The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1896-05-14

Show me where TO go, and I'll get H."
"Oh. reckon we couldn't find hit"
she answered, IAN anyways ye'd bs
plum shore TO get hit riled. jest set
down; I'll be back in minute"
She went down the path and crossed
the road, pausing a moment TO glance
sharply toward the valley before dis
appearing in the thioket of willows
81 ,llnding the spring. When she re-
tuined, Ringbrand drank deeply and
lifted his hat MS he thanked her.
THAT amt nothin'," she said.
"Thar's a plenty o. water in the cove.
Ye didn't come plum up yere to get a
drink, did YEP"
Ringbrand laughed easily; "No, !
can't say that did, am just tramping
around to amuse myself"
The woman looked ut him suspicious
ly. "You city fellers have tol'able little
sense" she said, slowly. "'Pears like
ye'd know better'n TO come a-pryin'
round McNabb's cove"
"Why should I know better?" asked
Ringbrand. 81 don't see how 1t can
hurt anyone"
"Thar's them that inought hurt you
all, II they found you yerc. You're tho
man that's stoppin' at Tom Ludlow's,
| nin't ye2'
Eyes"
81 knowed hit, the minute sot eyes
ON We" she hesitatod, and seemed "
! bo weighing her words. LIANT got nc
/ call TO be hclpm' you all, but don't be
/ lcve we're in with the rest OF en-; W
don't look like hit. But that thar won't
help you none, less'n ye stay at home
| AN min yer own business, low W
done heard the story bout the dog 7
got hisself killed cause he didn't have
no better sense than TO run with the
wolyes?"
"Yes, I've heard H."
"Well, hain't got nothin' more 10
suy. 'ceptin' that hits gettin' late an
yc'd better he trampin'. jest wait o
minute"
She disappeared in the house and
came out again In moment with q
sunbonnet drawn over her head
"rhar's a short cut over the shoulder o
the mounting. an l low ye'd bottel
tnl.c hit; yen be u heap less liker to
meet up with the folks that d ask ye .
sight more questions n what | have
| Come on"
Sire entered the forest at the rear Of
the house, and Ringbrand followed hel
in silence. Half way up the mountain
they came to sn indistinct trail which
led them by many devious wind.ngs TO
the base of the cliffs, and, skirting these,
Elngbrand found himself, for the sec
ond time that day, standing ON the
small plateau Mt the mouth Of the Nc
Nabb tunnel.
THAT'S yer way" said julie, indieat
ing the road leading TO the valley jest
keep straight on till We get down tn,
mounting; We cayn't miss hit, nohow.'
Eingbrnnd lifted his hat again: I'm
sure | thank you very much; its soot
OF YOU to tale 20 much trouble on my
account"
"Ney' mind bout that; but you al
take my advice an don't come prowlin
round this ycre cove no more. We,
p'litcncss moughtn't got 20 out agin
next time"
She turned abruptly and left him Il
make his way back 10 Tregsrthcn, AM
neither OF them saw the parting of tn
bushes nt the top OF the elf through
which pair OF malevolcnt eye
watched their movements. Befor
starting ON his homcward walk, sud
den Impulse prompted Ringbrand ;
It'll. ,,,.o ,.,aro into the aim pdOn ~
coal working. Tho place WAS darker
now that tho sun had gone behind tn
, mountain, and IL was some timo befor
he could sec we'll enough TO make on
| the dim outlines OF the Interior whe
he was able to do so, he saw that III
hole in the roof had disappeared. II
lighted a match, and, ON finding I'll
place, discovered that the aperture hn
been plugged from above with fra
meat OF stone which fitted aeeuranl
enough TO make il appear to be only o.
81 tie rough Inequalities OF tho tuup
roof. When he realized that this hu
been done since his visit OF few hou
] ncfore-that those who did II migl
q even now be In the upper gallery,
hidden In the dusky shadows near
II hnud-a very Panic OF terror seized hlI
d and he thought nc should su,tocate u
u fore he could struggle out into The ops
s. uir again. Once outside OF the tnun'
n he fled down tho rough mountain rre
e never looking behind him or stolr'ii
le 10 tale brcnth until he was half-'i
II TO the yallcv( then the stimulus OF fc
&c fnddr.8y lcft him, and he sat dos
et upon fallen tree, covering his fa
n with his hands, and wishing, in
shame and humiliation, that he h
Il. never been born. He stayed there un