The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-05-09
CHAPTER VIII.

him?"
BLESS you, don't every body know
| them Monks cant bear the sight OF him?
! And he hadn't not Il mite Of love for the
Monks. The hull parSell was agin him,
and he was hot on the hull hassell. !"
500" said Hank Dawson.
"Well, mind what he said to US he
| woudn blurt out afore everybody"
"He wasn't afraid of them, them"
Il know what's in your mind, Club.
| No He didn't care mite for the hull
gang O them, and they knew it, like as
| not, cos he was outspoken that way"
Il know that"
Course you do. Everybody knows
Dan Bash speaks what's in his mind if
| he doa't like thing"
"Did he ever say ho met any Of the
Monks crowd"
Soften"
"We,l-what more?"
"Why, he laughed, and said they gave
| him clear track"
| "Well?"
"That's about the heft of it. Less it
| be the time he caught Bob Squaity peek
! il, round the road somewhere near the
! fallin' rock"
The fall ing rock said Hank Dawson.
| "Why, that amt on the road"
"Course not. Dan was out hunting"
| "Oh,"
"And Squatty came Dund there. too.
/ an something passed atween EN-. 1
| never could Just make out what twas
/ | suSpect-iust because, somehow-that
| Dan had some words with Squatty."
| "IIe a ways did laugh so when any one
| mentioned Squatty AFTER that time. ="
! GLOW long ago was tina. Mrs. Bigger"
] all I al-n,,
| Club looked insenily at her father,
! who returned her hook meaningly. He
! was beginning to understand the drift
! of the inquiry Club was making, for that
was the practical e.Hlt OF her prolonged
| talk with the Biggas.
! us your dog good?" was Clubs next
| query.
Her father looked at her curious'y.
! Mrs. Bigger whispered to one OF her
| sons:
Seems to me Clubs gettin' kineer out
/ Of her head "
The son turned TO Club quickly:
"Ies. I'd not swap my dog for any
around these parts"
! is he quick on the scent2"
! "None quicker"
"Well, dad"-herc Chub iookeG ut her
/ father smilingly-"I reckon well go
/ home now"
Home? Home this time o night
! said Mrs. Bigger.
/ Il thought you cIliated on Sleepiu'
/ hyer," sa d the Oldest Bigger boy.
"I'ye changed my III nd, " said Club,
! dad. lets get our horses and go"
| NO hurry yet while, Club
! "\one in the least" said Mrs Heger
| in friendly tone III 50 be you must
| go home, You can take a good rest afore
j you start agin
| I'm wiIlin' any time.
Hank maryelei much at Clubs notion.
! but they sat talking at least half an hour
/ longer, and then Chub rose.
| Tom Bigger prepared to accompany
/ them. The horses were brought do ound
! very quietly at Clubs special request.
and when they were ready to 90 she re-
/ questcd Tom TO instruct his dog TO keep
! quiet.
"EIc will mind you, Tom"
"lIeli do Just as | say, that dog will f"
well, then, keep him near you, 50
that YOU can make him obey you no
| matter what happens.
Tom Bigger spoke to his dog, and then
the three rode ont into the darkness.
Tom Bigger and his dog were in ad-
vance Hank rode behind lEis daughter.
what is it, Chub?" said Hank law
son.
Cant You guess, dad:"
No lou know, | reckon"
why. l wanted the rest TO go away
first, and it would get out that we'd
stopped at the Biggers'."
"WeIl?"
Then if anybody is on the lookout
anybody who knows anything about
Dan, or who may be hooking for him on
their account, like the Monks, we may
come on them unawarcs if we ride along
quietly"
That's the reason YOU Brought the
dog along"
40 strike any fresh scent. ] feel
pretty sure well lind somebody"
A. if to verify her prediction, Tom
Bigger cautioned his dog AZ that mo-
meut.
"Quict there, Here, Hero"
You heard 1iat, dad"
I'm wide awake, Club. you bet"
They We're near Tom Bigger now.
There's something up there atweeu
Us and the rock" said Tom Bigger.
dad, said Club in a low tone, ''you
20 ahead; Tom, you M kc riEhg after
whatever it is, and. IN stay right where
l an. Then Well itind out " hat Hero's
smcI!ed :"
This seemed ADVISE course 10 pursue.
Dad, said Chuo,. a he Left her side,
"mini your Shootin. irons"
They're handy, - said Hank Dawson
a. lie moved on.
II was as much rs Tom Bigger could
do now 10 restrain his dog. Hero wanted
TO rush up the mount tain side
Now. then" said Club when hcl
father had ridden ont Of her sight, .'you
~ the dog 70, Tom"
Tom made a sound that the dog Ion-ct
to Il ar. and then Haro leaped through
the heavy underground, crashing hi.
way toward the rock that Iose like :
Wal I" the right OF the little party o.
the road.
There. was another sound heard-a
>oanl OF cracking twigs. and leap:
rather than >tcis az IF a man or large
ANNA brushing its way Though Iht
underground
This was succeeded by single SHARP
cry - o. one in mortal .serror.
lGen Hero gave tongue -ro.ir. H
howlcj rather that backed
club was all EYES arsi ears. She ha,
her rifle IN her hard ready 70 use i
She had held it ready q. use during tn
entire search for Dals Bash
Suddenly form raped across III
road below her. Sire -ould just di>-in
gui>h the outline, o. = .man-then tn
hgara disappeared IL tie darkness.
This wav, Tom Tai: It's man,
cried CaQh.
They both ro5et0 her side quickly
~ nere's the do12a
= can't make int. said Tom :
ser Didn't you see Esro?"
No. But Il wont DO u let the man eS
cape. Everything de- ponds on catchin!
him, dad
They sat ike Statues there. IN the dark
ness, listening tfentIy-
Where can tie dog be?' said Ton
Bigger angrily. That's the first time
ever knew HesgSIn-r