The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-08-05

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Down the river to Logansport," rt
piled as pleasantly.
'That's fortunate, I wish to go ther
myself" the stranger resumed. "Wha
say you to my taking your second pad
die, and keeping your company"
II should like it" told him frankly
"I've been wanting company"
$50 have ;" added the hunter. "An'
I've been wanting some better modeso
conveyance than these worn out leg
through the deep forest.
Come on,' said, and as 1 spoke h.
leaped into the canoe, aud having depos
tied his rife in the bow, he took one o
the paddles, and told me that he wal
ready when 1 was. So we pushed of
and were soou clear of the whirlpool.
For an hour we conversed freely
The stranger told me that his name was
dams, and that his father lived in Co.
lun bus He was out now on a mere
hunting and prospect expedition with
some companions, who had gone on to
Logansport by horse, and having got
separated from them in the night, had
lost his horse in the bargain. He said
that he had great sum of money about
his person, aud that was one reason why
he disliked to travel in the forest alone.
Thus he opened his affairs to me, and
l was fool enough to be equally frank -
| admitted that | had some money, and
tuld him my business; and by most
quiet aud unpresumiug course of re
mark. he drew from me the fact that
had money enough to purchase forty full
lots.
Finally the conversation Jagged, and
[ began to give my coml anion a closer
scrutiny. l sat in the stern of the cn-
Toe, and he was about midships, and
facing me. He was not large man nor
was he tall His hair was of light flax
en- hue, and hung in long curls about his
neck; his features were regular and hand
some, aud his compl' xion very Light
But the color of his face was not what
o. would cal fair Il was cold.
bloodless color, Ike pale marble. Aud
for the first time, too, low looked par
ticu. .arly at his eyes. They were grey
in color and had the brilliancy of glar-
ing icc Their light was intense, but
bold and glittering like snakes When
1 thought of his age, 1 set him down for
not much over thirty.
Suddenly sharp, cold shudder ran
thr ugh my frame, and my heart leaped
with a Wild thrill. As sure as fate-I
knew it-there could be no doubt
had taken into my canoe, and my conf
dence, Gus. Karl the Wabash Robber!
For few moments, l feared my emo
tio,s would betray me. l looked care
fully over his person again, and [ knew
tha was not mistaken. 1 could look
back now and see how cunningly he had
ed me on to a confession of my circum-
he had made me tell my
a fairs, and reveal the state of my finan
ces What a fool [ had been But it
was too late to think of the past. l had
enough TO do to look out for what was
evidently to come.
L at length managed to overcome all
my outward emotions, and l began to
watch my companion more sharply and
closely. My pistols were both handy,
aud l knew they were in good order.
for had examined them both in the
forenoon when I thought of firing at
some game. They were in the breast
pocket of my coat, which pocket had
been made on purpose for them, and |
could reach them at an instant. Ano'h-
er hour passed away, and by that time
bad become assured that the robber
would make no attemnt upon me until
after night fall He said that it would
be convenient that we we both togeth-
er, for we would run all night, for one
could steer the canoe while the other
slept,
Aye" I added, with smile, chat
is good for me, for every hour is valua-
Bile I would not miss of meeting my
friend for worlds"
Oh-you'll meet him, never fear,"
said my companion.
Ah--he spoke that with so much mean
ing. understood it we'll [ knew
what that sly tone and that strange
cleaning of the eye meant. He meant
that he would put me on the road to
meet poor Kemp in the other world 1
only now that had not de
tected the robber when first I saw him, !
for the expression of his face was so
leartless, so icy-and then his eyes had |
such a wicked look--that the most un-
oractieed physiognomist could not have
allied to detect the villain at once.
During the rest of the afternoon we
some, but not 50 freely as be-
ore
could see that the villains eyes we're
lot SO frankly bent upon me as he spoke
nd then be seemed inc ined to avoid my
lirect glances. These movements on
is part were not studied, not even in
but they were instructive, as