Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-15

/ ~ ~ 49, - - n6 hSkBu despite the
nent.
%,ob touohnes led the prisoner, with
\ III folks. Abopo, but then that posEy
h FaSren's shoes vic, his COSTS a thing l
Birth .ried to dissemble his
Her tnc, 1T stay here all day.
lEnt angrily "You know 5
ono cF - "A got orders from Ottawa
Use the country after Bud
W Xl SeSa's held up the Nation
c:,, T. T." 5. e.: :s :;$T 4 S- a: !;
L.EURso3; ss7. ' ':ss 1 S.% y s:l''''
Bn -r looked at the sheriff crit
TJLL LINE H. it can't be helped,
IA -..,-.G..v., aid pleasantly 81 s'pose
e, Aid = ST@on in the jai iyt d. > &C.,
o e,.eze I'd suddenly, for the jailers
AEDL YElU6Sd emerged a little from the
chi are firing Of thrisonor imporoeptiby shook COX
hbo,oIs not,sa I'D the girl went back into
trq' n0A ~ :, blushing rosily. Her inter
FL material and handsome tramp had rapidly
Al; She admired his defiance of
0ly Uno mol nIhn Baines, MIS- 1.-the, sinewy
aaity is abott g easy indifference to oiroum-
| 4og Inat ILe eriff produced a pair Of hand
II increase, no Then I'd better take him down
IN John Grey" he said "Prison-
,orer sorts tn out your hands. .
H., o,,ol;+,, prisoner stepped back with law
''0i 4"'J 'Twould take bigger man'n
I'M Baines to put them things on
"A be said quietly. "I'll go right
hnoE A. but not in bracelets.
oyENSG EuVe got ring" tainted the
ID MAY as we'll have all your
IN Ly complete" And he advanced a
prisoner drew back i'll painful ir-
ltion.
R None of your foolishness, " said John
ma es, raising his leg of mutton fist
60 lously
=, Seem as thar amt no one to answer
"a you, young man, you'd better 90
a. ety. urged the judge.
The prisoner rapidly caught up a
I'M oden stool, but reeled from loss of
"a bod. As Little John Baines warily adj
d need the jailer's daughter dashed up
n room and sprang to the swaying
~ ans side, "I'll answer for him, " she
IL 14A led and pulled little silver plated re-
Hblyer from her pocket John Baines
you come step nearer, I'll blow your
brains out ~
"You-you'd ave to fire long time
afore you hit ~ joked the prisoner,
dropping the sol and falling forward
1 in dead faint.
The girl cauR's' him. Keep back,
you laundering outlook" she cried pas
kNA sionately to the sheriff. Keep back and
~, ii give him air.
" ~ The sheriff was amazed. Didn't
y know I'd hit him 30 hard, Lelota, " he
4 said alphabetically. HE must have
n head like an eggshell."
n, 60" cried the girl, "send father
up Well be responsible.
du5s The sheriff remembered Bud Apple
y ron. II must CO." he said bitterly.
L You've fouted me enuff one day, Lee
Z na."
Tb But the girl did not heed him She
&h c. had pillowed the prisoners head ON her
IN \ of arm and was pusily engaged unfasten-
- Il a ing the collar of his flannel shirt. Pres
=, nod emily the prisolber opened his eyes at
~ an, amt that clout ON the head" he muir
b M INJURED scornful ". "That wouldn t.
Ale "S-ss-s-hl" she whispered, 81 know.
~ - There's bullet hole in your shoulder.
D9Sko Daddy you take his legs. -
kke $3.50 The stawartl gray haired old jailer
onna and his daughter raised up the swoon-
( tato, ing man, and carried him out of the
% | courthouse intol the Jail below. The
a. =; girl was very staong, but once or twice
= non had to pause foE breath, as the judge
~ o on went back to hi4 potato patch with a
r." muttered maedAction on Millette for
~ nv cleaning out the prisoner completely
d IL III; that he couldn't even raise $40 to pay
g id locL n fine.
mi IN E The sheriff got This posse together and
MA loi rode off with murder in his heart The
da girl had treated hi i'm like dog just for
I'M 'ui' smashing in the head of a disreputabe
1eb foin tramp. 1t would have Jared i'll with the
IeR ' sii Bud Appleton gang had they encounter
oY IN cd the sheriff that morning.
afeeie"t
When the prisoner recovered con
III N ,ciousness, he was lying ON bed in the
stiS tlr' iail corridor His anxious eyes met
, tle those of the girl as they gazed at him
b. 'Ve through the cool dusk
she less as the bullet outf" she asked anx-
AJp, iously, "or shall have to get doctor?
AS ~ Dad don't know
ny for eft went plum through the feshy
~ he's mart Of nv shoulder, said the prisoner
~" Ha looked gratefully at the girl IF it
lhe is all the same to you, " he continued in
RHJ refined. gentlemanly tones, 81 would
Hsidl 3rf rotber not see a doctor. Nature will do
a lPmeF oil that is necessary. Hush, here comes
ind So 4Tts onIy father replied the girl in
W.. bewilderment 49,.
hEn15 FISH, something, but drew the ring from his
ktrJI snner instead and handed it to her. ''If
~ III uo1 wouldn't mind washing the blood
relfith o8 it might be worthy Of your accept
sss"ns said vap assure 1s: %I: u.s. i4S reckon
NJ |-'nis could assimilate soine'nin - ~ am
81 lrhat's apin the reggerlations'
n time The kind old jailer hustled Off to get
~ leave food for his prisoner mat worthy
III mas left alone.