The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-04-21


ut IL Davis"
Il don't like him. don't think he's
honest"
"But he has been wonderfully kind
to Us. Without his help we couldn't
have lived. We couldn't even have
given my father a decent burial"
HAS he been out here to see your
mo"
"And he won't come. That man
knows how to keep out Of danger. I
don't believe you'll marry him."
"Why"
Because I intend to be a father to
YOU and pay all your debts" said
Samson.
The doctor called from the door of
re cabin.
BIN said: "God bless you and
Harry!" as she turned away to take
up her task again.
That night both Of them began, as
they say, to put two and two together.
While he rode on in the growing dusk
the keen intellect Of Samson saw
convincing sequence of circumstances
the theft Of the mail sack, the false
account Of Harry's death, the failure
Of his letters to reach their destina-
ton, and the fact that BIN had &C.
copied money from Davis in time Of
need A strong suspicion of foul play
grew upon him and he began to con-
slider what he could do in the matter
Having f0rded a creek he caught
the glow Of a light In the darkness,
a little way up the road. 1t was the
lighted window of a cabin, before
whose door he stopped his horse and
hallooed:
."I am belated and hungry traveller
on my way to Chicago" he said to
the man who presently greeted him
from the open doorway.
Have you come through Honey
Greek settlementY the latter asked.
left there about an hour ago."
Sorry mister, but l can't let you
come into the house. II you'll move of
few feet I'll lay some grub on the
chopin block an up the road about
half-mile you'll find a barn with
some hay In 1t, where you and your
horse can spend the night under
| cover"
| Samson moved away and soon the
man brought 4 package Of food and
laid It on the block and ran back to
the door.
It'll lay piece Of silver on the
block" Samson called.
mot a darned cent" the man an
swered. Il hate like pIson to turn 4
Teller away In the night. but we're
awful skeered here with children In
the house. Good-by. You can't miss
the barn. It's close ag'in' the road"
Samson ate his luncheon In the dark
ness, as he rode, and presently came
upon the barn and unsaddled and
hitched and fed his horse in one end
Of 1.-THE beast having drunk his Ali
ut the creek they had lately forded-
| and lay down to rest for the night
with the saddle blanket beneath him
and his coat for cover. A wind
from the north began to wall and
whistle through the cracks in the barn
and over its roof, bringing cold wealth.
er. Samsons feet and legs had been
wet in the crossing so that he found
1t difficult to keep warm. He crept
to the side of his horse, which had
laid down, and found a degree of COM
| fort in the heat of the animal. But
| 1t was a bad night, at best.
"Tve had many a long, hard night,
but this is the worst of them," Sam
son thought.
There's many bad night in the
history Of the pioneers, it's shadows
falling on lonely, Unmarked roads,
cut by rivers, creeks and marshes and
strung through unnumbered miles Of
wild country. Samson was up and
off at daylight In a bitter wind and
six inches Of snow. 1t was kind Of
work he would not have undertaken
upon any call less commanding than
| that of friendship.
He reached Chicago at noon, having
had nothing to eat that day. There
was no such eager, noisy crowd in the
streets as he had seen before. The
fever of speculation had passed. But
tHoic were many people vi llle HdiIl
thOroughfares, among whom We're
Europeans who had arrived the
autumn before. They were changing
but the marks of the yoke were still
upon them. In Chicago were the
yitals of the West and they were very
much alive in spite Of the panic.
Samson bought some new clothes
and had a bath and a good dinner at
the City hotel. Then he went to the
Office of Mr.. Lionel Davis. There to
his surprise he met his old acquaint-
ance, ELI FredenberH who greeted
him with great warmth and told Of
having settled In Chicago.
A well-dressed young man came out
Of an inner Office.
"Td like TO see Mr.. Davis" said
Samson. Tell him that I've got some
money that belongs to him and that
I'm ready to deliver it."
Tho vn,,nr ,,,o, IiSo h~n,,uh