The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-03-12

! gal. Here's a cove says be wants you
| partikler."
The girl lying on the bed sprang up
on her hands at once, and glared toward
them both, shaking her long black hair
! from her head an she did so. Her face
was flushed with sleep, but the pallor
rapidly stole over it as she recognized
Reuben Culwick standing by the FIRE
place observing her.
What can you want? she murmured;
what has made you come in search Of
me?"
"To help you," was the answer. 'for I
am afraid that you are in bad hands, and
l wish to take you from them"
There's no getting away" answered
Sarah; task her."
tom wouldn't like it," said Mrs. East
bell, thus appealed to. "Sally's handy"
"And Sally knows too much" added
the girl, scornfully, "and If she moved one
step away from home they would tell the
police where to find me-"
Il wouldn't, Sally" said the woman,
raising her head from the wall, and in
Ginning 1t forward in her self-defense.
you know who would"
"Ah! can't answer for him. replied
Mrs. Eastbell. leaning her head back
again; when his backs up he don't mind
much what he does, certainly, and mis-
FORUM has soured him awful"
Il saw your grandmother yesterday"
said Reuben.
you did," exclaimed she-"at Wor-
cester? hope she was well-that she
didn't know anything"
"No-she lay there just as l saw her
weeks ago, very patient, very gentle, and
very full of love for you. She was wait
ing for her granddaughter to come back.
Couldn't she come to you? don't
mean at once" he added, as Sarah re-
coiled at the suggestion, but after you
had left here and got some situation,
which might enable you to hire a room
for her. A friend of mine has found you
a situation already, and will be security
for your faithful service until they learn
to trust you for yourself"
Sarah broke down at last. The thin |
little hands went up quickly to the face,
md she sobbed forth:
God bless you, sr; but don't-oh, don't |
say another word"
But Reuben Culwick, carried away by
his theme, seized his advantage and
went on. He had one object in life now
to get Sarah Eastbell from that house.
why, you are my cousin" he said
land why shouldn't l help
you for your own sake, as well as for the
'ake of that old woman grieving for YOU
Town in Worcester?"
Sally" said her sister-in-law, slowly
md emphaticaAy, "I've been thinking
t all over"
''Well?" said Sarah Eastbell.
and if you'd like to go, I'll not blab
single word against you, even if he kills
ne, and he's often said he would. He
nayn't find you out, and If he does he'll
hink twice about doing you an Ill turn.
Hes not go bad, you know, take him al
ogether. Go-run away-hook it," ex-
iaimcd Mrs. Eastbell, with increasing
Xcitement evidencing itself along with
er slangy phraseology, while there's
mCw
Sarah wavered. for she turned quickly
, her sister-in-law.
"You-you mean this? You will not
ell Tom or Toms, friends-you will let
lc pass from this place unwatched-you
I'LL give me time to get away| {
"Of course will" !
Il came here of my own free will, sir. I
OF knowing where to go in my despair :
nd fright" she said, turning to Reuben:
but, oh, If I could get away again. If
Ou only knew that"
Her hands fell helpleSsly to her side, a
I'd she went backward step by step to 8
Ie bed again, where she sat down with q
new horror on her countenance.
Tho HnNr hoS | q
I'll, with his long great-coat buttoned
'und him, was standing in the DOORWAY I
garding them. Over his shoulder loom 4
the forbidding countenance of the man b
no had met Reuben at the entrance, Il
hich, by the Earring and Changing that u
hoed through the house, was evidently z
ing bolted and barred. :.
Ito be continued.)