The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-30
CHAPTER VII.
FIND a Co1aApE

had scarce trudged ont Of sight of my
friends, down the hill. when It struck Inc
that my footprints IN the SHOW were in the
last degree dangerous 10 them. and might
lead Settle and MS crew straight 70 the din
gle Here was FIX. l stood for some min
utes noEplused, when above the stiffness OF
the wood TOR the wind had dropped faint
sound Of running water caught my ear,
and helped me 70 "a Idea
Tee sound seemed to come from my left
| Turning aside. l made across the hill towards
it, ana after two hundred PAGES or - cams
on uny brook, not two feet across. that
gushed down the slope win quite ,Cr.sid-
! cradle chatter aud Impotence TIE bed ef II
! was mainly earth, with here and there = large
stone or root 10 catch the zee; - tsar. as
I stepped into the water and began 30 thread
nv way down between the banss Of snow.
j twas necessary 20 los carefully 10 my steps.
Here and there the creek fetched a leap
/ down Il sharper decivity, or shot over
hanging Stone; but, save for tho wetting |
! took in these places, IGy progress was easy
! enough. / must have wadsd IN ghiS manner
! for half niie, keeping the least possible
/ noise. when n sn angle ahead spied = clear
/ ing among the pines. and 10 the right OF the
stream, On the very verge. a hu5 of logs
standing, with : woodrick Denind IT,
| Twas low building, but somewhat long,
| and guessed IL 10 he, in summer time n hab-
! itation for the wood cutters. But what sur
! prised me was TO hear duh, moaning noise.
very regular and disquisting, that sounded
| from the interior OF the nut. l listened. ami
hit on the exploitation. Twas the sound OF
snoring.
Drawing nearer with caution. noticed, in
that end OF the hut which stood over the
stream, a gap, or window hole. The sound
issued through TINS ike the whirriug OF
dozen looms He must be an astonishing
fellow" thought /, THAT can snore in this
fashion. III hsve peep before wake him
l waded down till stood under the sill, put
both hands upon IL, and, polling myself I'D
quiet as a mouse, stuck my face Ia at the win
dow, and then very nearly set back into the
brook for fright.
For had ga1ed straight down into the up
turned faces Of Capt. Settle and his gang.
How long l stood there, with the water
rushing past my ankles and my body turn
ing from cold TO hot and back again, can
not tell YOU But twas until, hearing no
pause in the sleeperS' chorus, found courags
for another peep; and that must have been
some time
1neIe were Dub SIX T1ocSk DFSfueb bLc cap
tain $50 that Jacques must have died hard,
thought D, and such a rattle OF arms and legs
and swollen upturned faces a. they made 1
defy you 20 picture. For they were packed
close as horrings, and the hut WIS filed up
with their horses, ready Saddlsd and rubbing
shoulder 10 loin, so narrow was the room. II
needed the open window 10 give them air
and, even 50, twas not over fresh inside
hgI - k..FE - l.. -
found myself in the way Of playing these VII
iains pretty trick To right and left Of the
window, above their heads, extended two
rude shelves that now were heaped with
what l conjectured 10 be the spoils Of the
harder OF the Three Cups" Holding my
breath and thrustng my head and shoulders
into the room, ran my hand along and was
quickly possessed Of boiled ham, two capous,
a loaf, the half Of cold pie and basket
holding three dozen eggs All these prizes 1
Alched one 10y one, with infinite caution.
/ was gently pulling the basket through (
the window hole, when | heard one OF the /
crew yawn and stretch himself in his sleep.
So determining to risk no more, quickly /
packc~ the basket, slung it on my right arm, (
and with the ham grasped by the knuckie in /
my left mads my way up the stream
Twas thus laden that / entered the dingle. +
and came on the sad sight therein I got down .
the ham Il thing 70 be ashamed Of, and .
barred my head. The girl lifted Der face, and .
turning, ali white and trsCical, saw me.
MY father is dead, sir"
/ stopped and piled a heap of fresh snow .
over the blood stains. There was no intent +
In this but 10 hide the pity that choke1 me. /
She had still TO hear about her brother, An /
thony. Turning, as by a sudden thought I .
took her hand. She looked into nv eyes, and .
her own filed with tear. Twas the human
touch that looseued their foT, think ard
sinking down again beside her father she
wept her I'll
Mistress KiIHgrew,r 1 said, a. soon a. the
first violence Of her tears vas sbated, II bAvs
still some news that IS iil hearing Your
enemies are encamped IN the woods about a
half mile below thjs'-and with that / told
nv story.
They have done their voryt, SIR
No
she looked at me With a question on her
lip.
Said I, ''You must believe me yet a SHIRT
while without questioning
Considering for rnomeut. see nod 81
~ GU have = right. ST. 70 - trusted, Though
know not 20 much as yotrr nArse. Then ~
must stay closs in hiiirgT' SOC added very
ss1sibly, though with TIE last word Der voice
trailed OF, and sas began again - weep.
But in tine, having oove-ed tbs Gessd bsro-
nets body with sprays Of ta> withsred brack-
en, drew ner u n litsls d;s=znoe end prr-
vailed on her 20 nibbls a crugc II the losf
Now. al tbs while u rus b remembered
was IN nv shirt sleeves sid tie weather
bitter co.d- Wnica 50 length hs- soryoE a.
lowed Der 70 no,.ca
why. voc are sb.vsTlsE so-e7 tse sAid,
and running, drew nv III coas from Ter
fa-nsTs body ara held IL CIT 70 H.
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another e1poii.ion 20 var7n E.y kJood' Ard
promising 70 Re nzck n hGl; an sosr foL
loved down nv former tyacss towards us
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