Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-06-16

reavement with the quiet courage
which marks brave manr 1t hap
pened that the Mexican woman
couldn't read and talked little. Still. ]
knew they'd find me soon-it couldn't
be othprwSp-so | made another run
for II. swearing an oath iiowovcr, be.
fore left that I'd come back and have
that gamblers heart
ut was lucky / went, for they un
covered my sign the next day, and the
country where I'd hidden bazed like
field uf dry grass. They were close on
my heels. and they closed in from ev.
cry quarter But pslaw, know the
woods like nm Indian. and the wild
things were my friends again. which
would have made II play if I'd been
alone. hut n girl child of three was
harder to manage So | covered and
skulked day after day like a thief or
the murderer they thought me. work.
Ing always farther into the hidden
places. travelling by night With the lit.
tie one asleep on my bosom. by day
playing with her in some leafy glen.
with my pursuers so close behind that
for weeks | never slept. aud my love
for the child increased daily till 1t be.
came almost IN Insanity.
Eve had close sIueeZes many times,
but finally won in spite of the fact
that they tracked us clear to the edge.
| of the desert for had hit for the
state line. knowing that Nevada, was n
wilderness and feeling tlnt I'd surely
| lose them there. And did. But in
doing 1t | nearly lost Merrtdy. You
see. the constant travel and hardship
was too much for II pruttling baby. and
she fell sick from the heat. the dust
and thirst.
II was bound for the nearest ranch
or camp where Il woman could be
! found: but. as luck would have 1t.
went through without trying | had
gone farther from men and things
however. than thought. and this re
4 turn pursuit was Il million times worse
than the other for couldn't 70 fast
| enough TO shake Death, who ram with
his hand on my cantle or redo on my
horses rump. 1t was then found
| hiuh'' ohS WIS W WI u iuittHS party
of Pah- Utes. who knew noihimg of me
| nor of the white mans affairs and
cared less. and when saw the little
squaw rode my horse up beside her.
laid the sick child in her arms. then
tumbled out of the saddle. They had
a harder job to pull me through than
they did to save Merridy.
THE little one was playing around
several days before got back my rca.
son. Meanwhile The party had moved
north taking us with them and. as IL
happened, Just missing Il posse who
were returning from the desert.
when was able to get about told
Alluna that must be going. but MS !
told her watched her face and saw
the sign wanted The white girl had
clutched mt her like she had ut me, and
she couldn't give her up. so made q
dicker with her old man. 1t took all
the money ! had 10 buy that squaw,
but knew the liddie must have q
woman's care. and the three of us
started out soon after alone and broke
"Since then VIC three have never rest.
ed. left them once In Idaho and went
back to Mesa. riding all the way. most.
ly by night. but Bennett was gone
He'd run down mighty fast after Mer.
rldy died till he had Il killing In his
place. Instead of stopping to face II
out the yellow In him rose to the sur.
face, and he left before sunup, as had