Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-18

He looked up at her in wonder; but
as his eyes met hers he understood her.
IT did not do it. Upon my honor I
did not r he said. 1T was that man
Dennis"
Sacramento breathed great sigh of
relief. Horse stealing was held in that
section to be crime worse than murder;
and she was by no means free from the
popular estimate Of it's grave nature.
"Oh, I am glad OF that p said she.
"But-" She hesitated, and then went
on, doubtfully. "But then how vast?
Why did they say it was you? And
why did you run away?"
1t was Dennis doings, their laying
it to me. He did that to clear himself.
And after that, you know as well as do,
there would have been no use in trying
to prove myself innocent. They always
hang horse thief first, and then con-
slider his guilt afterward. I had to run
to save my life."
"Do you know that there is a reward
offered for your capture ?"
81 know the Regulators are after me"
answered the young fellow, suddenly.
"They came pretty near catching me,
too, this noon. just escaped them and
came down the canon by the mountain
trail. I have had hard run for it, and
what with no sleep or food for twenty
four hours I am about used up. I felt
as though I could not go another step
| when I saw your house. You-yoa
have been very good to me. I shall
never forget
But what are you going to do now?"
interrupted Sacramento. "You are not
safe here
ST know it. But [ threw them off
the track at noon, and I do not think
they are within five miles of me. Now
I have had something to eat will take
to the woods again. l hope may get
away. If I don't" voice trembled
and tears came into his eyes. elf I
don't. [ shall get hanging, suppose.
Oh, what fool was not to prefer home
to this sort Of thing. And yet, I would
not care so much either. If it wasn't for
my father and mother" And then the
poor fellow fairly broke down.
"Hark p Sacramento exclaimed. She
had been crying, too; she could not help
it.
They both listened. In moment
they heard plainly the sound of horses
coming down the trail. The girl turned
with instant self-possession.
eco in there Quick! Quick! There
is not O moment to be lost Here, take
your hat p
And handing his hat to him she half
pushed him across the room and into her
own little room that led off from it.
Then she hurriedly cleared the table
again, barely finishing the task as the
horsemen halted at the door.
There were three of them. One was
her father. Sacramento knew the other
two men by sight. They were rough,
| but of the better sort of those who made
up the jewellers in Kelly Gulch. The
| faces of all three were stern and forbid
ding, and they evidently had been riding
hard. They dismounted together.
"Sac," began her father as he entered
the door, "hev ye seen anything of a
young chap, afoot OF a-horseback, COM
ing this way?'
Sacramento had expected the ques-
ton and was ready for it. And she
meant, if it were possible, to answer it
without lie.
ga young chap about 10 years of age
and five feet and half high, rather
good-lookig, and with red-top boots
on p" replied she.
eyes! yes! That's him p cried one of
the other men, eagerly. "Have you seen
him? Has he been here?"
81 was only quoting from this hand
| Iii 10 {oI
from the shelf where she had laid it.
"Then you hain't seen him at all ?"
| asked the father.
ST have been right here all day, and
nobody has gone by except Pete LARA
bee. It was he who gave me the bill.
Are you sure he came this way, the-the
-horse-thief?"
Ono; but we didn't know but he
mighter. The chances is that he sloped
off to the mountains, meanin' ter go
through Stovepipe Pass. They'll git
him, though, afore SHUTDOWN"
"Its shutdown now," observed Sacra-
mento.
"Then they've got him now," was the
contentious response. "And we should
be too late for the hangin' eff we sh'd go
back. Leastways"- was added to
his companions" you'd better come in
and have a bite afore ye co.
So presently the three men sat down
to the supper that the young girl quick
ly prepared for them. And while they
where eating she herself, at her fathers
bidding, went out to take the saddle off
Bueno, his horse, and give him his feed.
As she approached the door once more
few minutes later she heard words which
caused her to stop and listen.
ST don't like ter say anything against
tibet kid O yourn, neighbor," one Of the
men was ling, "but it hes kinder
seemed to- me all ther while's though
she sorter he'd some at on her mind like.
Ye don't s'pose she knows anything
bout tibet young Teller, arter all ?"
Sacramento's father laughed at this
as though it was too absurd to be con-
sidered.
The other, however, was not to be
laughed out of his suspicious.
"Fur all we know" persisted he, ''she
may hev him hid here somewhere on the
premmysis. ;"
"It's easy enough to see,' returned
the proprietor of the said "premmysis,"
testify. "Where dive think she's hid