Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-03-28
see her canonized. Do your own dirty

see her canonlZed. Do your own dirty
work"
Hell and furies!" he thundered. fairly
bounding from the floor. What means this
treason? You are under arrest yourself,
sirl What, sir! you defy me-"
As he spoke he moved from behind the
table and took couple of strides toward
the hall; but seeing his intention was 10
call the sentry, and that for me it was now
the whole pace or the seaffold, in an instant
/ was ahead of him, and. quickly locking he
door, threw the key through the open win
dow.
l was none too soon. Through the heavy
mahogany j heard the approach of hurried
footsteps, and the knob twisted while yet
my hand was on it.
With an oath Clinton turned toward the
table and grasped his sword; but again 1
anticipated his action and was before him.
Laying my left hand on the weapon.
pressed it down, while with my right
pushed him into his chair and held him
| there. He paled as though fearing imme-
diate assassination, and gasped, then after
! fruitless effort at freeing himself, he
shouted: Il
What! Capt. Lounsbury, would you muir
| der your commanders"
| l rapidly shifted my grip, and to prevent
his further clamoring placed my hand over
his mouth, pinning his head fast to the back
| of the chair.
"Call me not Lounsbury,y 1 exclaimed in
my excitement. II have been damned by
that name weeks enough Know me as
| Donald Thorndyke, an enemy to the king.
Quick, now!" said turning to the girl
"Here is pass ready written. Get away
out of the window! ] will cover your go
ing" And with that | snatched the writ
ing from the table and held it toward her.
BY this time there was violent knocking
at the door and some shouting in the hall,
but, taking no notice of the shortness of time
allowed for her escape, the girl stepped close
to me, and, peering into my face with un-
disguised surprise upon her own counten-
ance, said:
Are you from Washington"
"Nay, miss" l answered, 81 am but a
free-lance; not from him, but for him to the
end. Hurry your leaving, and God bless you
for brave lass!"
But you-but youl Must | take the
sacrifce?"
Il am already known and outlawed
Hurry! Heaven help the first man who en-
ters this room now! If you would prevent
bloodshed, leave at once. ! will follow be
times. Live for your brothers sake! Get
gone-get gone!''
Taking the paper had pushed into hel
hand, she gave me smile that was bene
diction, the memory of which comes to me a.
l write. Turning, she hastened to the bal
cony. / saw her gather her skirts, clint
over the light iron rail and drop-a matter
easily accomplished, as the window sill wa
scarce six feet from the soil of the gar
den below.
And then I turned attention to myself ant
my own desperate situation.
There was nothing to do but follow he
Immediately if hoped to escape, but, know
ing that every seconds delay helped th
maiden, still held the general SO that h
could neither cry out nor prove aggressive
and so continued holding him for perhap
the space of a minute.
In the meantime the attacks on the doc
were becoming more violent, and even th
one through which Clinton had entered wa
now being tried Mrs. Badely, who had bee
unattended through the episode, suddenl
recovered her senses and lifted herself up
right on the couch, when, seeing me appa1
emily strangling her lover, she set up
shrieking that must have driven to despera
: tion those without.
ITo BE Continued