The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-06-13

looking through the yistas Of light to the
softly tinted valley with its silver ribbon Of
river. Suddenly she was startled by
gruff "AhemP'
Turning, she faced q rough looking man
in 'stogy" boots, blue military shirt and
wide-awake hat She did not RECOGNIZES him
ct FIRST.
"Don't twig, see. miss. come up with
yer in the stage-feller thst owned Bald
Eagle and Amelia Jane. Sevvey7'
Nelly recollected, and said, wondaringly,
ooh yes; how dc you do2"
Job, swimmin'-eh. Fine day-sint it
ehf wot l call regular gslump.ious day.
l say, heard from yer brother2"
Nelly felt presentimant OF trouble. "No;
what is itR" she gsspsd.
"Wen, he's in-G sorter difficulty. Pard
sloped with DIS gold. Materially Bob sloped
srter both. Pard found killed-Bob's nab
bed and"-
Nellie felt herself growing cold from
head 10 foot, but her pulses we're beating
loud and last "Bob-arrested for MUIR
der2"
THAT'S about the shape of it." nodded the
other. "He wanted some Ole to break it to
yer, kinder mild-like, and l told him 1 was the
man. Thought he'd like to say good by to
yer sfore"-
OF course-they can't prove It'll they dare
notl"
"They're no slouches; they'll git all the
evidence they want, snd-well-hss goner.
I'm sorry, miss. I've done my psrt-hGint
II Your own mother couldn't s-broke it to
yer more gentle like, now, could she2"
The solid earth seemed sliding from be-
meath Nelly's feet. The steadfsst hills,
even, had loosened from their mooring, and
were slipping into sort Of vsporous CALF.
But she must be frm-she hsd work - DO.
How she did it she never knew. All
seemed chaos till late the next day, when
she slighted from the stage st Black Water
Gulch, and stood moment looking desc
lately about her. Then she ssw one whom
she Enew staring at her, and who, when he
saw that he was recognized, moved towards
her.
.'Todr she cried, with feeling of relief.
"All right, Miss Nelly. Don't feel bad;
he amt goin' to be sent up the A1me yet"
The boys face was very haggsrd snG
white.
"Whst's his chance2" gaspsd Nellie.
"Can anything be donep
''l'm s-goin' to do it."
80 TOdP exclaimed Nelly incredulously,
show can your"
Cos L knows how-it's ell come to mel'
The burden lifted itself a little from
Nelly's aching heart
And they are sure to find the msnH"
she cried.
"Sure's you livel Why. he's herel"
ooh. go-go at oncel" she exclaimed, inn
patintly."
yes he answered, slowly, and with
sort Of dumb appeal in his eyes. "Oh, Pm
goin' fast enoughl You-you couldn't be
happy if snythin' happened to yer brother,
1 reekonH"
go; it would kill mel" cried the girl,
with p' rdonable exaggeration.
shake hands. Good-byl Remember,
Miss Nellie, 1 was very grateful and
thanked you alters from my heart"
"But you're coming back with Bob2" she
questioned.
"Well-no; likely I'll be detained" said
Tod. ''But I'll write; l kin print, you
know"
And Nelly watched the stumbling figure
till it was out Of sight, with strange tremor
at her heart,
She cosld not reat, and for hours she
walked up and down without ceasing.
What a day that waal
In the evening change came. Bob! Tod
was not with him.
"Who would have thought he had pluck
for such thing.
"Hel Who?"
'Why, Tod, of course. He was so excited
at my loss, faithful old chspl that he prob
ably took vengeance into his own hands;
he's given himself up. He went to the off,
GERS and asked them TO execute the law on
him.
80 Boil can't anything be done2"
"No; I'd give all I've got to get him off"
1t was too truel there was no hope, not
even chance, to see the unhappy bog.
Poor, poor Tod who would have thought
that the first blot upon the new leaf would
have been caused by such crime?
Nelly was completely overwhelmed. She
would not hear Of leaving town, although it
was terrible TO be there and unable to help.
But she was permitted to send the poor boy
little gifts of fruit and messages of affection
and sympathy.
| At last rough man came with scrap of
thick paper, loosely folded. Nelly knew that
| all was over, and her eyes were so full of
tears she could hardly read the great printed
worcs:
"When you read this, poor Tod will be
| done fur no more new leaves fur him. l
| amt of no account, an you sot the world by
him. They wos bound to hang somebody,
and Pm proud TO die for you"
"Bob," said Nelly, ''you know nothing of
the crime, except that Tod gave himself up
| to satisfy the lsw2"
"No."
"Let me tell you my story"
Nelly related all her experience with Tod
amid tears, and then asked
"Do you believe that Tod was guilty. He
gave himself up to save you for my sake.
| he thought it noble He was so unin-
structed that he could hardly have felt the
wrong he was doing to himself if he acted q
false part"
| The question was not answered by Bob.
It has never been by any one.
Poor Todl There are hearts in the rough
est natures. God knows all.
| Soldiers Grave.
| Break not his sweet repose