The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-05


said the senator as | was leaving
them. You can do it Saturdays IL
YOU care to. AT shilling an hour.
Stack the straw out of doors untl
you've finished, then put il back IN the
bay. Winnow the wheat carefully ana
sack il and bring it down to the gran
arv and I'll settle with you when l
return"
| remember that a number of men
who worked in GrimShaw's Sawmlli
were passing as he spoke.
YES. sir" | answered, much elated
by the prospect of earning money.
The examination of Amos was set
Sown for Monday and the people of
the village were stirred and shaken
by widest rumors regarding the evil
dence to be adduced. Every day men
and women stopped me in the street
| 10 ask what knew of the murder. |
| followed the advice of Bishop Per
kins and kept my knowledge TO myself.
Saturday came. and when the chores
were done | went alone TO the grain
barn in the back lot of the senator's
/ farm with fail and measure and broom
and fork and shovel and sacks and my
luncheon. in a pushcart, with all OF
which Mrs. Wright had provided me.
1t was lonely place with woods
on three sides of the field and road
on the other. l kept laying down
beds of wheat on the barn floor and
l. no
the sun was well over the roof, when
| sat down TO eat my luncheon. Then
swept up the grain and winnowed
out the chaff and filed one of my
sacks. That done, | covered the moor
again and the thump of the fail eased
my loneliness until in the middle OF
the afternoon two of my schoolmates
came and asked me to 90 swimming
with them. The river was not forty
rods away and good trail led to the
swimming hole. 1t was warm, brlgh'
day and / was hot and thirsty. Inc
thought of cool waters and friendly
ccmpaniOnship was too much for me
| went with them and stayed viii
them longer than l intended. L re
member saying as l dressed That
should have to work late and go with
out my supper in order to finish IN!
, stint.
1t was almost dark when l was put
ting the last sack of wheat into m.
cart, in the gloomy barn and gettlni
ready to go.
, A rustling in the straw where
stood stopped me suddenly. l hear
stealthy footsteps in the darkness.
, stood my ground and demanded:
"Who's there?"
/ saw a form approaching in II
, gloom with feet as nOiseless as cats
took step backward and, seem
, that ii was woman, stopped.
ITS Kate" came in hOarse wills
: per as l recognized her form and stat
. Run, bOy-they have just come on
:, o. the woods. / saw them. They wi
. take you away. Run"
: She had picked up the fail, and no.
. she put it in my hands and gave m
push toward the door. | ran, an
-, none too quickly, for l had not gon
a fifty feet from the barn in the stubbl
when heard them coming after M
whoever they were. | saw that the
= were gaining and turned quickly.
y had time to raise my fail and bring
; down upon the head of the leade
" who fell as had seen beef fall III
der the AK. Another man stopped b
u yCnd the reach of my fail and, aft'
seconds hesitation, turned and r.
e away in the darkness.
could hear or see no other motto
y in the field. l turned and ran {
y down the slope toward the village.
T. moment | saw someone coming o
ie os the maple grove at the fields en-
just ahead. with a lantern.
D. Then heard the voice of the schOC
master saying:
10 SIS it you, my lad?"
ri "Yes," l answered, as l came up
lt him and Mary, in a condition
D GREATNESS excitement.
IN | told them of the curious adventu
he | had had.
III "Come quick" said the schoolma
De ter. Lets 20 back and find the IN;
II in the stumble"
Is l remembered that l had struck Z
- path in my flight just before stOppil