The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-16
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Horse Thief
Ry WILLARD BLAKEMAN

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colorado. The canyon came Ia an end
a few hundred yards above them in
pocket, from which there appeared to
be no egress. the sides being perpen
dicuIar.
| Suddenly the men came TO little
cabin perched on II ledge overhanging
| the boiling mountain stream ZigZagging
down the canyon. A woman. slat-
| ternly. i'll favored creature with tous-
sled hair. was standing beside a board
supported by stakes driven into the
| ground inst outside the door washing
| dishes
lis this Iaycox s cabin2' asked the
sheriff
| Yes What dye want with him.
Were prospectors and have heard
that he has struck paying dirt In a
hole hereabout We wouldn't mind
| putting up some cash to work it If ii
looks we'll"
Better have nothin' to do with Bill
Iaycox He'd get yer money. and you
wouldn't get anything
| The sheriff pricked mp his ears at
this. wondering if the woman could he
used to help him land man wanted
for horse stealing.
'Oh. that's the kind of a man be is
| is it,"
| There bain't no meaner galoot than
| Bill Jaycov on this side of the divide
| He's treated me brutal ever since
come we're to live with him AS soon
| rs gifts these dishes washed I'm goin
to dig ont and leave him to git or
alone There's nothin' mean about me
I'll leave things to rights
whats he been doin' to you%'
"Jnok a-here" said the woman. phil
| ing up the sleeves Of her dress AID
| showing on her arm recent bruise
then pulling her dress down over her
| shoulder anc showing another bruiSe
on her back What dye think OF
| that?"
Up TO this moment the sheriff feared
that the woman was playing Q part.
with a view to aiding Jaycox to get
away from them. but this evidence
that the man and the woman were not
living happily together convinced hin,
that he had found her at an opportune
moment to make her useful Doubt
less she wished to be revenged for the
brutal treatment she had received. and
An appeal to her cupdity as well would
help the matter The relationship be
tween .Jaycox and the woman was q
sons who inha bited the mountpips at
that day A woman. usually Of very
low grade. would take up with q des-
Dorado. live with him as long as she
could stand his cruelty. then leave him
do you want to me- Ike some money!
asked the sheriff. pulling handful OF
differing gold pieces from his pocket
and exhibiting them temptingly. He
was watching the woman's eye and
saw covetousness In 1t. II yon'll turn
Taycox over to us I'll give you ten OF
these: they're SIS each"
I'm powerful bad of for money!
replied the woman thoughtfully. 81
dunno where I'm goin' to get bite tr
eat when I leave yere. and there's
nothin' to take with ne ] suppose
you wouldn't pay before you git Jay
COX. would YEP
mo | wouldn't like to do that. hu,
If you agree I'll give you one Of 'em to
bin6 the bargain"
The woman held yellow dish in he'
bands. wiping it and thinking, ''Ef he
hadn't said what he did to me before
he went away I wouldn't do it,
Where is hep
up there" motioning in the direc.
ton of the pocket
lis there any outIetI"
One Only be and me knows 1t.
Suppose you go to him. pretend to
make up your quarrel with him and
bring him back Well hide and take
him in
| Il don't know as | kin find him"
ooh yes. you can. Just as soon as
we cit him III give you the rest of the
money"
The mention of the gold appeared IL
decide the woman
He may be up the canyon. and ne
may have gone down I'll 90 up. and
if don't find him III go down Any
way III cit him for You"
Putting the dishes in the cabin. she
started off Most of the time she was
hidden FROM their view. but at times
| tneE cOulO see 0oT clllHiillS over u
rock Half an hour passed and she
did not return From the cabin they
could see any one who moved ont OF
rhe canyon. and one of the party was
deputed TO watch Presently they Sa "
the woman passing down They bail
ed her. but instead of replying she
simply waved her hand TO them aud
passed on.
An hour passed. and rhe sheriff. be-
coming impatient. started with his men
up the canyon There was no egress
When they had gone as far as pos
>ible they saw their quarry sitting OF
Il stone smoking cob pipe They
called on him to SURRENDER. which he
did
"Ry thunder" exclaimed one OF the
men who had approached the horse
| thief with n nair of handouts "it'S ths