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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-28

two apartments and called in lower
tone. Miss Harvey
Here, Mr. Wing, What is wantcdg~
And At the instant, prompt alert. even
stniling. Fanny Harvey appeared befotV,
mini The pall0r was gune. The dis.
heyelled lair had been twisted into shape.
Food, rest, relief from dreaj aud misery,
aud thai little appreciated bcauiider,
fresh water. had wrought their tuns.
formation here Wings handsome eyes
glistrned rs he removed his hat.
y have 10 go up to that point yondcr
a few minutes. leaving old Moreno ALONE,
bound, 10 be sure, but his wife or daugh'
Ter might slip ont and itacasc him. WIN
You have the go,,dnesS 70 take this and
shoot him " they should make the at.
temntg And lie handed her his pistol.
IN sca 70 IL that NJ Que intertcres
WIN MN, Mr. Wing. What has hap
pencdf Are the Others. oomingf' And
she took the revolver. balancing Il Is her
accustomed and pructiced hand The All.
miniton deepencd In Wings gaze.
see you handle q pistol Us though
YOU had used one You're true FINN.
gerSman's daughter. III have to be
away Tor n few minutes I'm going up
70 look from our rock above thens Some
Of our men, they say. are in sight slowly
returning, and he paymastcrs ambn.
lance ~ only mile away nruhably
waiting for The rest of the party. How
is Miss RUTH"
Sleeping Ike baby. bless her heart"
well l have promised Mr. Drnm.
inond that she should be his nurse
hope you viii consent He is sleeping,
say
Ruth will be- ready. aud SO viii |. 10
help IN any way we eau, But when are
yV.u to have rest, may ask
O-9h-hy and by Lee aud the others
must have theirs first. They have hren
~ tho saddle much loiger aud farther
than l. When. l. Miss Harvey to have
her rest. may | ask q
Well. ! don't know. IN say, 'pet-
haps by and by too. Look. that mau is
calling Yea,
Whhlng about Wing saw his sentinel
peek1ning and in a iuomrnt he went
elambeung W the rocky trail, active as
a mountain Apache
What II IL, Patterson
III : signal smoke, sir across the val.
ley They amt more thnn eight miles
away aud down here Ia the range ain't
noFS thpn six What indians could be
ont here, would like to know DO they
tryY'
Wing took his glasses aud long and
earnestly studied the bluish-whitp clouds
rsilg ~ puils. faint aud barely dlstin.
fiS.i M ~ tne opposite heights then
In, m s,,, $40 IN ine hlIhy eoinmh soar
NJ M, r,n,,, Il, III u.fs PM W. heart
,,r,,o. ,r, W. ~ ,NN"rl iils lace
III a. h.r,. XXI "i,e'e. 80,
,,,,,' nv, hul WNlch' ne ~Aid, y
fbr r,ninIn ~ '"' wy "luol men w VIII
Nn,,ie" 1ha,i III 'ogrse II u Is
IN. f,v ,,,', ~, n,5ii,e'' WV parry huu
si,,,ais 49,, si,aEsllhI oaeh; anu lhos'
tam ,i,,bt ''u.v "i lhclh il srnu lllr
H., ~ ~" ,ns.i roe anu hurry
M .un Nh. ",.,i.i.. n,
C,l1, wthS ptlhhd me
49,, 'anIS "A WING MHui Ie1Mhg
sot5 ~ 'ou, piih, o'u hoy, ne
sun 70 ms morse Who was browsing In
NOW rnr s''"e' More WORK Tor us both
N,x,r stnnni,,,.
ulon thr bnrr hy,h,,,,, oc ~ a ne iealN
'e .ii Town tne eannn,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-28

IN. Daughter" raihe 4Euts c,r N e.,
Secret" ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-14

,-oo {, ro had beeu curious and wanted to count
,h n,mter NJ persons IN Brooklyn. 1GO3 men.
women and children would have answered Z, their
names while on the Ncw-fork SIDE Of the river
33I3I persons wrote thcm..'ives down as American
c,,iycus inst 100 years later the smaller figure
grew 10 soC3i3 and the other to 1.j15.3O1. while
according 4, the statistics compiled by Deputy Health
T., mmssloncr John s. Young the estimated popua-
tlon Of Drooblyn on the first day OF this year was
ora so, which shows that 1t has passed the
million mark.
ONE VIEW ABOUT THE BRIDGE.
Vet peoplc are differently impressed by Brook
Iyns gIcatness. they are by the majestic structure
of IN. big Bridge and various the spcccuatons
rs TO the best method by which these noble towers
may be harncsscd to the service OF man, to
speak. A servant who evidently had not been long
I'm the country would have put the Bridge towers to
n simple prrposc. but useful whal. She was pass
ing over the promenade the first time In company
with another girl. and was commenting I'm quaint
wav at the curious sights and sounds. When she
reached the towers she stopped.
Maggie she said. " what's thm'n
"Thmr said Maggie. q is the towers; and the
Bridge Is hanGn' on 'em, ye know"
Maggie, said the other In that confidential way
In which one girl reveals some discovery TO another
one +, the Kitchen wouldn't thin. be fine places
to dry cothes?'
Pegor they would avournccn." said Maggie. and
they continued their way out into Washington ST.
and were lost I'm the throng.
A curious thing abort Brooklyn, too Is that the
policemen carry the old-time club while In New
York they do not. and they arrest the keepers OF
liquor stores occasionally for breach Of the license
IaNs. while In Ncw-York they rarely. II ever do.
Thus recently CT these beicwellcd and scholarly
beauties was arraisncd before Police Justice.
whats the CHARGE" said the magistrate.
Braykin the law. Yer HONOR
How -
He keeps his saloon shet up on Sundays. Yer
Honor"
This Is an old offence OF yours. sir.' Numbered
the magiStrate IL shall have to fine YOU ten dollars
TIE CHANGES OF TINE.
1t will be seen, therefore, that while there are
a great many things which Brooklyn people Will have
TO nnearn before being admitted into full communion
Of copartncrshlp with the statesmen OF Manhattan
Islant in the government OF the Greater New-fork,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-14
urTUoDySrS GET 4 NEW OF iRTET.

A new quartet has been engaged 10 sing III '"'
Hanson Place Methodist Episcopal Church III pa''
~ the volunteer chorus led by {. Mortimer "ishe'
7, T. c,mposed OF Mrs. f. c. Town. Mrs. opohn''i'
Walter Hudson and James H. Stubs. IL mas Just
heen made public that the music committee COM.
n,sed OF Dr. Charles l.. Bonwel ~ L. strou' anu
Nolbcrt Travis. the point OF securing 'a"'eS
! pyrnc who IS now singing In the Roman 'a'hoho
Church OF st. Jos ph when John French pfesiieh.
of the Boar, OF Trustees objected on the SEQ" 'ha'
Mr. pyrne was Roman Catholic. Referring 10 'hS
engagement OF Mrs. o'Donneil WHO had sung l" '"o
Classon Avenue Presbyterian Church, but who Is
Roman Catholic Mr. French Is reported to have saia'
4" Perhaps one CT that kind Is enough Mr.. FRENCH
said Yesterday that he had no personal Objection 10
Mr. Byrne. but In objecng to his Sling III tne 'hor
he bespoke as an officer Of the church Tor the ptopis
OF the congregation lie had all respect and affection
iar his fellow citizens OF the Roman tathohc shn ,
but did not think that the choir 81 The Hanson raco
Methodist Church the place FOR men VINO weIe
not rrotestants. The committee engigei Mr. t"u
son. who had sung In DIR. storrs church ihs'eau W
taking Mr.. Byrne
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-14
BROOKLYN'S FINE HOMES.
ACTIVE BUILDING OPERATIONS GOING ON
ALL THE TIME
MANY ATTRACTIONS FOR ALL CLASSES OF

MANY ATTRACTIONS FOR ALL CLASSES OF
pEopIE-ExAMpLEs OF RAPID GROWTH.
A Tribune reporter stood facing the Brooklyn
Cuv Hall one day last week. \ spiingume shower
"A little late IL is true. bnt still sprng-time sio"'
-was playing from tiny fountain which was n'''' ~
hand and every and again the cooh"b 'P'"'
Of water rs they settled upon the r'"hsH" P''.
creensward threw some moisture upon MS I''e' INV
fragrant dewdrops OF n summer evening. Tue bronze
a,,ro n, Horny Ward Bcccher. with its loos, cloak
danc,,nr from the shoulders. had It's back turned to
him while the calm and stately pose OF the majestic
nrcscnce was fixed on the Corinhlan pillars WHICH
adorn the entrance to the building. Inc reporter,
without bccding the crowds who passed by. kept
looking steadily at this. and could not hep 'mhR"s
that II was strange as well as unusual. lie was
awakened from his revcric by friend who touched
him upon the shoulder and In tone OF astonishmeh'
incurred "what's the matterl'
aWby. said the other, ~ was simply looking Mt
that statue
any goodness said the brooklyn man, "don't You
know what that Is :"
"Of course do answered the reporter; "tbat IS
n statue Of Henry Ward Bcecher.'
And did you never II beforel" persisted the
other.
Certainly" said the reporter. 81 saw 1t before
"wclI II you saw 1t before. what are you--'
But. continued the reporter. unheeding the In
terr,ip,ion Il only saw IL once or twice. ana then
merely as / passing hurriedly on the elevated
railroad
"And is il any different from what 1t was
then - continued the man.
Il told YOU" the reporter replied. that merely
saw it as / rode by in the cars. but notice 1t par
ucuarly now for the first time
And il seems strange TO you, I suppose ~
at does most truly seem strange 10 me. What
on earth could they by reversing him like that "
LOOKING At THE ALDERMEN.
"Thats what In brooklyn have been inquiring
about all along" he answered. "but nobody yet seems
TO have given satisfactory explanation. Maybe 1t
was meant, though uIconscously, Us in illustration
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-14

conquerors love those whom they have subdued, but
as the head loves any other member Of the body
whose dsjonture occasions pain and arrests natural
development Brooaiynes can get all they want or al
as they could ride FOR hour and half In stuny
horse car from the Fulton Ferry to the Eastern Dis
trct ten ago. but Is nothing 10 what t'ey VIII
get and how they will advance when they are IN
Integral part OF a city Which IN years to come VIII
be the most popuous well as the most expansive on
Sec how the growth OF Brooklyn Is distributed
It Is not In one direction or In a few dirccnons'
but Oh all sides II Is spreading out. III the twenty
FIRST, Twenty-second. Twenty third. Twenty -iourtl
Twentys sixth and Twenty eighth wards The erecnon on
building trade seems to he going on. IS bounded Dy
& nS "D neeb SnS boundary
line and the line Of the Iwenty,slx'n1 M ',iu;
The Twentyse Is in The neighborhood Of PROSPECT
Park. The Twsnyrs Is bounded by Beoioro aT Tsc
Fusblng-ave, Broadway and Lafayetteaye,; Inc
boundaries Of the Twenty third are Bedioro1aNe..
Brcvoort Place, Franklin-ave. Atanticave'' .uca'
RECORDS OF BUILDING.
The reporter examined the records In the depart
ment OF Buildings in the City Hall Tor purposes VI
comparison with the growth OF tie city in recent
yenrs and found some interesting figures. In io"i
there were 1929 buildings in the city. OF when
,O7 o1o were occupied as dwellings, 4,i4O OF which
were put up during the year the ng , so 1f Iuia
upon the same subject for 1892 show llo'9po , vr
ngs of which 1O0,074 occupied as a%el h,i1
I'm this year permits for the erection OF 10 ;id
inns wore granted The estimated cost OF the puiiu
ings for which permits were granted H. i h Tor
So, $50 500 the estimated COST o, ,e SD Ds sos
n considerable Increase, though not so large As was
expected over the work OF the previous ySa some Of
,h vacant snos with houses within the bou'I.s. ~
this immense city are here given; ana ,,a brief time it
reading You VIII see may wi nnnuIatlon has nearly
doubled.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-14

rne Hi r repor tue but the files show whsLr an nerms
buildings to be put up ru ana i 53 permits
ssca 0fe for Buildings the Of which o was 70
81 oO2 oo5 February 397 buildings st ,D cost Of
~ 300 s and April was rounded out win oni i on me-
vesiment Of s3o7l5ss in 43o t Gma." sfrnctnres If
nai vi a, ~ increase be kept up hrcnghom. t
busy building season during the rod iTsd o' '''
will far outstrip all previous re'''N
WHERE THE WORK Is GOING On
- g., wou worth knowing where daThat these
...,,,,nrs aro and who Is putting thers up Each
rDon q, conrse will want to know how things are
ron ,r in his particular district Well it won't take
YOU long to look down these lines OF ms"ivs
They deserve ia be carefully studied ,h e' m s1v
MA, l. actually going on now, ana VI "e Hi,
Viz Wiz hat have been made ready to shelter Iahiii'
wit in the last few months Any place s b u1't
~, ,s dven of those which cost that sum ana up"aru
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-14
1T THE PLiYHOrS SEES.

At the Amphlon Theatre this week the hos''"a'o
will produce Robin liood" for the tm" "n'e UNI.
season IN Prookyn. At It's previous pr''cn'a's "a.
an. cour,h, rb,atr, crowded houses enjoyed this
comic opem. and repetition OF the same experiences
Is expected a the FIRST Eastern District ens''semrn'
OF tho company. The Bostonians lett "'ane'pons
Inst night after the performance. ami the long '.'p
to ilrooklyn will be taken IN time 10 APPEAR W
morrow evening. Tho same cast SCENERY a"~
settings Will be at the PERFORMANCES 'A' "sSs
us at the other performances OF the opera
INA Columbia Theatre closet rs season Win ne
final ,.erf,rmonce of "Thercsc" by Mrs. James i,rown
Potter and Kyrle Delew last evening: ino no ~
VIII b. newly decorated aud reopeae3 eSsv ~
tAls
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-14
CHANGE OF TINE J. Z

CHANGE OF TIME.
p.u.aslphis and Reading system Lemsn valley
SUNDAY MAY IA, trains win leave
Cowmssoes os BuSsio, Niagara Falls and Suspension
ss41ss At eass y 29 g.. 2 n r.: svs
~ Tickets No. SS0 psv1S"'s' -
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-03-09

deceit and his own weakness. Turn
ing his back upon the scene, with n
half supcrstitious tremor, he plunged
once more into the traclsless covert.
But he was conscious that his eyesight
was gradually growing dim and his
strength failing lie was obliged from
time TO time TO stop and rally his slug.
gish senses that seemed TO grow
heavier under some deadly exhalation
that flowed around him. lie even
seemed 10 hear familiar voices-but
that must be delusioni At last he
stumbled. Throwing out an arm 10
protect himself he camo heavily down
upon the oozc, striking a dull half
elastic root that secmed--it must have
been another dclusion-to move be-
meath him, and cvlSn-so confused was
his senses now-to strike back
nngrily upon his PROSTATE form. A
sharp pain ran from his elbow TO his
shoulder and for moment stung him
to full consciousness again. There
Wcre voices surcly-the voices OF their
former pursucrsl II they were seeking
TO revenge themselves upon him for
Cato's escape, he was ready for theml
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-03-09
TIC. MCINERNEY.

It's anairs to;ntrjasc the pn ',fL.-, .lsiu-...-
hospital corps to permit enlisted men u be cX-
AMIN q Tor promotion to 5000 a & uiculuvy; to
give commanding ON -ori IN the army the power
10 remit or mitigate the Had ugs OF e mmary
courts martial % extend for two years thr
TIME within which applications may he m de to
remove technical charges OF desurtioa pg inst
McNlcan war veterans termin ,tiny rrduJl ols
IN tho naval engineer corps 10 establish "a court
OF appeals In the District Of Columbia To in.
corporate tue American university at MuSuiu
Ton To establish military post near Little
hock' ARR. to provide for the COLLECTION aud
arrangement OF the military records Of tho
revolution and war Of lsl!: TO authorize the
secretary OF the treasury to obtain designs
TOT pubic buildings from local architects
VINO may also be employ, d to surcrntt nj
thelr construction; TO autACrlr the entr Of
lhnus CHIEFLY valuable for bull ing stone under
the placer mining laws. tuuimit duty free the
Wreckale OF tn Trenton and Wand ula, pre-
scn'cu by the king OF samoa, Tor the pormt an
ent preservation aud custody uf N r, cords OF
the volunteer armies 10 authorize The con-
slructon OF bridge across the Mississippi at
New Orleans; to extend the seal protecting
statutes to the North Pacific cc,an, directing
tue score ar OF war to investigate raft
towing on the great lakes; 10 amend the gen.
eral lana grant forfeiture act OF the last CON
gress so that persons entitled 10 purchase for
Ielied lands under that act may have four years
from mo date Of It's passage: to provide for the
punishment OF oncnsus ON the high seas maxi
ing important amendments in the present laws
permitting suits to be brought In the district
courts ana court OF claims ag inst the United
states; free land patents within six years from
the date on which right OF action accrued for
me trial In the court Of claims OF charges OF
fraud alleged against the ''Weil and La Abra
mexican awards; establishing standard
gauge Tor sheet and plate iron and steel
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-03-09

whats the matter, Cato" said
CORTLAND, glancing instinctively at the
ground beneath. Speak mani Have
you been bitten?"
The word seemed 10 wiring an agon-
lied cry from the miserable man.
"Bitteni No, but don't you hear 'em
comingl Darl Gollyl don't you hear
dat?"
"What?"
"De dogsl de houn'sl-de bloodhoun'sl
Dey've set 'em loose on mel"
II was truel A faint baying In the
distance was now distinctly audible TO
CORTLAND. He knew now as plainly
the full, cruel purport Of the leaders
speechl Those who could go any
where were Tracking their gamer
Every trace Of manhood had van
ished from the Negroes covering framel
CORTLAND laid his hand assuringly,
appealingly and then savagely on his
shoulder.
'Comel Enough Of thisl I am here,
and will stand by you whatever comes.
These dogs are no more 10 be feared
than the other. Rouse yourself, man,
and ut least help me make u fight for
It,"
'Nol No" screamed the terrified
man. "Lemme gol Lemme go back
70 dc magsasl Tell 'em III comel Tell
'em 10 call do houn's of me, and III 60
~aA-al ksRIns Esi'' 10 slra<Glad
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-03-09

lie cooked his revolver and stood erect
A torch flashed through the wood
But even at that moment a film came
over his eyes; he staggered and fell.
An interval OF helpless, semi-con.
sciousncss ensued. lie felt himself
lifted by strong arms and carried
forward, his arm hanging usclcssly nj
his side, The dhnls odor Of the wood
was presently exchanged for the free
air Of the open field; the flaming pine
knot torches were cxtinguishcd in the
bright moonlight. People pressed
around him, but 80 indistinctly he could
not recognize them. All his conscious.
ness seemed conferred In the burning
throbbing pain Of his arm. lie felt
himself laid upon the gravel; the sleeve
cut from his shoulder; the cool scnsa.
tion Of the hot and bursting skin barred
TO the night air, and then u soft and
Understandable pressure upon wound
he had not felt before. A voice fol.
lowed-high, lazily petulant, and famil.
lar TO him, and yet one he strove in vain
TO recall.
"De Lawdy-Gawd save us, Miss Sally
Wot yo' dom dah2 Chilei Chilei yoll
kill yourself, shuahl'
The pressure continued-strange and
potent even through his pain-and was
then withdrawn. And voice that
thrilled him said:
'It's the only thing TO save himl
Hush, yo' chattering black crowl Say
anything about this TO living soul,
and I'll have you logged. Now trot
out the whisky bottle and pour 1t down
him"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-03-09

breeze The whole events of the night
might have been dream, but for the
unsupportable languor which numbcd
his senses, and the torpor Of his arm
that swollen and discolored lay outside
the coverlid on pillow before him
Cloths that had been wrung out In iced
water were replaced upon II from time
TO time, by Sophy, Miss Dows' house
keeper, who seated by his bedside was
lazily tanning him. Their eyes met.
"Brolten2" he said interrogativcly
with faint return OF his old deliberate
manner, CHANGING at his helpless arm.
"Deedy mol connie. Snake bite" re-
sponded the negress,
"Snake bitel" repeated CORTLAND
with languid interest, what snalSe?"
"Moccasin o. copperhead-f yo'
doun know yo'self which," she replied,
But it's all right now, honey, De
pizen's draw'd out, and clean, done
gone. Wot yer feels now is de whisky,
De whisky stays, sab. II gets into de
lubrications Of de skin, sab, aud has TO
be nbsobed."
Some faint chord OF memory was
touched by the girls peculiar vocabul-
nry.
"Ah," said CORTLAND, quickly, you're
Miss BOWS Sophy, Then you can tell
me-"
"Nufinl sahl absomlutely nuffin!" In
terrupted the girl shaking her head
with impressive official dignity, Its
done gone fo'bid by de dootorl Yo're to
lie dar and shut yo're eye, honey" she
added, for the moment reverting un.
consciously to the native maternal
tenderness Of her race, land you're not
10 bodder yoself Of school keeps o not.
De medical man say distinctly, sab"
she concluded, STORMY, realizing her
duty again, mo conversation wil de
patient"
But CORTLAND had winning ways
with all dependents. "But you will
answer me one question, Sophy, aud III
~ sak sassaas 4as--" ~ besitstsd
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-03-09
MAY BENEFIT JEWS,
An Exemption of "a Certain sect May Ben
iit M of Them 4 . Iius.Ia

An Exemption Of n Certain sect May BeYe-
ut M Of Them a. Russia
LONDON, March 6.-At st. Petersburg
NJ. Pobiedonostzeif, president of the
holy synod, has made an insidious move
which is expected potently to influence
the Jewish question. lie has induced
the minister of the interior TO issue a
circular exempting the sect of Karaites,
which rejects the Talmud and adheres
TO the Bible, from the anti-Jewish laws
Of the car The Jews will thus onlv
need publicly to renounce the Talmud
and call themselves Karaites in order
to be protected from the anti Semitic
measures
The anti-Jewish laws are intolerable
to civilized people in any form, but IL is
thought this subterfuge will be awaited
OF by large number of Jews in prefer
ence TO going into exile.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-03-09

Dy his side Rlistened for an instant In
the moonlight, but he did not move.
The two men rode up 10 the first speak.
er and exchanged words. A light laugh
followed, and the first speaker turned
again to CORTLAND with a mocking
politeness.
Every well, connie, II that's your
opinion and you allow we can't follow
our game over your property, why VIC
reckon we'll have 10 give way 20 those rho
can. Sorry TO have troubled you. Good
night"
He lifted his hat ironically, waved IL
10 his followers, and tho next moment
the whole party were galloping furious
ly towards the high road.
For the first time that evening n nerv.
Gus sense Of apprehension passed over
CORTLAND. The impending Of some I'M
known danger IN always more terrible
to n brave man than the most over
whelming odds that he can see and
realize. lie felt instinctively that they
had uttered no vague bravado to cover
up their defeat; there was still some
advantage ON which they confidently
recltoned--but what? Was Il only q
reference 20 the other party tracking
them through tho woods, on which
their enemies now solely relied? lie
regained Cato quickly; the white teeth
OF the foolishly confident negro were
already flashing his imagined triumph
TO his employer. Courtland's heart grew
sick rs he saw II.
"We're not ont OF the woods, yet,
Cato" he said, dryly, "nor are they.
Keep your eyes and your ears open, and
attend to me. How long can we keep
the cover OF these woods and still push
on in the direction OF the quarters2"
"There's way roun' de edge o. de
swamp, sab, but we'd have 20 50 back n
spell To fLd It,"
60 onl"
"And dnr's moccasins and copper
heads lying round here In dc traill Dcy
don't go for us ginerally-but," hc hcsi.
tated, white men don't stand much
show"
."Goodl Then II Is as bad for those
who arc chasing us rs for me. That
will do, Lead on"
They rctraccd their steps cautiously,
until the negro turned into u lighter
by-way. A strange mcphitic odor
seemed to come from soddcn leaves and
MOSES that began 10 ooze from under
their feet They had picked their way In
silence for some minutes; tho stunted
willows and cypress standing further
and further apart, and the openings
with clumps Of sedge were frequent.
CORTLAND was beginning TO fear this
exposure Of his follower, and had
moved up beside him, when suddenly
the negro caught his arm and trembled
violently. His lips were parted over his
teeth the whites of his eyes glistened,
he seemed gasping and speechless with
fear.