Gunnison news-champion., 1919-01-31


,ront OF the blacksmith shop. By the
liver shore, watching them. rs
,assed. on my way TO the miil on an
,rrand- The two statesmen were In
DruadcI0th and white linen and beaver
ists- They stopped ss ] approached
hem
We'll. partner. We shall be leaving
q an hour or So said Mr. Wright as
,e gave me his hand You may look
Z or TIE here soon after the close of the
Iession- Take care of yourself and 90
Iftca to see Mrs Wright and obey
| fOur cnptain and remember me TO your
iunt and uncle
See that you keep coming. my good
Roy" said The president as he gave me
ais hand. with playful reference. 10
ioubr. 10 Mr. wrisht's remark that !
Eas n coming man.
Bart. I've some wheat TO be
| .hrasheJ in the barn on the back lot"
,aid the senator as I was leaving
hem You can do IL Saturdays. II
gou care to. nj a shilling an hour.
Stack the straw out of doors until
,oG'vs finished. then put IL back In the
pay. Winnow the wheat carefully and
sack II and bring II down to the gran
iry and I'll settle with you when ]
return
] remember that n number Of men
Sho worked In Grimshaw's sawmIu
were passin; A. he spoke.
"Yes. sir" ! answered. much ela,ed
BY the prospect OF earning money.
The examination Of Amos was set
down for Monday and the people of
| the village were stirred and shaken
10y widest ruInors regarding the ey,
dence TO be adduced Every day men
and women stopped me In the stree;
TO ask what knew OF the murder.
| followed the advice OF Bishop Per
Eins and Kept my knowledge to myself.
Saturday cau.s. and when the chores
we're done went alone TO the grain
\ harm In the hack 10; of the senator's
farm with ilaii and measure and broom
end fork and shovel and sacks nn6 my
I iUnChruu. in n ruSh~TiTt. with all o.
whirh Mrs. Wright had provided me
II was lonely place with woods
'li iIlEff SlNfS OF tre fltiD anu too"
on the other. ] kept laying down
beds Of wheat on the barn floor and
| heating them out with the fail until
the sun was well over the roof when
| ! snt down tn eat my luncheon. Then
| swept up the grain and winnowe'
out the chan and filed one Of my
| sacks. That done. l covered the floor
aruin and the thump of the fail ased
my loneliness until In the middle OF
the afternoon two Of my schoomates
| came and asked NE to go swimming
| with them. The river was not forty
| rods away and u good trail led 10 the
swimming hole II was II warm, bright
| day aud I was hot and thirsty. The
thought of cool waters and friendly
| companionship was too much for me.
went with them and stayed with
them longer thnn ! Intended. i re
lictn,er saying as dressed that
hnuiL have to work late and go with
! Hi my supper In order 10 finish my
tint.
II was almost dark when I was put
ting the last sack of wheat into my
rnrt, in the gloomy barn and getting
ready 10 90.
A rustiing In the straw where l
| stood stopped me suddenly. ] heard
Stenithy footsteps In the darkness. l
stood my ground and demanded:
who's thcrcf'
saw form approaching In the
gloom with feet as noiseless as cats.
took step backward and, seeing
that II was n woman. stopped.
IT'S Kate" came In a hoarse whis-
per us l recognized her form and staff.
run. boy-they have Just come out
o. the woods. saw them. They will
take you away. Run"
She had picked up the fail, and now
she put II in my hands and gave me
a push toward the door. l ran. and
none too quickly, for ! had not gone
fifty feet from the barn In the stubbie
when I heard them coming after me.
whoever they were. ] saw that they
were gaining and turned quickly.