The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20

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off to the mountains, meanin' to go
through Stovepipe pass They'll get
him though. afore sundown."
'It's sundown now," observed Sac
ramento.
''Then they've got him now." was
the sententious response. 'tAnd we
shall be too late for the hangin' eff we
sh'd 60 back. Leastways this was
added to his companions-'you'd bet
ter come in and have bite afore you
CO."
So presently the three men sat down
to the supper that the young girl quick
" prepared for them. And while they
were eating, she herself. at her fathers s
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.
II don't like ter say anything against
thet kid O. yourn, neighbor, one of
the men was SAYING, ''but it hez 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 any
thing bout thet 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.' -
stIt's easy enough to see," returned
the proprietor of the said 'premmy-
SIS" testify. ''Where dye think she's
hid him? In her bed-roomP"
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 concealed the fugitive. Her
heart almost stopped beating as she
saw him push open the door and enter
the room, followed by his companions.
ssWe'll make a cius search of it,
while we're about it, y she heard him
say within.
And then she stood there in terrible
suspense upon the porch, expecting
to hear the shout that would follow the
discovery of the fugitive.
But no such shout was heard; and
instead of it, moment later the two
men came out again. her father still
laughing at his friends.
What could it meana 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. And
vet he must have done so.
She went hurridly to the back of the
house and then down beyond the horse
sheds. No one could be seen. She
halted a moment under iive-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
ii the boughs overhead that caught
her ear? She listened.
s.Hist! rm herein the tree
The words came in distinct whisper
from directly above her.
She stood there and thought single
moment before replying. Then she
said: ..You must get away from here
At once, il an eager whisper ssOne
of the men suspects something, and
they may at any moment make search
OF the B14ESs Ill ES4l4A8 4HbQ tHo
house . minute. Get down at once
and 90 through the garden and across
the trail to spring that you viii find
there. It's at the foot of q big cotton
wood tree. Stay right there until
come z
Then she went hurridly 70 the house.
The three men were still sitting at the
table aud Sacramento felt rather than
saw that one Of them still regarded her
suspiciouslg ID she came Ia. She did
not speak to them At al. but went di-
roetlY through the kitchen TO her own
room and il moment more came out
vent about her work ia the kitchen
and took up pail. apparently to 20 to
the spring Tor water.
Ten minutes later, standing Ii the
shadows 81 the cottonwood Young
somers heard step. and then Sacra-
mento. inadine Bueno al saddled and
bridled. appeared. He started for
ward
Hush she said; they may come
It anf moment Listen 70 what say.
Your ild depends % lt 1oa must
ride sltaieht down the iran for qnar-
Ter ok 4 n1sle Then. Gloss by big
cottonwood lie fhis Qu win
strike = path So khe left bueno vi.
know 4 once yoTi sc hina il il twill
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