Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-05-10

were relieving me of my valuables, and
then having attained the position of
waiter, what was easier than to wrigple
the bottle down my sleeve, whip out the
stopper, aud drop the lot into their
swipes, giving the bottle c.ack and
stirring the luudnum up every time /
dipned the horn III it!''
Z" Bravo, Will" cried the captain.
seizlog his hand and giving it n hearty
shake. "If that's the case we're safe:
ior the black-faced rascals won't wake
up for dozen hours, I'll be bound.
Iherel our guard has dropped off al
ready"
And, sure enough, the drowsy ruff IN
had planted himself right across the
opening, and was snoring loudly.
Now for it!' cried the imoetuous
Jack Jenkin rising.
Hold bard!" said Will, "Let them
get well off,
80: settling ourselves down for half
an hour, we talked the matter over at
The end of this time we SEM the trem-
Ding Ihenlistocles to see how things
we're outside, and, after peeping over
tne prostrale sentinel, he gave US to
understand that all were sleeping except
three, aud that they were retiring TO the
iuriher end of the ravlne, and would in
minute be out of sight.
Capita'!' said Will, with suppressed
excitement, NOW, each take a pistol
and cutlass and follow me-
One after the other we stepped across
the sleeping brigand at the entrance.
Will relieving hin. of his pistol, dix and
olunderbuss. while the captain and |
stood ready to give him his quietus at
the slightest signs Of his waking. Then
the four of us, gliding like ghosts, as
sisted ourselves to whatever weapons we
could most easily lay hands upon; and
rs lhemlstocl,s was not OF much use for
lighting, We gave him the bags contain
| lug our valuables-which we found by
the side OF the sleeping chief-as well as
several spare pis OILS, to carry. Picking
our way without speaking word we
advanced toward the open end of the
ravine, and, just as we turned round
luttlng piece of rock we saw the three
sentlnels seemingly in earnest conversa-
tioD.
HALT" whispered Will. "Now for
Il rush!' and each singing cut his man
and c,utchine his rifle by the balrel-.for
we avoided the noise of shooting-He
spraug forward. Almost simultaneous.
ly, and before the enemy had time to OBJ
5elvc us, we were upon them, and three
title stocks descended upon three shock
heads with such force that two OF the
fellows dropped like stones. The stock
of my rifle glanced off the hard head of
my antagonist and crushed against the
rock. With titled cry, he turned;
but n an instant my hand was upon his
throat, and the sound died in his gullet,
while with the strength of desperation |
dashed his head against the wall-like
rock, and after struggle, i'll which he
|ounded me with bis dagger, he fell
from my grasp, apparently l.feless.
NOW, sali tie captain, ''where
are the donkeys? Come, Greeky!" be
ciied to ThemItoctes, "bear hand; f"
and, looking around, we cspied our four
animals jnst rs we ltf5 them, Lut with
brigand sitting by them. Here was an
aniooked-for rencontre! He was fully a
hundred yards off, and to get at him we
should have TO cross a small plateau.
LeAve him to me-" cried jenkins,
preparing to rush forward. But, un
der the advice OF the superoargo, be
stopped We could have picked hrm off
easily, but dared not Tor the noise of
the rifles.
Hang III" impatiently muttered
Jenkins, eve shall be tapped again."
and without further rarley the impetu.
aus fellow S arted of, running on the
IL OF his toes, with Il drawn cu,lase ia
one band and a pisto! in the other.
Just as he was within few yards of the
brlgand the letter turned and seeing
how matters stood, made for his life
Which was leaning against tree few
feet otf; but revolver hurled deftly by
VII Jobnsou-lor we bad al followed
catching him directly in the face, so ef,
iectually stopped his progress that he
fell stuDned to the ground.
&c You persist in ooing all the work"
said Jenkins, as we came up to him.
" But quick, lads; off we go.' ard in a
moment we were, under the guidance of
our Greek companion, making with
breakneck speed for Athens. Up hill.
down dale, on We went for a couple OF
hours without stopping or meeting a
human being; then, inst as we we're
about TO cross the summit of a mountain
at whi;h we had arrived, n harmless
looking peasant wished US Good day."
aud was about TO pass on.
"Seize him p cried Themistocles;
"he's a scout"
80 seize hin we did, for cautions
sake, and, as there were no trees near,
we tied his hands and legs together, and
left him begging for mercy. But there
was no mercy IN us, more especially as
Ihcmistocles explained that there was
curious mysterious connection between
the brigands and villagers; that it was
by no means unlikely-had we allowed
him to go free-he would have hled to
the nearest village and reused swarm
CT semi-brigands about us.
Having Travelled for four hours we
called bait, and after resting ourselves
and watering our animals we continued
our journey until, late at night, we
reached Athens, where, round the hos
pltable board OF our host, we soon for
got our troubles.