The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1893-01-05

| turning his horses head toward her
urged her forward. She picked her way
slowly. - II conscious Of danger. and at
last coming to the brink stepped quickly
ont Of the water and shook herself.
'Whst makes you trembis so:' he
asked Of Souri,.
II ain't," she said. coloring.
SIS that dangerous fordg'
LET sd a-tumbled often the Ledge y'd
q drovnded."
! Tive done como scouting before this.
but / see now that l haven't learned to
cross . current till today. Next time
FL look out for something on shore to
steer By"
Another ton minutes brought them
home. They came upon the house from
its rear. It fronted on the road running
northward and faced east. Souri, led
tho way 10 rickety barn. whore both
horses were stabbed. She left Mark in
| the barn while che went into the house
| to inform the inmates Of his presence.
Presently she came out.
Dad lows T. meught come in fur a
| spell 'thout much resx. They wont know
O y'r hein hysr yet awhile Least
| Always thar's NO hurry. But dad recakons
y mought sleep in the barn with one
eye OPEN.
Il shall not sleep anywhere tonight.
1 must 60 on. Eut I'll so ia with you
for awhile"
! A man met them at the door with
white, shocky hair and a stubble beard.
He looked sixty. though he was ton or
fifteen years younger. He walked rs if
he were following the pillow. His trou-
sers were drawn nearly up to his arm
pits, double breasted waistcoat served
! in lieu Of coat, and an old wooten
| hat covered his head to the back Of his
neck.
Them blue clothes looks kinder peart
to we uns down hyar ez amt seen
nothen but gray said. the man. Il
| lowed when you ms went rp ter Chat
tenoogy last June and fred them big
guns at the town j. was goen to hold
onto these hyar parts.
Perhaps it was a mistake" said
Mark, ''but l never criticise the acts Of
my superiors."
! "Come inter tn house
The dwelling was composed of two
square log houses, some ten feet apart.
under Que roof. with a floor between
| the two. The man led Mark into one
of these parts or houses. The articles
in it that struck the soldiers eye were
a very high be6stead. heightened fur
Their by feather bed: chest of draw
ers, and a clock On the mantle that
! licked loud enough to he heard out in
the barn. There Were some pieces OF
Zig carpet On the floor, two or three
hard seated chairs and 4 rocker.
what y got fur supper" the old
man asked as his wife entered.
II don't want any supper" said the
soldier. II only ate an hour or two
ago."
The woman, who was bent down
through some nervous disease. went to
the chest of drawers. took therefrom a
cob pipe and some tobacco and began to
smoke.
''Much shaken among the sojers,
stranger" she asked.
eat the beginning of a fight there's a
good IDEAL, :" replied Mark. but afte,
they're once in they get on without much
trouble" w.
Don't mean that kind of shaken
sger."
s'Oh. asue. No. don't think there's
much ague.'
ssFever?'
There's always more or less cau,I
fever. It seems as if every man who
campaigns in this country must have q
dose Of typhoid to get acclimated."
''Thar's O. powerful lot O fesers bout
hyar. Thar's the typhoid. the broken
bone. toe intsrmitten aud the remitteu
and onct en- awhile we git y::'ler jack
when it CORES Mp til. Mississippi from
Or'eaus."
That's a good deal Of fever" r.
pl'ssi Mur'.: ''but. to CONN down 10 btl.i
E..>>. WANT 20 say Il few words to- YOU
pacs.;,. l',u','e Sure you're. Usion:"
''s4.:trn." said ,;,e "isi man.
''Grt /, young un in Jim Browns com
ua.:.1 II ,ast Tenn:>seeans." said tue Ole
y,nt,,an. IF hearn tn all had the inca
sl,s IA ia si,in::. Henery he'd it.
YES. that regiment WAS nearly al
duM II al one time. Now. I'm going III
Yer, dangerous mission. May ! rel,
OIL who are YOU:
\ boy :,inout thirteen years of age ha,
cone into the room. and squaring him
self before Mark began to stare ut him.
Jake" replied the intruder, Il hay'
something Of Importance to say to YOU
father and mother" Then to the par
cn'>. Won't YOU please send him out:'
Jest s y like. stranger. answered tn
father. ''hnt mebbe Jake Mousht SHOW
y III way or somep'n. He's purt.
peart.
jake > appearance did not bear witnes
tn the encOmil,n.
: We'll. let him stay. | would like t
rely un this house as a place of refuge il
case have to get back here rapidly.
want You to take care of my horse, AM
! if never come you can keep him. II
do come III pay you more liberaHy TO
!; horse fodder than you ever were paid be
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