The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-08-24

were officers trailing q horse thief, who
had stolen valuable horse al ranch
forty miles east and sold il at Pickett
Station. md who was believed 70 havc
come this way
Az she listened q the conversation
sudden nainelesa fear camc npom her.
nakina her feel faint and III. A. soon
rs supper WAS over she took her shawl
and hurried home
somehow shc was not surprised to
find tho door open. She entered hastI-
II. Sam was IN bed asleep and breath
Ing stertorouiiy lie had evidently
been drinking, as his clothes were scat
tered about the floor. and Mat. looking
cut thr bArh door could SEQ his pony
stanaing patiently where Sam had left
him, waiting for eonc ono u come and
feed him Mat leaned over the sleep
ing man and kissed him gently, her
eyes fuliof love Then ahc turned ta
pick up his clothes and put them away.
Tho trousers were he avy. and aome-
thing jlngled in one Of tho pockets.
Instlnctivcly Mat thrust hcr hand into
II and drew II forth claspinR several
gold pieces As she did 10 her cyea
opened wide and she stood MS II stunned
for time, her heart chilled with the
same strange fear that had stricken her
awhile ago and impellcd her TO hurry
home
She rushed 10 the bed and shook Sam
roughly "Sami Saml--waixe upi'' sha
almost serca mod
The man turned over and looked -
her stupidity. "ll'lo. MSMatl Yerc. b
YEP Gimme kiss. he said, In duh
tone
Not twcil yc tell me whnr yc done
got these yern thingsl'' Mats voice
sounded broken and shrill
Sam sat up and rubbed his head. look
Ing at her ia drunken wonder .W-w'y.
them them thar, honey"
She shook him flercely. and said, In
lower tone--n tone Of earnest force.
Tell me, Sam Toms. whar We done
got these ycre coinal Quick, nowr'
Her tone partially sobered the man.
whose eyes opened wider a. he asked,
quernlously:
What ye 80 all.tired fuaay 'bont2 !.
hait't dome nothins" And he laughed
III n half drunken. half-nervoua way.
''Snini feAnv did We git emp
He sat duInbly staring Rt her.
SAINT her voice was full Of horror.
'sdid goti stcnl that thar hoss?"
No answers but Mat saw By his eyes
she had guessed The truth Slowly the
coins fell from her hand 70 the foorI
slowly her head bent forward until her
face touched the pillow. For minutes
she did not movement until Sam, who
had been starring IL her wonderingiy,
reached out his big hand and laid 4
caresAiugly on her head Then she
sprang to her feet, her hot eyes glazing.
and her form trembling with anger and
horror She did not speak. but fixed
her raxe ON his face for d few seconds.
lie did not meet her look. and present-
" she turned and ran out Of the door.
sam, almost sober now, called after
her. but she did not answer. He got
out Of bed slowly and started to dress
himself. He Ind almost finished, when
Matt.Aaccompanied by her father and
the two strnngers, returned
"srhnT hc sun' thnr's TIL money"
she said. and passed on out through
the back door, withoutloolx at Sam.
There was jail ut the crossroads;
II was q primitive affair, but solid and
substantial 1t was dugout in the
side-hill, and had heavy oak door and
great steel hinges and lock. II was
plenty strong enough to hold a dozen
men, ail anxious to escape and Sam
Toms did not try 70 escape He only
sat still In the low. damp, darksome
room and tried to understand how IL
had oil happened II must be drunk
en- dream but, no, no was almost
sober. and knew where he was and
how and why he was there. But--he
could not understand. Had Mat was
1t really Mat, who had given him up2
There must be some mistake.
The big. strong man finally began 70
realize II NIL He lay down on the
bunk and cried himself to sleep, like q
child
II must have been about one o'clock
Ia the morning when some one silently
entered the house Of old Bill Bum,
constable. This some one entered by
the back door, went stealthily into the
room where Bill and his wife slept,
rnmmaged about few minutes, and
then emerged from the house. II was
u WOHlant unu bHG uha hOin0tuluK IN
her hand.
Sam Toms was awakened. little
after this, By a rattling, Earring sound.
He sprang up just as the big oaIen
doors swung back and revealed the
figures Of woman and two saddle
horses.
II come III We. Sam, said the WON
an, with sob. II done brung both
ponies an ou' clo'cs.l Les 90, Sam; we
en- git 'crost tn rivah bcfo' mawnin'.
Comet"
He clasped her in his arms. and they
chung to each other little while
Then Mat said, more steadily:
Come, Sam. Les go ovah T. Mexico
IAN mebbe we en- try M do better
ovah thar =
And they rode forth in the bright.
free moonlight. down towards the Rio
Grandc into a new and better life.-A
r. 4. Ketehnm. liz San Francisco Argo-
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Two Facts About : Ring.
An impressionable young gentleman
In a certain country town recently met
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