Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-09-09

In few minutes"
Harry conducted them to their
hiding place, and when they had en-
tered 1t, he brought a ladder and
opened the top Of the stack. A hoped
shaft in the middle of It led to d
point near its top and provided ven
tilation. Then he crawled in at the
entrance, through which Samson
passed pail Of food, a jug of water
and some buffalo hides. Harry sat
with them for a few moments in the
black darkness Of the stack room to
learn whence they had come and
whittier they wished to go.
1--WE are from st. Louis. suh," the
mulatto answered. "We are on our
way to Canada. Our next station is
the house Of John PeasIey, in Taze-
well county"
of EliphaIet Biggs, who lives In ST.
LOUISE" Harry asked
Eyes, sub; l see him often, sub, &"
the negro answered.
"What kind of a man is he?"
"Good when he is sober. sub, but
a brute when he is drunk"
as he cruel to his wife?"
"He beats her with a whip. sub"
my CT" Harry exclaimed. "Why
don't she leave him?"
"She has left him, sub. She is stay
ing with a friend. 1t has been hard
for her to get away. She has been
slave, too"
Harry's voice trembled with emo
ton when he answered:
Il am sure that none of her friends
knew how she was being treated"
81 suppose that she was hoping an
praying, sub, that he would change"
81 think that one of us will take
you to PeaSley's tomorrow night" said
Harry. Meanwhile 1 hope you get
a good rest"
With that he left them, filled the
mouth of the cave with hay and went
into the house. There he told his
good friends of what he had heard.
81 shall go down to st. Louis" he
said. 81 read in the paper that there
was a boat Monday"
"The first thing to do is to go to
bed" said Sarah. There's not much
left of the night"
They went to bed, but the young
man could not sleep. BIN had possess
sion of his heart again.
Fortunately. the springs work was
finished and there was not much to be
done next day. Samson went to Sol
oneI' Lukins' cabin and arranged
with him and his wife to come and
stay with Sarah and made other prep
arations for the journey to the north.
Soon after nightfall they put their
guests on a small load of hay, so
that they could quickly cover them
selves, If necessary, and set out for
Peasley's farm. AS they rode along
Samson had a frank talk with Harry.
81 think you ought to get over be-
ing In love with Bim," he said.
1--WE told myself that dozen
times. but It don't do any good" said
the boy.
"She's another mans wife and you
have no right to love her."
"She's another mans slave. and
can't stand the thought of It," Harry
''If a mans sister were In
such trouble, think he'd have the
right to help her; and she's more than
a sister to me-"
"TlI stand with you on the sister
platform" said Samson.
At sunrise they stopped to give |
their horses moment to rest. In the
distance they could see Brimstead's |
house and the narrowed fields around
II The women were lying covered by |
The hay: the man was sitting up and
looking back down the road.
"They're coming" he exclaimed,
suddenly, as he got under the hay.
Samson and Harry could see horse
men following at a gallop half mile
" On down the road. Our friends
hurried their team and got to Brim-
;tead's door ahead of the horsemen.
Jenrv Brimstead stood In the open
loor.
.'rake these slaves into tie house
nd get them ont of sight az quick
: Won cam" said Samson. There's
ding TO be quarrel here in a min
te"
The slaves slid off the load and ran
lto the house.
The team started on toward Peas
VS. farm as If nothing had happened,
,ith Harry and Samson standing on
40 load. In moment they saw, TO
,eir establishment. Biggs and col :
red servant coming at slow trot-
rere the slaves they carried the prop
-ty of Biggs? - =
"stop that wagon the latter :
routed. -. n
samson kept on, turning out III :
o 70 let them pass. =
.Stop or well shoot your horses =
Eggs demanded. -
@Tbey'l1 have to pass close to the =
odn Harry whispered. I'll jump -
behind Biggs as he goes BY =
Tho words were scarcely out OF MS -
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