The Red Cloud chief., 1888-02-10

prison fare haA 0o8e-oe Woa1os tAan, =
the first spaft. I bad realised
.Haity" came within afs7 fest Of M, and
. pistol-bau whistled through my hair and
took OF my hsx At The saDo moment q
cracking sound cane from under nv feet
I staggered, Iurched violently to one side,
then lost my balance and rolled over and
over on the yielding ice.
IAN il over now.' I thought; for I felt
TOO utterly exhausted even 70 attempt "a
rise. But, Just - al hope forsook me, .
loud crash aroused me, And / turned my
head Just in time 10 see my pursuer 60
town II the treacherous chasm ia which I
had . 50 nearly engulfed- Then l knew
that I VA saved; and with suddenly re-
neved strength I got 20 my feet again and
made o.. ! continued for . half-mile
further up. and then made straight for the
shore. There I uns,rapped my skates and
took refuge IN . deep thicket. and in . lev
minutes was III , profound sleep
Il wonder. nov, that l had not frozen to
death, and had not the weather moderated
greatly in the las, few hours. l An sure I
would have done 50. When l finally woke,
I was stlr with cold, and ached from head
to foot"
Here Mr.. SHINES paused. and eave Q
retrospective shiver a. he leaned over the
fire.
"And wha: became Of the poor fellow
who went under The ,ce!" asked Nj. Har-
court. .
Drowned, I suppose; I hoped 50 1t tie
tlMe At any rsse. never saw him again.
Well tha, IS the last time ! skAted," on
tinued NJ. SHINES, rising, and standing
x,.,>b bic Aa.t- <>n-Pa>aNl~ Nr--~A - -
Are. 1--we never bad the least fancy for
lie exercise since."
But rr.. cohtfnse your aarrasive.-
the rug beslds his friend. Il m bear
limbs md aching boRes."
You know I only promised 70 tell yen -
last exper,enco On the sksseA"
Indeed, ! ' n intense curiosity .
now how you got along sfterwardA"
Mr.. Simnos resume his seat and con
rinued: w hea I auoke il VA almost sun
set was il . dense wood, with NO sign
Of hahita.ioa within sight. That I should
snd food and shelter for the night wzs in
psra,iveiy necessary: - I slowly got to my
feet and looked arouAd. There seemed 70
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menced Nv journey inland, however, max
ing ny way through the thick underbrush
and over frozen streams I'LL finally. after
an hours weary walking. I came across .
little path. This I followed for some time,
when, q; . sudden bend, l saw, . few rods
before ne. . comfortable farmhouse, lights
Cleaning from the windows, AID . general
AIR Of hospitality pervscing The whole
premises.
Il approached with considerable ;repids-
iion. for I judged that ny forlorn. bare
headed appearance would be decidedly
against ne. My timid knock 1t the door
vas answered by . young girl, whom I
bought the nos, beautiful creature l had
ever beheld. having been thrown for SC
Ian mouths into the society Of rough men
OILY. In the Uost graceful manner TIA;
was possible under the circunstAuces, !
begged for . rights Lodging. saying I had
lost my way. The young lady questioned
ne closely, and l suppose I must have maze
some very inconsistent statements: for At
length. 70 ny surprise and cismav. she
said: You are Al escaped prisoner, ars
you uosr
Il was speeches., n could only look
At her teseschlnS.y, She laughed heartily,
OCT, in DonssL said grAveiy: 'Don's be
AFRAID I will help you: but father nustn',
know IL for tie world. Come inr a ]
followed her into . coy sitting-rocm. whore
a elderly lady ~ss preparing . table for
supper. She ~ntrooGced her - her mother.
= & after telling who / vas. between them
they hastily devised means for socretiDR
ne fer = night
AS the naa Of the house was expected
Q. ANY DS@eak ! vas conducted = . htaie
room somewhat sDart from the rs: Of the
house. Herr this sngelgiri broagh: N my
supper. 'Yeu must be ~ bv daylight she
said. but I viii go yeu again
1T Wa hardly eaWn when tapping at
nv wiseeW reused ne. After hastily dFess-
ine I cane sui would yoa believe ne!
there stood ny lovely hossess with . bun-
die In her hand. xad ahorye, sA6dled and
oridled. beside her.
-.You must - right eH.' she said Here
are some ShinsS YOU night need, y
meney:' shrrss,aGs purse int my and
Aud this horse IS my very own. You must
a him. asd may return him when this
cruel war IS over"
she hardly gave me time to thank her
was overwhelmed BY her kindness, a.
vow Hsy imagine.
IL will most certainly return I said,
pressing her hand- Then she gave n d.
rec.ions "a TO my course, and I departed
1T would be more tedious than interest
ing TO tell how. after = long journey ACROSS
the State OF Ohio, / finally creased tee RIVER
and reached my Kentucky home. From
exposure and long Imprisonment, ! fell
very Ill. When l was a. last able TO report
for duty again. the fortunes Of the Con-
.ederacy were abou; decided. News OF the
surrender az AppCmSttox reached Is Just
As l Was plaunIuga way 10 join General
Lees army Here the narrator ceased.
Ny dear fellow" said Mr.. Harcour-
Il am heartily glad TO hear OF the success
fui termination Of your adventure have
always had quite a curiosity as to your
sitImate fate"
-AIwaysr' Mr.. SHINES looked rp IN
il.rIugly-
Mr.. Harccurt INDUCED "A . long. low
chuckle- Yes. ever since ! came out Of
the icy bath l got on your account. You
DON'T recognize the onscer who pursued yov
to the bitter end and I tell you it was
bitter cold under tha: ice. Well. Of curse
twenty years does make q difference"
Mr.. EImmes locked bIankly in his com
panion's face. What he gasped. You!
You don't say so!--and you weren't
drowned after allr-
NO, but I came pretty near it. II some