Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1906-08-24

something should be done to relieve
husband put away In a
asylum"
"In Bedlam! My God! Mol" sbs
cried. Have you ever seen thoss
poor creatures huddled together like
beasts, manacled and chained 70 the
floor, shrieking and wringing their
hands? Never while I live. Why the
constable hounds us is because of the
grudge he thinks he owes me. When
I was pretty Alice Lyhson' I knew
the mamie wished himself my lover
he" her voice vibrated with scorn,
Ito think l would be dishonest for
such as he"
II see." :. said. "Is there any place
where you can 60 and stay in hiding
for q timer"
eyes, SIR" she answered. Il have
an aunt living in Shief, two shires
from here; she will take us in. It's q
place where even The constable and
his men care not to come oftener b
necessary; the men are a rough lot,
and will protect q kin to the death"
The mare being ready we placed the
ill-sorted pair upon her broad back.
| protecting them as well as W. could
| from the rain. The woman bowed her
head and sobs convulsed her form.
| Jock Swan and l watched the old
horse amble out Of sight. Gil was
| elsewhere employed. Pity and indig-
nation stirred me; pity for the poor
woman's plight, indignation at the con
stables persecution.
I was undecided what to do with
the constable-he certainly merited
some punishment. / found that Gil
had settled the question for me. He
came out of the inn carrying on his
back one OF the fellows bound with
ropes.
what are you doing with them.
GILT" I asked.
you'll find them down the road .
bit, watering in the mud, trussed for
all the world like fowls ready for
Market" he answered with q grim
look. 81 think they will hesitate be-
fore prosecuting a poor woman again"
he added.
Good enough" l laughed. "But may
" 0aA hSSSy oSNN o~ ~"~ -
from the constable's anger?"
1.-THE fat one will take to his bed
I'm thinning, and perhaps 1t will teach
him that he's too old to be running
after women, the beast!" he said. "Af
for Jock he's no innocent; he will b
able to make them think that he had
naught to do with their plight. Aftel
they have sobered up a bit, which will
not be long / take it in this rain, hi
can release them with q fitting tale o.
our being highwaymen, and anything
else that comes to his lips"
Jock having an equal confidence u
his ability to convince the men of hi
innocence, satisfied me that he wal
glad of this opportunity to pay off oil
scores. Some of hat ribaldry which
had fallen from the mans indecen
tongue was not to be overlooked b.
Jock.
Our horses saddled, we bade hin
goodbye, and went on our way salts
fed that we were leaving them in sue
judicial hands, and that he was car
able of playing his part to our liking.
We cautioned him above all thing
to put the constable and his men OF
the track of the escaped prisoner.
And Gil added this: Send them 81
ter us, IL they're able to travel; WEI
take care of them
We decided to ride steadily through
out the night, as the horses were fires
and we DESTROYS OF reaching London
also hopeful of ~overtaking the coat
containing the redheaded maid Of Mi
tress Rosemary Allyn. There was
branch where the two roads, the rive
and the main road merged into on
and over this she must pass to reae
. London.
II We rode along at a jog trot for
. time, being sparing of our horse
when presently the weather changed
Il The sun peeped out now and agai
q from behind fieecy clouds like a prett
u woman coquetting.
d (To be continued.)
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