The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-01-04
, ,e,yed. and that McCurdy had a perfect

sure you're right and then go ahead" so
! S&;j.
"llAve YOU seen Mr.. Hughes the
| sherlf-for | kneN she was legally put
luto his charge, and hired out 10y him on
| the 10Th, to NV husband, and know It
| IS IN one case 4 pCnltentlary UtknSc, anu
III u 4uther a heav} fine tor, taxing " per
son after the requirements OF the law
ave been Ub1yed;'
"Weli," he SAID exCitedly, rs the two
| H~idnapperS were forcing Judy on one
| # the horses, II assure You We are do.
IL what is night, or would not be
nerc.'
My only reply was, II protest against
taking this wOman away until Nil
is cent for anu consents 70 it | believe
1t to be an outrage against law and hu
manity, and warn you al Of the risk you
rum
Or course my words availed nought,
and | saw the poor woman forced away,
with dllated ewes and shudderlng form,
with visions OF arUarOuS cruelty which
she knew MGCurdy to be capable of,
,resplte the soft and gentle tones he adj
hered to in my pre- ence.
/ stood, iii id z6u mood, watching
| he group as they rode over the crest OF
the hill, just beyond u cottage, until
aroused by the cries OF my baby, when
| lUIned my tears to hers, and with Il
sore heart sat down near a window tina,
commanded a view OF the 70 a., to watch
for events which felt sure must occur.
The first was the return OF the cOnsta-
be, after seeing his victim fairly start
ed on the nay to BONDAGE. l tanCled
he rode along in Il self satisfied manner,
feeling that, dressed in his brie au-
thority," he had sustained the majest!
If the law in returning d runaway slave
her legal owner.
| had no recourse but to wait, for i
was near Il mile from nay hu5OlGd5 Of
ice, with no telephone in those days,
and not even a small boy to bear a mes
sage, or Il neighbor near enough to take
:harge OF b by, while | delivered it N.Y.
self; SO | had hut to wait, while the lag.
gard hours dragged YEARLY on.
AS | sat thus mOOdily gazing out at the
Ieatlts trees, the leaden clouds and the
misty atmosphere, | caught a glimpse OF
d man On horseback, urging his horse,
IVY Whip and spur. to his Il most speed,
lily over the brow nt the hill. [ felt sure
It was the self sufficient constable. and
that at last he mad seen my husbAn>
\ wiz L hilSN July uIluCIElOOh VIC CAST
JefOre he entered INTO it, and hah mad
no mistake, as his brother lawyer had
so Carelessiy stately, learned oftne grlev.
us error he had committed, and vas
uustening to remedy the evil by res
cuing Judy from her pretended own.
er.
This thought, or rather conviction,
gave me comfort, courage and nope Tor
an hour or two. In the meantime it be-
gan to rain, and rs the chilly drops
chased each other down the window, /
Shivered as | thought of the poor WON
an with only a thln shawl to shield her,
and with such a hopeless heart in her
bosom.
Just before dark I espied Silas hurry
ing home with rapid strides, very differ
ent from his usual SOW and measured
gait. | knew he was in haste to reliev>
my apprehension, and perhaps to go to
Judy's rescue himself. u= ....
He soon ailayed my fears, and gave
me comfort by the assurance. in emphat-
ic language, that Mr.. Jones, the COns'a
ole, was esponsible.
He must bring her back said Silas.
anu put her where the Sheriff hired
her, or pay the penalty, even II 1t leayes
nlm p~ennlless."
SIlas, | found, had been busy in his
office all day, and had known nothing OF
what had trdnspired until near evening
when a friend came in and told HIM; for
ny this time the Kidnapping was general
ly known, along the ent re length OF the
short business street, from the naudlln
statements OF Williams, who was just re
covering from a drunken %carouse, and
- IA - xk,.rbTTla Ef ftNn ltLng tuEnn ten
days previous to secure Judy FROM just
such an outrage.
He left me 10 return to his Office, wit
the assurance that my cook would be-
brought Dack in time for supper, saying
IS he left: ''Cheer up, little woman;
Jones knows by this time that bis beot
.Itere rs 10 nav her here III as snort a
me as possible, and you may be sure
Ne viii do IT," So again | waited and
watched until darkness oDScured the
road. and reluctant lett the window
0 SIT with my little Lucy, WatchlaE the
lickering blaze OF the open wood lire
5traiaing nay ears for the sound OF horses
tVet. Ii came at last, aid IN u mo-
nent jay stood smiling before mt,
Sith the words.
I've come, mlssus; ! kn0Wed Mr.
would make ,em give me up. MrJones
wants TO see You, lnissus, pie tse.
transferred the Little one into Judy's
DGtstFetehed hands and went to tie
iooy. Jones wa not tae self@onadeit
Jones of the morning; indeed, he was q
very humble anu penltent Jonesanda al
i ess d me Ia q deprecat;ng amer as
10 lows;
"Mrs.- I--fIopa you will forgive
me: ri wouldn't ~ done what did
no. not for a thousand dollars. | be-
| your pardon for rot listening toyour all
vice and for all the trouble / put and
that o creature to-day; and you
may be sure that the next time | want
70 KnoW what II law n my duty Is, 1
sna'a't 20 to Joe Williams. madam.
Please tell Mr.-that ! am heartily