The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-05

Riecs-as indeed. deaE calid rom tins mo-
msnt you must be.
And Margaret, leaning ever, took my
| hand aad kissed it. but drew it away and
laid IL on her pretty head. and prayed 70
God that she might IN this adventure be
kept from harm aud from SORROW.
And indeed IL was bas few hours afrer
that there was need OF an instant answer
20 this prayer.
l had been asleep about an hour when
suddenly I ewakenPd. IL seemed 70 rae
that something had happened to arouse
me. but everything was perfactly srin Tho
stars were now shining, heard an owl
boot and the cry OF loDcly cricket. vas
JUST falling OF ~ Sleep again when tha
very skies seemed rent BY a Woman's
scream. The sound was not in the house,
10 was far or and In The open air, but IN
stsutly knew it Wa MsrEaret's v0ice.
Out Of bed / spTsng and into her room.
which was empty, and bor clothing was
gone. On a chair by the bed stood her
little satchel and a few toilet hrtlclcs ft
took me but a moment 70 ding On nv
clothes and dash out Of the silent dark
house. and here and there I ran, trying to
find some token OK her, but did net call
nor speak. I am not young, but ! am
strong l have been q man If temperate.
athletic habits, and I have the Uso Of a
body nearly six foet IL height wen knit.
well kept, and when ] carried fewer Years
I asked nothing Of nav strength or eDdur-
ance that l did not get Bat nc This mo-
mCnt | thought of aeither strength nor
weakness, bat I sped OF. msaniug - find
my precious charge. ! fell down. / rnR
into trees. plunged into water. tripp'd
over stones, bat nothing bEiicd me and
my speed YVES Attle broken. Then as I Ian
l became aware Of sounds iaa.ticulate, a.
most inaudibie. which were those OK .hs
human being. and knew I must be near
a camp of some kind.
Silently. cautiously now I went. ibtcn-
ing and following tie sounds which grew
more and mo-p distinct. and yet not intel
ligible, when without exp,eIiug 10 I sud
denly came upon sight shat made my
heart almost stop beating. so horrided WAS
T. Theirs IN tho light % 70 iirr stood Mar
garct, IA the center o. some TEN or flfteen
ruhians Her hat was gone. her hair was
down and shawl WIS fastened about her.
pinioning her arms. Bat never saw =.
girl more thoroughly angry than she, an. 4
never have heard moro hideous Jargc "a
than these men spoke % each other. saw
that she had been brought - the ontrai ica
of minc, and that not far OF we're ~ ans
huts and sheds Fortunately / wis bSrlc
n the shadow Of tie rOchs. sud STOOD
stall, waaag to s~a what would hapusu
and what / could 10. At the nonrsut 1
was poworiess 90 90 more chan preserve
my own freedom. II WIS evkhsu1 that
Margaret uuderTt God ~ li1is as dRi w-hns
the men said but sbo held hsrsolf with an
erect. teuso air in which chers VIE mors
temper than fear.
just then the clerical gentleman who
had inspected us earlisr "a che ukshs earns
out Of the sheds. aud wfsn he porugtv1d
the plight into which Margaret bad been
brought be went haseilyt0 hsr. AMI with
cut a seconds delay uErfztensf ElssshAwI
and freed her.
II do not know what they nlaaneEby thiA.
Have they hurt Font'
Margaret held out boz white round
wrists. GA whieh there uern rod lkrs,A.
'Thcy Know 80 littIs af Aszerica1 ryfrlsJs
said she. that they thoHgbt this wOusi
frightcn me"
You have reason euot19h for fright"
be returned, without any sl1ch srszEtr1nuf."
Il have no expectation of being afrald.s
said she. and " yOa comu1and this hand
YOU have let mo tel you. SIR. assGvctoua
set OF Tascsls under Won"
You nccd not b saucy,@ be REPLIED.
1T will pay YOU bocter co ~ hanszs. and
tell tne who sent you hssa"
surely you know an : can tn youG
WHARF 10 the woman OF the h1nnssfo vkich
we lodfred' ! suppose abs - your scnoul-
pIice When she called me out % ely room
and asked me Il l bad frA.asd bezn svaa
frank and sold hnr. Ak her n yyu went
% know
Softer. softer, DT dear. f" be sAid you
look vr-y pretty when ron scDld, hue you's
better bsuglisr end V1s>r"
Who're Is the vornsn a. asstsd Marl.arst
she has R0us hons 20 look your uncle
ia ~ room, 90 keep Kim from taking cold
IN THE n GIT a8r
Margaret tanned her bead away. -
though she meant % say abe was doue VA
aim.
Z adorsa h0r Tor her eorraer. hut {
ar1s1ltly dssirud SHE ullght not anreF him.
Bat no t-cz:ad her ~ though she was .
pstulaat child. sod asked Der questions.
from which soos gssls-ssa tllat ttaey sns-
2ortsli Us - besE !, Epief "a them ghoyof thu
o*acrs - t.l~ uines. and That abe had cons
nth ne - divert suzEaci1n Dom cur OBJ
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