Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-09-05

-Yoa J~.a Hide This Yer"
and they had never known how sick
ness or distress feels. They had
grown 10 BE- sixteen years old without
try knowledge % schools. or books.
pair o. careless. conicnted. hnif.wild
belbzs. as much alike as boy and
Eifl could be.
Mr.. Toby. The father, had. however.
cSe grave defect in hls character.
Srong drink fascinated him. and. al.
hough he really struggled hard
against The temptation. he frequently
gave way and Became intoxicated. re-
iurnlng home Ia \ uRudlin condition
after a short visit 10 the Illicit still
ko1se hid In a rnvine.
uns day a strangr man. lean. mar
h0w.sh1udrrrd. iong-legErd. pale.
tyed fellow. catnr 10 the house and
sah that Mr.. Toby had sent him
iherr from the stiil.housr 10 deliver a
package.
Yer pap won't h. home tiIi ter.
raoFTrF or nrx' day said the man 10
Nash. when handing the heavy littI.
bundle TO him. but you jcs' hide this
fer, an hide II good. whcr nobody kin
pnsN'bly md Il. An yer rap say az
Jet muslin, open II. or do thing 10
u. but jes' hide Il quick an safe"
The young people uts~ycd. The man
got glass ~ water aud set or mp the
hillside with as much haste ~ he had
shown when he approached. lie was
scou out 81 sight, leaving the children
sartns at one another IN blank dis.
mar.
Mr. Toby reached home n, late
houF, very drunk and very sleepy.
lhey could grt nothing from him On
he subject 81 the buried package. for
tney had buried II ~ they supposed
b. had ordered.
Neat horning. NJ peep Of dry. the
family bNtirrcd themselves. ns tisuu.
a. M Tnlhy had slept or his iniaxl.
Gallon and, m was his habit. felt
deeply.aahnmed ~ himself. lie did
not Join n the frugal breakfast. but
pnt the hirncss on his little mule. and
vas on tie point Of going 10 piow In
lRe com field. when four mounted
men. lTayily-grmrsi. dashed up the
narrow rad. and. coming near him.
htelcd tlelr pistols.
INT ~ SOU hands," commanded
me leader. whom MFR. Toby rccOg.
nihd ~ &c sheriff Of the county.
An y, foolin. neither" added n
Rah, piiecyed villniuous. looking
man by tie sherins side.
DIT. Toby turned M white as a
fhost, ant did as they said He put
w both lands and held them high.
shaking @nyulslyely.
Nash herd the voices and ran out
~ ihe calm to see what WAS going on.
~ rue mt glance his eyes fell upon
.hc han man who had brought the
mysterious package.
Tut NJ yer han's. Ike yer daddy's
s'lolh, tie fellow snarled. covering
"ash witt pistol.
W coure. Nash was terribly exeit-
w IN hi confusion he stood stupidity
| dlaied
1, w with them Their hans. or Ill
"'oW hdc Ia yer the man insisted.
imstline Phoebe Ind come forth,
anu stralge 10 say. she was not. APP
parehtiy, frightened. With that cool.
ness and swiftpess OF comprehension
!" o',en evinced by women and girls
naer circumstances which break M
ne nerves or the strongest men. she
asu hg eyes ON the cadaverous.
""alng 'illain at the sheriff's side.
al. what are You doin' hereT' she ex.
va,ld. IN steady, contcmptuous
,"'e. Dot somethin' else ye wants
nv an lash ter bury fer yer Then.
aaYm,nlng to her brother, she added;
cont le skeercd Of I'm, Nash: he's
"o nlg coward TO shoot anybody"
We bn't want bit OF yer jaw"
~" the sheriff. $50, my young lady,
sbo, KIN 'het yer mouth an Keep II
NJ ne img and short OF II was that
NO, loity was hustled on to jail: but
M peiTe the package was duly dug
nj oy Tie officers. who found II 10 bt
~ .eathei bag filled with silver money
a, appedin piece Of old army blank.
a "uu veil tied mp with n string.
tho we nay want you two folks" said
hoe as snern to Nash and Phoebe, just
"'' Try b run on"
M. Phaehc's wit.
""ch left TO themselves, the twins