The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-02-06


why don't you 90 down andAseef
the girl spoke up. smiling.
Il guess you are right. III go down
He lifted the door again and slowly
went down into the cellar. The other
man looked hard at the girl. She
met his gaze without a tremor.
Nobody here,' said the sheriff, his
head appearing above the floor. We'll,
I'm much obliged to you for telling
the truth, anyway. Let's walk up the
river, Bill"
When they were gone. she held a
light down into the darkness OF the
cellar. He was not there. How for
tunate it was that he had not followed
her instructions. But, after all, he
could never get out Of the woods. His
capture was certain She could see
his eyes, his boyish mouth. He could
not be guilty. In her Judgment no
evidence could have overcome his
smile. Night came, and a heavy rain
began to fall
IF they bring hounds, his track will
be cold" she said, when there came
soft tap at the door.
who is it," she asked.
"The man who was dazzled."
She opened the door, and there he
stood.
"Oh, why did you come back here2
"To see YOU he answered, step
ping inside
TBut they viii get YOU"
eThey won't think I'm here. 1
heard them talking. live in hol-
low tree" he added,
He told her about himself. He had
| Just graduated from medical college
/ For recreation he and friend had
come down in that country to hunt
and had been hunted.
zone day my friend, not feeling
very well, did not leave camp" said
he. Il wandered long ways off, and
about noon went into house to buy
some bread. The door stood open
no one had answered my call On the
foor lay an old man with his throat
cut. In horror ran out In the road
I was seized by parry Of men, taker
to the village and thrown into jail
I got out, aud here am. My name Il
John Wickly.'
Il hear them coming" she cried.
Il viii get down into the cellar"
II have nailed the door down." sh
moaned.
| He looked up and his eyes swep
the wall. He snatched down a lon
/ skirt, and put it on. With his hee
| he quickly ground to dust piece Q
1 charcoal, end BACKED his face an
] hands. He put on sunbonnet an
4 pulled it close about his neck. 4 use
| to play in the college minstrels," b
1 said. Lie on the couch and throw th
| cover over you"
] There came a knock at the doof.
Come in" he cried, and two me
entered. "Skuze me, gentlemen, bl
e walk saft. She sick"
The lamp was bad, the light poo
The men were blear-eyed with liquo
They sat down on bench.
Z Got anything to drink in Il
house?" one Of them asked; and
well-mouthed negro coEteit came Il
Y answer: Huh, amt got nothing t
drink in de house ner nowhar else. !"
= Have you got something to e'
= thence
= Huh, we had something ter e
den, but we amt got nothing now.
= been so busy I amt had time ter COG
KANT wash an iron an take care
~ sick lady an cook much. But you
i please skuze us TO- de present. Y
amt prepared ter take kere OBJ CO
~ pny, an darfo' we wishes you goC
ebenin'"
ss Come on. Bill" said the lead
and they saode out
ey He knew that his disguise would I
ch serve him 50 well by daylight,
IN when the sun rose he went back to
,ss hollow tree.
he Several nights had passed sir
np there had been an alarm. He
ok down without his disguise. SO wrl
Sc. ped was he in a love.deepened stu
sar Of her face that the bay, Of a bio
ng hound woufs not have startled hi
wn And you have always lived hel
Kin Yet you seem to be the worlds phi
in sophy feminized Nothing surprii
you. / think that such self-possess
ihe could be taught only
'he Some one is coming" she said
Of He had no time to disguise hims
The nails had been drawn out Of
he cellar door, but he did not try to hi
ed, The sheriff entered Good event
lse. young fellow. And how do you I
ack yourself. miss? ! dropped in to
the YOU that a mistake has been ma
You didn't kill the old man, mis-
ain Yes, sir, and have come out
aer- look for you, to apologize to you
hat the name Of the county We b
ned known all about your capers for 81
time. Your niger dodge was &
nt." but the boys saw through it at Of
ped But the case had gotten a Il
suspicious. and we thought we'd
&C." it run along for while, knowing
lere we could pick you up at any time