The Odessa leader. (Odessa, Del.) 1892-18??, 1892-09-21

me that the fellows secesh. There's big |
words in it don't make out; pears TO te
written by girl in Yicksburg
"Yicksburg!" interrupted Hankins,
Amt that somewhere down near Or
lenns2"
"To be sure it is in Mississippi
well, then, what's tho use of talkin'
my more about it2 The fellows q secesh
rpy-- most likely has old Harris' money in
his pocket this minute. Let's go and
make short work of him."
He startedt 10 his feet. The strong hand
of his companion pulled him down again.
"0f course, he's spy, fast enough; but
you md would be fools to go ahead
blindly in this business, considerin' the
scoutin, ard burnin', and onscriptin'
that's being done every day not many
miles from here by Governor Harris imps
{ nfoot and hossback; aud may he and
them burn themselves, some day, to-
gether"
Amen, wnlly.p
"Dut we never can tell what this chap
has got up there in his bin. Maybe
he haint come up here all alone on such
an GRAND, as he orter know we would
break his neck IL he was found out. May
be there's more of EN- in there and
guns, too"
Maybe there's an elephant and two or
three lions in there, said Hankins, with
q sneer.
Look here, Burt-you take care. /
amt no coward; if it was any other time
than this, you've said enough to fight
over"
40, didn't mean it that way, Wally;
nobody says you're coward. ALI meant
was that there's nothing in the wny of our
going mp there along with the. boys,
pullin' the secesh chap out, and you
| know"
Tho speaker made rapid motion with
his hand around his reck.
did you bring one2" he asked, signlf-
cantly.
aYes; Pete willman's got it,"
$50, then, let's go back, bring mp The
boys, make rush on him, and the thing s
DONE"
You go back 10 your party, quiet as
you came; then bring EN- over here just
as still. I'm going up to scout round the
! house; then I'll go after my party, and
we'll meet right here. If you g. here
first, do You wait for MS. "
III 50 long with you and peek into his
den."
aNo, YOU won't. can't trust you.
You'd be sure to move too fast. Get b~cl1
with you, and do as l say"
Wallace Baird was evidently man Of
come Gu horfty among the rude peoplo of
those mountains His tons and manner
showed the leadcr, as we'll as much OF
what he had said to his companion. The
latter made no further demur, but re-
turned cautiously over the ridge of the adj
jacent hill, while Baird crept up through
The trees toward the cabin.
A closer view of the place showed it to
be merely roughly constructed shanty
of pine boards, fifteen feet square.
1t had shingled roof In bad repair end
two small glazed Windows; there was nc
chimney, and it was manifest that ho.
ever at any time occupied it must cool
out cf doors, if he Noald cook at all, and
that during the cold months of the year i
could not he refuge for anybody. TIL,
fact was, that the place had been built il
years past for temporary occupation b,
\ some srortsmen OF Knoxville, TO be uset
in the hunting season for few weeks 0
each year. It's present occupant ha,
found it vacant and taken possession,
Wallace Baird saw nothing stirring
. about the place as he looked from the cur
, tain Of tiees, and cautiously NJ proache,
till he was under one of the windows. tn
, furious barking Of dog inside cause
him to drop prone to the ground, where b
lay perfectly still for some minutes. Nc
body came out, md lie heard the voice o
i q man reproying and quieting the animal
Rays Of light shot ont through he panes
u and the scout resolved to have look a
the interior CT the cabin. The windo,
! was not moe than six feet from tn
ground; by stand ng on tip-toe he coul
look in. He did so with the utmost care
! knowing that he took the chance Of i'm
mediate discovery. But 1t happened tha
the occupant fas with Lis back to thi'
window, so that Baird was able TO look q
: his leisure.
The interior Of the cabin was hardl
more inviting than the outside, 1t had
rough board floor; there we no signs q
bed save some blankets in corner
a there was 10 furniture except two pin
I loxes of unequal size, upon one of whic
r the inmate sat, using the other for table
large portfolio stood against the side @
r the apartment, and two or three article
: of dress weie hung from nails. His knap
4 sack was at the mans feet, where his litt
v dog crouched, continuing an uneasy grow
r A Ii 3hted candle OH the largo box wa
stuck in knot hole; there was q pocket
inkstand near it, and rome paper, trace
with few lines of writing. The man
n right hand fallen to his side, held pei
|. his left supported Iii, head. Bair
!, quietly surveyed the scene, and swift
n reached conclusion.
r -Writia' letters to the ID rebels
he thouoht.
= Aud he wisely Withdrew.