Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1910-07-08
SHE SAVED
HIM
BY BENJAMIN L. TUCKER
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association,

ed States In hn unfrepucnted region
! belonged 10 the country. though no,
TO that particular part Of IL. aud was
dressed IN the costume IN vogue there
namely. wooden shirt aud trousers
tieh boots aud sUmbrrru Hearing ia,
iallop VI horses behind me. | turned
nd Saw two meh coming Each mnn
ode n horse aud led another.
! thought nothing of the matter iill
hey cnme close behind me. when |
lcard rough voice shout:
Hands up. .trunger"'
knew enough Of the practices OF
he country TO Understand that II /
lidn'i drop my bride rein aud shove
10th hands up over my head | would
gct n bullet In me My revolver wnr
ut my hip. but TO draw II would bt
sure death, One Of the men rode In
advance OF me and kept me covered.
while the other ordered me TO dis.
uount and give up my revolver did
80, and. taking my horse In tow. he
left me the horse he had been leading
aud together they rode on rapidly.
II was an hour after this that
heard other horses. and several men
'ame up to me aud surrounded me. One
u them recognized In the horse rode
lis property. told him the story OF
low had come into possession Of II
u, he suid | might spare myself such
arms as that. and ] was taken back TO
he nearest town and thrown Into jail
lmrged with horse stealing
The Jail consisted ~ the second story
Z n small brick house. the windows OF
rhich had been ttied with bars.
vas put into one OF these rooms The
lppcr part of the door also was barred.
ID that the jaiter could see prisoner
without opening the door ! knew II
would only be while the man who had
lost his horse could get together an
lmprorised court before would be
tried aud II | couldn't prove wasn't
a horse thief would be hanged Be
ing u stranger there, didn't see how
could furnish the evidence.
II was about sunset Of the day
was arrested. while ! was ponderlng
on the chances Of swinging. that
looked up and saw young face at the
barred opening IN my door. BY the
oug bnir parted IN the middle knew
he owner af the fnce 10 be girl.
;he appeared to be about sixteen. but
he was not much over fourteen. She
vas hooking at the sympathetIcnlly. !
vns twenty-one years and nt that age
uld 10 have been good looking.
What y been doln'?" she asked.
"Horse stealing" ! didn't think Il
worth while to assert my innocence.
"what'll they do with ""
Hang me"
A whltish tInge came on her face.
aud her eyes grew very big.
~ y want me TO let y out?"
Gan you do so without It's being
known that It was you who did III"
Reckon so. I'm purity good liar"
How can I get awayf"
There's horses below. There's no.
body about list now"
"well. II you can let me out You may
save my life"
She went downstairs. brought up
bunch OF keys aud with one OF them
unlocked my door. II was then that
;ot n full view OF her. She was tall.
we'll formed and but for her skirts.
which were 80 short they looked as If
she bud outgrown them. would have
passed for nineteen or twenty. She
was rather wild looking thing, not at
III tidy, and her hair was uncombed.
She ran TO small stable In rear of
he jnil and led out a horse that stood
added and brIdled Taking the reins
II my left hand. put my arm around
Ter, giving her kiss full Of fervent
;ratltude, then. mounting, dashed
lway, The last glance gave her
howed me red spot In each cheek
She had doubtless been kissed for the
hrst time by full grown man.
had been out an hour, and my
horse was getting jaded-he was a
very slow beast--when, hearing u gal
Iop behind me, urged him on. turn
ing at the same time to learn who
was coming. l saw skirts hutterlng
In the wind. Not being afraid of a
woman, slowed up and the next time
| turned saw that my pursuer was the
girl who had let me out Of jail She
vas riding astraddle. and her hair was
lying.
WELL" / said. what is it?"
II jlst thort I'd go with ye."
l was startled. Many things passed
through my brain, the principal being
that II caught would be surely hang
ed for horse stealing, to say nothing
Of abduction. But couldn't be more
than hanged and might as well be
hanged for both as one.
"Well. come on" said.
We rode till darkness came and, for
the matter of that, till daylight. Then
we were safe.
told the girl, who was q niece of