The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-07-08
rushed out again with gun, and fired

lust az We peared the turn MARX Wnoeiou
round In his canoe aud levelod q pair OF
field glasses up the river. He took long
survey and then picked up his paddle.
s.There are three Of them now." he
,aio, slowly. "Tbey have launched tho
boat and are coming In pursuit.
We bent TO our paddles without q
word. Our canoes were light runners,
and we stood good chance OF escaping.
But as we rounded the bend we en-.
countered an obstacle that doomed us to
certain capture.
A stiff brseze blew up tho river, and
the rolling waves instantly chec ked our
progress. We knew it was useless to
think Of making speed in the teeth OF
suoh gale.
Mark scanned the shores closely; or
both sides were the mountains.
"No landing place anywhere. Stop
have it," he cried. "You see that
ledge of rocks over there7 Paddle yom
best for it." and as we shot across the
water he explained his idea: It's ou'
only chance. We must get our canoe
to the top of that c!.g before they &c,
near enough to tho bend to sc, us. !
think we can find hiding place w
there, and it's the last place they will
look for us. ="
Marks plan seemed impossible of nc.
complishment, for granite wall rose
abruptly to a height of twenty feet, and
beyond it, dense with pines and under.
growth, lowered the mountain.
Our canoes, bumped the shore, and
MsyLr laa V,aI f,,it
tQuick powi" he cried. "Get to the
top OF the cliff and let down that rope
Of yours, Dale"
We clambered up little to tho right
OF the ledge, and by the aid OF the
bushes reached the top safely. The rope
was long one, and, cutting it in half,
we made a running moose in each piece,
ns Mark directed, and dropped them
down to him. Springing into the wafer
waist deep, no slipped moose under
each end OF my canoe, aud then, with n
tremendous effort, we hauled il up.
II was heavy load, but we brought
it up safely, and dragged it. back uni"r
the pines. Dalos canoe came next, AMI
then Mark put tho ropes Oh his own IN |
hurried up to help us.
We uau oaicif "i"SSo" ~ ''"' VIZ
edge and pulled 1t back into tue sna'o"
when we heard the sharp Click OF ours
and, peeping out through the trecs' "o
saw Carson and bis two boys rowing
swiftly round the bend. In great sus-
pcnse we watched them shoot past the
cliff AMI pull on down the river.
An hour later they came slowly back,
Carson aud one son moving the boat
a,ho, Lnr trovc,,d tho onno.,.c .Drc,
";.i,. :-oh;n', 3 frr .,r ID" pl,co.
wv W. larJv Jroyy ,rath rs the boat
,os.od d;ractJ- Juneath Us. Then the
sound Wv fainter, and soon the craft
.Isned round the bend.
wanted to start at once, but Mark
would not hear of it.
"No," he said, ''wc must wait till
dark. Carson is doubtless on the look
out for u.s."
Toward suudown the wind fell and
tbs river grew calm US mirror. We
ate hastily prepared cold supper, aud
when the twilight made the opposite
mountain only blurred dark mass, we
prepared TO resume our voyage.
We were Just gong TO lower the hrst
canoe ana MARK was looking down over
the Drink, when nc suddenly sprauS
Dack.
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"See ltF Mark echoed, anSrliy. ''oi
course they saw II. How conld they
helP i'f we re IN hx now. 'lll bet
dollar they nave been Watching all al
ternoon for us to come down. Now,
here IT'S dark, ana ten To one thcy are
planning to attack us. All through
your 'are'cs'ncss, toE.
llale attcmptch 10 explain out Mark
nc Longer palu any nttcnticn To MN. Tic
was listening ihtcn'iy'
suddenly nc turned anu held up H.
mana.
"liush! Not sound, V he said, softly.
near o'"' cop''nG' pu' II sun
so'h' "'s'anco uo '''c ''scr' vi. '"''
canoe oaoN again "u" so' rea'y io' IL"
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