Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-04-02

empty. Phyllis looked around in
some perplexity.
'Mr. Belfeldln she called. The
deep mountain side sent back her
voice in a muiiled echo. A sense OF
sudden terror came upon her-a blind
instinct for flight, In the same in
slant she thought she heard groan.
Once more she looked all around her
Surely that groan had risen out OF
tho very depths OF the earth. and |
there almost az her feet was the iron
ring OF a trap-door leading TO the cell
lar below. IL was the work OF an in
slant for her to lift the door and look |
down into the black depths.
Help helpm moaned a feeble
voice. And Phyllis saw lying there,
in cramped attitude .bound hand
and foot with his paid face streaked
with blood, the poor young express
agent
ut Is you, Phyllis?" he murmured
Surely providence must have sent
you 70 my aid, Get knife-a sharp
stone and cut these cords! They are
tearing their way through my flesh!
And a drink Of water, Phyllis, for
heavens sake! And then-then you
must hang out the red light-those
brutes have piled rocks on the track
just tins side Of the sharp curve 10
wreck the tram. It's Tuesday night,
and the paymuster is coming down
I from San Francisco with the money TO
1 pay OF the hands. They'll be wait
Z Ing not far OH for the crash. but you
must 20 on as far up the track as you
can run and signal the engineer. "
And leave you?n She had been
hurricdly cutting the cruel bonds with
her pocket knife and now helped the
victim TO struggle into a sitting post.
ture, oh, David you must come
TOO can't leave you here 70 per,
ish.''
He passed his hand vaguely
across his forehead. They struck
me down. he said when | would
not give them the key Of the sale.
suppose they thought ! WAS dead when
they flung mo down there.
She brought him some water In q
gourd shell. He drank eagerly and
then she bathed the cuts on his fore
head ana washed the clolted blood out
al the fair yellow curls. Now try L
stand she said Yes, you are be-
ter now. I'll carry the lantern, ant
you shall lean on me. The air i
delightfully."- cool and dcwy now an,
the sun has set
You arc brave girl. said he.
spasm % agony passing OYER his face
aud II YOU can b. SO firm | should no
shrink from little pain Yes ! vii
y Try 10 walk. Don't touch my arm;
think its broken. I'm sorry that
: can't carry the lantern: It's a heavy
ld-iashioned thing. Now, II you,
lot ms lean on your shoulder"
/, but you are so palc!' Only fror
los. OF blood. Go on! The farther u
the trace We get the safer we are
What should | have done t--But
with sudden perplexed oxpressio
on HIS countonance Il don't think
quite understand now how you cam
: 70 be here
Phyllis lifted her frank eyes 70 h
= face in innocent surprise Your le
Ter She said. Didn't you write:
! u write?" Certainly not But yo
/. did. /"
y She pulled the crumpled half she,
I OF paper from her pocket-the lett
that had sent such joyous thri
- through her heart. See, VIII W
deny your own handwriting
|. III isn't my handwriting at al
Some one has played joke on you
= or me- he said. But oh. what
y blessed Joke for should have died
y 1, hadn't been for you-for 70
u phyllisl
~ That night the red finger Of war
ing pointed from the signal lantel
v along the track. the train slowed
r before the point OF danger was reache
70 and the evil designs OF the wrecke
\, ~ we're frustrated.
"a An additional man and plenty
firearms were put on nj San Jean s.
er ton and m impromptu Ntgilan
~ committee sont up from among
Nv sn,y-mill hands and sturdy corps
\ lunbermcn down on the river sho
II "But wasn't it stranger" said Phyl
Ia Mrs Manton. 'Whom do you 81
" nose wrote the letterP'
d. II can tell you, said Mrs. Manic
OF ut was Millicent who wrote IT,
Yea cried merry hooking vol
at was l." And Mile came out
ne her white serge dress with blue
81 got- me.nots in her belt looking W
at lovely and very inappropriate to
ler surroundings
idi Didn't fool you beautifullyP a
IN 20 think that you never SUSPECTED!
've PHYLLIS drew herself up with unc'
am scious dignity. Il could hardly 9
're meet +" said She that lady could
ruIlty of such trick as that! Bu
say ought to be grateful for was able
snye Mr. Belfelds life" And
his turned away and walked quietly hoi
ith There's something more 70 te
rue said Milly, her blue eyes glisten
gh ominously. she has not told me
ing there's something she has Kept oa
ep.. hut can guess IT She has nos Q
OF saved his life but she has won
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