Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-06-16
CAST OUT,
Bllt Not Forsal<en
By BERNARD BIGsBY.
Ic0pyrgh,. 1892. by a N. Kellogg Newspaper Col
CHAPTER XIV.
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In TIE WOODS.
AS there is in Ceylon no twilight in
the evening-no ''children's hour be-
tween light and darkness-so the blood
red sun in the morning rises with leap
on the horizon pouring forth the heat
of a furnace from the very minute that
his blazing shield peeps over the tree
tops
They had all slept during the brief
hours of repose, feeling that as they
had risked the danger of freeing their
caE4fve, the precaution of guard was
wasting the energies of anyone among
them, whose precious strength would
soon be taxed to the utmost. Dunbar
was the first 10 wake, aroused by
the dog which had from the hour
they found it manifested the strongest
attachment towards him, and now ap-
preached him and gently licked his
face
GOOD old fellow!" Arthur said, tax
ing the animals head between his hands
and looking earnestly into the bfown,
honest eyes. Heaven has sent you to
aid US in our coming peril; for have
strong presentiment that your instinct
may be more useful to us than our own
brain power. Good dog! Fine fellow! I
wouldgnot take a thousand pounds for
you this moment
The camp was struck, and, after a
hasty meal, few minutes were de-
voted to a council of war between the
young American and his trusty lieu
tenant
What do you say, Campignon? Shall
we follow this track through the woods,
or turn back into the lake? For myself,
I think that our trail lies by land. What
say you?"
''That you are right, sir. Like most
of my breed, am a fatalist, and / be-
lieve that our finding this channel was
a little more than luck, and that we
should be mad to throw away the clew
that fortune has placed in our hands. :"
Fortune! Say rather Providence"
GAS you will see am only rough
sailor, and leave such nice distinctions
to my betters.''
The mans levity Jared upon Dun
bars sensitive nature. Brought up in
the atmosphere of New England
home, he felt that, if ever there was a
time in his life when he needed the
interposition of a Divine influence, it
was now, and the Frenchman's words
were not pleasant to hi, ear; but he
restrained the reproach that rose TO his
lips, and quietly asked:
''Shall we leave B guard with the
boat?'
What is the use? IF we ever come
back-which very much doubt-even
if the eampan is stolen, we can build a
raft; whereas, if the natives mean mis-
chief, a man singlehand would be no
more protection to our property than a
lady's pet spaniel"
Then what shall we do?''
- ''Find a hollow tree and hide our
traps in 1.-THE food we cannot take
with US, the ammunition we should be
foolish to overburden ourselves with.
It will be short commons with us for a
time, L fancy, but we must march
against the enemy with light baggage,
or we shall die by the roadside before
we can reach his lair, which I fancy
lies some distance up this wooded
wilderness"
This being agreed upon, they put the
project into execution, and each man
carrying rife, pistols, a limited sup
ply of ammunition and few days ra-
tions, they turned their footsteps to
the winding path, which led to I'M
known dangers.
Every step they took was fraught
with peril. The forest and jungle were
alive with the distant cries of wild ami
mails, strange reptiles lurl1ed in the
grass beneath their feet, and thou
sand smaller pests retarded their prog