Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-09-09


ing, worn and weary, before those low
ing yet terrified eyes. lie had ridden
miles on horseback that day. as he
feared recognition 10y officers or soldiers
still AT Quitman if he came 10y rail that
way. or 10y federal deputies if he came
the other. Esther alone had received
him on his arrival. for she. poor girl,
wns watching at the old arbor near
the south fence for the coming of her
lovcr-hushand. that day released from
the clutches of the law. Then, after
hearing her recital of their needs and
sorrovs, lac had srut old Easmus with
a message into camp, while she had
gone to prepare her mother for his
coming.
Late that night, Mrs. Walton, knecl-
ing hv the bedside Of her sleeping boy.
became suddenly aware of scuilic go
ing on underneath the window, and,
uuiSrlcs~ly descending the stairs, un-
fastened the side door and came at once
upon the intrudcr~. with the result al
ready known. Not until aroused 10y
the screams of ElinoI aud his sister
Kate did Floyd know anything Of the
affair. Half asleep. and be~ ildered, he
had jumped into boots and trousers
and rushed To the rescue. One glance
explained the whole thing, Int it was
Esther who in desperation seized and
held him back when lie wonId have
sprung TO release his mother from
Riggs drunken grasp-Esther who,
h.aa h. of 4 M
footsteps, realized that what meant in
slant rescue for her mother meant
equally instant peril for him-Esther
who actually ordered his hurried re-
treat at Lambcrt's appearance. Not
until the following day did il occur
To her mother To ask how il was or
why it was she was up and dressed at
that hour of the night. At any other
time, perhaps, she would have found it
far more difficult to frame plausible
excuse, hut almost anything would an
swcr now. For hours she had been
listening for the tap upon her window
that should tell her Walton had not
been spirited away to a place of safety
until he had come to bless and COM
resses. To her, at least, despite the
wild oats of his earlier days, her cousin
husband was all that was true and
tender and fond. For him she had
dared her mothers wrath, her younger
sisters indignation, and Floyd alone
was her supporter in the secret mar
riagc that took place during her briel
visit To the Claytons in the early spring.
With the dawn of Sunday, his sig
nal at last was heard. and she stole out
TO meet him-to tell of Floyd'S return,
and to plan with him for their joint
escape, for Floyd had told her that it
would he folly to attempt to remain
in hiding there. Already certain ne
groes of the neighborhood had seen
him, and it could OF be long before the
military authorities were informed.
Walton was all helpfulness and SYM
pathy. His brother, the conductor, had
planned 10 send his horse to the Wal
ton barn at ten that night, and Wal"
was TO ride cross country to a friends
in Barksdale county. leave the horse
there, and he ut the point where the rail
way crossed the country road at 1880,
when the owl" would stop and take
him on the baggage car-unless some
of Parmelec's spies or deputies were
aboard. There would be no trouble at
the capital, where the Owl often waited
an hour for the express. The engi-
nesr would slow up just east of town.
Walton would drop off in the darkness
nj l., a.
by brisk tramp of a couple of miles,
and there be taken on again about / 30
a. m. and jostled away TO the river. Once
there, all the sheriff's posses i'm the
south couldn't find him. Walton
promptly urged that Floyd go with him.
Rasmus was routed out from slumber
in the barn and sent away with mes
sages TO Col. Scroggs and Cousin Bart"
and then the voice of Kate was heard,
calling for her sister. Instead of be-
ing asleep, Mrs. Walton was painfully
awake and planning a diplomatic let.
ter TO he sent to Capt. Close. For hours
the only refuge they could offer Esther's
husband was the cellar, for Mrs. Walton
had insisted on being up and dressed
" IlttN NOhSli Nhtlh NJ" SUI
desired TO send for and consult.
The letter which had so bewildcred
the company commander was brief
enough. 1t bore neither date nor
place, but went straight To business
Mrs. Walton presents her compli-
ments TO the officer in command of the
federal troops here IN camp and begs tc
say that she finds upon investigation
that the two soldiers who visited her
premises last night did SO at the re.
quest of a member of her household
who sought their aid in bringing GER.
tain supplies from town when her
servants proved too ungrateful - be
relied upon. Mrs. Walton deeply re.
grets that the soldiers referred TO are
now in danger of further punishment,
and, while utterly disappearing the
action which led to their employment
| in violation of her express orders, She
nevertheless accepts the entire respon.
sibility and begs that no further step,
may be taken against them, as she will
not only positively refuse to appear as
a witness in the case, but will prohibit
any of her household from SO appear
ing.
SUNDAY morning"
And possibly the lady Of Walton Hall
felt quite assured that her mandate
overruled any subpoena the federal
authority could draft. One thing is
certain, when Close read it over 4 Sec
ond time he handed it TO Lambert, say.
ing: $50 far as ] am concerned, that
blessed old lady shan't have any trouble
on account of them two scallawags,
She's got too much of her own. Unlesa
you want to make an example of Riggs,
you can release him in the morning.
Murphy ought to be let off anyhow"
But when morning came it was found
that Riggs had released himself. How
he managed to cut his way out OF that
guard-tent without disturbing any
body, no one could explain. He WIS
gone at daybreak, leaving no trasc bs.
hind.
fro BE Continued
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