Arizona silver belt., 1884-11-15

oAAD AI4t stttt~ oAo LodA0 iSt4A oDuCll4a of his story. She had heard bcfofs this how young lads in Che East, filled with romantic notions about Western life and adYeature,S sometimes left theil luxurious homes aeG found their way to the ranches of the Pacific. Perhaps he was one of these.
 As she looked at him. faneying all this, and realizing the terrible strait hC was in aud the probable dark fate thai was before him. her heart gearned withstree womanly sympathy, and hsI feeling found expression before she was able 10 restrain herself
 '.Oh, how could you do it? How could you Go ifg'' she suddenly re1- claimed. her voice quito full of what she felt
 He locked up at her in wonder. but as his eyes Ieet hers be understood her.
 "I dldn't do it Upon my honor l did not. v he said. .'It was that man 1 Dennis. Sacramento breathed a great sigh ofrelief. Horse stealing was held in that section so be a crime worse than murder; and she was by no means free from the popular estimate of grave nature.
 .Oh, an SO glad of thair' cried she. '.Bnt-" sho hesitated. and then went on Goubtfniiy. "But. then. how was itg Way did you run awayP'
 ''It was Dennis doiiigs. their laying it EjEe. He did chat to oleaE himself. And after that you know as well as do Chat there would have been no use trying to prove myself innocent They always hang horse thief first. and fhen consider his guilt atterward. had fo run Co save my lie.
 Do yon know that there is a reward offered for yOnr eaplurc?"
 Fl know that ilIe regulators are af- ter me answered the young man snl- leniy. 's1hey came pretty near catch ing me, too. this noon. just escaped thein. and came down tue canyon by l the mountain trail. l have had a hard run for it and with no sleep fof twenty foar hoars, am abcut used up I felt as though 1 could not go another step, when l saw yoEr house Now-you hare been very g00d 10 mo. l shall never f0rget--
 .'BGt what are you going to do nOw?o interruDtcd Sacramento. t'1ou gre not safe here.
 ..l know if. But threw them of the track fkls noon. and l do not think they are within five miles of me. Now ] l have rad something 10 eat 1 will take to tho woods again. 1 hope ImaF get clear away. If don'tn-his Yoicd irem bied and tears came into his eyes. 'sIl I don't. 1 shall get hanging sup pose. Oa. what n tooi was nSt 10 prefer hona to this sort of thiagi And yet. wonidn's care 80 much either if it was nos Cor my poor falher aud mother. Ans here the poor fellow fairly broke down.
 'iIarkr Sacramento exclaimed. She had been crying. too. She could net heip it
 They both listened. Ia q moment ther both heard plainly tue sound Of horses coming dowE the trail Ike girl tarned with instant seil-possession;
 stso in thorel Qnieki Quickl There is not 8 moment to lose Here, take your ha;f
 After handing his hat to him she hall pnshcd hiin across fhe room ard in to hcr own liftle room that led of from it. Then sue hurriedly cleared tue table again. barely finishing the task as tho horsemen Ealted at the door.
 There were three of them. One was her fathes Sacramento kpew the oth- CT two m,su lly sight They were rough, bui of the better sort of those who made up the dwellers of Kelly Gulch. The faces of all three were stern and forbidding. and they evidently had been riding hard. They dismounted together
 Sac. began her father. as he en- tered the door. they you seen anything of young chap afoot or horseback coming this waY2
 Sacramento had expected the ques- ton aud was ready for if And she meant if poasi5le, to snswer without 9 lie.
 A young chap about IS years of age. and five feet and Q hail high. rath- CT good looking. with red top boots?" repiied she.
 .'Yes! yesl That's his1i cried one og thc other mon. Has he been heress'
 '.I wos 0nis quotine from this hand bill. said Sacramento, taking the pa- per from Inc shelf wAeEe she had laid
 eThen you hain't seen him at allF' asked her father
 Il hszc been right here all day. and nobody has gone by except Pete Larra- boe. it was he w.io gave mo the bill. Are you sure that he came this way thc-thc hoSss thiefsn
 ..No; but we sliin't knew bns he might. The chances is that he sioped of 10 the mountains. mearin' to go through stoTepipe pass They'll get him though. afore sundown.
 .'Ii's slndown now observed Sac rameni0.
 'sIhon thcy'Ye got him now. was the sentenfioas response And we shall be too late for tho hangin' ef we sh' go back. LeaslwaFs -thls was added to hls companions--' you q bet ter come in and have a bite nfore you go.
 So presently inc three men sat dowes to the supper that the poung girl quick lv prepared for them. And while they were eating. she herself, at her father's bilii1r. went out to take tha saddle oa Bueno, his horse, and giFcaina feed. As she approaohea the door once more a few minutes after. silo heard words Ehicl caused her 10 stop and listen.
 T don't like ter sat anything against stbet Kid O yourn. neighbor, one ol the men was saying. ssbut it hez kinder seemed icr Ene al iher whiie's tAouEh she so7er he'd some at on her nsno Ike. Ye don sp pose she knows any- thirx bout thet young fellerartor allf'
 Sacramento l2tlier laughed at this, as though ii was oe absurd to be con- sisgel
 Ihe other. howeFors was not to ae laughed out of his susf sficious.
 for all l1se know, she msiy heT hid