Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-09-20

LES, u0dI 1du
I'm mighty sorry that ten dollars
/ loaned you was bad-but you don't
need ever to pay 1t back! 1t were
Captain MurreH gave it to me"
II consecrate myself to his destruc-
ton! Judge Slocum P-ice cannot be
Inundated with impulity!"
II should think you would saws
your wind, Price, until you'd wad-
died out of danger!" Mahaffy spoke
grufiy.
"How are you going to get me out
of this, Solomon-for i suppose you
are here to break Jail for me-" said
the judge.
''Well, Price, guess all we can do
is to go back to town and see II
can get into my cabin-I've got an
old saw there. II can find it, | can
come again tomorrow night and cut
away one of the logs, or the cleats OF
the door,"
In heavens name, do that tonight,
Solomon:" implored the judge. Why
procrastinate?"
Price, there's a pack Of dogs In
this neighborho0d, and we must have
full night to move in, or they'll pull
us down before we've gone ten
miles!"
you're right, Solomon; I'd forgot
ten the dogs"
Mahaffy closed and fastened the
shutters, then he and Hannibal stole
across the clearing and entered the
woods. The judge went to bed. He
was aroused by the arrival OF his
breakfast, which the sheriff brought
about eight o'clock.
well, II I was in your boots
couldn't sleep like yOu!" remarked
that official admiringly. But l reckon,
sir, this amt the first time the peni-
Tertiary has stared you in the face"
1t was nearing the noon hour when
the judges solitude was again in.
vaded. He first heard the distant MUIR
muir Of voices on the road and passed
an uneasy and restless ten minutes.
He was soothed and treasured, how:
ever, when at last he caught sight OF
the sheriff.
well, judge, I got company fer
you," cried the sheriff cneerfully. as
he threw open the door. "A hoss-
thief"
He pushed into the building man,
pale villainous eyes and a tobacco
stained chin. The Judge viewed the
newcomer with disfavor. AS for the
horse-thief. he gave his companion in
misery coldly critical stare, seated
himself on the stool, ard with quite
fierce air devoted all mis- energy to
mastication. He neither altered his
position nor changed his expression
until he and the judge were alone,
then, catching the judges eye, he
made what seemed casual move
ment with his hand, the three fingers
raised; but to the judge this clearly
was without significance, and the
horse-thief manifested no further In
terest where he was concerned. He
the one or two civil remarks the
Judge addressed to him.
AS the long afternoon more itself
away, the judge lived through tbs
many stages Of doubt and uncertain
ty, for suppose anything had hap
pened to Mahaffy
Standing before the window, the
judge watched the last vestige OF light
fade from the sky and the stars ap
pear. Would Mahaffg come? The
suspense was intoleEable. Suddenly
out Of the silence sounded a long
drawn whistle Three times it was
repeated The horse-thief leaped to
his feet.
"Neighbor. that means me-" he
cried.
The moon was rising now, and by
its light the Judge saw a number OF
horsemen appear on the edge of the
woods They entered the clearing,
picking their way among the stumps
without haste or confusion. When
quite close, five of the band dis
mounted; the rest continued on about
the jail or cantered off toward the
road
Look out inside, tnerew cried
voice. and a log was dashed against
the door: once-tWice-it rose and
fell on the clapboards, and under
those mighty thuds grew up wide
gap through which the moonlight
streamed splendidly The horse-th1ef
stepped between the dangling cleats
and vanished.
rhe Judge tossed away the stool.
He understood now. With a cont
dent, not to say. jaunty step. the Judge
emerged from the jail.
your servant, gentlemen!" he
said, lifting his hat.
"Git!' said one CT the men brief.
", and the judge moved nimbly awa1
toward the woods.
Now to find Solomon and the boy.
and then to put the miles between
himself and Pleasantvile with all
diligence AS he thought this, almost
at his elbow Mahaffy and Hannibal
rnrn frnm behind a fallen log The