The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-12-25
A DETERMINED WOMAN.

. / ~ kseefiss sA,4sw e EnnEsiTi
-A@y o3sAss.s N We@.as wa3a
la DETERMINED WOMAN
In one Of tia baek ssttIements Of SOUTH
CaruitnA, In The days which rendered Il.
names q Marion and other heroes forsve,
glosfo1s fs tie canals Of theif eounfrf
dwsit . brsve and devoted family a %
| f<iotB named Hart
Ahliah and AbleAil Hart were scsrcsls
- the pFims q hfe, although they hsd
ben hleassd with q large family Of ehil
eese. only thres q whom, howsvsr-sws
ben end q giri-had survived The can
mon M incident % ehIldbood.
Tbe elder son would hnvs been two and
twenty had his life been spared. but eixht
mrnths hstors ks bad fallen an Innocent
victim 70 tie rag and malice Of the Toriss.
who swarmsd IN predatory bands through-
4 cut thh ssetion.
Up0a thass murdsroua wrstche.. Who
had TINS wantonly deprived them Of their
| eidest born st tina when he might have
zen Of tnestimable servtes % then, the
fstheR and mother ard only remaining son.
eilss, BOW In his ninetseuth year-after.
vsrd the esisbraaed Indian fighter Of
Hardin county, Kentucky-swors 70 Be ~
vsngsd whsnevef and wherever an oppor-
tanity offered to wreAk their Vengeance.
Lesh, their second remaining o4sprine,
va Q beautiful and waEmbeartsd maiden
q II, and the saianosd bride Of Randolph
Darrell, 9 brave young oflesr. at one time
upon the sts9 Of Gen. Marion.
Young Darrell was In the habit nov and
thea, whenever be could make an excuse
. obtain fursough, Of paying . visit 10
Gum Tree farm, the humble though CON-
foFtAbls home Of the Harts.
On one Of thessceeasious q marty of ssven
mounted Tories pursued him nearly the
entire distance from the American camp 10
The rektdencs Of the Harris, he, however.
eoatriving 10 Glide them In . piece Of
woods just before reaching the farm.
An abrupt bend IN the road had favored
hin, and the Tory rangers, not dreaming
Of this adroit move On the part Of the Rying
fugitive. dashed furiously on till they came
70 the farm house, where they tumultuous-
" demanded Of Ma Hart, who was stand
ing In the doorway. II she had seen q horse-
man pass by who wore the uniform Of an
American officer
The woman shrewdly surmised who the
ofbcer might be who would be coming
alone In that direction. and promptly In
euired II the hOrss he rode was q sorrel
enc. To her seemingly careless question the
Tories promptly gave an Affirmative reply.
Then he has rid into the swamp yonder |
By cart path that lads on 10 the Beech |
knoll road, answered the quick witted |
woman with an admirable presence Of |
mind and an apparently cool indifference
10 the subject which carried instant con
NeIson 70 tne minus OF the Torres, who
ssan eperrea on ~ snpposed pursuit OF
Ins Luslt''e' out 70 tnen great disaPpoint-
mens .ne car foao presently terminated
n,I -. ~ On cAie ~, eAAminAtlon tney
- ~ tnAt no otnet horse TRACKS mad
- 'ei' '"ere "u' 'nose OF tneir own AMI
~,
must nA'e tAken 70 tne tnieket
- Iue ,e1ne, Hi.st IuIiy satsty1ng MS
~, IT, -, On .ne suIyect. Inere y 10 use NJ
IL ~ Ds1uhe the ground tu1ner' Tor ne
=, nsu snP'e tune 70 escape. we may ss
~, w. h.ke Virtue OF necessity and 60
&c. ana Sc WhAt = 70 De got OF the equint
~ o'o WOMAN . the Iarm mouse IN the
% e,IAolss nut snT sne pag one
~ 49, -, tnOukhf
ana esner iooklng than SIN, tnun-
oT -. sent' apoed one OF the men
L1s AOtI nonemen now Wneeied ABOUT
- ,s.taced tneir way 70 the tarm house,
n - Onys snort Instance Just a.
aaAuoIlPn DAren "ss on tine point OF
s-sIns Irom tse Nooo; put Inekhy ne
uns,o ~ .netn IN JASON 10 escape ther
80. 49, ~ sO'uPuJ neereasins oaek again
ususI coset.
Ahenune once more az the door OF the
,srn nouse, the Iory leader ordered Ms:
aArs 70 prepare Gunner for the party. and
Oe -. herself:
noW can give you dinner when Eve
ao.nine 70 eookP rstorted the resoiute
l -, ~ SohAn' anEslI snould neea
teL lAruef 70 saelsly nall ocsen snch
NY 49,, rascAis as you are
silence, woman Numbered the Tory
= commanding votce, "snd do our bid
ms IA soon give you something TO
sook, ne eooed, swelling his earbine as he
'poke Ano bringing Gown plump turkey
sooossr tnat was strutting along under
ever o. tne garden wall There, now,
% ana pluck tnat nne fellow, my beauty,
lnd don't De long about Il or we might be
smptea 70 serve you In the same way"
LAAh' VINO nad shrunk dmidly into
'ornef. started up In alarm when she heard
ms threat and made her way out to the
pot where the bird had fallen.
Randolph Darrell, alarmed at the shot,
Ess Just on the point OF dazzling out Of bis
over 10 60 20 the rescue OF the females
ghen he saw his Aftianced rush out and
ear the turkey hastily 20 the house
In moment he OWNED the cause Of the
ring, and not apprehsDding any immedi
te danger TO his sweetheart, 20 long a. the
tories were only anxious TO appease their
pRetites, be went back to his cover.
The quick eye OF the Tory leader took In
be srnceful outlines OF the lair girls
gufe q she rushed rom the house, and
q net nasty return aus brutal passions
81 instantly nrea " single glance ct
e lorsiy, anxious fsce.
~ tae 3eara o. hng VeorgeT ne ex-
lnnsa auminnsy, VINO QUA ave neg
sctea 20 So sucn nAnesI IN Petueoen
y. Some, ny -, ana give US one kiss
'1 NJ ma -. ro.so , o. mouth
lou dAfe 70 lay your coWArdly hand on Il
" Leah" cried the enraged mother,
oooLing up Ssr great, Sony hst' and I'll
Triangle you Ike q eurf'
why. yUu squint eyed old beauty"
,sted the Tory moekinEiy, Il took ron FOR
nangei, bnt ! nnd roo are Wickeder than
sne Soil WITH sneipsF
Lns n1t OF tne gang lsugned ootster-
a. ~ TINS weak atsempt AZ VII Then
lrnine 20 Ls1n VIII ~ gallant smile, tne
osy inquired how ioog u would take 10
'1eH soo cooH .ns ioSL
Leah answered IN modest tone Of WON
nly In.sssy that i sCSl sn rsaTi r =, least