The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-12-31
A SUCCESSFUL RUSE.


can village. size. haTls!l Lien rrl,.>.'
| droc1irr lc-,.-Cn suLShalc; he, in
wel'.A cf cutting flargel. his D,ous
cClst c;re.es>ty uGip:ttonej. Smingin:
h1i' big bouquet 'yf purple iimp>0n
back ard forth. rs he ta,kPI every
thing d'sc but seimc-s AMI the Mo.ho
dism at tlg,I momeit being eXpounIc,
in The village chui II.
"15o warm for that dcltl,ine thi:
na1rEing." he said. Well just Try
T.tle Theology Of cur own. up ther,
unltr lie devils rulp.t, pGiLl.ing Il
Il nuge Iile of rocks near town. thrown
together like big black platform.
But wait = moment" as they ap
preached llctle adobe hut. ''Let''
see if o,d Sandoval is at lrone. 1t is
no onl of fun to guy him, and expec
he'll kill me yot. He has five cel!,s, ol
maybe 'bwenty-nve cents. hidden ava!
somewhere unlor iirase mEl bricks
AMI | told h.m | was coming around
to-Lay to dig UP the floor ard find it
He actually believed me- ana l have NJ
t3o;,bt has been all day E;iiIg lie pal
try aheke2s in some new pll@e.'
lhe girls att,rJtcn WAS ut l>lt mo-
ment engaged by hurro sleepily toll
irs over the h.g',l banks Cf t[la Galistec
river, and She did not look into the
shabby room. How :, my times after
waM she wished She ,I
In few minutes L.anefcc'd was ai
her side again. ii l;..i,e out of breath
from haste. HIS face was flushed, too
as he said laugiL1gly:
Il just siils.9i 4 olctus B.ossom i'll
the OIL f,.,Dw's bed. It'll be only "a
litt,e fa.lcl flower by night, but it will
have lis ru5,n,,sGs cf me-
Macbeth doth murder sleep you
rtlnenJ3,7, aTl you are the same stripe
Of a'ss.c'sin. only your way is worse
tllan kniviHg.'' the girl said.
''i4.EI 80? We'll. so on with your
place under the very droppings Of the
grsut pulpit. Il dCn't mind it in cool
retreat like this. with plenty of room
to stretch mysari. and Fred Langfcrd
pla lied his hat lack fr1m his forehead
IN b9yish way, and fels for his hand
kelyhi,s. ''1lere, another handker-
Chief gene. If | lose one l lose fifty
a year. But say, go on with your Etule
preach. | rather like TO hear YOU
\ dark. lc'w-browel Mexican ac-
guairtance storpeI in the grateful
shade just then.
',She says | committed a murder back
there on cd Sarloval, Garcia, and
she's trying TO make me sorry for it, :"
LangforI said llghJly in Spanish.
''What's that" the Mexican asked
In surprise.
"Ch. she says | am a murderer-one
Of your thrCIt-cutters. you know. put
ifdn't Gig up the oil mans money.
/ left that for YOU" and he laughed at
the wondering CLEAN in 'lhe man. s
black eyes. as ile passed Cn.
What makes yCu talk so:" Kate
Markley asked. Can you never be
seii1Cs: Now. that Mexican haf be-
Iieyes what You said
What's the odds if he does? Say.
Kite. ID ycu heiieve in everlasting
pun: :5ment. or just the many stripes
of retribution we got here below he
asked. turning rhe subject with Il sud
den Characteristic twist.
50 the conversation passed on. in
pleasant summer talk. sense and nom
serse. delightfully."- mixed.
Ihe next morning the village WAS
wild with excitement, fer poor Oil San
,ioval WAS found murdered in his bed.
AMI. on circlrm>taT.aal evidence. Lang
fcrd WAS arrested for the crime.
.'Circumsl.cJiEial evidencer' exc,aim
ed Kate Maikley in Indignation and
asJOE.slilment. What evidence can
riIs4e possibly be against such as he?"
unfortunately there not Cnly can
be. but there is much WAS her in
fCrmant's reply. I'm tlle first Place.
;lls;'e was an alteration between lhe
two during the day, AMI afterwards
Sanloval went so far as to express
fear Of she young man. Besides this,
knife. covered with blood.
WIS found in The death chamber. his
pGckGi han, ,Miertliief actually among
!he clo.Lgas of the dis0rlereI bcd!'
But t.!.f can all be explained" re-
mnsI liile giil He was just playing
4 joke On .ne Old fo.lcw-''
"A sorry joke. in,:eei. Langford's
iGAo.s do not generally require eXplana
ion. but hope he VIII be ready w.ah
4 substantial one tbs t:mt.' and the
speaker passed on leaving Kate alone
With iiGs droIlful intelligence.
And she had no alternative but 10
suffer. She could not go to hhe mis-
,ltble young man. though no one in
lle world loved him so well. And he,
rs fhe network Cf evidence closed
lround him. drew himself up austerely
within 4-s suffering self. In reply 10
1 sal litItie note of sympauny he re-
used Kate the simple comfort of help
ng him bear his trouble. because. for
;ooth. he would disgrace her, forget
lnS. lOOllSH HILL. tildi NOludn - loNt
5 his manEl in the wilderness.
The poor girl had nothing left TO do
,ut TO dread The future AMI brood over
Ire paSt-il:dt beautiful Sunday morn
ng sweet with rosemary: but she re-
nenbCrCl. tCo. the poisonous jimpSonS
hey gathered. AMI all The chatting talk
.ame back to her in mocking spirits
% increase her anxiety. Her unhap-
yiness and discontinue were complete |
when she was Subpoenaed as Il witness
or the prosecution.
All. M. in the presence of that Mex
can jury au those innocent words. |
The reckless fun, We're like stones |
lrWlrlrl LangfOrd neck, and the pen |
pentiaTy. ia ioalling worse. yawned be-
ore him.
Kate had not seen him since his ar
'eest: and now. as she looked irto his |
yale face-into his sad. dark eyes. so |
Ilfferent from tiie merry ones she had |
,arted wi!h-she could have cried out |
i Hhe change One moment he gaZed |
ong and earnestly in her face. then |
70 turned resolTtely away, and from |
hence forward seemed obliyious of |
ler presence.