The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-06-21

hot and shivering with excitement,
for his movements were always quiet
and precise as a hammer, But in his
eye there was a furnace burning and
his small. iron hand caught the air
with snap. Nacayoy had seen Pierre
when dangers crowded around them
both. and he knew that the little man
was worth three Of himself, in spite
of his own great height. For the
others, they did not know, and If they
had lived with Pierre all their lives
they would never have understood
him.
"Aw Pierre" said Macayoy admir-
ingfy; Jaw the ache in yer blood =
that's it. Aw, yis, yis, an Yer thighs
all bendin' like wire. and the prarle
beyant, an' the lady, there asleep wild
the hand fallin' soft where the heart
beats up like swell Of tide. Aw
Wis. the like O that -swate. swate: an
the long chestnut PAWN the ground
-aw yis."
Perrie nodded at Macavoy pleasant
~. for after his fashion he cared for
the giant as he had once cared for ShOn
3IcGann, and d little man loves the
admiration Of large man, as Pierre
himself had said more than Once-he
knew mans vanity and his own weak
ness. But he turned his looks on the
trapper now, for IT was his way to
conquer at the points Of great advan-
tage; not by many wonders showing,
but by a deep persistence and q single
personal force.
She slept for three hours. L got
the two horses saddled. Who could
tell but she might need help? | had
nothing to do, | knew the shortest
way to Fort Micah, every foot, and
then it is good to be ready for all
things. told Hilton's wife what L
had done. She was glad. She made
a gesture at me as a brother, and then
began to put things in a bag for us to
carry. She had settled all how it was
to be. She had told the girl. You
see a man may be-what is it they
call me "a pIunderer- and yet, a
woman Will trust him, CONNIE ca"
''Aw, yis; yis, Pierre; but she knew
yer hand and yer tongue niver wlnt
ag'in a woman Pierre. Nav, niver a
heart ia heart Hilton's wife: aw, yis"
Pierre waved Macavoy into silence.
The girl walked after three hours,
her hand caught at her heart. oh"
she said. still staring at Us. Il thought
that they had Gomez 4 little after
she and Hilton's wife went into an
other room. All at once there was a
sound Of horses without. and then
knock at the door, and four men Ell
tered, They were the girls hunters.
1t was hard to tell what to do all IN a
minute, but | saw at once that the best
thing was TO act for all. and to get all
the men inside the house. SO | whis-
percd to Hilton. and pretended | was
a great man III the company. L or
derCd Hilton to have the horses cared
for, and, not giving the men time TO
speak / fetched out the old brown
brandy, wondering what could be
done There was no sound from the
other room. though thought | heard
a door open once. Hilton played the
game well. and showed nothing when
| ordered h1n about, and lied with me
when [ said no girl had come, laugh
ing when they told why they were
after her. More than one did not be
ieve at first. but pshaw. what have |
been doing all my life to let such fel
lows doubt me? SO the end of it was
that | got them all inside the house.
There was one thing, their horses
were all fresh, as Hilton whispered
to me- They had only ridden them
few miles they had stolen or
bought them at ranch to the west Of
us. [ could not make up my mind
what to do. But it was clear | must
keep them quiet till something shap-
ed
They were all drinking brandy
when HiltOn's wife entered the room.
Her face was, mon dien, 50 innocent.
50 childlike. She stared at the men
and then | told she was deaf and
dumb and [ told her why they had
come VOLTA, it was beautiful, like
nothing you ever saw. She shook her
head soinnoceutly and then told them