The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-07-28

i were ptteers trailing horse thief, who
had stolen u valuable horse at ranch
forty miles east and sold II At Pickett
Station, and who was believed TO have
4 como this way
As she listened To the conversation a
sudden nameless fear came upon her,
making her feel faint and i'll As soon
as supper was over she took her shawl
| and hurried home
Somehow she was not surprised 10
find the door open. She entered hasti-
4 W Sam was in bed asleep and breath
! ing stertoraus w. lie had evidently
been drinking, rs his clothes were scat
tered nboutthc floor, and Mat, looking
| cut the baclS door. could see his pony
standing patiently where Sam had left
him, waiting for some one to come and
feed him Mat leaned over the sleep
ing man and kissed him gently. her
| eyes full % love. Then she turned to
pick up his clothes and put them away
| The trousers wcrc he nvy, and some
thing jinglcd IN one Of the pockets
Instinctiyely Mat thrust her hand into
1t and drew II forth clasping several
gold pieces As she did 30 her eyes
opened wide and she stood as II atunned
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same strange fear that had stricken her
awhile ago and impelied her 10 hurry
home
She rushed to the bed aud shook Sam
roughly. ''Samt Sami--walsc upl" aha
almost scren med.
The man turned over and looked -
her stupiaty, "ii'lo, M-Matl Yerc, he
We? Gimme kiss" he said, in dull
tone.
Not twcll Va tell me whar yc DOM
got these yero thingsr' Mats voice
sounded broken and ahrill.
Sam sat upand rubbed his head, look
Ing at her In drunken wonder. "W-w'y.
them them thar. honcy2''
She shook him fiercciy. and aaids In
lower toue---a tone Of earnest force;
TELL mo, Snm Toms, whar ye done
got these yere coinsl Quick. nowr
Her tone partially sobered the man,
whose eyes opened widcr a. he asked.
ENORMOUSLY:
What We so ALFRED fusay 'bout3
hain't done nothin'." And he laughed
in half-drunlsen, hnlf-nervous way
"Saml tchav did ye alt emp
He sat dumbly staring at her
Sam her voice was full Of horror.
'.did yoif stenl that thar hosp"
No answer; but Mat saw by his eyes
she had guessed tho truth. Slowly tho
coins fell from her hand TO the floor,
slowly her head bent forward until her
face touched the pillow. For minutes
she did not move mot until Sam, who
had been staring at her wonderingly,
renched out hts big hand and laid Il
cnressingly on her head, Then sho
sprnng 10 her feet, her hot eyes glnring,
and her form trembling with anger und
horror. She did not speak. but liked
her gaze on his face for d few seconds
He did not meet her look, and present
ly she turned and ran out Of the door
sam. almost sober now, called after
her. but she did not nnswer. He got
out Of bed slowly and started 10 dress
himself. He had almost finished, when
Matt, accompanied by her father and
the two strangers, returned.
Thar he is--an' thurs tn, money!
she snid, and passed on out through
thc back door, without looking at Sam.
There was jail ut the crossroads;
IL was q primitive affair, but solid and
BupbtttutiHls IN WhH u QHEDuV III the
side-hill, and had heavy oak door and
great steel hinges and lock. It was
plenty strong enough 10 hold dozen
men, MI anxious 70 escape and Sam
Toms did not try to escape. He only
sat still In tho low, damp, darksome
room and tried to understand how IL
had all happened. II must be drunk
on dream but, no, no was almost
sober, ard knew where he was and
how and why he was there, But--he
could not understand Had Mat--was
II really Mat, who had given him up2
There must be some mistake.
The big, strong man finally began to
realize II NIL. lie lay down on the
bunk and cried himself TO sleep, like Z
child.
1t must have been about one o'clock
In the morning when some ono silently
entered the house Of old Bill Bum,
constable. This some one entered by n
the back door. went stealthily into the
room where Bill and his wife slept,
rummaged about few minutes, and
then emerged from the house. II was
woman. and she had something ID
her hand.
Sam Toms was awakened. a little
after this, by rafting, Earring sound.
He sprang up, just as the big oalken
doors swung back and revealed the
figures Of woman and two saddle
horsea.
II come fr ye. Sam,' said tho WON
an, with sob II done brung both
ponies an ou' clo'es. Les GO. Sam; we
en- git 'crost tn rivah befo' mawnin'.
Comet"
He claspcd her in his arms, and they
chung to each other q little while
Then Mat said, more steadily:
s'Come, Sam. Le'sgo ovah t Mexico
-an' mebbe we en- try m do better
ovah thar"
And they rode forth In the bright,
free moonlight, down towards the Rio
Grande-into . new and better life.
r l. Ketchum, in San Francisco Argo-
naut.
Two Facts About . Ring.
An impressionable young gentleman
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