Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-07-06

] said. bitterly.
lie sseppea forward - take n wt~n
Nith q Quiek. out~ari tcrk o. M b.na
] aung the wniiet far back sr.oax tsse
frsss 81 the roadside
Yea little seamp'- said th~ rss.b--r
ihs smiis nos gone from his a.
Why asa you o. thatr
i dont kn@w.- reg1led. ausaussf~.q
sf my oSn audacity. -unleus Il vs.
bscau-e Wauf~d to-
lie I'D he horSs o. the edr. a. fh~
wpod. and tried 90 sie the brtdl. r.ura
o1se ~ the tree&. But the girgh % tn
tres was too great "a inoeed wa that
= every tnee In sight lie rlanr~a
about Ia . vain search for nomeshinx
% Ehhch he might bitch his horne. But
although - was unsuccessful In mia
10 bad gained one point ~ had plaoed
himself and hls bor~s between me ana
tue thickss In which / had nung the
wallet
BuA ~ ssid. sBdaenly turning
his features again lighted by nat
pleasanteS1 q ssulles. let's BE- rea@on.
abe q"
mads no reply. but waited q bear
shat b. had % say.
Sow BE- continued. Il cant tru~s
yuu - ~ tnto the woods 90 look far
the purse. because Il you found IL yOu
wouldn't come back. And ! ean1 70
myself h@eause there - no place h@r~
70 tie my horse. Bat III tell you
shat I wil do. II you yin bole the
hgTse for NE. and not iet it 20. nor at
tempt % pay any tricks on me. tn g.
sud and the parss. and divide the
money wtth you You know Il viii BE-
much better % 80 home with forty dol
iars than Nith nothing
This seesned very reasonable. be-
cause for the moment Saw before me
10 choice sxoept that between losing
al ths money and losing only half
preferred losing only half 80 7
stepped over g. where the robber stood
An right said. Ernsping the
bride. III hold ths horse~
The roller. with the parting injunc-
ton. -Now rensember what ! said -
plunged into tie thlcket
I.ooking ID the pike now. saw n
q glance the explanation o. his hasty
teTms Tor there. not more than 8 GUAR
ter q a mile distant. came a farm wnR-
oa drawn by two gray horses Evil
IDENTITY having secn this only q moment
before. and believing that he had but a
few brief minutes. In which 70 consum-
mate bis ROBBERY. be lad resorted 20
tbs daring schsme IN sleer despera-
ton.
Ter a minute or two I could bear
the man thrashing around IN the tan
gied brush and then. apparently sur
miSing that the wallet had fallen At q
point some distance bark. b. pushed
farther into the forest ana I could bear
hin no longer.
The farm wagon was rumbllng along
t0Aard ne At a nali's pace. knew
E that Il would D. useless for me 10 cry
Tor hcip Shlle the farmer vas AZ that
distance. for even n could MAKE NJ
I Folce heard. the robber In liz wrath
might do me i-0iiiy iujury-YerhaFss
Z ALL me--aaa eScape before the farmer
E cvuld possibly arrive. - ! stood there
{ ny hands trembling. and prayed In az
F lncoherent way that the r0bter might
- delayed until the farmer was near
I enough t. rsader me some assistance
Nearer and nearer the wagon cane
f ! could almost distinguish the features
+ - the farmers face. and could hear
T cutie plainly his cries u ~Ged dep
E and IL lang -
For one brief moment I INDUCED n
E The illusions ~ hope. AMI thea ms
E heart sank withln me deeper than ever
T IS I saw the team turn Into a ag-raad
F and disappear.
In a seeud I ha1 determined una-
aid daSa. Win d.Hrulry xegtlnr INV
ief foot Into the stlrrup. swung ms
+ sell across the saddle. Hardy lad I
seated myself when the horse started
F Of. Aud the next minutes Ne uere gal-
lopins madly ny the pike
Suddenly heard far beh.na me
f ioul cry and glancing hastily over ms
! shoulder. / saw the robher come run
aing out q the woods. wildly saving
F Is arms and shaking his fst a us
I paid no attention O. him. nor dIa
I the horse heed his late masters vocl-
E ferrous -whaas~
ON ~ galia7~d "a not sing now.
f hare a faint reoolieg1iun q passing
several mea and boys during that ride.
che or two % whum. ] believe. called
after me But who they were 81 shat
they said - me. I Dc BOT AMOS.
on and an We gaIlopsed We pazs-a
TIE cid BLASTED oak 81 the corneT OF
Wauou's corn Aeld. and ascended tie
slight rise Ia the PIKE knowu e. Ben
Gers Knoll And then ny heart gave
q Erest bsund az I saN. through . Rup
II Ire hills before ne. the end % ear
- red barn. and . little farther &C
fhe brown. uupaiuted roof q she farm
house
A few moments later I rods m