The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-07-13

he" questioned the man, in boiling
e~xa~Neration.
"Jes so, capting; he wur here ter
day."
Thought so. Gimme the truth.
nov. He's here now, amt he?"
Alb tore of a long leaf of tobacco
from q home grown twist and held it
IN t-mpting proximity to his mouth.
"Nat'ral 'nuf, capting, ef he hain't
CIV YOU the slip he be heah Wit"
"%COnfoUnd the fellow. We might
| a-kuOwn by their takin' it so cool that
be lad vamOsed; curse hewhOle bust
Des~,' angrily retorted Paxton; but
At had slowed the tobacco leaf safe
| " into his mouth and lazily dropped
into a chair before the fire.
His talk was over for the time.
The lukewarm sheriff and enraged
detectives had taken themselves of,
down the ridge, some time before Ab
said. with a satisfied chuckle.
"Twant no lie Is | tOle EN-. NIirrv.
| knOwed them pOw'ful sharp fellers
wouIdn believe hit; but mind You.
| gal. YOU haIm't got my say so ter
tex no man commits murder. en-
you'll never git HIT. kase he don't
mean YOU right, en- hits onlucky.
Tie Elrl knew her father too well to
demonstrate. She knew. too. that
Heathe vas only safe while she aG-
hereI 10 her promise not to marrr
him without Abs permission. The
cold winter frightened its grip. and
still an uneasy sense of surveillance
and danger hung over them. The old
mOOnshiner's family had once been
full Of eXpedients for deluding doubt
full visitors. They seemed 10 come
back TO Miriam, along with thou
sands of ingenious devices for the
comfort and safety of her lover. All
the winter long he was neither seen
nor heard of at Abs cabin. but all the
winter long neither rain, nor Snow,
o raging tempest-the tempest
Otthe neutrality-suspicious. the girls
daily pilgrimage to the hut in the
blackrayine. Alb would watch hergO
out in the whirling snow wreaths.
with the basket on her arm, but he
never questioned her errand. S. the
winter dragged its ice cold lengths
away. The fine frosty fakes of snow
betdkened a fierce storm coming over
the ridge-already it had sifted like
white powder into crack and creviee,
shutting out the rigid wind roaring
savagely among the pines outside,
but passing almost contemptuously
the warm, substantial cabin crouch
ing beneath them. The snow dead.
ened all sounds without, the dogs
gave no howln nor warning, when sud-
denly the door was thrown open, and
with the sweeping gust andsnow two
men came in. They were the sheriff
and a stranger.
Don't make no stir, Abb" shouted
the sheriff. Its all right-tother
feller's confessed. Heathe didn't doit.
This here's his brether-t'other fal-
her owned up when he's. a-dyin'."
Alb smiled grimly.
'Iwouldn't hev acknowledgement
for bit but youa'n, shurf."
'SYes; we've KEN a-puppose ter get
him, tho it's cold es blazes," added
the satisfied sheriff, "You see eathe
KEN in on EN-, en- folks knoBed thar's
bad blood 'tWixt 'em so they pitched
oh him, en- wouldn't believe nothin'
else. 'Twur a clear case 'gainst him
but he's innocent, and men his
brother KEN for him. Hes all right
now"
"Feteh him, Mirry--hi is my say
So"
You had close CALL Young man;
they'd heY hanged you sure, if they'd
eaughtyoa. the gheriff said, an hour
later, when explanations had been
made, ard Heathe stood among
them, beside his brother, free and
nnocent.
Il must have had an Inevitable
and final call this terrible winter but
for this true and loving woman
answered Heath, as he looked down
into Miriam's lustrous eyes and
beautiful face, softened and agIow
with Joyous tenderness. sand now,
Alb, there is nothing to hinder-we
win be married tomorrow" And
they were-Inde IN Frank Leslie's.