Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-02-10

took. Tell Joseph WOodman to commune
cate at once with the wardcr OF the
Princes Town Jail, and bid him bring suf-
iieicnt men with him and come here, and 1
VIII deliver into their hands IL runaway
convict, II nan who broke out of jail not
long ago"
Barbara entered. "a light is in his Will
dow she said. Then her father laughed
and shut his hands.
"So,' he muttcrad, so l Shall snap him.
When her father WAS composed and
seemed inclined to sleep Barbara left his
room and went ont of the house. She
needed TO be by herself. IIcr bosom hcay-
ed. She had so much To think of, so many
troubles had come upon her, the future
was dark, the present uncertain.
M! at once she remembered that she had
lett the convict suit in her fathers room;
she had forgotten 10 remove it. She ell
tered her fathers apartment on 1iptoe.
She Stood still and listened. \ night-light
burned on the tloor.
Shc stepped across the room to where
she had cast the suit Of clothes. They
lay in Il gray heap. with the spots of light
avoiding tio,l. dancing above them. but
net falling III Them.
Ears'"ra stopped 10 pick them up.
stay. Barbara," said her father. 81
hear you. l see what you are doing. 1
KNOW your purpose. Leave those things
where they lie"
20, papa! dear papa. suffer me TO put
iEcm away
"L.ci ticm lie there, where 1 can see
Them"
She WAS obliged. most reluctantly, 10
leave the roo.l. She assembled the stairs,
and entered her OWL sleeping apartment.
She looked across the court at ~.Jasper's
window. No light was in it. Was he
there, asleep! or had he taken her advice
and gone? she could not endure the
Thought of his capture, the s%clf-rcproacll
of having betrayed him WAS more than
she could hear. barbara. usually so col
lcctcI and cool. was now nervous and hot.
She descended the stairs once more to
her fathers room. I'h door was aiar,
With II feeble yellow streak issuing from
ii. She looked in cautiously. Then with
the tread of Il thief she entered and passed
through Il maze of qnivcring bczants of
dull light. Her father was shopping. She
took up the bundle of clothes and softly
withdrew. She could not hide them i'm the
house. The only Way she could think
of gettin. rid of them WAS 10 carry them
To the Raven Rock and throw them over
the i'rccipicc. This. accordingly. she did.
She LEFT the house. and in the moonlight
walked through The fields and wood to tho
ciag and hurried the bundle ovur the edge.
New that this piece of evidence against
Jasper WAS removed, it WAS cNpcdicnt
thu; he should escape without further de-
iay~ii he were still at Morwcll.
barbara had IL little money OF her own.
When She unlocked her desk she drew
from it her purse that contained her saw
, inss. There WAS several pounds in ii. She
drew the Knitted silk purse from her
pocket. and. standing in the moonlight.
counted tn" sovorcigis in her hand. She
was standing before the gatchousc near
the old trcc-. hidden by their shadow.
She looked TN nj Jaspcr's other window
! that which commanded the entrance and
WAS turned from the moon. Mas he
there? How could she communicate with
him. give him the money aud send him off
MI ut once she heard feet-a %trampling
in the lanr-and she saw also that lights
were burning on the down. 10 Barbara's
nervous fear the lights and the tramp be-
tokcncd the approach of Il body of men to
capture Jasper Babb. Then. without any
other thought but TO save him. she ran up
the stair. struck at his door. threw it opcn
and entered. He started from his bed. on
which lie had east himself fully dressed.
and from dead WEAKNESS had dropped
asleep.
For heavens dear sake said Barbara,
come away. They are after you: they
are close to the house. Here is money
take 1t. and so by the garden"
She stood in the door, holding it, trent
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held ratified.
lie came stls.ht towards her.
Miss Jordan" lie exclaimed. "Ol,,
Miss Jordan! I shall never forgive my
SELF. Go down into the %gardcn-I will fol
low nj once. ! will speak 10 yon; l will
tell you all"
II do not wish you 10 speak. insist
an Your gong.
He came 10 her. took her hand from
The door, and led her down the stairs. AS
they came out into the gateway they heard
Tie tramp of many feet. and II rush of
young cattle dchouclicd from the lane up
Oh the open space before the gate.
Barbara was not one to cry, but she
s!ivcrnd ana shrank before her eyes told
her what a mis'skc she had made.
Here" she saiu, Il give you my purse.
Co.
No." answered Jasper. "l'here is no
occasion for me to go. have acted
wrongly. but / did it for The best. You
see. there is 40 occasion for fear. These
ponies have been frightened by the
!. flames of the swalc fires. and have come
through the Moor gate. which has been
left open. ] must see that they do no;
enter the court and do mischief"
Never mind about the cattle. l pray
you. Go! Take this money; it is mine.
freely give it you. Cor
why are YOU so anxious about me if
YOU hate mc:' asked Jasper. 'Surely ii
would crafty hate 10 see me handcuffcd
and carried Off.
NO. l do not hate you-tl.at is, no SC
much as to desire that. l have but one
desire concerning you-that We should
never see your face again."
Miss Jordan, l shall not be TAKEN"
She Jared up with rage. disappointment
shame.
"You are enough to madden me. l will
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