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


saw him push open the door and enter
the room, followed by his companions.
"We'll make clus search Of II,
while we're about it,, 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 meanp 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
yet he must have done so.
She went hurridly to the back of the
house and then down beyond the horse
sheds. No one could DO seen. She
halted moment under live-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 carp She listened.
Hist! / rim herein the tree"
The words came in distinct whisper
from directly above her.
She stood there and thought q single
moment before replying. Then she
said You must get away from here
at once" in an eager whisper. 'One
OF the men suspects something, and
they may at any moment make search
of the place. | am going into the
house 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 OF a 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
suspiciously as she came in. She did
not speak to them at all, but went di-
rectly through the kitchen TO her own
room and in moment more came out,
went about her work in the kitchen
and took up pail, apparently to 60 to
the spring for water.
Ten minutes later, standing in the
shadows Of the cottonwood, young
Somers heard step, and then Sacra-
mento, leading Bueno all saddled and
bridled, appeared. He started for
ward.
"Hush!" she said; "they may como
at any moment. Listen to what say.
Your life depends on it. You must
ride straight down the trail for quar-
ter of a mile. Then, close by bic
cottonwood just like this. you will
strike path to the left. Bueno will
know it once you get him in it. 1t will
bring you, but half 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 log:
away. If you do that it will make
trouble for those who follow you. Be
yond the swamp is big plain. Strik,
straight across it, having the moor
square on your right-the moon vii
be up by that time-and three hours
riding will bring you to the new rail
road. After that-God help you to &c,
safe away!"
Sacramento paused and put out her
hand. Can you remember" she de-
manded.
Il can, but can never forget"
"Never mind that. Here, take this.
1t is little money. You will need it.
Now mount and ride-slowly a 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 forgiying her. And the following
afternoon man brought Bueno over
from the railroad town, and then she
knew the fugitive was safe.
Six weeks later lawyer from Santa
Barbara appeared with a letter from
Walter Somers. He was with his
friends in New York. He begged Sac
ramento to accept, as gift of graft
tude, at least the amount of the reward
that had been offered.
And so it was that she went down tc
San Francisco to school that winter af.
ter all