The Greenville morning herald. [volume] (Greenville, Tex.) 1890-1956, 1910-08-27
SHE SAVED
HIM
BY BENJAMIN l. TUCKER
Copyright 1910, by American Press
Association.

wac riding one day on road In
what was then territory OF the Unit.
ed States In an unfrequcntcd region
| belonged to the country, though not
TO ,hat particular part of 1t. and was
dressed in the costume In vogue there
namely, wooden shirt aud trousers.
high boots and sombrcro. Hearing tb.
gallon of horses behind me, turned
and saw two men coming Each man
rode Il horse and led another
l thought nothing of the matter til
they came close behind me, when |
heard rough voice shout;
Hands up, strangerr'
knew enough of the practices OF
the country to understand that IL !
didn't drop my bride rein ana shove
both hands up over my head would
get n bullet In me, My revolver was
at my hip, but to draw II would be
sure death one of the men rode In
ndvance 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
IL 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 o.
how | had come into possession of 1t.
but he said | might spare myself such
yarns rs that, and was taken back to
the nearest town and thrown into Jail,
charged with horse stealing
Tho jail consisted of the second story
If small brick house, the windows of
which had been fitted with bars. !
was put into one of these rooms The
upper part of the door also was barred,
so that the iailer could see prisoner
without opening the door knew II
would only be while the man who had
lost his horse could get together an
improvised court before would be
tried and If / couldn't prove | wasn't
horse thief would 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 bordering
en- the chances OF swinging. that
looked up aud 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 girl
She appeared to be about sixteen. but
she was not much over fourteen. She
was looking at me sympathetically
was twenty-one years and ut that age
said to have been good looking.
What " been doin'?" she asked.
Horse stealing" didn't think Il
worth while TO assert my innocence.
"What'n they do with W"
Hang me"
I A whitiSh tinge came on her face
and her eyes grew very big.
"D y want me to let y outr
Can you do so without its being
known that it was you who did itT'
"Reckon so. I'm purity good liar
How can get away?'
"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 g
bunch of KEYS and with one of then
unlocked NV door. II was then that
pot fun view of her. She was tall
weu formed and hut for her skirts
which were so short they looked as ii
she had outgrown them. would hav,
nossed for nineteen or twenty. Sb,
yos rather u wild Looking thing. NOT nj
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