The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-07-14

the villain started as starts the hunter when
he,hears the tread of game in the Woods. =
But bark Aha--tliere was before one
] lingering fear in my mind that | might
shoot the wrong man; hut it wasgone now.
As the fellow stopped the motion of the
! paddle, l distinctly heard him mutter: 'l't
| soho, my dear sheep--you, little dream
eel that Gus Karl was your companion. But
he'll tlo you good turn. If your friend is
f, dead you shall follow him, and take your
traps to pay for your passage to Heaven! !"
F Itlink these were tile very words. At
any rate-ihey we're their drift. As he thus
: spoke he noiselcssll drew in the paddle. and
then rose to his feet. ! saw him reach over
| his left shoulder, and wien lie brought back
his hand he had a large bowie knife in it. !
could see lie blade gleanr in the pale moon
J light and saw Karl run his thumb along
i the edge, and then leel the point My
Heart beat tearfully, and my breathing was
hard. 1t was with the utmost exertion that
could continue my snoring, bat managed
to do without interruption. Slowly and
noisclessIy the foul wretch approached me.
| Oh his step would not have awakened a
hound-and his long cleaning knife was
| half raised l could hear his breathing
| plainly, and could hear the grating of his
teeth, as he nerved himself for the stroke.
| The william was by my side, and lie meas
| urcd the distance frum his hand To my heart
| with his eye. In his left hand he held a
thick handkerchief all wadded up. That
was to stop my mouth with. Every nerve
in my body was now strung, and my heart
stood still as death. Of course my snoring
ceased /; and at that instant the huge knife
was raised above my bosom! Quick as
thought brought my pistol up-the muz-
zle was within foot of the robbers heart
he uttered a quick cry-I saw the bright
blade glitter in the moonlight, but it came
not upon me. Ipulcd the trigger and the
last fear was passed. had thought that
the weapon misssc,l fire. but it did not
There was sharp report, and rs sprang
up and backed heard fierce yell, and at
the same moment the robher fell forward,
his head struck my knee as it came down.
Weak and faint sank back, but n sudden
tip of the canoe brought me to my senses,
and l went aft and took the paddle As
soon as the boats head was once more right,
/ turned my eyes upon the form in the bot
tom of the canoe, and saw it quiver--onl
II slight spasluodic movemcnt-and then all
was still. 4a - eat
All that night sat there at my watch and
stecred my bark. had my second pistol
ready. for knew not surely That the wretch
was dead. He might be waiting to catch
me off my guard, and then shoot me. But
the night passed slowly and drearly away,
and when the morning broke tie form had
not moved Then stepped forward and
found that Gu>tus Karl was dead !! He had
fallen with his knife true to his aim. for it
had struck very near the spot where my
heart must have been. and the point was
driven so far into the solid wood that had
tn work hard to pullit out. land harder still
To unclasp the marble fingers that were clo-
sed with dying madness about the handle.
Swiftly flowed the, tide, and ere the sun
again sank to rest / hail reached Logansport.
The authorities knew The face of Gustus
Karl at once, and when had told them my
sto,y they poured out thousand thanks
upon my head. A purse was raised. and
the offered reward put with it, and rendered
To me. | took the simple reward IRON the
generous citizens, while the remainder ,li-
rected should be distributed among the Wa
bash robicr's deprelations.
found Kemp sick and miserable He
W 10 pui WIN iCtSi, di'i ttbttOIS
shut him up in Il room where well man
must soon have suffncated
Whitewater give me water" he
gasped. 1ais..g.a. ~. a, .
" Haven't you had any 2" asked.
He told me no. threw open the windows
sent for pail of ice-water, and vas on
the point of administering it when the old
doctor came in. He held up both hands in
horror, and told me it would kin the sick
man. But l forced him back and Kemp
drank the grateful beverage He drank
deeply and thea slept The perspira,ion
poured from him like rain, and when he
woke again his skin was moist, and his fe-
yer was turned. In eight days he sat in his
saddle by my side, and together we started
for Little River At Waton's settlement
my horse WAS fully recovered, and when I
offered to pay tor his Keeping the host would
take nothing The story of my adventure.
on the river had reached there ahead of me-
and this was the landlords gratitude ~