Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-09-14

was fain to go hungry himself without com.
plant until he should reach home. ,...s.
1t occurred to him, as he rode along, that
Manitara might possibly have returned to his
house, where she had been 80 kindly enter.
tained on the previous day.. Perhaps child.
ish fear of witnessing the old chiefs death,
which she guessed was near at hand, or the
prevalence of some superstition in her mind,
connected with the event, had impelled her to
escape from her own home, and seek comfort
in the society of those who she might fancy
could best protect her. It would be curious
thing for her to do, certainly but then, he
reflected, one could not look for very rational
or conventional behavior in girl brought up
as she had been. Dwelling on this idea, he
had almost persuaded himself by the time he
reached his house that he should find her
awaiting him there-but only to meet, with
disappointment. His family, as we'll as Ar
thur, listened with surprise to bis announce
ment of her disappearance but the latter
suddenly offered solution Of the mystery, by
exclaimiDg, as he started with an excited face
from his seat. ..rl ....a ...-i..
"Its Panther Joe who has carried her off!
Mr.. Carleton I'll wager thousand dollars
that it's he. Don't you know he had set bis
heart on marrying herf" ...........r
"Her was it her Of whom he spoke to
me?" ..r....... ......., 8. ..r......... =.
"aOf course it was---don't you see it must
have been? Didn't he describe her beauty
and the difference between her and the 9TH
ers-and the sick chief she was taking care
of, and everythingf' It's as plain as day
light-he has stolen her away" !.
"Heaven forbid!' exclaimed the mission
ary, in tone of such evident dismsy that all
eyes we're turned on him in .astonishment.
"Arthur, my dear boy" he continued, hurried
", as he laid his hand on the young mans
shoulder, eff there is indeed any danger OF
his compelling her to marry him, we must
lose no time to prevent him from taking such
a step. This young girl is your own cousin r
my cousin?" gasped Arthur. '~' - - :
eyes, your cousin, Leila Graham-yonr
uncle's grandchild, so long supposed to be
dead" .... ,-: ...- ..s..: -.....s
"There was wondering outcry. He went
on rapidly to give sketch of the confession
Oconosh had made him, and to show the proof
he had received from his hands Of Leila's
! identity, Arthur listening with inexpressible
amazement, which would have been incredul-
ity had the marvellous tale been transmitted
to him through any less reliable medium. As
soon as his confused mind grasped the facts
of the case, his excitement became intense,
and his eagerness to take prompt action
knew no bounds. ............
"We must set off now-this very instant
at least must" he exclaimed. "You have
done enough riding, sir, in the last twenty
four hours" He was running out to saddle
his horse, when the missionary detained him.
5naii go -wisiFyyggu ui course," he said.
II am as much interested in the matter as
you are"
"But must ride fast-I must ride like the
wind and your horse is all tagged out" said
Arthur, in fever to be gone at once.
"That is true; Whitefoot has travelled far,
poor creature, and needs some rest, l should
only be keeping you back. Well, 60 alone,
only promise me to do nothing rash"
Arthur heard only the first words of the
concluding sentence. He was of like an ar
row from bow. .:
In an incredibly short space of time he
reached Joe's hut, and found it, as the mis-.
sionary said, closed and locked. He knocked
at the door, and loudly called Joe's name.
There was no reply. At last he shouted,
"Is any one in here" ...,..
He listened, and thought he heard rust
ling sound, but still received no answer. He
repeated the question, with the same result /;
and bafled and impatient, was about turning
away, in despair of attaining his object, when
suddenly clear voice exclaimed, in accents
of unmistakable relief and delight
"Oh Arthur. Arthur! Is that your
"Manitara?' he cried, looking eagerly
around, in every direction, to see whence the
voice proceeded. At last he raised his eyes,
and saw White Fawn's face, flushed and
eager, peering out of an opening just under
the low roof-a sort of air.hole which Joe had
purposely cut there.
"Arthur, have you come for me? am so
glad?" she exclaimed.
"Yes, I have come for you. Come out
quickly, and I will take you home to the mis-
sionary's house."
"But am fastened in-I can not get out." !"
"Fastened in who has dared to fasten you
inr"
"The big Indian man who brought me here.
Stay. I will try and find some way"
Her face disappeared from the opening,
and Arthur heard her rapid movements in
side the cabin. Presently came the sound Of
blows with hatchet or axe, and the sound Of
falling wood-she was cutting away the shin
giles from the roof where it sloped down at the
lowest part in the rear Arthur ran round in
time to see her now laughing dark eyes
through the fresh aperture thus made, which
rapidly grew larger under her skillfully-di-
rected blows; still the wood was tough and
resisted her efforts, and her hand presently
dropped tired at her side.
"Give me the hatchet," cried Arthur, "and
| I'll soon break in the door,"
mo, the door is the strongest part of all.
He made that 80 secure that it can't be broken
in. This is the best place; can scramble
out easily enough if once the hole is large
enough"
Arthur worked with a will but Il seemed