Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-02-14

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really esss." sagsssesa Ms. Taylor.
''0P what sAs tAiaks " oasAa 70 "a.
! Deo0oss ve % IL abbey and and
cot What Aas fstshtsasA Asr.- x
"Tt Woe Durdee.' shs. said.s re-
MARKED oas oe The slovsse and @ost
deliberate q ths natives. '-aAd that
vas o0e oe the nasdarss10 hat"
"Ayo!" said he o<Asfs.
"Aad Joss0h Mosisy. hs says
0efaight oot. eays hs. that y 0sntls-
nan PAsksrs hat and we know who
~ b. II hes uD and killea the black.
booking chap q hs eoass VI oFee %
he star and oaFtsr. Why. for oas
sAaat peo6sas b b sssTy."
-Noe Ne u Il vsFsat fsloay." said
Morley. ''Bst nayhap that vould
clear tAs road Tor jack: and I'd pre-
fsS hin % eoliow No at the Star aAd
0aStse. With Mary fne his Dissus. than
- hse married 70 the staschisst mo-
bls0aA that ever voe0 . eoronst and
. robe q sr1iaa.-
"Mosisy 10 . tribe aovssy." said
Taylor % Wllson: and - he delivered
himself q this declaration. he went
lnto the iansr room and lset The CON.
paAy With their susmisss and their
varied Suggestions oe what it shoula
b their duty 70 Do under the eircum-
stAaeaa. Ff,S
While they were discussing the sub
joe4 over the last of the sseood bowl
q DuneA the storm rose In fury. For
Q: na0sat ik seeAea - II Tie V1nd
had dfivea n the door: but Il was nos
Tie wind only that cane banging into
The hail and then into The Fuom. but
Squire Bsllinsham's groom.
Before any one could question him.
h0 SAID In . GLOW. lumbsring fashlons
II was takin' Q sup Al Hark-to-R Rovor
o. the way hum. for expected Squire
h hauf an hour. and vas a-ridiu'
owd mare In from farn.. when. W
hoarn sueh hammssin' on t'road ~
you'd q thovt devil hissen was sidin'
Q race. and We goes TO door. and there
IN t'nooalsst sssd 'squirs's own nag
come tsartn' 0 wet Its main a'nesg
- sad. ID mouth Open. its syss ililks
Goals o 0rs! And I out into road. and
I says. 30 ho! 30 no. William!' - its
naans he known hisssn BY: and hs
palls uD stralght and stands a-trema
blin' - H ,hs'd sesn q gAoat! And I
says - u be could answer me. says I:
Where's thS 'sSuirs?' add thea iowd
man at Hark-to-Rovsr. he briAs3 cut
. lantsrn. and there was blood On &
sAddle. and |, thoWt mayhap & con-
stable might b here and may b he'd
Hike to 20 VI me dovA t'Hasrosats
Road TO - what's Ap-fofl sumu,At'e
up. that's sartln, and summA3 awful n
I knows ovt Of WILLIAM" ,f..a,
''Ths eonstible d not hefe.- said
Taylor. but We will 20 with you. some
Of u. and sss what can b done"
Thank you kindly" said the groom
tapping On the counter. a5sl.a =. !.
Tom answersd the SUMMONS with
the remark: II reckon missus 10 bit
out O. sortA. and gunner. too. What
might Il be. Jamesf" 80 - l.I''a.-- ''
"A glass o. rum. hot. said James.
''1 reckon mayhap . bit o. Dutch cour.
age mebbs useful. II we're to seek
Squire down By Z abbey: for mex
out O. William that he hadna' come
far at that paacs. seein' a. weren't In
NO sweat: and I allus towd Squire -
I hated that bend l. the road. by plan.
tation. where they said murder was
done doant knAw how many years
agone: and they do say AZ that's where
they gibbeted Z malefactor, though It
mum been long afors my time. Here's
looking towards you. gentlemen"
Both Tom and the company watched
the gnarled. sturdy. slow old groom a.
he told his story. drank his rum and
then invited them a. 'ud loike the
job" to come and see what was up.
Wilson and the rest followed the
'SQulro's man; all except Tom and Mr..
Taylor.
Tom stood silently behind the bar.
Mary was sitting by her uncle's side,
pale. troubled. tearless. but suffering
great mental agony.
Jack Meadows was on his feet.
watching the girl and listening to old
Morley with acute interest.
Taylor paused as he closed the door.
II am an old friend" he said. can
be Of any service to you. neighbor
Morley. or to Miss Lockwood?"
II was Just telling her." said Morley
in his piping tones: II was saying It
will be of no avail to try and hide
anything from Justice. II murder has
been done. and she holds the clue, It
In her bounden duty. even II was the
Sulprit. or whoever the culprit might
be. to give him up
"You don't know what you say"
Mary answered. ASK me no more
questions tonight"
Morley stepped aside to speak conf
dentially to Taylor.
AS he did SO Mary whispered to
Jack. II will go to my room. When
all is quiet. and uncle is a-bed, meet
me under the balcony on the bowling
green. You can do me n great SER
Vice" Then turning toward her uncle
and his friend, she bade them good
night, said she was tired, and what