The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-05-20
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see you. FIFE got Something's important 10 dell
you. hat seen your fadder, unit he sendt me
10 you nit some word. / musd see you"
Word from my father" said Jasmin; an
be down al once. Let him in, Minerva"
Let me 60 with you, Miss Oldri." begged
Mrs Sutton. Don't leave me here alone. III
be scared TO death if you do"
Come along, then"
In a few seconds Jasmin and Hirschmyer
were standing in front Of the big fireplace in
the sittingroom.
Now, what is il that you want to tell mef"
she asked
"Vy. haf peen hating de kratcst adyen-
cheers dat a man effer bad. When ] left here
early dis morning trove along yOost so pleas
ant unit quiet like ais if ! vhas ad home in Ohio
linking OF holdings but how my bruter-dats
Sheeny MOse-hat yoost gone into bankruptcy
for de ninth dimes, unit selected me oud OF tree
tousandt tOllaT.-foefty tollars of which vhas
goot money,-gash in hand. Unit now looses
il nearly all. for Moses nefer bays more ais
feefteen cents on de toilar, except vunce, when
be said be would bay me ten cents more oud off
his own booklet, because i vas his own bruter,
unit he wouldn't do il for any odder lifting
man,-he wouldn't, so help him kracious"
"Wel," said Jasmin with manifest impa-
thence.
Unit While i vas studying afay, all at vuncs
oud chumps ten or dwenty krate pig giants, all
covered nit swords, unit big bistils, unit guns
unit dey dell me dat dey'll pillow me into de mittle
! Of lasd week II i ton't surrenter right Off Now
/ I'm not coward ais my bruter-dats Sheeny
I Mose.-is, unit vas ketting ready 10 hght dc
whole Of dem. When den or dwenty more
chumped 0ud from de odder site Of de roadt
unit lcfeled DER kuns on me. Den bat 10 sur
renter, unit"
What's all this 10 meiD broke in Jasmin,
whose patience was exhausted. Tell me about
your adventures some other time. want to
I hear about my father, and the word he sent 10
me"
I dOn'd pc 80 impatient. You mixes me up In
my sdory, und hat 10 pegin over again. As 1
! said pefOre, ocD or dwenty more cbumps oud,
und ad der head vas Adkins, your old over
seer"
Indeed"
"Gewiss- surely-choost as he was apout TO
Kin me, up comes Crittenden Runaway unit
puts bistl 10 my hedt INT makes ne dell all
] knOws--ail ] knows apout de solgers here.
Den be gifts me ofer 10 old Plukcs-yOu know
I old Plukes-I trOwcd bebber in his ewes
1 Vnnce-6ame man-unt orders him 10 kill me"
"CrtteDden Gannawsy is there, too Is herr
Put your ladder he comes up pretty quick,
righd aiay unit dakes me afay from Plukes,
Z aud after we hat dalked for some time he
asked me II fought could ket pack TO his
house II he led me ko, und showed me a SECRET
path. j said i could, unit he told me den dat
be would led me ko, IL would gone here. unit
dell YOU dat he unit Runaway mt de Maiah
vas oud dere; dat you must dake eferybody
mt kO intO dc cellar. unit stay dere until id vas
all oier, 80 dat you would Mt ket hurt, INT you
must Mt worry apout him, for he'd GONE Ond
all righd nnt-unt-uDt-Tm afraid dey,re
koing 10 pegin shooting again, rigid afay, unit
We hat better ket into the cellar rs quick As We
kan"
"Yoa and Minerva may 20 down in the Gel
Jar, bat ! an going back 70 my room. Come
along, Mrs. sutton"
They had scarcely rc-cntered the room when
The second attack broke out with fury.
Jasmin ran % the window.
There she saw 6annaway rush forward al
the bead Of his men, and while the gaiantry
be displayed filled fall her ideal Of the courage
that her loYer-tbe man 10 whom she Should
bend her proud head---sb0uld have. she wal
amazed nj herself that il made no more impres
sion on her. Instead Of rejoicing in his mag
uiGcent courage she was moved 10 hatred thai
be should lead 80 well such q band of despers
dos
, A wildly fired shot struck IN the upper cor
ncr OF the window and sent the shiyered glas
down upon her head and shoulders.
? She shook her body slightly TO free hersel
from IL.
Mis- Suttons fears broke forth into walls and
into intercessiOns for Jasmin 30 come down
stairs and geek refuge in the cellar.
IF you're afraid, get away from the window
get behind The wall there, or 90 down 10 tb'
/ cellar. I'm going 10 stay here"
She saw the mass Of Infatuated rebels dasl
beadong against the barricade, and the dos
perate hand-to-hand eight with its stubborn
J defenders.
More shots struck the window-panes, and
I shrieked through the room until they strucl
! the walls or ceiling, but she did not move al
inch from her position.
- She Raw barnard and Gannaway come 10