The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1884-08-14
sis" testify. "Where dye think she's

AS he said this, Sacramento, who
was now near enough TO see ints 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, EoLAswed BY his conpsnsoss.
Well make a eils search Of it.
While we're about Ii, she heard hath
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 mean? Had the young
man been able to conceal himself in the
room and so evade their search9 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
| yet he must have done so.
She went hurrfdly to the back of the
house and then down beyond the horse
sheds. No one could be seen. She
halted moment under a 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
in the boughs overhead that caught
her ear? She listened.
Hist! Irm herein the tree"
The words came in distinct whisper
from directly above her.
She stood there and thoNght single
moment before replying. Then she
said: "You must get away from here
at once in an eager whisper. Zone
of the mon suspects something, and
they may at any moment make search
of the place. L am going into the
house a minute. Get down at once
and 90 through the garden and across
the trail to spring that you will find
there It's at the foot Ola big cotton
wood tree, Stay right there until l
come"
Then she went hurridly to the house
The three men were still sitting at the
table and Sacramento felt rather than
saw that one of them still regarded her
suspicieusly as she came in. She did
not speak to them at all, but went di-
rectlv through the kitchen to her own
room and in moment more came out,
went about her work in tho kitchen
and took up pail, apparently to so to
the spring for water.
Ten minutes later, standing in the
shadows of the cottonwood, young
Somers heard a step, and then Sacra-
mento, leading Bueno all saddled and
bridIed, appeared. He started for
ward
'Hush!" she said; ''they may come
at any moment. Listen to what / say.
Your life depends on it. You must
ride straight down the trail for q quar-
ter of 4 mile. Then. close by a big
cottonwood just like this, you Will
stfii,e "a path to tho left. Bueno viii
know 1t once you get him IN IL. LII VIII
bring you. but half a mile on, to cor
| duroy road that crosses the swamp.
The end Of this corduroy has got out OF
| order. and there are some logs laid.
Lead Bueno across and pull the logs
away. If you do that it will make
trouble for those who follow you. Be-
yond the swamp is big plain. Strike
straight across it, having the moon
square on yelT right-the moon will
bs un by that time-snd three hours
riding viii bring you to the new rail-
road. Aftor th.t-(pd help you TO get
| safe aWayi'
Sacramento paused and net out her
hlsi Can you remenberr' she de-
naadsd
Il can, but caa never forget"
Never mind that. Here, take this.
1t is little money. You will need it.
| Now mount and ride-slowly q little
way, and then for your life
The young man still had hold of her
| hand. The tears came into his eyes
! The next moment he was gone.
The next morning Sacramento told
! her father the story and coaXed him
| into forgiving her. And the following
| afternoon q man brought Bueno over
| from the railroad town, and then she
! knew the fugitive was safe.
Six weeks later q lawyer from Santa
| Barbara appeared with 4 letter from
| Walter Somers. lie was with his
friends III New York. He begged Sac
ranento to accept Us gift of graft
| tude, at least the amount of the reward
| that had been offered.
And so it was that she went down to
San Francisco to school that winter af-
ter all.