Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-06-29

He said that ii it were not that ne had TO
90 TO Pelican Lake that very night, he
would go along and help to blow up the
old rascal
Soon after this he shook hands ali around
and wished them bon coy1ge in their trip
to Lindsleyyille He winked his eyes
knowingly, playing the hypocrite hand
somely. Oscar and Bottineau left Ia diff
ferent directions, the Germans had gone
home drunk, and only "Whiskey Jim
Joined the half breeds in their trip. They
took possession Of an immigrant team that
was in Gager's stable, and just after sunset
started on their patriotic errand. They
were going to celebrate the fourth by blow
ing up the tyrant.
Meantime, Edwards had taken long
strides, but his mOccasin clad feet were not
carving him 10 the direction Of Pelican
Lake. Half the time walking as only
"the Long Trapper" could walk, half the
time in swinging trot, he made the best
possible speed towards Lindsieyville. He
had start Of the half breeds, bat how
much he could not tell; and there was no
time TO be lost. At the summit Of every
knowl he looked back to see If they were
coming, crouching in the grass lest they
should discover him.
Lindsey received him suspiciously as
ever, and positively refused TO believe his
story. But by using his telescope Ed
wards soon convinced him that the party
were just leaving Gager's. The dusk Of
the evening was coming on, and Lindsey
fright was great as he realized his daugh-
ter's peril
II will fight them 10 the DEATH" he
ss,o.. s1
air that would have done honor to Don
Quixote.
"If you fight them and whip them, they
will waylay you and kill you But there
are ten Of them, and If you fight them
you will be killed, and this lady will be
without a protector. If you run away,
the house will be destroyed, and you will
be killed whenever you are found But
what have you here. a magic lantern?"
The old gentleman had, before Edwards
arrival, taken down the instrument to in
troduce some improvement which ne had
just invented. When Edwards stumbled
over it and called it magic lantern he
looked at him scornfully.
"A magic lanternl" he cried. "No, sir;
that is dissolving view, oxy-calcium,
pantosciostereoscopticon."
with this we must save you and your
daughter from the half-breeds," said the
trapper, little impatient at this il-timed
Of pedantry. "Get ready
for action Immediately"
have no oxygen gas"
Make it at once" said Edwards. He
picked up some papers marked "Chlor.
potass" and Black oxide"
"Here Is your material" he said
"Do you understand chemistry" asked
Lindsey. But the trapper did not ans
wer. He got out the retort, and in five
minutes the oxygen was bubbling furious
ly through the wash bottle into the India
rubber receiver. Edwards stood at the
window scanning the road toward Gager's
with his telescope until 1t grew dark,
which in that latitude was at about ten
o'clock. Then the magic lantern was re-
moved to the little grass rooted stable, in
which dwelt a solitary pony, and by Ed.
wards direction the focus was carefully set
70 that 1t would throw a picture against
he house. Edwards selected two pic
ures and adjusted them for use in the two
ubes.
The half were not in haste, and
n all the long hour of suspense, Emilia,
lid in the barn with her father and young
was positively happy. For here
vas human companionship, and hungry
oul will gladly rick death If by that
means companiOnsbip can be purchased.
{ did dot matter either that conversation
vas out of the question. II is presence
md not talk that makes companionship.
But bark, the bOis brules are on the bank
# the river below. Emilia's heart grew
till as she heard them swear. Their
rolled like the rattle of rat
le. snake. They were coming up the
ill, quarreling drunkenly about the pow.
Ter. Now they were between the house
nd the stable, getting ready to dig hole
or the "po,tdre cdn0n"
"I'll give them fireworks said Ed
Yards in whisper.
A picture Of Thorwaldsen's bas relief Of
Morning" having been previously placed
n the instrument, Edwards now removed
he cap, and the beautiful flying female
lgure, with the infant in her arms, shone
,ut upon the side of the house with mar
,elous vividness.
"By thunder!' said Whiskey Jim,
himself, while every hair stood
N end.
"Mon Dieu!' cried the bois brules, who
lad never seen picture In their lives ex-
,ept in the cathedral of St Boniface, at
Fort Garry. mon Dieu! La Satnte
Vserye!" And they fell on their knees
before this apparition of the Blessed Vir-
lin, and crossed themselves and prayed
Justify.
But "Whiskey jim" Strengthened him
elf up, and hiccOughed, anu stammered
BY thunder!'' and added some words
which, being Saxon, will not print.
"The devil p cried Jim, a minute later,
tarting down the hill at full speed, for, by
Edwards direction, the light had been
hifted to the other tube in such way as
% dissolve the Morning into hideous
picture Of the conventional horned and
ioofed devil. The picture was original
v meant to be comic, but 1t now set Jim
% running for dear life.
SOU, G est k dia5le b dSqbe ! le dtable!'
,ried the frantic bots bruies, breaking OFT
heir invocations to the Virgin most ab.
,ubtly, and fleeing pell-mell down the
nill after Jim, falling over one ano' her as
hey ran. Quick as flash Edwards threw
about him sheet which he had ready,
and pursued the fleeing Frenchmen. Jim
had already seized the reins, and on
The plan of '"the devil take the hindmost,'
was driving, at pace that would have
done him credit in Central Park, up the
trail towards Gager's, leaving the half
breeds 10 get on as best they could. Bour