The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-02-04

10 sIeep. his saddle for q pillow. the
soft earth for . bed He needed nc
covers. for on that high mesa OF thu
Gns there IL no dew.
A city boy might wonder that be
took pains TO hide himself from the
road aud 10 Disguise the traces OF bis
camp. bot 10 Joe II was az natural as
Il 70 10 the fowp-bred lad 10 lock bis
bedroom door AT = strange hoiei.
Joe said his little prayer. taught him
by the mother whose death had left
him 10 make his way alone two years
before. aud closed bis syes A boy IN
not likely 70 forget his prayers when
the only roof above him IL the sky. aud
every star s-~ms like . bright eye
se~ins clear through him. Joe did not
have 10 wait for sie~p: be was % as
soon ne bis eyes were shut
Suddenly be was broad awake again.
The moon was gone. but the stars were
stu aiming. snd By them be knew day
vas yet far distant A moment to col
i~ct his vita. and Joe was. conscious
that somebody was talking on the other
side Of the bushes. The erst words
made him all attention.
-conraler' outnt.- be heard the voice
say. will come a. koor a. II 10 light
and we had better meet him right here.
To strike him tonight might make ih~
buiI-driser suspicious and besides. that
boy Joe knows I'm not with the com.
psny any more. ! want 10 ge< the
money without having to hur1 any.
BODY
But say. hmpson.- Joe heard an.
Other voice. won't the boy be there
just the ssme In the r,orningy
mot . Bit Of IT. said Lampsou
Hell just give Gonzales bis message
and start back. He doesn't know why
be 10 srnt Nobody but the Lordsburs
agent and the superintendent 10 sup
posed to know there IL twenty eve
dollars In bills rolled Up In q
bale Of blankets. That much comes
every month 10 psy Oh the men al the
mipcs on the nrss. The company IL
afraid to send II by the stage. for the
stage Il held up by the rustlers too OF.
ten. Nobody would ever think OF hunt
Ing through the freight for the money.
The freigh,er himself hasn't an idea
Of what he IL carrying. They have
bern doing this for q long time ard
have never had any trouble. but the |
boss can't help feeling . little anxious.
10 he always chsses the boy OF down |
he road to make sure where the money
rain Ia"
Joe's FIRST Impulse had been to shou,
, greeting. but 40 the words reached /
him be realized in nash what they
meant The mystery Of his monthly
that had 20 puzzled him was
mystery no longer.
Il don't zee why we should have a
~ Of trouble" said Lampson. I'm
ust tell Gonzales that the company 10
n . hurry for the blankets for some
partles and has scnt me
Nth the buckboard 10 fetch them on
head Of him. He knows me from See
NJ me In the once. and viii probably
lot ask . question"
~But." asked one Of the others, sup
'oss the boy has told him you were
brown outT'
III can't convince him that the
oy lied, we will have to make gum
lay Now quit talking. We'd better
II get some sleep"
Soon there was silence, broken only
> the regular breathing Of the three
,en.
30 80 ~aiy that not even q rustlIns
'af A.S4et him. Joe raised his head
nd peered through the bushes He
~ three men lying asIeep. the buck.
oard standing at the side Of the road.
nd the horses unhitched and picketed
, Il
HI Ant thought was to slip the
AXE ropes and stampede the horses;
at he realised that the sleepers might
: awakened By the plunsinE animals.
ID the thought Of what they might DO
their anger made Joe feel lonesome
r the nrst tfmA II
A. silently - . fox stalking Z Wild
NJ. Jos sklrted the cleared patch and
Gde fos H. river bottom. He Wa
on bsslds the Kitty MARI. Thers was I
! anxious moment when hs was
'raA Kitty weaA gres( hin with
pigh, bat che ealy raised ~ bead
- the tan gas ~ PIT sut be-
- y - pettel
~ I'D rj1dea ~ borueook = e.
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