The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-12-19

| judged him thoroughly batfied and de-
| feated victim. They were therefore
totally unprepared for the desperate
rush he abruptly made.
| Courage, Inez! you shall yet De
rescued" he shouted.
| Then he sprang forward. overturnine
| two of the savages and darting straight
/ in the direction OF the horses OF the
! camp.
The outlaws did not follow him, but
the group of excited, yelling Indians
started in hot pursuit.
| Inez stood clasping her hands in ter
ror.
| "Oh, they will capture and kill him,
| she cried
! Despard laughed hoarsely.
| "Ha! In love, eh?"
| She flushed in indignant resentment
at Despard's coarse tones.
! Coward, Assassin" she breathed, her
eyes flashing adherence and aversion
upon her dreaded captor.
"There will be one less lover in g few
moments" continued Despard "Girl.
/ you struggle vainly to escape my power.
l nave too many friends and allies"
"See here. Captain"
Vance had touched the outlaws arm.
"Well?" inquired Despard.
1--WE are wasting valuable time here.
That's true Let US move at once.
We can take advantage of the confusion
to leave the camp"
shall get the horses?"
"Yes; and bring them to the river be-
yond the camp. Go ahead; I'll meet you
there. You come with me,
Dyke Despard make no pretense of
gentleness as he seized Inez's arm
roughly. He forced her to accompany
him away from the Modoc camp.
At thcket near the river he paused
to await the arrival of his accomplice,
Vance. His eyes glowed with the malice
and triumph of a villain as he noted
Inez's deep distress.
He was angry and Jealous at his dis
covery of her evident preference for q
rival.
Girl" he Kissed, as he bent toward
her, "if you are listening for some token
OF your lovers escape, abandon the
thought"
Inez was silent and dropped her eyes
to veil their evident expression of
anxiety fer the fate of the man she had
learned to love within the past few
hours.
ale is doomed" continued the merci-
ture for a brief time, he would soon be
found. I hen the stake-the torture"
Inez shuddered at his heart 'ess words
"If you want to be sensible" pursued
Despard, "you will save yourself and
others trouble 1t will be wise for you
if We understand each other perfectly
now"
81 understand you only too well, mis-
creant" cried IneZ.
Hard words will not help your case
any," replied Despard.
NO name is too hard for your cruel
nature"
You will soon change your tactics.
my girl, if I'm not Mistaken" remarked
Despard, menacingly. "You are com
petely in my power. In few moments
we leave the Indian camp Do you know
where we are going"
inez did not deign to reply.
81 am going to take You TO retreat
so safe and isolated that no friend will
ever penetrate to it-of which even the
savages are in ignorance. Between it
and civilization is a safe barrier of saw
age hordes, friendly to my designs.
Trusty friends and strong walls of rock
surround me. There YOU will be my
pri oaer-secure, W it'll no hope Of escape
There YOU VIII be my VIE.
"Ncver."
Despard laughed confidently.
"Wc shall see, =" he tainted. "Oh, you
will soon tire of playing the indignant
role. DO you hear that?"
Ncngeful, triumphant cries from the
direction Of the Moioc camp told the
anxious Inez that her worst fears were
confirmed
They seemed to announce that her
brave protector Darrell Grey, had fallen
a prisoner into the hands OF his murder
Gus foes,
She buried her faca in her hands in
mute anguish, while Desparj peered
from the thi ket, as two savages, SUI
perbIy mounted, dashed by toward the
camp.
4 minute later Vance appeared. He
was riding horse and leading two 9th
erS.
"Quick! we had better start at once, !"
he said
Inez knew that it was useless to strug
gle against her powerful foes, and was
soon in the s?ddle.
Despard retained hold of the check
rein of the horse she rode. Vance
kept close to the other side of the steed,
"The camp moves south" remarked
the latter, as they proceeded on their
way.
"When?'
AT once. Two messengers from
Shadow Snake just arrived after them. !"
and the pretended Indian-the lover
of this gill here?" queried Despard.
"He is captured, and the Modocs will
celebrate their departure from the camp
by burning victim at the stake.
A hollow moan issued from Inaz Fra
cey's lips She rode on. her head buried
on her breast, her mind agonized as she
pictured the sutferngs of her brave res
cuer.
The heartless Vance had indeed told
the truth when he affirmed that Darrell
Grey was again prisoner of the Modocs.
When the young scout had dashed
away from his savage foes, he hurried
toward the horses He felt assured If
he reached there he could secure stee
and escape.
The warning cries of his pursuers,
however. attracted the attention OF 9th
erS in the camp.
The Modocs came rushing from every
direction, and he was finally hemmed in
on all sides. He made a desperate resist
anCe, but was overpowered
The triumphant savages lore him to.
ward the very spot where the ranger had
recently been a prisoner.
With hooking words they tore his dis
guise from him and secured him to
tree.
Just then there was a sudden commo-
ton. As Vance had stated TO Despard.
the couriers from Shadow Snake had ar
rived. Soon the amp became scene of
hustle and excitement
Darrell observed that change OF camp
was meditated He also learned that
this fact would only precipitate his
doom at the hands of his enemies. One
of them approached him finally.
"faleface try TO make Indian ont of
self, he muttercd. Ugh, Great Nodoct
We see if paleface die like Modoc
Ii was only when the last preparations
TO leave the camp had hesn made that
full attention was bestowed on the cap
tive. Some OF the savages were already
leaving the spot. Several Of them, how
ever, held a brief consultation near the
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