Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-03-06

I'm mighty sorry that ten dollars
I loaned you was bad-but you don't
need ever to pay it back, 1t were
Captain Murrell gave IT TO me-"
L consecrate myself to his destruc-
ton, Judge Slocum Price cannot be
Inundated with impunity,"
Il should think you would save
your wind. Price. until you'd wad-
died out of danger" Mahany spoke
grufny
How are you going to get me out
of this, Solomon-for l 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 If L
can get into my cabin-Tve got an
old saw there. II can find 1t. l 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 neighborhood. 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"
Mahaf1y closed and fastened the
shutters. then he Ind 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, If was in your boots 1
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"
II 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,
with his eye to a crack in the door.
He was soothed and treasured. how
ever. when at last he caught sight or
the sheriff.
: Well. Judge, l got company for
? YOU" cried the sheriff cheerfully. as
he threw open the door. "A boss
= thief"
2 He pushed into the building a man.
! hatless and coatless, with a pair OF
: pale villainous eyes and a tobacco
s stained chin. The judge viewed the
: newcomer with disfavor. AS for the
l. hOrse-thief. he gave his companion in
4 misery a coldly critical stare, seated
!. himself on the stool. and with quite
/. a fierce air devoted all his energy TO
mastication. He neither altered his
q position nor changed his expression
q until he and the Judge were alone.
e then. catching the judges eye. he
a made what seemed a casual move
ment with his hand, the three fingers
l. raised; but TO the judge this clearly
l. was without significance. and the
= horse-thief manifested no further in
l. terest where he was concerned. He
did not even condescend to answer
O the one or two civil remarks the
s Judge addressed TO him.
d AS the long afternoon more itself
away. the Judge lived through the
II many stages OF doubt and uncertain
~. for suppose anything had hap
e pened to Mahanyl
e Standing before the window the
d judge watched the last vestige OF light
Z fade from the sky and the stars ap-
& pear Would Mahany come? The
suspense was intolerable. Suddenly
d. out of the silence sounded a long
drawn whistle. Three times IT was
d repeated. The horse-thief leaped to
e his feet
V "Neighbor. that means me-" he
O cried
r The moon was rising now. and by
il its light the judge saw number OF
/ horsemen appear on the edge OF the
woods They entered the clearing
V picking their way among the stumps
d without haste or confusion. When
e quite close. five of the band dis
n mounted: the rest continued on about
Z the Jail or cantered off toward the
e road
d Look out inside. there" cried a
g. voice. and a log was dashed against
the door; once-twice-it rose and
d fell on the clapboards. and under
a. those mighty thuds grew up a wide
lie gap through which the moonlight
lie streamed splendidly. The horse-thief
d. stepped between the dangling cleats
IL and vanished
5. The Judge tossed away the stool
a He understood now. With a conf.
r dent. not to say jaunty step. the judge
ii emerged from the jail
$. Your servant. gentlemen" he
D said lifting his hat
lie Git" said one of the men brief
ly. and the judge moved nimbly away
a toward the woods.
Now TO find solomon and the boy.
:" and then to put the miles between
himself and Pleasantville with ali
- diligence. AS he thought this. almost
mt his elbow Mahany and Hannibal
he rose from behind a fallen log. The
m. Yankee motioned for silence and
ng pointed west
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