The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-07-01
CAST OUT,
But Not FOrsaken
BIZ BERNARD B1Gssy.
copyright. 1899. by A N. Kellogg Newspaper Col
CHAPTER xvL-CoHr1SuEn

| CHAPTER XvL-CoSrISUEn
-See here, Mr.. Arthur" he said, Il
cannot go shooting with you this morn
ing. 1t appears that the natives in the
village over yonder hill have got into a
row about white fellow they captured
nearly month ago, and who has been
doing turn at the paddle of a war
canoe, for some atrocious crime against
the community; for, though patient and
far-enduring, these simple people will
turn to avenge themselves at last"
81 hardly understand you, Capt
Archer. Do you mean that you are
anxious about the white mans safety?"
Not a bit! He was caught red
handed in crime-the brutal murder OF
a native boatman- Through my inter
vention, they committed the sentence
of death to term at the canoes, and
now he has escaped and am afraid it
will entail trouble on me-"
GLOW SOP"
"Well, do you not see that if it mad
not been for my interposition, he would
have paid the penalty of his crime
but, cannot waste words of explana-
ton. The man is gone now, and I
must go and help to find him."
al can be of no use, of course" Dun
bar said, coldly.
"Well, yes, indeed, you might do ne
a great service. 1 should like to take
Bradley with me, and if you would
only look after my invalid friend while
l am gone, l should be immensely
grateful"
''Oh, that 1 can do with pleasure"
Arthur replied, not too eagerly.
HE will 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, humor the freak of
his imagination"
81 will. How long will you be gomez
II do not know, but as the fellow has
got good start, it will be near night
robably before we return l am
sorry to appear so inhospitable, but we
are living here in 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 villainous satel-
Hardly were their backs turned than he
was by the side of the baronet, who
was sitting in his usual fashion on the
broad versndah, with the dog, which
never left him now, lying at his feet
''Sir Harry Grahame,r Dunbar said,
plunging at once On medals res, try and
rouse yourself. / have como 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 low, careless
tone:
"Archeri Yes, Archer-capital fell
low. Frank Archer!''
HE is your deadliest enemy-oh, do
try and rouse yourself, Sir Harry"
''But Bradley is beast, 4 drunken
brute; he is very rough with Frank
Archer and me. When l get well, l
mean to kill Bradley, but don't say
told you So"
There was look of pitiful imbecility
in the mans face. The truth flashed
across Dunbar's brain-he was the vic
tim of some nozious drug, doubtless adj
ministered day by day, which sapped
his intellect and left him in this chronic
state of stupor. He resolved on max
ing one more appeal to the baronct'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, Kate! Pretty, bonnie Kate!
Kate with the golden hair! l always
said the sunlight never left those soft
tresses," he said, in q mild, dreamy
manner, with a PARKWAY look in his
eyes. Suddenly his appearance under
went n complete change. In an instant
the vacant expression left his face, his
eyes beamed with fierce, savage fury,
as he cried: "Eh! What, Kate Ora
hame in danger! Dead, did you say?
Speak! My brain is in whirl, Kate,
my little Kate, in danger, and not by
her side. Speak, or 1 will"
But before Dunbar's lips could frame
the words, an incident occurred, which
produced such shock on his nerves
that for the moment Sir Harry and his
troubles were forgotten-the figure of
half-naked man, with limbs torn and
bleeding, sprang from the side Of the
bungalow to the veranda and grasped
him by the arm.