Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-03-28
Mark shrank back. as from the touch

oil an embodied pestilence.
Il can give YOU no assistance in
your search, Lieutenant Fallon,' he
said coldlv.
Permit me to ask if Miss Heber is
vour own sister, born Of the same par
ents as yourself: demanded the pre-
tended officer abruptly.
Il do not tolerate any intrusion into
my private family affairs. Lieutenant
Fallon,' said Mark haughtily. NV
sister has already been annoyed by
4 your questions in regard TO her history.
and must request YOU to leave us
/ alone
i beg your pardon. Mr.. Heber.' said
the villain, adding maliciousIv. Il see
I this is a sore subject with YOU. You
have not said that Miss Heber Il your
own sister. presume YOU cannot say
50 truthfulv'
We will not discuss the matter. sir
/ Gay llcbcr Is nv sister, and while
live she shall not lack for a protector
All, Yes. said the pretended officer.
using his favorite phrase Of assent.
brothers are not usually 50 devoted
TO sisters a Won seem 10 he. Mr. lie.
Der
That evening Gay. whose curio~il,
had been stimulated hv what had taken
place. to find out something more about
her pareutage. WAS examining some
jewels which had been len hv her moth
or. and some trinkcts which she had
possessed when a child. She had TAX
en- them from little hox ia the bot.
tom Of her trunk. and thought herself
perfectly secure under the cnVrr Of the
Wagon. when she suddenly detected
the false Lieut.. Fallon pecring at her
through hole which he hal cut in the
canvass. All this she reported tn
Marx.
%; the following day Mark had a
violent alteration with the pretended
Lieutenant
NJ ono hal ewes or cars tor ANYTHING
but thi. exciting scene, and IL thus hap
pcncd that a small body of hnr-emcn In
The uniform 81 the United State. hal
come up. aud hnd dashed into the vary
camp before their approach was noticed
loud b1gle call irom tho head Il the
troops was the first token the cnigrani-
received Of the new arrival
IL moment the combatants were
l""-ad, and all eve, turned 10 the new
comcr-
The disguised Lieut. Fallon looked
! aud turned faint. He knew what ihi.
a visit meant. II nn one else did.
/ Conductor shouted the leader of the
, troop. we arr here IL search 81 Rlns
= Jack the noted dcspcrado. accused n'
the attempted murder oflicutcuant Fsl
Ion uf the United States army. whom hr
brutality attacked aud hung into ,h,
r. Deep CANYON a. dead. The Lieutenant
i. NOW Il Fort krarncv. Ia q criiira
f, condition. and W demand hi. wouli-L
muriererN
y Tho cmigrant- had listened viii
7 hrrsthlc.- atpazrm"ni To the announce
mont 81 Tho officer ia charge 81 the srnal
p. detachment Of troops They were sr,u.
allv .p"lihauud. Npi - the par-on mos
+, interested iu The announcements 70,
Jack himself
The desperate had comprehculcd d..
rrrani Of TIE troop. in the first mon-n
.ofthoir appearance. After H. first Mr.
satinn 81 fAintuc.s ana terror. he hat
! recovered hi rnoluc-. and courage. An,
d Wa himself again.
it The very commencement III III,
officer announcement. Blue JACK ~
- changed glance with the terrified Bnrk
7 The latter pointed ono tremhlin. hn5r
y over hi- shoulder o. spot al a littl., VII 4.
taur". where Bike jacks horse -tn..
r grazing. saillcd for use.
r H. an instant the chief dc. ncr..lo d,rf
"d under the wagons toward the waitint
horse. lie reached him anl leaned up,f
his hark.
= And IN The next moment that dc.prr,
n do rose gracefully In his -'irrup. Al Ia,
g distance of a few rods. and with IN,
fierce defiant veil Of n wild Indian. dash
!, ei his spurs into his horse sil.. au.
was away like the wind
The troops gave an answering veil a
surprise and anger, and the officer n
command led the -wift pursuit.
Blue Jack had the advantage al 4 goo.
n start. and was splondidlv mounted. hi
/, horse being a seasoned animal. born an.
bred on 'he plains. and endowed will
: great HE and spirit
y Blue Jack laughed aloud a. the s,ropo
animal bore him onward a. II lie Ia,
been feathers weight. lie rose agait
l. in hi. s,irrup-. aud shouted back defiant
n ":
Come on. Take Blue Jack il YOU can ,
" outlaw 10 surrender. but the only rcpl,
y was hooking laugh. The OH eer the,
fired shot ~ the fugitive. but the bullr
, missed IL mark. ana Blue Jack. bondin.
F.. low io hi, horses neck, and digging tn,
spurs into the animal -ide~. swept ol
:, and AWAY with the rush Of tornado
Aud after hitn swept the pnrsucrs.
tn" cmigrants watched the bursui
with hr-athlc-- interest until the for,
G most figure upon the powerful Indian
+. -ieed had passed beyond their linc 81
. vision.
+ During the confusion Burk escape,
also.
Al nightfal they halted upon the
Il south bank of the Platte. and were a.
supper around their fire. when ia,
troops were seen 10 approach, weary and
i>pirited-without their prisoner.
The fellow has escaped us .ail tn,
A officer
You held on TO the chase well. Lieu
7, tenant said the conductor.
u i can't bear to 90 back to the font
y without him., was the quick reply
n There's excitement all through the fort
{ Poor Fallon was nearly murdered. and
I was left for dead. He was flung owe
r into Deep Canyon, and happened 10
lod2" IN a clump OF bushes. There he
, came TO himself, an hour or more after.
u ward, and. more dead than alive. n,
q climbed up to the ground above. and
Tell down in dead faint. 4 party wa.
4 immediatel, organized, and sent in pur-
r suit OF the outlaw
; The next day they encountered the
party of soldiers that had been sent in
pursuit OF Blue Jack. They had found
: no trace Of the desperate or his compan-
r ion.
a No use looking for Blue Jack said
;, the officer in charge of the party. adj
I dressing Landlord. There has been n
party OF Sioux about this quarter for a
few days past, and no doubt Blue Jack
has fallen in with them. The party is
hardly large enough TO attack your train,
ana l understand they have gone up to-
ward Dakatah. Blue Jack has an Indian
| wife somewhere nm thara