The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-18
SHE SAVED
HIM
BY BENJAMIN L. TUCKER
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association

i belonged to the country, though not
to that particular part Of It. and was
dressed in the costume In vogue there
namely, a WOODEN shirt and trousers.
high boots and sombrero. Hearing the
gallop of horses behind me, ! turned
and saw two men coming, Each mhn
rode horse and led another.
l thought nothing of the matter TIL
they came close behind me, when !
heard Il rough voice shout:
Hands up, stranger"
I knew enough of the practices of
the country to understand that IL !
didn't drop my bride rein and shove
both hands up over my head | would
get a bullet in me- My revolver was
| at my hip. but to draw. It would be
sure death. One of the men rode III
advance of me and kept me covered,
while the other ordered me to dis
mount and give up my revolver | did
so, and. taking my horse In tow, he
| left me the horse he had been leading
and together they rode on rapidly,
| 1t was an hour after this that ]
heard other horses, and several men
| came up to me and surrounded me. One
| of them recognized In the horse | rode
| his property. told him the story OF
how / had come into possession Of 1t,
| but he said | might spare myself such
yarns as that. and | was taken back to
the nearest town and thrown into jail.
charged with horse stealing.
Tho Jail consisted Of the second story
of a small brick house. the windows or
which had been fitted with bars
was nut into one of these rooms. The
upper nart of the door also was barred.
so that the jailer could see prisoner
without opening the door / knew 1t
would only be while the man who had
lost his horse could get together an
limnrovised court before would be
tried and IL | couldn't prove.i. wasn't
horse thief wonld be hanged. Be
ing stranger there, | didn't see how
| could furnish the evidence.
| 1t was about sunset of the day !
was arrested, while | was pondering
| ON the chances OF swinging, that ]
Hooked up and saw young face at the
barred opening in my door. BY the
long hair parted In the middle knew
the owner Of the face to be a girl.
She appeared to be about sixteen, but
she was not much over fourteen. she
was looking at me sympathetichlly
was twenty-one years and at that age
said to have been good looking.
what y been doin'?" she asked
sHorse stealing" didn't think II
worth while to assert my innocence
"What'll they do with y'?'
"Hang me-"
A whihsh tinge came on her face
and her eyes grew very big.
''D' v want me to let y out?
"Can you do so without its being
known that it was you who did TT"
"Reckon so. I'm purity good liar
"How can get away"
.sThere's horses below. There's no
body about jist now"
swell, IL you can let me out you may
save my life"
She went downstairs, brought up {
bunch Of keys and with one of then
, unlocked my door. 1t was then that
, got a full view of her. She was tall
well formed and but for her skirts
/ which were so short they looked as j.
/ she had outgrown them, would have
| passed for nineteen or twenty. Sh'
! | was rather wild looking thing. not Il
! all tidy, and her hair was uncombed
. She ran to q small stable III rear o
! the TAIL and led out a horse that stoot
] saddled and brdled. Taking the rein
, in my left hand, put my arm aroun'
| her, giving her kiss full Of fer7en
gratitude, then, mounting, DASHED
I away. The last glance | gave he
] showed me q red spot In each cheek
She had doubtless been kissed for tn
I first time by full grown man.
had been out an hour. and m
$ horse was getting jaded he was
. very slow beast when, hearing Il gu
I. lop behind me, urged him on. turf
| ing at the same time to learn VII
g was coming. saw skirts Hutteria
n In the wind Not being afraid Of
2 woman, slowed up and the next tim
Y turned saw that my pursuer was tn
q girl who hid let me out Of Jail. Sh
> was riding astraddle. aud her hair wa
> flying.
y WELL" said. what Is III"
Il jist thort I'd go with ye."
o I was startled. Many things passe
y through my brain. the principal bein
/ that IL caught would be surely bans
ed for horse stealing, to say nothin
= of abduction But | couldn't be NOR
! than hanged and might as well b
o hanged for both as one.
l. "WeIl, come on" ! said
4 We rode till darkness came and, fe
the matter of chat. till daylight. The
D. we were safe.
It I told the girl. who was a niece {
It the jailers wife and had never bee
10 taught anything. that we must pal
/ for awhile, since | intended sendin
d her to school. She vowed she woul
II stay with me- But stood firm, prom
Using that IL she would remain /
school two years she might come bac