;d M vor
can, h;de - fhe honse \ see;rg h;s
ewes tnrn ~ N ..There - hrt two
rooms md "a ,off ard sbev,u he
through them II ~ time. THEY'LL
search fhe barn And stable too fhe
woods back there are M safe. for n
course they'll cooyer the whole oronnd
Il thew truck Won here.v
NJ rot avn from them abonf nom y
III said. They ,verel v;n~ nnder the
trees half drunk And a%sleen. Ana / csve
them the Ain. nv ponv was tied II
the woods. ana / don't think thev
missed me until they walked up. But
Of course they'll track me- here. 81 Near
here. must lose no time
Martha thought for 4 few minutes.
!" ! can think Of but one PLAN she said.
"You must disguise yourself. have
the dress 81 a German woman who has
been at work for me for . short time.
She was about your height and size.
Here il IL" taking a dress from 4 nail.
into the house and put IL on. and /
will turn your pony loose in the woods.
In an hour or two he will be far enough
from here.
When she returned. the Young man
was turned into tall. awkward woman
Martha added IN hiS f0ilcf a larro hanJ.