The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-09-16

Al viz hehNot ohu
and in all his motions and manner,
she felt that she could read something
OF his story. She had heard before
this how young lads in the East, filled
with romantic notions about Western
life and adventure, sometimes left their
luxurious homes and found their way
70 the ranches of the Pacific. Perhaps
he was one of these.
AS she looked at him, fancying all
this, and realizing the terrible strait he
was in and the probable dark fate that
was before him. her heart yearned
with true womanly sympathy, and her
feeling found expression before she was
able to restrain herself.
"Oh, how could you do it? How
could you do itp' she suddenly ex-
claimed, her voice quite full of what
she felt.
He looked up at her in wonder, but
as his eyes met hers he understood
| her.
~ didn't do it. Upon my honor l
did not he said. at was that man
Dennis. Sacramento breathed great
sigh of relief Horse stealing was held
in that section to be crime worse
than murder; and she was by no means
free from the popular estimate Of
grave nature
"Oh, | am so glad of that" cried she.
But" she hesitated, and then went
on doubtfully, '.But, then, how was it'
Why did you run away?'
ut was Dennis dongs, their laying
1t to me. He did that to clear himself.
And after that you know as well as l
do that there would have been no use
trying to prove myself innocent. They
always hang horse thief first, and
then consider his guilt afterward. |
had to run TO save my life"
.'Do you know that there Is reward
offered for your capture?"
Il know that the regulators are af-
ter me. answered the young man sui
lenly. They came pretty near catch
ing me, too, this noon. | just escaped
them, and came down the canyon by
the mountain trail. have had hard
run for it, and with no sleep for twenty
four hours, am about used up. felt
as though | could not go another step,
when | saw your house. Now-you
have been very good to me, | shall
never forget .......
"But what are you going to do now?"
interrupted Sacramento. You are
not safe here.
al know it. But threw them off
the track this noon, and ! do not think
they are within five miles of me. Now
l have had something to eat | will
take to the woods again. | hope | may
get clear away. II i don't'-his voice
trembled and tears came into his eyes.
If don't, l shall get hanging | sup
pose. Oh, what fool | was not TO prefer
home to this sort of thing And yet,
wouldn't care so much either, if it was
not for my poor father and mother. "
And here the poor fellow fairly broke
| down.
"Hark' Sacramento exclaimed. She
had been crying, too. She could not
help it.
They both listened. In a momen,
they both heard plainly the sound Of
horses coming down the trail. The cir
turned with instant self-possession:
go in there! Quick! Quick! There
is not moment to lose. Here, take
your hat!''
After handing his hat to him she
half pushed him across the room and
in to her own little room that led of
from it. Then she hurriedly cleared the
table again, barely finishing the task as
the horsemen halted at the door.
There were three of them. One was
her father. Sacramento knew the 9TH
er two men by sight They were rough,
but of the better sort of those who
made up the jewellers 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, ''hev you seen anything
Of 4 young chap afoot or horseback
coming this way?"
Sacramento had expected the ques-
ton and was ready for it. And she
meant, if possible, to answer without a
lie.
"A young chap about IS years OF
age, and five feet and half high, rath-
er good looking, with red top boots?'
replied she, ....
"Yes! yes! That's him! cried one
of the other men. HAS he been here?"
ii was only quoting from this hand
bill" said Sacramento, taking the pa
per from the shelf where she had laid
| it.
Then you hain't seen him at allP'
asked her father.
Il have been right here all day, and
nobody has gone by except Pete LARA
bee. 1t was he who gave me the bill.
Are you sure that he came this way
the-the horse thief"
mo; but we didn't know but he
might. The chances is that he sloped
off to the mountains, meanin' to GO
through Stovepipe pass. They'll get
him though. afore shutdown"
'It's shutdown now," observed Sac
ramento.
Then they've got him now." wa
the sententious response. ''And W
shall be too late for the hangin' of W
sh'd 60 back. Leastways"-this wa
added to his companions-"you'd BET
ter come in and have bite afore yo
60"
So presently the three men sat dow
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