Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-12-15

II tras the only bit Of fTlerJ she possessed.
"Ten me something about yourself
What's your nane"
Sour
'sSouri what"
"Slack."
"Oh. yesi You're one Of the Stacks,
Won told me Isn't Souri, a singular
name for girls'
WAL, dad, he KEN from Missouri.
So thet's what he named me-"
Have you a motherg'
"Yas.1
Brothers and sistersy
"Henery and Jakey.T
"How old are they
"Henery, he's bout twenty-five. Hes
in Jim Browns company O. east Ten
nessee cavalry"
what; Union cavalry
"Yas.-
You mean regiment, not company. ]
know Brown well. How old is your
other brotherg"
.Jakey, he's thirteen
AT homer
'Yas.'
What are you going to do with me
when you get Inc to your homer
Take y 70 the barn, reckon
why not 70 the house? Aren't your
folks all rightf | thought you said they
We're Union.
"Oh, they're all Union. But mebbe
they mought suspect at the tavern
(seein I'm gone 'thout sayen goodby and
knowen I'm Unionl tibet I've put y up
to somepn or TUX y hum"
Souri, said Mark meditatively, ''do
you know that since l met you / have
been
Dozen a job O thinkeng'
You've hit it exactly"
what bout"
1--WE been thinking that you're no
body's fool
The girl laughed, or rather chuckled.
She enjoyed the compliment and was too
unsophisticated TO pretend that she did
not.
They soon struck dirt road leading
directly south, which they followed till
they came to the Sequatchie river, strik-
ing a ford az the same time. Souri, led
the way into the ford, Mark following.
Her pony was used TO such crossings,
this one in particular, while Marks horse
preferred to feel his way slowly; conse-
quently Souri, reached the opposite bank
before Mark had got half way over.
1t was now night, but it was clear, and
a half moon cast its faint light upon the
land and the river. Mark suddenly
looked up from the water and saw Sour
on the bank watching him. Had he
been near enough he would have seen
anxiety depicted on every feature of her
face.
Keep up the stream" she called,
pointing at the same time.
He turned his horses head as she di-
rected. but soon lowering his eyes TO the
water began TO 20 down stream again.
Look az me. she called: don't look
at the water Its runner makes it
seem sif y war goen straight when yer
goen crooked. Thar's ledge o rocks
below thar and deep water beyond"
Mark fixed his eyes on his guide. and
turning his horses head toward her
urged her forward. She picked her way
slowly. as if conscious of danger, and at
last coming to the brink stepped quickly
out Of the water and shook herself.
what mskes you tremble sos' he
asked Of Souri,.
Il amt, she said. eoloring.
us that dangerous fordT
"Ef I'd a-tumbled often the ledge I'd
"a drownded.
1--WE done some scouting before this.
but i see now that / haven't learned to
cross a current till today Next time
III look out for something on shore to
steer by.
Another ten minutes brought them
home. They came upon the house from /
its rear. II fronted on the road running
northward and faced east. Sour led |
the way 10 a rickety barn, where both
horses were stabbed. She left Mark in
the barn while she went into the house
70 inform the inmates Of his presence.
Presently she came out.
Dad lows y mought come IN fur =
spell 'thout much resk. They won't know I
O. y'r bein hyar ret awhile. Least /
aways thar's no hurry. But dad reckons I
y mought sleep in the barn with one
eye open.
I shall not sleep anywhere tonight.
must 90 on. But III go in with you
for awhile