The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-08-14

had stolen valuable horse ut ranch
forty miles cast and sold II Ut Pickett
Station. and who WINS believed 10 have
como this way
As she listened 10 the conversation
suddcH natncloaa fear came upon her,
making her feel faint and III. A. soon
na supper was over she took her shawl
and hurried homo.
Somehow she was not surprised TO
find the door open, She entered hnsti-
ly Sam was In bed nAlecp and breath
ing stertorous ". lie Ind evidently
boon drinking, as his clothes were scat
tered about the floor, and Mat, looking
cut tho bnck door, could SEQ his pony
standing patiently where Sam had left
him, waiting for some ono 70 como and
feed him Mat leaned over tho sleep
ing man and kissed him gently, her
eyes full ~ loyo. Then she turned "a
ricl, nj his clothes md put them away.
The trousers wore he nyy, md some
thing jlngled In ono Of the pockets
Instinctlyely MAT thrust her hand into
It and drew II forth clasplng several
gold pieces AZ She did 10 her eyes
opened wide and she stood ns II stunned
for a time, hor heart chilled with the
Same strange fear that had stricken her
awhile AFRO and impellcd her to hurry
home
She Pushed to the bed and shook Sam
roughly. SAM Sam! wake upir she
almost scrca med
The man turned over and looked ~
her stupidity lille. MMatl Ycrc, BE-
yep Gimme kiss. : be said, Ia duh
tone.
mot twell yc tell me whar ye done
got these ycre thinEsl'' Mats voice
sounded broken and shrill
sam SIT upand rubbed his head, looir
ing at her ii drunken wonder. WY.
them them thar, honey2'
She shook him fiereely, and said, In
lower tonea tone IL earnest force:
"Tell me, Sam Toms. whar w donc
got these yerc eoinsl Quick, nowl''
Her tone partially sobcred the man,
whose eyes opened wider as he asked.
qnernlously:
what re so ALTERED fussy bont2 4
haifl't done nothin'.' And he laughed
In halfsirunlken. hulf-nervona way
'Sail iehar did ye git 'cn9'
Ilc ma dtlmbly staring NJ her
.lil goa stenl that thnr hosp"
No answer, but Mat saw by his eyes
she had guessed the truth Slowly the
coins fell from her hand 70 the door,
slowly her head bent forward until her
face tonchcd tho pillow. For minutes
she did not movo--not until Sam, who
had been staring at her wonderingiy,
reached out his big hand and laid II
cAresslngly on her head Then sh0
sprang TO her feet, her hot eyes giarlng,
| and her form trembling with anger and
| horror. She did not speak, but fixed
her gaze on HIS fncc Tor d few heconda.
j He did not mcct her look, and present
! ~ she turned and ran out Of the door.
Sam, almost sober now, called nftcr
/ her but shc did not answer He got
out Of bed slowly and started to dress
himself. He had almost finished, when
Matt, accompanied BY hcr father and
the two strangers, returned.
THAR no Is an thurs tn money"
she said, and passed on out through
/ the bncls door, without looking at Sam.
There was Jail ut the crossroads;
1 It was primitive affair, but solid and
substantial It was a dugout in the
sidc-hili, md had heavy oak door and
great steel hinges and lock. II was
| plenty strong enough To hold q dozen
men, MI anxious to escape and Sam
Toms did not try TO escape. Hc only
sat still III the low, damp, dnrksomo
room and tried to understand how IL
had oil happened. II must DO drunk
en- dream but, no, he was almost
sober, and knew where he was and
how and why he was there. But he
could not understand. Had Mat-waB
1t really Mat, who had given him up2
1 There must be some mistake.
The big. strong man finally began to-
realize II ALL lie lay down on the
bunk and cried himself to sleep, like .
child.
/ II must have been about one o'clock
In 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
rummaged about few minutes, and
then emerged from the house. II was
woman, and she had something In
her hand.
Sam Toms was awakened, little
after this. by rattling, Earring sound.
He sprang up, just as the big oalxenl
doors swung back and revealed the
| figures Of q woman and two saddle
horses.
II come FIR ye. Sam, said the wom-
an, with d sob n done brung both
ponies an ou' clo,cs. Les go. Sam; we
en- git 'crost tn rivah befo' mawnin'.
Comet
lie clasped her In his arms. and they
chung to each other little while.
The Mat said, more steadily:
"come, Sam. Lc'sgo oyah Z Mexico
IAN 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. Wv
n I. Ketchum. in San francisco Argo-
naut.
Two Facts About Ring.
An impressionable young gentleman
In certain country town recently met