Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-04-22

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a light, supple form qUds seen to 90 leap
ing into space.
hallway even was blocked with lockers
on. The windows to the south were &C.
cupied by curious citizens, gazing in
from the wooden gallery. Those to the
north, thrown wide open to let in the
lair, were clear, and looked out over
confused muddle of shingled roofs and
stovepipe chimneys. Hardly whisper
Ipassed from lip to lip as the orderly
hustled away. Members of the court
fdgeted with their sash tassels or made
Hpretense of writing.
Nevins, the sheriff's officer in close
attendance, sat staring at the doorway,
his face ashen and beginning to bead
with sweat. Presently the people in the
hall gave way right and left, and all
Heyes save those of Loring were intent
upon the entrance. He sat coolly look
Hing at the man whom six months before
he had convicted in Arizona. There was
Ia stir in the courtroom. Half the people
rose to their feet and stared, for slowly
entering upon the arm of a tall, slim,
long legged lieutenant of infantry, a
stranger to every man in the court.
came slender, shrinking little maid,
whose heavy eyelashes swept her cheeks,
whose dark, shapeIy head hung BASH
fully. Behind them, in the garb of some
religious order, unknown to all save one
or two in the crowded room, came a
gentle faced woman, leaning on the
arm Of a field officer of the engineers,
n at sight of whom the president sprang
from his chair, intending to bow, but
the silence was suddenly broken by the
Aquick, stern order, "Look out for your
prisoner" followed by rush, a crash
ing of overturned chairs, as court and
spectators, too, started to their feet-a
general scurry to the northward win
dows, shouts of "Halt!'' "Head him
"bff'' "Stop him !" in the midst of
which light, supple form was seen to
Hpoise one instant on the sill, then 60
eaping into space.
"He's killedP'
"He's notP'
"He's up againl'
"He's OFF, were the cries, and with
Drawn revolver the deputy sheriff fought
his way through the throng at the door,
ind with dozen men at his heels dart
bd down the hallway in vain pursuit of
Nevins, now out Of sight among the
Bhanties half block away.
Of all that followed before court,
M when at last it came to order, there is
title need to tell. The judge advocate
ri would have been glad to drop the case
hen and there, but now the defense had
he floor and kept it, though not a word
Il bf evidence was needed.
mt Blake, who told of the trick by
Nj which he and his men, Loring's guards,
bad been lured from the camp at San
hos ranch and of their finding Loring
" enseless, bleeding and robbed on their
return.
The next was little Pancha, and Lor-
ng sat with his hand shading his blue
yes as the pallid maid, with piteously
uivering lips at times, with brave eff
ort to force back her tears, in English
bnly little better than that in which
he had poured out her fears to Blake
hat eventful nj Int at ella Bend-some-
lines, indeed, having to speak in Span
SD with the gray sister sworn as her in
erpreter-told the plaintive story of
NJ her knowledge of and connection with
6ancho's wicked band.
Her dear father and her stepmother
we're ruled by Sancho. She had seen
Nevius there often, thim who had fed
through the window" She gathered
nough from what she heard about the
anch to realize that they were plan
hing to rob the officer, "this officer"
before he could get away with the dia-
bonds.
Nevins had ridden in with six men,
ad men, that very night, and she heard
i'm planning with Sancho and her
hther, and she bad tried to warn the
Ulcers, and "this gentleman" (Blake
his time) had come, and before she
ould tell him she was followed and
iscovered. But then her stepmother
ad later whispered awful things to
er-how they were going to rob the
fage and kill the passengers babe
er take her guitar and try to call the
ffcer again, and tell him to take his
bldiers and go to the rescue, and this
be had done, eagerly, and then when
hey were away her mother seized her
nd drew her into the room and shut
er there. But she heard horsemen rush
Anto the camp, and a minute later New
ns, jeering and laughing in the bar,
nd that very night they took her away,