Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-05-01

dence, his assertion OF innocence was
generally believed Mrs. Porter, as ev-
erybody knew who knew anything about
her, was too timid a woman to attempt
anything requiring cool and steady nerve.
Wayne, as everybody knew, mad no
friendship for Dick, and no one suspected
him of having assisted him in making his
escape. Suspicion seemed TO center on
Samanthy for some reason, and she met
many dark and angry looks as she took
frequent observations of the crowd. The
suspicion with which she was regarded
gave her sense of exultant pleasure,
which she could not keep from showing
in her face. But none of them saw fit TO
say anything to her.
Perhaps the neighbors were somewhat
afraid Of what the result might be if
they reused her temper. Samanthy had
more than once given those who inter
fered with her a foretaste of what might
be expected when she got mad" 1t is
possible that they may have felt it I'M
becoming the dignity of a man to quar-
rel with a woman. 1t is possible that
they hardly thought it worth while, now
that the bird had flown, TO handy words
about the manner of his flight, since ac-
cusing any one of completely in the mat
ter was not going to give hirn back into
their hands. Be the reason what ii
might, Samanthy was not openly charg-
ed with having helped Dick to get away
from them and the penalty of the crime
of which most of them considered him
guilty.
Mr.. Porter was severely blamed for not
having mentioned the underground pas
sage between the milk house and cellar.
Many were confident that if Mr.. Porter
or other members of the family had not
helped Dick to make his escape, they had
been sure that he would let himself out
of prison by means of this passage, and
therefore they had kept silent regarding
it. 1t was plain to be seen that both Mr.
Porter and Mr.. Boone were glad that he
was gone.
Later in the day there was a little
clash of arms between Samanthy and Bill
Green.
There's a Niger in the fence" said
Bill, with a surly, glowerng look at Sa-
manthy. Yes, Stree, gol-durned big
niger. n I'd like nothin better'n to git
him by the wool would so! IF Dick
Brayton got out O there alone, I'm a
larw
"Mebbe We be, anyway" said Saman-
thy, dryly, exultant at the prospect of q
set-to with her old enemy, to whom she
had never felt friendly disposed" since
the time when he called her an old maid
That was years ago, but Samanthy had
good memory.
Il want talkin' to you," said Bill, no!
II 1 Al A., rxv.fh Inr
when there was any one by to listen
to it. He was rather fearful of coming
out second best.
"Oh, want ye? 1 thought We was by
the way We glared at me, said Samanthy,
coolly. But it don't make no diffrunce,
one way or t'other. I'm goin' to give We
leetle advice, an We can take it or not,
Jest as We like. Don't so round the ken
try huntin' fer fences with niggers in
'cm. Some day, mebbe, yell find the
niger ye're lookin' fer, an twon't be
healthy fer ye."
SHAW, now, / want to know" said
Bill. at a loss for anything else to say.
.'Sh'd jedge We mought ha' had tussel
with a niger, or suthin', ruther lately,
BY the looks O yer face" said Samanthy,
looking Bills swollen and discolored
countenance over critically. "Arniky'
good fer bruises, after we've got 'em, but
the best medicine fer 'em is to mind yer
own bisness an NOT fool with suthin'
We can't handle"
Bill turned away with what was meant
to represent lofty disdain expressed on
his black-and-blue features.
Samanthy put on her sunbonnet and
ran over to Mr.. Boone's.
Mamie met her at the gate.
That young woman's eyes were red and
swollen. and she looked as if she had
passed sleepless night.
"Oh, Samanthy," cried Mamie, begin
ming TO cry again. they'll hang poor
Dick. know they WILL"
They'll hey TO git him first, kinder
reckon" said Samanthy, with wink and
grin.
"Oh. Samanthy. what do you mean p
cried Mamie, eagerly. Has anything
happened? Have they found anything
out ,"
Yes. they've found him out" chuckled
Samanthy-"out o. the milk house,
"Oh, OH cried Mamie. ali in a culver
of excitement. Has he got away from
ihem?"
..He has So" answered Samanthy.
They thought they'd got him where
nothin' or nobody cd git tn MIN when
they shet the milk house door on him las
night. but il seems as eff suthin' or some
body must ha' got tn him an helped him
Ia git out o. their clutches, fer he's gone
this mornin', that's sure"
"Oh. I know how he got away" cried
n. l..
thy's neck and giving her a great hRg-
You helped him-l know you did. You re
the best woman in the world. and / Just
love you for What you've done.
And then Mamie mustered up courage
to do what she had never known OF any
one else doing-she kissed Samanthy.
who tolerated the caress. but didn't seem
10 enjoy il very much. She had been
heard TO say that she couldn't abide
"hngSin' an kiSsin'." il made her sick 10
see it-jest fairly turned her stomach
but in this case her stomach proved
strong enough 10 endure the ordeal quite
satisfactorily.
There, that'n du for onct,H she said,
as there were indications on Mamie 5
part OF an intention 10 repeat the opera
sion. seems 10 me il looks kind o
curi's fer gai TO be so i;ckled 10 thinS
feller's got away uhen 'twan't no long
er aSo'n las week that she'd skaseiy
speak tn him. sh' jedge ye'd met With
some Kind o change.
4 have. Eve changed my mind about
the fellow" said Mamie, radiantiy. her
eyes So bright now thar the tears dried
rapidly in them. Tell me how you help
"a him TO get away. Samanghy. I'm
lust dying 10 hear all about il.
Samanthy took Mamie into her consi-
deuce ana told her what The reader al
ready knows.
"I'a see that the gun is taken down 10
the hollow tree" Mamie said And III
| take a loaf OF bread there every nigst.
too. Dear me. Samanthy sud
sen SILVER and growing pale At the