Arizona silver belt., 1884-11-15
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Eescned From Isyncning by tie Act
 of n Trusting Young Glrl.

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 Eescncd From Lynchlpg by tie Acl
 of Trusting Young GlrE.
 It wss an odd name for ! girl Sac ramento.
 So the girl horsolf thought as shs stocped down beside spring at sh' foot of cotlonwood tree and lazils dropped her pal into the water.
 .'lt ougiitso have heen given to s boy. fl l. aas it nama to give to any bodys1 she said quite aloud. s.But n moro boy thap girl, anyway "
 This <aet was added rather bitterly, es she looked at her brown, rough hands and her bare ankle, and thought of tho s.boy' work she had to do.
 And it Has hard to believe that this was the best kind of life for a young girl lilza Sacramento. Here she lived all alone. for her father was down al the mouth of the canyon aH day. The garden work she was obliged to do, and the care of the cattic feli upcn her. It was not often inst she saw any per son but her father. although now and then. in spite of herself. she came in contact with the rude men of tho min ing camp uF a0ove.
 Yet Saeramcnto had her dream, one that she scarcely dared to own, but it came to her often as she went about her work.
 She knew that down at Santa Bar bara and in tho towns along the coast, and far. far away across wlle stretched of continent 10 tue great East. there were girls who lived very different from her Lie. and she dreamed of such Q life for herself.
 .'Oh. if l could only get away from heret2 she cried out almost as one cries out for help. ''Ii 1 could only go down 10 San Francisto and g6 to school there for a single year An. if had $5e0l'
 Suddenly lllere was sgeD-no1 a man, but of h0rse-on the bank be- hind her. snd then some one spoke. She knew fla voice without looking rp. It was Pete Lsrrabee, q fellow wGo lived down on Hahneman's plaatafion, two miles along inc traii He some times rodc by. He had not heard her last words at ali; yet. strangely enough bis own was 2 repetition of them
 Five hundred dollars. Sac, said be; $500 iH goldl Dye wast tor earn it2 There's yer chance. and he threw down 10 her a bit of paper crumpled into ball
 She picked t up, and slowly uRfold- ing t, ran her eyes over it's contents;
 s53O REWARD
 Tbe aborc amount will be paid for information leading to the arrest dead or alive. of Walter Somers, who Las worked for some time past on Max wells ranch. Said Somers is about lS years old and five and q half feet high, blue eyes and light mustache. When last seen be mad on c black sIouch hat. gray business suit. and blue flannel shirt and boots Wita red tops marked with makers name.
 The name of the county sheriff was signed st iie bottom s the bill. Sac rameDto, having glanced il through, looked up.
 si1Ie's been a sieaiin' horsesF' ex- claimed Pete. .G9t of last night with fonr of Maxwell 5 Sesi. some where's That reward won't do much good. thongh. Tho regulators'll lasso 5im and string him up long fore tho law J git staricd They're hayin' Q mee.jn now pp at inc gulcb tell ye they arc mad They'll make quick work if they kcsrh him. Fer fatber's there. Ye needn't look fer him home afore night much.
 Tnen. after Q word or two more. the man rode on. and presently Saera- mento took up her pail, and with the sheriff's bill still in her hand went slowly up the bank and across ibe trail toward the house. tliirking very seri- oasly about the bill all the while.
 It was some hours after this. and the afternoon sun was going down behind She tops of the mountains. that Sscra- mento, having finished her honseNDrk. Fas preparing 10 sit down on the porch to do her sewing. when she was met in the doorway by a young man she had never seen before And yet he was no stranger. The girl knew him instaat- ly, althongA the slouch hat was pulled down oyer the 1axen hair and biac eyes. and tho gray pants, torn aud muddy. had been drawn out of the boot legs SO as t0f nc longer allow the red tops of the boots with the makers name 10 be seen. IL was the horse thief
 Ske did not. however. express any surprise as she saw him. Sue was ac- lo the sight of rough. evil men; and at the first glance she had felt that this one could nos be either very wicked or very daRgerous He was net much moro than lad, aad had ap air of gcntleness and good breeding about him that six months of Western fife and the plight he was in ct that moment had by no mems des- troyed. He seemed 10 be short for brtiath. too. and was trembling as if he had been running.
 Instinctiyely be raised his hand to- wasd his head. and then. bethinking himself. dropped it again.
 Could you give ne something 10 cat and drinkep he asked in a hesitat- ing voice. ''Anythino wta do. am very hungry. i-Hhave had nothing fo eat SEdce ssst night
 s'Ccme in, said Sacrameoto grave- y. la her voice tssere was neither kindness os nn nBiadness. she was trying 10 realize the situstion she was ia. Come in and sit downl
 Then she went into closet near by. and began taktae down milk and bread and mcae. as she slowly did SO turning the matter over in hef saind. Hero was this man who had been stealing horses. and foy whose capture $500 was offered. in her own Kitchen. Five hundred dolls1si Exactly tho sum sEe had been wishing for-- She sum that wou1i tsike her a9wa -o San Frincisco to school and maze.s lady ot her Aud fhis sum may be Aers # she ceuld in some way sccurs shis anger or some how keep him n Ehe hthsse until help @rrived HelpP Why she herdiy need dd heln. He vas weak and exhausted.