The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-03-17

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"Je-mimlt" whgstlea Rastus 10 him
self. ~Ef dat ain's a row den n
whItei an all over dat hiwhfalutfu
man. wha's only been here tree weeks
OATS why Miss Ethel cries all do tim.
-an' here he comes now.~
Up the wooded lane walked tws
men. one asfIred I'm the latest fashion
the other dressed most quietly b.,i
with q sinister. repelltng c-<,unsananee
Come now. Jack he was saving
| sdon't be hard on q fellow whau III
prey IL 10 nearly within our wrasp~
sour graspi~ the other reneatad
with q sneer. You saw that nice. hut
I've heard gen talk before. Dick Ma1bv,
You w me something On thar nfher
deal. and I say square old accounts
before you open new ones
But i haven't got a cent. Jack. I
had q talk with the old man shls
morning. and he promised ma h3s
daughters hand. He win make her =
wedding gift Of ave thousand dny1arm
and half Of thai is yours tho mlnuts
I get my hands upon ff.~
~UghI That's all right az IL sounax
but I want my money
Wei. how are you going Id ret fts~
~Jusk this way. wicked gIeau
flashed from the speakers eve. sYou
know the reward down In Nsw Or
leans that's waiting for the ma whe
pipes you orr
~you wouldn't aares~
wouldn't II You owe me a xooo
sum. ana that would square accounts
"But be reasonable for a short TINA
man. I can't get the
saThe old gent has got a safe ful1 oe
gold and q house full OF silvarwars.
You1l help me crack the ranch. and
nobody viii know you were In IL. and
I'll call fl square. tn II q goqs
What do I gety
~One-thfrd OF the plate
I'm with you"
The two stroned down the wlndans
path. The twilight had deepenes lute
fusk when Rastus crawIed camtsonzlv
from HIS hiding place. and glancsng In
III directions TO make sure that his
mother or her emissarses we're moi I'm
he vicinity. skurried away.
The mantle OF the night had fallen
'ver the great white house. AL was
llent within and without The large.
clock In the dining room
licked slowly. and with . great deal OF
preparatory whirrlng made ready to
tFfke the hour OF three. Suddenly.
Eaong the acacia bushes Just outsids
library window there was q rust
sound. not as OF the breeze stir
the foliage. but as though a hui :
foot had trodden pom a dry twig.
or q moment all was stil1, then thers
as a cautions scrapfng at the sash
resently. with q ciink. the piece of
lass was removed. and q hand cana c
the aperture. feeling for ths .
catch. The sash was gently b
Used. and a head covered with % q
leee OF Grape surmounted by q tae Z
red hat was thrust inside
TIE man drew himself through thu
'enins and passed noiseIessly into the :
ming room Soon he returned. and :
aiming over the sfll murmured: :
Curse fl. Dick. come up yourseIfs@ y
Another man mounted the ladder. :
a the two went into the dining
om- Suddenly from behind the taTf
4 clock darted a little black object al
rush OF wind. a bang. and the door 5
tween the library and dining room a
Is fast Then there was a shout. 81
"a the hall was f1Iled with men. pi
'oused by the noise, Squire Hartford an
Is n of the first TO appear. tn
What does this meanY~ he thuu- w.
red. who are you. and what
But with q crash the dining room s..
or had been broken open and this oa
o prisoners dragged forth. with his =