The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1884-09-20

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"A young chap about IS years of ago
and five feet and half nigh. rather
good-lo0kjng, and with redltop boots
on Y"' replied she. ....x-
"Yesi yesl That's him I" cried one d
the other men, eagerly. "Have you seen
him? Has he been hereT'
II was only quoting from this hand
bill, " said Sacramento, taking the paper
nom the shelf where she had laid II,
Then you hain't seen him at al p
asked the father.
II 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 -thiet?"
"No; but We didn't know but he
mighter. The chances i that he stopped
Oh, to the mountains, meanin' ter 20
through Stovepipe Pass. They'll cit
him, though, afore sundown." f~7
Its sundown now" observed Sacra-
men.o.
Then they've got him now," was the
4ententious response. "And we should
be too late for the hangin' ef We sh'd go
back. Leastways"-this was added to
his companions you'd better como in
and have bite afore ye CO."
So presently the three men eat down
70 the supper that the young girl quick
1y prepared for them. And while they
where eating she herself, at her fathers
bidding, went ont to take the saddle Oh
Bueno. his horse, and give him his feed
As abe approached the door once more
tow minutes later she heard words which
caused her to stop and listen.
II don't like ter say anything against
fhet kid o yourn, neighbor," one Of the
men was saying, "but it he's kinder
seemed ter 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 thet young teller, arter all r
Sacramento's father laughed at this
- 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."
cts easy enough to see," returned
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 companions.
"Well make clus search of il
while we're about it." she heard him
say within. ID
And then she stood there in terrible
suspense upon tho porch, expecting
every instant to hear the shout that
would follow the discovery of the fugi-
tive.
But no such shout was heard and
instead OF it, a moment after, the two
men came out again, her father still
laughing ut his friend. ~"
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 that2 The window
VA a email che could sseareelyEbG GiD
thaE ksAcneA hsveH cleps tlifo6RA ~
And at he must have done n ss1a
She went hurxiedly to tho back OF the
hoaas, md then down bsyu1d M holun
Sheds No ono could be- seen. +, She
halted moment under . hive oak trea
Just At the Alge Of the garden. ThD
evening Va very calm and still, and the
twilight shadows were deepening fast
Was it the rustling of tho wind in the
boughs overhead that caught her ear
She listened. - %.
"Hist! I am herein the tree.
Tho words came in = distinct whisper
,&rom directly above her.
She stood and Thought single mo-
.oeforo replying. Then she aid.
u must get away from here atonce."
/ eager whisper. Zone Of the men
ssts something. and they may at
moment make search of the place.
u going into the house . minute.
!. down at once and 60 through the
den and across the trail to spring
t you viii find there. It's ct the foot
. big cottonwood tree. Stay right
ere until I come"
Then she went back hurriedly 10 tho
house. The three men were still sitting
At the table, aud Sacramento felt rather
than saw that one of them still regarded
her suspiciously rs she came in. She
did not speak to them at all, hut went
directly through the kitchen to her own
room, and in q moment came out, went
about her work in the kitchen, and took