The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-01

that he had come to rescue his iicn,l, and
TINT he had determined not TO re,urn
empty. v.handch.
NOrutllrd hen was ever more indignant.
lIrr eyes fairly flashed. She seized n
brnOnStick, mud dared the veteran 10 lay
finger on her
TeuniS was too chivalrnuS To make the
attack hinS' IT, hut, turning to Ryck, he
gave orders fnr the assault
Ryck Immediately charged her in per-
son. Resistance was in vain. The broom.
Strk was shivrrrd across Rvck s grizzly
pole hut it might ~ well have enrunm-
tired nnc Of the how wllri> ot Malihrcnck ;
aud before Mrs Cock had recovered her
wits, she found herself mounted in Gont
nf Ryck. securing across the country AT
hradlong speed
On the table were the pen and ink
where Seth Pinchon had left them. Tcu-
tbs stopped Ia write n lew words. and lr'l
the paper on the table. Then mOuntin-
hr tnlluwr,l Rvrk. ----------------'-------.--
No hen in the clutches Of Il hawk, was
ever more vocilrroIS than Mrs. Curk, ard
a> She was lorne ON, u stream of abuse
and vitupcratinn escaped her, cdlling Car
back in the rear, until it imprrgnatcd the
atmosphere for mile. Her raplorS pad
no regard to il, nor did they stop until
She landed nj the dwelling ol the veteran,
very mnrh di>hrvcl!rd aud btdrngglrd,
, and desperately out "f temper IL. the
huSiiing which She had received in her
= involuntary cloprmcnt.
T.n,,i, c,n,,I IA. ,nt.Nunr Ian IoI
left him. gazing Iurfully from between
the bars or the corn crib. aud the dog as
>iluuuS in his attentions. The Dutch
man first business was IL open the door
and let the captive out, after which he
t"ll him he might 90 To those who had
sent him, which p rmi>>i"n was accom-
panied hy kick in the rear to help him
on his way.
Great WAS the diSnny tin Oushout Buck
the abduction nC Mrs Cock was hruitrd
abroad. The desperate character Of Van
Gcl'lrr was already n matter Of nutnricty !;
but that lIr would have the harlihuul Ia
tackle Mrs. Cock, and carry her oil Ia
the ta>turS>rS at Mailnrcuck. never cutrr.
cd iutn the head OF even the most vision
AIRY "i them AL.
Ehcn, zcr was in n itrmcnt lie sent
for his martial >on-in.law, aud they laid
their hadS together to discover some
mndr ol Cirrumvrnting their ic>nlutc foe
Seth Pinchnn was for marching to the
tuItrc>S, >tnrming il, aud putting the
whole gai ri>on to the sword; proceedings
ol that kind had been every day matte, 5
with him in his i"rayS into the Indian
bodrrS. The country was becoming
'lrca,lIully peaceful and he ln"kr'l upon
n sharp ruc"untcr aS mn agreeable inter
lulr III the mnnntnny of his present life.
Ehrnzcr, h"wcvvr, suggested that it
would not be the means Of delivering Mrs.
. Cock.
"What would he do with her."
Hang her, replied Emnczrr "Ilcic' :
his letter." said hr, predicting the scrs"l
which T,uni> had left an the table " lie
SwcHrS that he will, aud he will keep his
word"
Seth P;nchon loOked about him cau-
liou>ly. aud cast an inqui'ing eye on his
intended fatheI-in-lnw."
"SuppoSe he did"
TbCIltLcT IttluUtu IuC HOOK. fOT
moment his lace was frightened bv n
GIizzlv Smile hut his features rclap>eG in.n
their usual stiff expression, and he >lIo0,>
his head. " Ii won't do. We'd be The
talk Of the whole country. Bul Scvci:.l
times his eyes gliStcnr1 Ms he thnu.nt ol
il; for there was something pleasant in
the itlca.
After much dclibcratiOn, only one
course seemed open; aud that was tn
effect nm exchange of prisoners, aud Ia
trust TO chance to get Derrick again in
their hands.
This was acceptable to neither, but
was especially unpalatahlc to Seth. whn
stood out >taunchlv against it. At L,t il
was determined that they should visit the
fortress, aud see il it could not he taken
nv assault. lf that could not b. ,lnhr, it
would he time enough TO adopt the other
| alternative.
| To this proposition Ebcnczcr was G,in
to assent Having called his dau!Htrr 20
him, he told her the nature Of his erlant,
aud cautioned her to be especially watch
ful over the prisoner. lie ommittrd Ia
her charge the key Of the chamber where
Derrick was confined, and from hich nS
yet he had made no effort to escape. liz
hintrd that his daring character had bccn
greatly exaggerated; for that the most
chicken hearted fellow he had ever ne,
with, would not have submitted 80 i'm.
pri$nnMeut aS tamcly aS Derrick had done
Having thus made all secure ut home, hC
aud Seth felt more ut ease While on .hcir
way To beat up the quarters Of their old
foe.
: When they came in sight Of tie forII O. :
they d, serted the head nf Trnni> Van Gel.
der aud the end Of h'undrrbn>S prnt,u
ding from "A window in the y, cnnd stony
aud the black face aud white ewes Of Rvch
similarly supported in dMmrr win'low
! in lhr rnnr while the SUuarr-nO>rl dog
patrnlIc,l in (rnnt nr the hOu.e, with iii,
gravity oG a sentinel. From n small win
dow high up IN the cock .lnlt. WAS Ia bt
Sren the ,liSconSnlatc lace of Mrs. Cock,
who, on approach Of her ai'irS w'vet
some article oi E'mnlc attire fiom the win
dow, in t"kcn "f her presence, and thai
She was ripe inr a>SiStamc.
There was something s0 formidable i,
the attitude of the hrlea.urcd Gn,crS, tha
Ehcnrzrr Cmk deemed it p'ulcnt, h,Cm,
vcntming further, To parlry; aud forth
with tying n whiie 'ay nn Ine end nf :
stick, he dispatched Seth Pinchon with i
MS flag "f truce.
TcuniS Van Grldcr maintained his mi:
tnie "f defiant caution. lie made no otTr
tn modest the ambassador. until he arrive,
within speaking distance. aud then com
mandrd him 1" stop anG disclose the M
ture Oi his crrand.
"Im come for Mrs. Mrhtable Cock,
said Srth Pinrll0n.
Then. you've c0Aac on fools crran,l!
was the somewhat unrivil answer.
"lr y"u don't give her up, III take tn
law on you!" shouted Ebcnrzrr. from ii
distant spot whore he had posted himself
TcuniS replied by Slriking light, put
ting pipe between his teeth. aud glarin;
nut from beneath the clouds Of S,M0ke
In the meantime, Seth Pinchm was re
c"nn"i,eri"g the premises Things Ger
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