Connecticut western news., 1884-07-30

"I have been right here all day, and nobody has gone by except Pete Larra- bee. It was he who gave me the bill. Are you sure that he came this way the-the horse thief ?"
 "No; but we didn't know but he might. The chances is that he is sloped of to the mountains, meanin' to go through Stovepipe pass. They'll get him though, afore sundown."
 ''It's sundown now," observed Sacra- mento.
 "Then they've got him now," was the sententious response. "And we shall 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 bite -afore you go" |"
 So presently the three men sat down to the supper that the young girl quickly prepared for them. And while they were eating, she herself, at her fathers bidding, went out to take the saddle off Bueno, his horse, and give him feed. As she approached the door once more, few minutes after, she heard words which caused her to stop and listen.
 "I don't like ter say anything against thet kid O yourn. neighbor," one of the men was saying, "but it hez 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 that young feller 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.
 "For all we know, she may hev hid him somewhere on the premmysis."
 'It's easy enough to see," said the proprietor of the said ''premmysis," !" testify. "Where dye think she's hid him? In her bedroom
 As he said this, Sacramento, who was now near enough to see into the kitchen, saw her father rise from his chair and step to the door of the room where she had concealed the fugitive. Her heart almost stopped beating as she saw him push open the door and enter the room, followed by his companion.
 "We'n make clus search of it while we're about it, she heard him say with in.
 And then she stood there in terrible suspense on the porch, expecting every instant to hear the shout that would fol- low the discovery of the fugitive.
 But no such shout was heard, and in- stead of it, moment later the two men came out again, her father still laughing at his friends. ....-
 What could it mean Had the young man been able to conceal himself in the room and so evade their search? That was not possible. Then she thought of the window. Could he have escaped from the room by that? The window was so small she could scarcely believe that he could have crept through it, and yet he must have done SO.
 She went hurriedly to the back of the house aud then down beyond the horse sheds. No one could be seen. She halted moment under a live oak tree just at the edge of the garden. The evening was very calm and still, and the twilight shadows were deepening fast Was it the rustling of the wind in the boughs overhead that caught her ear ? She listened.
 "Histl I am herein the tree."
 The words came in a distinct whisper from directly above her.
 She stood and thought a single mo- ment before replying. Then she said:
 'You must get away from here at once," in an eager whisper. "One of the men suspects something, and they may at any moment make a search of the place. l am going into the house a minute. Get down at once and go through the garden and across the trail to spring that you will find there. It's at the foot of a big cottonwood tree. Stay right there until I come."
 Then she went hurriedly to the house. The three men were still sitting at the table and Sacramento felt rather than saw that one of them still regarded hel suspiciously as she came in. She did not speak to them at all, but went directly through the kitchen to her owr room, and in a moment more came out went about her work in the kitchen and took up a pail, apparently to go to the spring for water.
 '"Ten minutes later, standing in tht shadow of the cottonwood, young Som CTS heard step, and then Sacramento. leading Bueno all saddled and bridled, appeared. He started forward.
 ''Hush !" she said: "they may come at any moment. Listen to what I say. Your life depends on it. You must rid, straight down the trail for a quarter of mile. Then, close by big cottonwood, just like this, you will strike path tc the left. Bueno will know it, once vol get him in it. It will bring you, bu half mile on, at Q corduroy road that crosses the swamp. The end of this cor duroy has got out of order, and there ar some logs laid. Lead Bueno across ant then pull the logs away. If you do tha it will make trouble for those who fol low you. Beyond the swamp is a bil plain Strike straight across it, having the moon square on your right-th moon will be up by that time-and thre hours riding will bring you to the new railroad. After that-God help you t, get safe awayp'
 Sacramento paused and put out he hand. "Can you remember ?" she de manded.
 'I can, but can never forget" ,
 "Never mind that. Here, take this