The Worthington advance., 1879-04-03

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foreign prince here in disguise,
Who asked shelter from the rain
(The country that he came from lies ----~~~--
Above the clouds); he asked in vain,
And will 1otcome aeein:E sI &
III Its had 4 know. y .As ta.. ,t,xe 3 f. | q
" Ny guest-room has too White bed . . ''''
For wayside dust said. ri" ~ w. i'''
.,,,s, ;, ROSE c1AyZERiNa., ,.,r;; !.
Or q Leap For Lite.
AN ADVENTURE IN THE BLACK HILLS.
sand where d6a sthk4air> lily aof ;a4ke'
Black Hills resides Dick2" ,..,,5
"About an hours gallop from our camp
aaaces 6ld aick 81 tReS name seS Of claver
ing. He keeps by himself, and am
Altered he will yet come to harm. The
cursed Sioux are about, and Rose would
be fine prize for some daring brave. It.
is said that the old man has dug piles of
gold. He may have made his pile, or
may not, but' his tdarter -she'a purifier
J than 10 prairis flower bending afore the
mornin' breeze when sparklin' with dew"
"Bravo, my old scout! You have poetry
and the love Of the beautiful in your
7 f1hl # you have neverseen the. inside of
I. ID sch0olhouse.' -,
ssS HIt's leetle book larnin' have: picked
/ xuh leftiRint. H. But the works Of nature
and the handiwork of God love-" and
the old man removed his slouch hat for
moment, ekposing his gray locks, as he
allowed the light breeze to fan his broad
brow.
"Dick, what do you say five gallop
Stdown to tho camping spot Of your friend.
You have excited my curiosity regarding
this mysterious beauty. I will tell the
sergeant to look out during my absence,
and he is fully competent to manage
fifty men. We have been stationed here
in .he hills for over six weeks. anu
1! tired, and must have little recreation"
"You may git more than you bargain
for. There's 1njun signs about, and
there's no tellin' what moment YOU NAV
run into Sioux camp among these infer
nal hills"
= ."Well, we'll take our chances. We are
both we'll armed"
A sharp gallop of an hour brought the
army officer aud his companion to the
banks Of small stream, and riding up to
group of stately trees, the scout reined
up with sharp cry Of astonishment and
alarm. -.
The tent of the solitary miner had dis.
]. appeared. Naaght remained but smok-
:, ing ruins, and the unmistakable evidence
Of a desperate struggle having taken
place.
Dismounting, the scout carefully went
over the ground, while tte officer watched
=, him with face expressive OF sternncss
and desire for vengence.
There's only nine of 'em. But bark,
there was groan. fit should be Rose2'
and rushing toward clump OF grass, the
scout beheld the tai, gaunt form of a
miner, from whose gaping wounds the
llfc-blood was rapidly oozing. "Ciaver-
ing, POOR fellow! has it come to this? l
was Altered of it, and my words have
come true"
"My time is short. would, speak of
slnI daughter. The Sioux have captured
sher. The young chief of d war party
tore her from my arms and dealt me my
death blow. But who is that with you7
my eyes are growing dlm2'
ut is Lieutenant Paul Welch, of the
cavalry"
r. Your hand, sir. Men of your profes.
sion are gentlemen. once occupied the
" position Of one myself. I have pack
age in my breast pocket that will explain
all. # you recover my daughter give it
to her, otherwise burn it as it is. It can
interest no third party"
He was rapidly growing weaker, the
eye was fixed, and the hoarse voice fall
tered:
"Chase the Sioux, recover poor Rose.
She is lady, he muttered, then with IN
effort he reused himself. II have gold
for her-look-great rock, CROSS, full
moon, shadow-dig'-and with aIattle,
Il terrible gasp, and the stout heart
ceased to beat.
Possessing himself of the package, the
officer briefly penciled the vague and nn-
satisfactory words Of the dying man on
the back. It might have been the wan.
derings of mind unsettled by tho near
approach of death, but he was determin-
cd to investigate the matter whenever an
opportunity should occur.
"Now for work, Dick. We'll bury Door
Clavering, then follow on the trail of
these red tiends, and Rose shall either
be rescued or avenged"
Mounting their horses the two sadly
turned away, sallying forth upon the
dark and silent prairie. ''
Suddenly the scout halted, and his
hand pressed the arm OF his superior with
q nervous clutch.
"Look there, lieutenant. Do you know
what that means2"
just under the horizon faint glow of
light was perceptible, above which hung
black threatening cloud, which rapid
~ spread over the heavens. Gradually
the stars disappeared, while herds Of
Wild mustangs, bufaloes and deer swept
furiously by.
Then it was the lieutenant realized the
the danger he was in. The Sioux had
Tired the dry grass from three different
points, and with gigantic leaps the bill.
lowy flames were rolling. kissing and
roaring toward them.
But old Dick had not been idle. He
was too old and experienced an Indian
fighter to be outdone in this peculiar
warfare Of the frontier.
2. Leaping from his horse, he struck
light and set fire to the prairie in his
turn: Rapidly the flames spread, dart
ing onward, sweeping everything in its
path. Leading their horses forward the
two men followed close upon the track
OF the counter fire, while every moment
the number Of halt-frantic: animals in.
creased. '... =.
Stretching far away in front and BE-
hind them, the terrible crescent rapidly
closed in upon the men. The glowing
-billows Of writhing fame, roared and
thdndef1hg In their ears, smothering the |
cries Of the poor animals, who perished |