The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-10-04

Li' put -" SoihS l. ~
she said positively.
~ Like a thief too. l could
not permit that. you know.
Just stop and think how awkward for
YOU it would be if we were caught fly
ing together
Birds Of a feather. 1t might have
been worse if you had not disposed Of
Swallow
II must tell you what a genuine
brick you are. If they overtake us it
will give me the greatest delight IN the
world to fight the whole posse for your
sake"
After that do you wonder l want
to 60 with you:' she whispered. And
Crosby would have fought a hundred
men for her.
The marshal and his men were now
following Mr.. Austin and the lantern
toward the barn. and the road was
quite deserted. Mrs. Delaney and
Crosby started off rapidly in the direc-
ton Of the town. The low rumble Of
distant thunder came to their ears. and
eve and anon the western hlackness
was family illumined by flashes Of
lightning. Neither Of the fueitives ut
tered a word until they were far past
the gate.
BY George. Mrs. Delaney, we are
forgetting one important thing" said
crosby. They We're striding along
swiftly arm in arm. They'll discov-
err our flight. and the railway station
Will be just where they'll expect to
find us
"Oh. confusion. We can't 60 to the
station. can we:'
we can, but We'll be captured With
humiliating ease
Il know what we can do. Scott
Higgins is the tenant on my farm, and
he lives half a mile farther from town
than Austin. We can turn back to his
place. but We will have to cut across
one Of Mr.. Austin's fields"
"Charming. We can have the salts
faction OF trampling on some of Mr..
Austin's early wheat crop. Right about.
face. But, incidentally. what are we
to do after we get TO Mr.. HiSgins':"
They were now scurrying back over
>'~ Shc''A" NhN AoN JhNL tNN Stt.
"Oh. dear me, why should we think
about troubles until we come to them
II wasn't thinking about troubles.
I'm thinking aboat something to eat"
You are intensely unromantic. But
Mrs. Higgins is awfully good. She
Will give us egg and cakes and milk
and coffee and-everything. Won't it
be jolly?'
Five minutes later they were plung-
ing through a field Of partly grown
Wleat in what she averrcd to be the
direction of the Higgins home. 1t
was not good walking. but they We're
Young and strong and very much in
terested in one another and the advcn-
ture.
"He!lo. WHAT'S this? \ river" he
cried rs the swish Of running waters
came to his ears.
oh, isn't it dreadful: forgot this
creek WAS here, and there is no bridge
nearer than a mile. What shall we
DO: See. there is Il light in Higgins
house over there. Isn't it disgusting:
] could sit down and cry she walled.
- liz a N'S was lItitlh pain
ing fiercely. but they did not recognize
the voice Of Swallow. a new trouble
confronted them.
Don't do that" he said rcSioncdly.
"Remember how Eliza crossed the ice
with the ~bloodhoundS in ful! trail. 10
you know how deep and wide the
creek is"
ITS Il tiny bit Of a thing. but its
Wet she said ruefully.
"I1l carry You over" And "A mo
ment later he was Splashing through
the shallow brook. holding the 1.-the.
warm figure of his client high above
the water. AS he set her down upon
the opposite bank she gave a pretty
sigh of satisfaction and naively told
him that he was very strong for a
man in the last stages OF starvation.
Two or three noisy dogs gave them
the first welcome. and Crosby saSely
looked aloft for refuge. His cOmpan-
ion quieted the dogs. however. and
the advance On the squat farmhouse
was made without resistance. The