Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-29


"Mobbo,' was the equally low reply
but. Pcte, keep hhap eye out for them
boys from Polt oak-they'n DO Ike 9
como out hyar.
"pcte was the now guard
"'How many be thcyr
al Tow thors mon a dozen. OF
owns boys . long N en-
allow a yer git thotY
~ hcrd 't-thcy W out two night
ago. They hAint fur oil.
Tho cry Of tho night hawk came
again.
"'What's thaU asked n now voice
Thot-thots night hawk
"'Thought mebbo Z mought DO a Mig.
nal, = suthin-thcy'fo burned thick
round hyar. seems { mo
"a boy, only. my heart came into ms
mouth, 10 Oh Il completely wondered
who had played tho spy
Nothing more was said. The ox
change Of aentrioa made, tho guerrilla
rccrussed tho stream and rodo up the
hill into the thick woods
~ spell Of weird silence followed. I
could SEQ quite plainly the big timber.
here and there. a BIT away n tquart
shaft OF light dropped through tho open.
ing In the floor where tho saw frame
played up mud down.
II crypt stoalthily toward tho old
frame. which was still In rs place. |
heard the sfutry Just above Then
Jaw the shadow Of his broad felt hat on
the tlDiber Ia tho whcclpit. as II IT,
owner were trying 10 solve tho secret oil
its darkness
III tho fellow would only 60 10 sleep,
thought. but, instead. be began mo
notouous patrol up aud downthe floor Of
the old mill ieould easily locate him.
for hia tread was heavy. Ho evidently
felt n deal Of curiosity In tho OLD lume.
for once at that end Of the mill he would
remain there quietly for minutes, doubt.
lesr filled with that nainelcss seuse tina.
botraya the hoarncss OF humanity often.
times without revealing it. have no
doubt no felt uneasy. and rightly, for
my every sense WAS 30 nlort, aud my
mental determination 40 complete, that
this particular Individual must DO dis.
posed Of IN some way. So intense wort
my feelings. and 10 predominant my
mental action. found myself wondering
II had not made my thoughts audible
1.-THE sentry again began passing
slowly but steadily, aero. the plank
floor above His footsteps, with tho
ewa8h aud ripple OF the stream against
tho laurel bushes, wore the only sounds
unless now and then caught tho cry Of
the night hawk aud always from ia,
same direction.
II kept note Of the time by tho moon
and / remember bet It about two hour
after midnight
Sin that time the untutotod boy hat
nnturcd into tn daring man. starie,
forward upon the narrow saw frame
aud Just at that moment got the great
eat fright Of my life.
III felt the touch OF nm invisible hand
and Just then feather blow would hay
iont me into the water.
"'liankr
~ knew the voice.
"'Ilankr
"'Yea.'
'auorrillasr
"The sentry stopped Just above. Lool
ing across the opening saw him, an
with the moonlight at his back h
seemed u hugo fellow. Ho carried hi
ride on his shoulder, and could see th
sheath OF big knife in his bolt alonI
with the butt Of a navy.
ale started on his patrol.
"'llanlt. wo must Kill that fellow
II had not thought OF that said
briefly, Go back. Bring tho boys Owe
here at once'---
"rhe sentry was returning. waite
for him 10 get TO the end Of his beat.
"'Iho Hllghtest noise will betray us
they know we are In tho woods. the
are watching Tor us'----
/, THE sentry was again in the ope
, gable
, "'Brlng tho boys across tho ford. 1
/ the shadow-thero may DO a acrimmag,
/ Signal back across the ford
: "Aftor that waited for tho signal
I at came, The iogtfall OF tho sontr
/ stopped suddenly, Us IT Inc had noted u
a cry.
o 81 crcpt out upon tho old saw franz
. could see well enough, | had been 1
n long IN obscurity. Feeling my wa
b along the timhcTs | found one that w
A notchod, M Il Il had been some time rs,
r rs ladder. Climbing 10 the level Of ii
n door above looked out under the To-
y ewes at the sly, It was clear. Thel
were no clouds 10 throw their shadow
nhOut me,
"Ihc guard still paced mp md down.
% AAt last, hidden behind the huge POI
i had accented could survey at wi
d toe entire interior The sentry kept /
g his pa,rolling. lcould have touched hil
il as he passed, hall asleep. his shsgg
? chin almost touching his broad chsst
n II bad 10 do everything 20 slowly, boz
lEomChow foii the man was Ia my rowe
"a "Ay plans wor" complete No ira,
b Of the sentry must be left His comrud,
d. might think he had deserted them. bt
10 no more
:. "At last the fellow stopDed. leanlu