The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1912-06-06

I -Jean Denslow. at ynur service,
| dropping me a courtesy.
| Very well. Miss Denslow. If 20
| can satisfy me that no gnerrilas ar
| harbored here will see thai you ar
left undisturbed in the future"
We entered the house. | was I'm
pressed by the afr OF eiegaut comfor
displayed in furnishing aud decora
ton.
We went forward 10 a door tha
opened To rhe left of the stairs ant
the girl knocked lightly A deep voic,
answered and | followed as she step
ped within. saw dimly the motion
less figure of man directly facing
us. The shoulders were broad her
culean. the head large. massive. crown
ed by n shaggy mass OF iron gray hair
the eyes looking out from cavernOuS
depths. He must have observed my
uniform with the first glance. for he
burst out In n gruff. Swapping voice.
whats that Yank dning herc?"
await. Judge" exclaimed my fair
guide. EFT Is all right; he is alone,
and has entered on my invitation
This IS Lieutenant King Of General
Eosecrans' staff"
You are the first Yankee who ever
put foot In my house. sir. and | hope
you'll be the last. What do you
wantg"
She permitted me no opportunity for
reply standing almost directly between
1 us.
"Licutenant King has force of men
back IN the hills hunting after Big
Donald He came here alone. and
volunteered to let him search the
house. thought you would prefer
having II done by one alone rather
thnn by lot Of rough soldiers. Lieu
tenant King is a gentleman"
The judge evidently was struggling
with II temper hard 90 control.
at viii be merely Il matter OF FORM
! endeavored to explain. I'VE know OF
your sympathy with this outlaw. and
| shall be only too glad to relieve you
Of all suspicion OF harbOring him"
''Oh. you do know that. do you. you
young whippersnapper. I'm an old
man-an old man. | could have fought
you once. but not now. Go on and
search the house; you are safe enough
alone with only para!ytIc and two
women TO oppose you. Lord! but ]
wish Donald was here"
The girl stepped back. her cheeks
flushed from excitement, and touched
my sleeve with her hand Come she
said softly
In the ball she avoided looking at
me, apparently merely eager to finish
as soon az possible disagreeable task
81 feel quite ashamed of thus mrrud
ing began. conscious of the grow
ing restraint in her manner.
Il have long since learned this part !
OF the iucivllity of war. My own home |
has been searched often enough by |
your sodiery II Is to save this house |
from such outrage that ! have asked |
you TO act in person"
"And shall perform my duty with
all respect"
felt the swift glance of her yelled
eyes was fun of thanks. but the long
lashes dropped quickly. Yet even this
set my heart throbhlug as | opened the
door nearest my hand.
As | emerged from the dining room
she pointed TO small door farthest to
the left.
This is being utilized as Il store
room, and the key is kept in the kitch-
en-" She was back in a moment. The
room was dark. and | took single
step within. The door crashed behind
me. and heard the sharp click of the
key In the lock.
For the first moment | doubted ev-
erything. II must be some mistake. a
sudden gust of wind had slammed the
door shut could not conceive this
rs the deliberate act of Jean Dens-
low. | even called her name. believ- I
ng she would hasten to release me. {
But there was no response, no sound
,f any kind from without. The
OF the girls deceit hurt me I
more at first than my own physical
condition. | was merely an inquisitive
Yankee officer searching for one she {
elt obligated TO protect. The man
night even be concealed within the
louise. or. IL not. some cew leading TO Z
lis whereabouts was To be discovered
here. For a long time | smoked my {
,ipe and made no effort 10 escape. {
Then | struck many matches. examin-
ng everything carefully. yet this was ]
he sum total of my discoveries. There I
vas no way out and the fact that not
he slightest sound reached me sug- 6
estcd an unusual thickness of walls I
There was not much To encourage I
single strip of flooring. slightly warp
d mt the joint. Scarcely hoping for I
ny practical result. began digging e
ut the dirt that had became packed g
ard In the narrow space and even q
lcceeded in splitting Off a silver from :
ne plank itself. ! got a broken chair n
e wedged Into the oritice In such a a
tanner as to utilize it as lever.
was bending over this crude con-
'ivance when the door was opened :,
lstily a foot or two and something !,
id forward along the floor. locat- "
1 plate heaped with food and
nall pot of smoking hot coffee on the
Dor and took a glance at my watch
ight-thirty; | had been imprisoned