Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-07-02
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DY BERNARD EIcsoY.
copyright. 1899. "A. n. Eello.s Newspaper Col
CHAPTER xvI.-CoNrrxrEp.

CHAPTER XVI-CoNTTSrEp.
"Scc hero. Mr.. Arthur" lie said, 81
cannot go shooting with you this morn
ing. 1t appears that the natives in the
village over yondcr hill have got into n
row about white fellow they captured
nearly Il month ago, and who has been
doing turn at the paddle of war
canoe, for some atrocious crime against
the community: for, though patient and
far-cnduring, these simple people will
turn to aycrgc themselves ut last"
IL hardly understand you, Capt.
Archer. Do you mean shat you are
anxious about the white mans safety"
mot bit! lie was caught rcd
, handed in crimc-thc brutal murder of
native boatman. Through my inter
vention, they commutcd the sentence
of death to term ut the canoes, and
now he has escaped and l am afraid it
will entail trouble on me-"
"How SOP"
"Well, do you not see that if it had
not been for my interposition, he would
have paid the penalty of his crime
but, ] cannot waste words of cXplana-
ton. The man is gone now, and l
must go and help to find him.
II can bc of no use, of course" Dun
bar said, coldly.
well, yes, indeed, You might do me
n great service. should like to take
Bradley with me, and if You would
only look after my invalid friend while
] am gone, should be immensely
grateful
''Oh, that can do with pleasure"
Arthur replied, not too eagerly.
lie will be Of little trouble to you
Just simply sec that he docs not wander
away, and, above everything, do not
contradict him. If he declares that he
is King Solomon, humor the freak of
his imagination"
II will. How long will you be gone"
II do not know, but as the fellow has
got n good start, it will be near night
robably before VIC return. am
sorry to appear so inhospitablc, but we
are living here in Il very strained posi-
tion with regard to our ncighbors, and
] cannot afford to appear indifferent in
q case like this"
Arthur Dunbar witnessed the depar-
turc of his host and his villainous satel-
lite with the leencst satisfaction.
Hardly were their backs turned than he
was by the side of the baronet, who
was sitting in his usual fashion on the
broad vcrandah, with the dog, which
never left him now, lying at his feet.
''Sir Harry Grahanc," Dunbar said,
plunging Mt once in me6idS res, ''try and
rouse yourself. have como from Eng
land 10 your assistance to rescue You
from the tolls of your false friend,
Archer"
The invalid simply glanced Mt the
speaker, and said, in low, careless
tone:
Archer! Yes, krchcr-capital fell
low, Frank Archcr!"
''IIe is your deadlicst cnemy-oh, do
try and rouse yourself, Sir Harry"
''But Bradley is beast, drunken
brute; he is very rough with Frank
Archer and me. When i get well,
mean to kill Bradley, but don't say
y
There was look of pitiful imbecility
in the mans face. The truth flashed
across Dunbar's brain-he was the vic
tim of some noxious drug, doubtless nd
ministered day by day, which Slapped
his intellect and left him in this chronic
state of stupor. He resolved on maxi
ing one more appeal to the baronet's
,,o.r,ore IF uaaunOrv
''Knte, 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, Katei Pretty, bonnie Kate!
Kate with the golden hair! ] always
said the sunlight never left those sof.
trcsses." he said, in q mild, dreamy
manner, with q PARKWAY look in his
eyes. Suddenly his appearance under
went complete change. In an instant
the vmcant expression lett his face, his
eyes beamed with a fierce, savage fury,
rs he cried: "Eh! What Kate Gra-
hame"i In danger! Dead, did You say9