The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-07-15

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CHAPTER xVL-CoEGINUzD
ssses here, Mr.. Arthur" he said, 81
cannot go shooting with you this morn
ing. It appears that the natives in the
village over yonder hill have got into
row about white fellow they captured
nearly a month ago, and who has been
doing a turn at the paddle of a war
canoe for some atrociOus crime against
the community; for, though patient aud
fsr-enduring, these simple people viii
turn to avenge themselves at last"
az hardly understand you, Capt.
Archer. Do you mean that you are
anxious about the white mans safsty?"
Not biti He was caught red
handed in crip1e-the brutal murder OF
a native boatman. Through my inter
ventioE, they commuted the sentence
of death TO term at the canoes, and
now he has escaped and 1 am afraid it
aEill entail trouble on me"
GLOW SOP"
s'WelI, do you not see that If it had
not been for my interpretation, he would
have paid the penalty OF his crime
but, cannot waste words of explana-
tion. The man is gone now and I
must go and help to find him."
81 can be of no use, OF course" Dun
bar said, coldly-
''WeH, yes. indeed, you might do me
Bradley with me, and if you would
only look after my invalid friend while
] am gone, I should be immensely
grateful
''Oh, that I can do with pleasure, -
Arthur replied, not too eagerly
lie viii be of little trouble to you
just simply see that he does not wander
away, and, above everything do not
contradict him. If he declares that he
Is King Solomon, huuor the freak OF
his imagination"
u viii. How long will you be gomez
II do not know, but as the fellow has
got a good start. it Will be near night
robabiy before we return I am
sorry 30 appear SO inhOspitable, but we
are living here in "a very strained posi-
ton with regard to our neighbOrs, and
cannot afford to appear Indifferent in
a case like this"
Arthur Dunbar witnessed the depar-
ture Of his host and his viuainous sateI-
lite with the Fzeenest satisfaction
Hardly were their backs turned than he
was by the side of the barouet, who
was sitting in his usual fashion on the
broad verandah, with the dog, which
never left him now, lying at his feet.
Sir Harry Grahame," Dunbar said
plunging at once IN Hlsdtas res, try and
rouse yourself I have come from Eng
land to your assistance to rescue you
from the tolls Of your false friend,
Archer
The invalid simply glanced at the
speaker, and said, in a low, careless
tone; s1sa
low, Frank Archerl'
''He is your deadIiest enemy-oh, do
try and rouse yourself, Sir Harry"
but Bradley is a beast, a drunken
brute; he is very rough with Frank
Archer and me. When I get well, l
mean to kill Bradley. but don't say
told you So"
There was & look Of Pitiful imbeciIity
in the mans face The truth flashed
across Dunbar's brain-he was the vic
tim of some noxiOus drug, doubtless ad-
ministeved day by day, which Slapped
his intellect and left him in this chronic
state OF stuPor. He resolved on max
. ing one more appeal to the baronet's
powers OF memory
Kate, your adopted daughter, Kate,
sent me here to rescue you. She is
breaking her heart with sorrow, for
they told her that you were dead"
"Ah, Katel Pretty. bonnie Kate!
Kate with the golden hair! always
said the sunlight never left those soft
tresses," he said, in a mild, dreamy
manner, with = ar-away look in his
eyes. Suddenly his appearance under
went a complete change. In an instant
the vacant expression left his face, his
eyes beRmed with fierce, savage fury,
as he cried; ''I2hl What Kate Ora
o hame in dangerl Dead, did you say?
Speak! My brain is in a vhirl. Kate,
my little Kate, in danger, and not by
her side. Speak, or I will"
But before Dunbar's lips could frame
the words, an incident occurred, which
produced such q shock on his nerves
that for the moment Sir Harry and his
troubles We're forgotten-the figure OF 4
half-nazed man, with limbs torn and
bleeding, sprang from the side Of tine
bungalow to the veranda and gFaspe6
him by the arm.