Evening journal., 1892-10-04

For moment the women were help
less with surprise and fear. They saw
the body Of husband and father stretched
on the sod, and both realized that he
had been struck down by tine rencgades.
AS they stood trembling and helpless
two Of the men began hitching the
horse to the wagon, q third was busy
robbing the dead, while the fourth
looked to the wheels to see if all was
right.
Brave men and women think fast and
plan quickly. When life is in peril one
must not give way to feelings of grief
Both women knew that murder had
been done, and both fully realized the
plot Of the renegades. but after the first
shock of surprise and the first moment
Of weakness their courage returned.
"Runl"
1t was the mother who whispered the
word rs she noticed that all the men
We're busy for the moment.
They sprang away together, but sep
arated almost at once, and were hidden
by the darkness before being missed
Jack, you stay by the horses-the
rest come along!" shouted Bob, and nei-
ther woman was q hundred yards away
when pursuit began.
The mother bore to the right, the
daughter to the left. The mother made
half circle to come back toward The
wagon on the opposite side from which
she had started. but the daughter ran
straight away. Hidden by the darkness
and having the advantage of the start,
she would have escaped but for accident.
As she ran she stepped on a stone and
twisted her ankle until the pain made
her cry out.
That cry located the girl for one OF
the renegades who was rushing hitheI
and yon at random, and he came up and
reized her as she sank down. helpless 10
bear a pounds weight on the injured
limb The search ended here.
Let the old one 60" said Bob as
Lizzie was carried back TO the wagon
'She's headed back for Nebraska. and il
the wolves don't pick her bones before
daylight the Indians are sure to come
across her. Now let's be off at once
The team was al ready to move, and
the route had been decided on in ad.
vance. They We're to bend to the left
cross the south fork higher up and ther
enter the Hills between the foothills and
the mountains themselves.
Nature makes her first effort to form
mountains a mile or so from where tn,
real mountain is to be heaved mp. Th'
groundi is thrown up into fO,lnIlis, Wiz.
are like an abatis in front of breast
works. Weary for the moment with thi
oIort nature creates q long, narrow val
ley. rich in springs and sweet grasses
and beyond that builds up the grim an'
frowning mountains These valleys ar
so numerous and bend and angle s.
often that they furnish secure hiding
places for parties who desire to escap
observation.
Lizzie did not ask after her father
She realized that the villains had mad
him their first victim. Her mother, a
she knew, was . wanderer on the plains
AS for herself, she was so overwhelme
for the first quarter of an hour that sh
could not speak Bob rode beside he
and guided the horses, while the other
rode on ahead and ON the fanlls.
Needn't be afraid Of me, honey" sal
the leader as he put a hand on the girl
shoulder; 81 amt bad. I'm the best fe
Ter in the country onless I'm riled W
wanted the wagon and we wanted yoV
but you've tumbled into good hands, n
gal-best hands in the world"