Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-28

up with him. Here, Pete-here, JACK, ~
| to the dogs, which were with some diff
Guilty prevailed upon to leave the spot
where the trail ended.
When the little party at last reached
| the top of the cliffs and the dogs were set
| to work they failed to find, though they
went over the ground thoroughly, pacin,
| hither and thither, with their noses down
and their tails swinging back and forth
| like pendulums.
Now thet's wat calls GURUS" said
| the master of the hounds. Tibet Teller
! amt never been up here"
Where did he go, then"' asked the
officer of the law, for such was the chief
of the party.
Now, thet's jes' wat I'd like to know,
merse'f," replied the other. He c'uldni t
flowed away"
1.-The dogs must have been at fault, !"
said the sheriff's deputy.
'No, stranger" said the man, s'them
thar houn's never was at fault yit, es long
es 1 hes had 'em; III sw'ar by 'em TO
jedge an jury"
The speaker then went to the verge of
the cliff, and, lying down on his belly,
looked over.
Cant see nothin' from thar" he said,
getting up. Then he clambered out on
the trunk of the tree that overhung the
abyss. by golly.' he shouted, ''he's
thar"
"Wheres''
''In a hole down thar. Yer c'uldn't see
it to save yer life frum anywhar's elst but
right here. 1t looks, fur all the worl',
like a great big chimbly swaller's nes' i,
an I'll bet my hoss an my dogs to boot
tibet he's in thar
''He may be in there, as you say, my
FRIEND" said the sheriff, but the question
is: How is he to be got out?"
ON git him OUT" said tho man.
Didn't bargin to ketch yer man fur
yer?''
Eyes, you did, but have no desire to
see you throw your life away, bargain or
no bargain, and know that this is des-
perate man you propose to tackle at q
great disadvantage.
ga barg'in s barg'in," said the other,
unsheathing q big hunting knife that was
buckled round his waist and sliding down
the grapevine with it gripped between his
teeth
When he got opposite the opening in
the wall of rock he held fast with his left
hand, and taking the knife out of his
mouth with the right, called out. Those
above could hear all that was said, though
they could not see the speakers.
"Hellow, stranger!'' he said, ''kin yer
'commodate another teller in thar, UT is
the house crowded.
Waiting few minutes and getting no
answer 10 his demand, he called again.
Look out the do, landlord" he
shouted; "when folks is a wantin' to stop
at yer tavern is this here the way to treat
'em? l knows yer're at home, an less'n
yer be drunk, yer're jis' grumpy, an tibet
do look bad in man W. at keeps a tavern
Come, now, lemme hear from yer, feller
citizen"
AS it was evident that this man did not
intend to be denied, the occupant of the
cave at last made his appearance.
Look here, my frien'," he said, fixing
his fierce eyes on his unwelcome visitor,
did yer never hear tibet ole sayin', Bet
ter let sleepin' dogs lie?' Ell yer didn't
yer hears it now"
''Oh, yes" was the reply, 81 heve
heered it afore, but heve cotch many q
sleepin' dog by the throat an hell him till
the breath was out'n him, an I amt
skeered Nv dogs nur men, sleepin' nur
wakin'. Thars some folks up here OF
the top this here house Nv your'n as
wants to see yer, an you've got to come,
fair or foul''
go away from here, man, said the
fugitive. II don't know yer, an l amt
got nothin' agin yer, but if yer life be
with anything to yer go an leave me in
peace"
But the other, needing not the warn
ing, gave his body motion which started
the vine swinging. 1t hung twelve or
fifteen feet away from the cliff, which
was concave and it took q few minutes
10 Impart to it the momentum necessary
to bring it near enough for him to risk
the leap he intended to take: and while
he was still swinging, the man in the
cave, armed with his knife, climbed upon
the narrow ledge that surrounded the en-
trance to his hiding place. He stood
moment as if awaiting the assault of his
adversary, and then, seeming to change
his mind crouched like wild beast and
sprung at him where he hung, at the
same time making a savage lunge with
his knife
The man clinging to the vine was per-
fectly cool, and prepared for just such an
attack as this. He had wrapped his left
leg around the vine, allowing the right to
hang loose, and as the other launched
himself from the rock, he threw the right
out with quick, vigorous jerk, planting
his heavy cowhide boot in the middle of
the fugitive's breast and dashing him
back against the cliff, at the foot of which
be fell in a heap, with no more life in him
than there was in the powders among
WI n he lay.-Robert Boggs in New Or |
leans Times Democrat.