The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-01-30
would follow the discoveryof the fugl

would follow the discovery Of the fugl
tive.
But no such shout was heard; and in,
stead of it, q moment later, the two men
came out again, her father laughing at
What could it meanr9 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. Gould he have escaped
from the room BY that2 The window
was 40 small she could scarcely believe
that he could have crept through it,
And vet he must have done so.
She went hurredly to the back Of the
house and then down beyond the horse
sheds. No one could be seen. She
halted a moment under live oak tree
just at the edge Of the garden. Tho
evening was very calm M still, and the
twilight shadows 9 deepening fast.
VAST the rnstling Of the wind in the
boughs overhead that caught her ear?
she listened.
aHistlI am herein the tree.
The words came in aSaibtinct whisper
from directly above her.
She stood andthougM single mo-.
ment before replying. hen she said,
"You must get away from here at once,n
in IN eager whisper. Zone Of them
men suspects something, and they may
at any moment make 8 search OF the
place. I an gong into the house a
minute. Get down at once and go
through the gthrden and ncross the trail
10 o spring that you will find there.
It's at the foot Of q big cottonwood tree.
Stay right there until come"
Then she went hurriedly 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 ut all, but went di-
rectly through the kitchen to her own
room, and in o moment more came out,
went about her work il the kitchen,
and took up apail apparently to 60 to
the spring for water.
Ten minutes later, standing in the
shadow of the cottonwood, young Som
ers heard o step, and then Sacramento,
leading Bueno oil saddled and bridled,
appeared. he started forward.
"Hush!p she said "they may come out
at any moment. Listen to what I say.
Your life depends on it. You must ride
straight down the trial for a quarter of
a mile. Then, close by q big cotton
wood, just like this yon will strike a
path to the left. Bueno will know it,
once you get him in it. It will bring you
out half a mile on, at a corduroy road
that crosses the swamp. The end ofthis
corduroy has got out Of order and there
are some logs laid. Lead Bueno across
and then pull the logs away. Ii you do
that it will make trouble for those who
follow you. Beyond the swamp is
big plan. Strike straight ACROSS it,
having the moon square on your right
the moon will be up, by that time-and
three hours riding will bring you to the
new railroad. After thst-God help
you to get safe away!n
Sacramento paused and put out he1
hand. Can you remember" she de
manded.
II can; but I can never forget"
Never mind that. Here, take this.
It is a little money. You will need it.
Now mount and ride-slow1y O little
way, and then for your life"
|. The young man still had hold Of he,
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 in
to forgiying her. And the following
afternoon a man brought Bueno over
from the railroad town; and then she
knew that the fugitive was safe.
Six weeks later a 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 agift Of gratitude,
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.
| after all.