The Red Cloud chief., 1879-02-13

buried In = ncecy rug Then. with q
set, stern iook. he sets his foot upon Il.
bows slightly. spd walks from the room.
Ne leaves the house. passing tho win
dow to gain the road. bat looking
neither Ia the right nor to the left.
Ills head IL erect, his hands m. out
~ the loos. pockets. For nee start
ling ,ransformstion) young Ma, Corti.
looks positively dignih.d.
A. hc vanisbes n startling transfer.
nation takes place In the room hr has
quilted. MISS Beliuc proves herself .
woman, and not . queen. ny n series VI
| actions essentially feminine.
Hirsi. she rescue. the bent love token
from shs noor, thsn she kissss " and
cries ever ossthcs she locks u away
carefully In n writing dssh; then she
rusbcs up stairs Ia watch her lover out
VI sight from IN upper window.
For q quarter NJ q mile or 80 -
watched him, o retr-siing figure. grows
ing smaller and smaller In the distanc o.
Hs never once looked back the regu-
lar march ~ his steps never faltered' q
turn ~ the road hid him from sight
Miss Brlluc sat down op III. floor
most undigniicd position and cried
until her pretty cios we're rod ana
swollen.
II, Is all over" she moanod. "all
over"
"Firei Fircr'
Mat sprang from hi. bad with pro-
fcssionnl cspcrtncss. struck n light,
,umblcd into some clothes, aud rushed
from ". house.
No need Ia ask whence the alarm
proceeded the fierce pillar II flame and
the red glow 10 the sky were beacon'
toward which he ran nj headlong speed,
with one thought In his mind. II pray
\ h.avun II may not be- III. rectoryf'
\ "Wbor. u. itr' shouted he Ia tsc
kborcrs. tagging along M swiftly ~
b1syy boots aud pondcrous habits ~
prAVgrssslpn wou1 let them.
Warmer Joycc's. sur"
..Itsumcr Joyce's' Thank heaven
Tn. nl,xt house ~ the rcctory. but no
near Enough tn cndanger III"
Mat'A suspense gave place To q Thrill
nj sImo,At p%lcasurabic excitement;
was M, N.mnd young blood asserting
itself. Dry shing through n gateway h
alma, RAW over a girl barc-hesded
wringing he' : hand. u impo''"' "ns'
ciy. II was Miss bclluc' ,.-
Go back TT g commanded Ma
CURLY. Put ,p,s y hat and The th'ckcs
shawl you hntse''
Tn. pnni,.s ,n rickcn girl oboyed. No
mi snsrwarJ =, lid II occur to her he ha
mn rIgh, An ,..,, . such instructions.
Wien an, r,,turncd II was In time I
end Matthew Ceurtis, ESQ. N. ID. !
the ccni,r Of n l,suruing pig atty, p,tcl
inc out .ou.aI,,,s half. roasted porkcr'
"..,Ju., INV i"SiAr ho grumblcd, ~
nmlpinv nj. scorc,, scd fingers. III the
hnd bccn hnbi.s now. ] might ha,
vnlp.L .ouo ,r.tl(If at the same risk
.srh, .,shl. 4. al lire. SURF
..Whu," .hn,,.,Js Mat. He did NJ
Wal, for IN. inf,,n,1 alton to be rcpeatc,
An nrdont ,ny.r ~ horse flesh, u wi
An nppenl On his N mpathics that .c,
him round the intcNss''on,"s ""'o""'
tngs Ia n state II susJva 'n,o' A.
the hors,s wcr, .cr.snX ing with terro
two ar three rustics wcIs,c np"s,"S "a'
ted and fruitless ATTEMPT y ' drag me
out attempts the poor an',ma,s rer,'
ed with all their might. 'iI.'e nros
VI mon looked ON Idly and oespa,ting,
Jim. run into the bar nm" g't "
or three empty sacks mn" roP
Quickf"
"yes. SIR"
Nv drawing n .a,l cr each ~
NAL. head and n.cl Tim. blindfoldi,
IL; by passing n rope srou nu the .o'
legs and setting strong a m 10 ma
and by n little orgsnisatI on o. oraN
but until then iil.App,ied Efforts, ar
QUO was Effected. All I'M , horses W.
saved except n poor brp '"' smo'"er
by tho smoke.
Farmer Joyce came up, with az
my hand extended In hon pst grnu,uc
\''ThAnk you kindly, ar. Dbl
nd for the ri6r1nnd g buildings