The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-07-01

my enemies and bode me fec for my
life"
Glow stranger
Not SO. 1t was Just the chiefs son
who was giving ne life for life-the
man we captured and set free on the
bank of the Quagla-"
'And you fed directly here?"
"Illnew not where l went. 1t was
blind good fortune which brought me
to your side"
And perhaps even now he is suffer
ing sfor his humanity" Dunbar said,
with 4 chivalrous thought of tic young
chiefs danger.
Not he, indeed" Camp;gnon replied,
/ confidently. They would not dare to
harm his fathers son, for the old chief
Garu Ghooi would take a life for every
drop of his blood they she'd"
But he-might not he"
''Ah, you do not know. The chief
himself is gone down the river to inter
ccpt us-thc very man, in fact, in COM
rand of the canoe we met just before
we entered the lalza7
"Archer must have paid these people
heavily for such aid," Arthur muscd
Eyes. indeed; and 1 heard that in ad-
| dition TO his rewards he has given the
chief substantial aid in hushing up n
complaint which has been made against
him to the British government"
what q scoundrci. Now, Canpig-
non, let me relate ny adventures toyou
and then you shall have few hours
needed rest, which you can indulge in
without fear, for l will lock the door,
and no one but myself ever comes to
this part of the house after the coolies
have put the chamber in order"
Then the young American in tcrse
sentences related the incidents OF the
past month.
81 can clear M one mystery" Cam
pignon said, when Arthur had finished
his graphic recital. II can tell you
how you came into that cave temple. /
see the whole thing now as clear as
daylight, for about q week ago one of
the natives told me thai Ashun GhoOli,
the young chief, had surprised Z small
party OF strangers in the woods, con-
sisting of two mattress and one Euro
pean. that the white nan was dying Of
the jungle fever, and that he had car
ried hi,a to house in the woods where
he had hidden away q girl with whom
be is Irving contrary to the wishes OF
his father. AS the fellow only men
toned it to mo Us an illustration of the
yoNng chiefs generosity, l thought he
was relating something that happened
months ago.
And the natives-my brave boat
men-did pou hear anything Of their
fate?" Dunbar asked, eagerly.
''Yes," said Carapignon, ''they were
allowed to go to the coffee plantations
some hundred miles up the river"
Thank Heaven for that. Now rest
awhile, my friend, for must return to
Sir Harry"
1t was lucky that he had resolved
upon doing so, for hardly had he
reached the vcranda than . runner
came at full speed bearing . Eaissive
from Capt. Archer addressed to him. It
was written with lead pencil on q leaf
torn from u pocketbcoll and read:
Inc IUsltlFc mas rot the Start OF Us, i-lI u ;
likely TO &c 4 longer chase than anticipated,
fer sc have learned that he IS making for The
river b. the ycry path yOC enc by. IS IL rl-J
be even . Gay o. TWO before 1 return, lot Ioc
earnestly beg you VIII take great cacc OF
sir Harry for, poor fellow, &c nay have IN
attacl. OF cI2DOtiCnal p1rOzyS-lS. II 50, 3.id II
yol cannot manage hin, co nog hesitate to send
for aid % tho village The two cOOliC-5orvca-5
il tie house are no better than couple Of cid
women. Do this for nc and you viii Ind that
have both tho I,eu-s and the inclination 10 re-
cip-ocate the favor. FRANK ARCHER"
Though his heart was beating with
wild, exultant delight, Arthur Dunbar
managed to dismiss the messenger in q
cold, Indifferent manner, giving him q
letter to carry TO the treachcrous
Englishman.
Il viii take the greatest care OF Sir
Harry" he wrote, 80 make your miad
quite easy"
Nor did he rush with his good news