Telegram-herald., 1891-10-12
A WILD WEST EPISODE.
How "Oar Carrie Saved Her
Husbands Lie.

me not u leave the house alone or 10
let any stranger in during nay absenSe
/ II turn Instructed the servant. capa-
bic girl who had lived with ns several
naoa.hs, aud we were beth careful -
loc.s = u night Ia q secure manner.
Carrie. the girl. carried the key Of
side door and he. herself IN and ont
when she wished. did 10. even know
when ske came or went, so thor
ougaly did 1 trust her, and the back
part OF the house was entirely cut on
from the front. She was always on
hand when needed. and she had entire
eharge Of the silver and free access TO
ell our vaiuables- But she never took
a pin from Us or in any way betrayed
our trust in her
Dalton was . wild west town made
CD OF all nat;onGlities and At times
overrun with desperaioes, but there
had been a long interval OF peace.
when one lovely Sabbath afternoon my
husband took me out for drive. We
were jogging along quietly on pleas
ant country road. skirted by dense
forest. when there came crashing
through the woods the tramping OF
men and horses They made great
tarault before we could see them, and
as they burst into sight we saw that
they had q prisoner, a young man.
whom they dragged between them.
.'uorse thief said my husband; II
shouldn't wonder il they hang him."
"Ohl hope not, hc is SO young" I
n
caught my words. for he looked up sud-
denly and flashed on me q glance OF
quick intelligence.
"Why, who is he? Where have
eeen him beforc?" i asked. My hus-
band inquired of man in the party.
and he said tho fellow was a stranger.
"But lie is slick one, and we caught
him red handed He amt no common
rascal. and he has pals to help him. II
they'll let law and justice take their
course we will get the whole gang"
''But they won't"
My husband shook his head ominous-
" Us he said this. Tho men were
walking along with their prisoner in
that dead quiet of speech and manner
which is natural to tho viSilantes on
their desperate errands.
III it wasn't Sunday" he continued,
''thcre might be chance for the fell
low. but they are just ripe for such
work, and fear the poor wretch viii
never see daylight again"
Cannot you help him?" I asked,
eagerly. "That mans face looked SO
f.,,;i;ar Gould mo b,va oaer b;r,, ~
known him somewhere in our lives?"
II never saw him till now, / am
sure" he answered: land yet he does
remind me of some one, but we may
have seen him on the streets He is
rather better looking than the average
man of his profession.
"Will you try to save himf You
know they will listen to you"
My husband held prominent position
In state politics and / knew he was
very popular. Bnt he said the city Of
fcials would protect him. if any could,
aud we rode home, talking over other
matters
At supper we referred to 1t again.
Carrie was coming In with plato Of
tho floor. breaking the dish into
pieces. She muttcred an excuse, say
ing that she was frightened ut hearing
of such things happening in Christian
community, and withdrew from the
room.
II hope she won't want to leave us, ="
remarked; 'she is such good girl.
could never replace her. l always
thought she was well brought up, and
she has o good education"
''Yes," said George rather indiffer-
emily, "she seems to have more rein.
mcnt than the native girls, but dare
say we could find somcoope to replace
her"
After supper, when the tea things
were washed, Carrie went out She
did not usually ask leave, and I never
cared how much she was away after
her duties were performed.
watched her going out Of the gate.
md wondered idly why u tall, good
hooking girl Ike her had no lovers or
followers. And then IL occurred to me
that there was just little mystery
out any recommendation. / built up
little theory of my own, In which !
made her heroine in n love story.
and had her run away from home to
avoid an unhappy marriage.
George in tts meantime had heard
from ncighbor that there was trou-
bic at the Jail. A mob was clamoring
for the prisoner. who had been tried
and convicted by Judge Lynch George
told me TO fasten the doors and
would be safe enough, and catching
his bat he went of u sec IL he could
help maintain law and order.
Left alone. the house seemed dull
and cerie. ! sang all the old hymns
over and over and tried 10 make myself
feel that was not afraid. but as the
twilight faded into the darkness and
then into late night I acknowledged
10 myself that was very much afraid.
thought OF all the mysterious rob
berries that had happened so recently.
They had always been pcrpctrated In
evening, or tho early hours Of tho
night No glimpse of the robbers had
ever been obtained silent as death
they had come and gone.
a slight noise ut my elbow startled
me greatly. ! turned and saw Carrie.
How you frightened mel Why.
was listening with all my ears and
never heard sound How did you
come IMP"
by the side door," she answered. la
a 4 t.t al. n
had her hat and shawl still on