San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-20


him out here. en- 1t Is gainst the law tel
shutter q crim'na don't wanter rest
neighbor, The fellow goes by the name
We've got TO search the premises.
sheriff, bristled ferret faced man. more
than usually energetic In his efforts.
The sheriff smiled significantly.
'Ef you kin sarch these ere prem ses.
why les 90 ahead, Mr.. Paxton-course,
sir" he dryly responded
I've followed this Heathe for year,
and won't be beat now There's q re
ward out for him-dead or slive-so you
may as we'll tell where he is
The man Paxton turned sharply upon
Miriam as he spoke.
"Heathe Is not his name neither. miss,
and I'll make it worth your while to tell
Of him"
Miriam heard him in silence. q set.
resolute expression upon her face.
"You shall have part of the reward
Il don't touch blood money!" she inter
rupted, 6ercely. "a
Hes cold blooded villain-wanted for
murder"
"Murder7" .....
The girl shivered. Her faro paled into
a wilderness Ab had never seen blanch its
deep, healthy hues;
They're sure to lynch him If they get
hands on him. Murder and robbery. I'm
certain to nab him sooner or later. added
the detective. with the professional gusto
Of man who had bagged human game
Miriam listened wearily while they told
the terrible tale to Alb She watched her
father narrowly The quasi moonshiner
might condone offenses against the rev.
enue. but murderl-she knew that he had
superstitious horror of man with blood
on his hanGs
HE h'ajnt ftten tor git of. Mirry." he
whispered. while the search went on In
| the angry thoroughness of threatened
discontinue He'll fotch us turrible
luck, eff he's done hit. en-, Mirry, he
sha'nt hev you. noways. Well git inter
trouble long O. him eff we don't tell"
Father, I've helped en- stood BY you.
hewitt II" asked the girl. q passionate
pleading In every ineament and accent.
True huff. Mirry; you've helped me
pow'ful: but twur never murder" he re-
joined. uneasily. Hits no good a-holpin
murder"
mo, mol wouldn't do it neither; but
he says he is innocent, father"
"Innercents Mayhap be is, en- likely
he haint; likely he's jes' a-foolin' wild
you, kase he's sartin you'll holp him outn
his trouble" shrewdly interposed Alb.
Father, he says he didn't murder-he
says So" she repeated; zen don't you
tu'n against u.s."
"UsS he sha'nt hev you"
The girl chung to him in desperate. ter
ror stricken violence. .,...-. l.. .-
mo, won't never 60 with him till you
give the say so. father" she promised
recklessly But he didn't do it-he is
innocent, en- I'll hold to him till 1t comes
all right. ...
Alb turned away-his wrinkled counte
nance had grown hard and stern in aspect
He wished he had heard it all before they
told Miriam. or before they bad come into
the house and the girl had reminded him
Of the time when her vigilance and devo
ton had stood him in good stead while
uvmenters" hunted for the free dis
tillery
Angry and disappointed Of the gains for
which they served Justice. the detectives
came In from their futile search They
had found the two or three brush thstched
outhouses an infnitesimal shred Of the
premises" compared with the black
ravine. the dense thickets, the great pine
forest stretching away into untold laby
rinths
See here, old man," threatened the
ferret faced detective, you'd do well to
tell the truth. We're sure the fellow Is
here. and we're a-goin' to stay till we
catch him. SO you might as well own up
at once"
Dunno but might acknowledged
Alb.
"Heathe was here today, wasn't heH'
alton
"Jes' so, capting; he wur here terday
Thought So Gim'm me the truth. now
He's here now. amt her
Alb tore off a long leaf Of tobacco from 9
proximity to his mouth.
"Nat'rl huff, capting, eff he haint guv
you the slip he be heah yit."
"Confound the fellow. we might a
known by their takin it so cool that be
had vamosed. curse the whole business
angrily retorted Paxton; but Alb hac
slowed the tobacco leaf safely into his
mouth and lazily dropped into chair be
fore the fire
His talk was over for the time
The lukewarm sheriff and enraged de
tectives had taken themselves off. down
the ridge, some time before Alb said. with
a satisfied chuckle: .H
"Twa'nt no lie es | tole EN-. Mirry
knowed them pow'ful sharp fellers
wouldn't believe hit; but mind you. gal
you hain't got my say so ter tex no mar
es commits murder, en- you'll never gil
hit, kase he don't mean you right. en-