Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-10-18

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That's what dad called them.
81 just trembled in sbivers when I
took out the money, but I'd made I'D
my mind; I was gin to take it home
an leave it with dad. I cut little
suit in the top Of the double part of
my skirt an put the money all in.
! Then l sewed up the hole an divided
the skirt so the money hung even,
not all in one place. Then I put somd
| big safety pins in at the top, round
my belt to hold the weight, an felt
SO glad I'd got it fixed I locked up
the safe an the Office, put on my
things, an was ready.
81 was awful glad to lock the sta
ton house door. AS l looked down
the track 1 thought I saw the hoboes.
Why, the track seemed alive with
them, an if I didn't just fly up our
trail until had to stop to rest. Then
noticed it was pitch dark. I'd come
quite long ways, an was SO tired I
stood leanin' up against big rock to
rest. quoted down an thought what
a fool was to be so 'fraid. / knew
I'd worried too much about the money.
When Matt had his lay off, I'd tell him
about it. Thinkin' of Matt comforted
me.
81 was ready to start when I heard
faint, strange sound. I knew the
sounds in the woods, but that gave me
the feelin' you have when you shiver,
an they tell you, Soma ones walkin'
on your grave I kept still, an my
ears seemed big as a jack rabbits. ]
fiattened myself close to the rock an
listened. I heard step-the trail
was slippery. Some one stumbled. A
pine cone ratified past me. Every dol
lar in my skirt seemed alive an
moyin'. l dropped on my knees an
had the most of them under me. I
was just clear of the trail. Some one
passed so close his foot touched my
knee, then stopped and called softly.
"He was answered form the top of
the rock, just above my head. Hello,
did you see her?' The question sound
ed like a gun fired at my heart I
know it stunned me into keepin' still.
"'No,' said a voice near me. Dan
will, for he's higher up trail. / don't
believe she's got the stuff, anyway;
we'll find it in the office safe. Let's
go back there an wait fur Dan. then
We'll be sure O. it."
"'She must a-run pretty fast said
the man above me, as he scrambled
down.
MAT MacTrue's hoboes frighten-
en- her. laughed the other. I heard
him tell her to hurry home.
ooh, had seen face in the pines.
A face I knew, an if I'd seen plain
I'd had no fear of, for I knew the
voices. The men 'bached it on a
ranch up above ours, an often CO ne
to our place. Dad was only has
friendly with them, an ma didn't
like any of them. Matt told me they
was mighty queer lot but we never
knew much of them, an at first I'd
hardly believe they was huntin' for
me. Dan-he was great, ugly giant
of a man-some place up in the dark.
was hidin,' waitin for me. l kept
still till / saw the faint CLEAN OF his
lantern. He often carried one. Then
I could just sense I must hide me
quick-so I crawled round the rock
into the scrub pines back of it. Then
I'd just sense 'nough left TO make a
wide half circle, from tree to tree,
an get on the trail above him.
81 always think that I prayed wings
on my feet, for I don't remember how
1 got home, only l tumbled in dear
old dads arms at the door. He was
lookin' for me.
when he heard what kept me, he
said: Well fix them. I'm goin' to
Tall Pine, an I can reach ranch No.
8. at Silver City. I'll tell them to
stop at Coyote, ready to catch three
men in the station house.
MA an 1 couldn't keep him. l
never saw dad so angry, an the way
he whipped that cayuse as he rode
off was something awful.
"Well, No. never stopped at ou
station, but she did that night. She
let some of her men off at the curve,
an waited till they got up to the sta
ton house, then she ran in with an
awful screen. Md du Hcd1o II eA
knew dad got them all right They
found the safe open, an everything
upset, an they caught the three men.
Next day dad took the money to
Silver City in my skirt. l just hated
that, but he laughed at me. | didn't
care so much when he brought back
a hundred dollars-a present from the
road. Some of the head up men were
in Silver City, an saw dad, an sent
the money to me.
Then it seemed like sellin' man,
but got $500 for one of the men they
caught in the station house. You see,
he'd done something so bad there was
a reward offered for any one who
found him, an they said l did, but I'm
sure twas dad, an | just made him
! take part of the money.
1.-THE ranch next to dads Matt an
7 call Full Moon We live there.
Matt left the road when we were
hif lonesome