The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-09-16

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hiding place. and when they had en-
tered II. he brought ladder and
opened the top of the stack A hooped
shaft In the middle OF X led to n
point near Its top and provided ven
| tllation. Then ne crawled In at the
entrance, through which Samson
passed pail Of food. jug Of water
and some buffalo hides. Harry sat
with them for few moments In the
black darkness Of the stack room to
learn whence they had come and
whittier they wished to go.
I'VE are from st. Louis. SUM- the
mulatto answered. I'VE are on our
way to Canada. Our next station is
the house of John Peasley. In Taze-
well county"
do you know a man Of the name
of ElIphalet Biggs, who lives N st.
Louis7" Harry asked.
yes. sub; see him often, subj"
the negro answered.
what kind Of man is hep
Good when he is sober. sub, but
brute when he is drunk"
us he cruel TO his wifeT'
"He beats her with whip. sub"
MY G-r' Harry exclaimed. "Why
don't she leave himT'
"She has left him, sub. She is stay
ing with a friend. II has been hard
for her to get away. She has been a
slave. too"
Harry's voice trembled with emo
tlon when he answered:
II am sure that none OF her friends
knew how she was being treated"
IT suppose that she was hoping an
sub, that he would change"
II think that one of us will take
you TO PeaSey's tomorrow night" said
Harry. Meanwhile i 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. II read in the paper that there
was a boat Monday"
'The first thing to do Is TO go to
ptut Shlu SdFbn. 1ntTt nOt I1uCn
eft Of the night"
They went to bed. but the young
nan could not sleep. BIN had posses
ion OF his heart again.
Fortunately. the springs work was
nished and there was not much to be
one next day. Samson went to "Col-
nell Lukins' cabin and arranged
nth him and his wife to come and
tay with Sarah and made other prep
rations for the Journey to the north
Don after nightfall they put their
uests on a small load of hay. so
nat they could quickly cover them
lives, II necessary. and set out for ]
easley's farm. As they rode along
amson had a frank talk with Harry.
81 think you ought to get over be- /
Y in love with Bim." he. said. {
I've told myself tn dozen
mes, but 1t don't do any good" said 7
e boy.
"She's another mans wife and you {
i've no right to love her" +
"She's another mans slave. and
mt stand the thought OF It," Harry h
lswered. IF a mans sister were In c
tch trouble. I think he'd have the S
zht to help her; and she's more than |.
sister 10 me-" a
"I'll stand with you on the sister "
atform," said Samson. n
At sunrise they stopped to give s,
cir horses moment to rest. In the II
-, a |
use and the narrowed fields around
The women were lying covered by "
e hay; the man was sitting up and a
,king back down the road
They're coming" he exclaimed, =,
ddenly, as he got under the hay. =,
Samson and Harry could see horse "
N following at gallop half mile =.
so down the road Our friends -
rried their team and got TO Brim-
'ad's door ahead of the horsemen. :.
nry Brimstead stood In the open w
Or.
Take these slaves into the house W.
] get them out OF sight as quick
you can" said Samson. There's
ng 10 be quarrel here in a min ~
he slaves slid of the load and ran -
} the house. %
he team started on toward Peas III
5 farm as IL nothing had happened,
b Harry and Samson standing on
load. In a moment they saw, to
r establishment. Biggs and col 10
servant coming at slow tr0' IT
e the slaves they carried the prop LEI
of Biggs7 VIC
stop that wagon the latter COZ
lted. \ SAL
amson kept on. turning out a lit nun
10 let them pass. des
Stop or We'll shoot your horses" poy
IS demanded. you
They'll have TO pass close to the con
l." Harry whispered. "I1l Jump sioT
behind Biggs as he goes by" iste
he words were scarcely out of his rem
It'll when Harry sprang OF the and
!, catching Biggs' shoulders and for
ing squarely on the rump Of his .~
e. II was . rough minute that ang
wed The horne leaped and ira,
cd and Biggs lost his seat. and II