The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-09-19

have her along.o
Mr.. Penn had a natural horror Of
seeing women bother with things out
of their line OF business, and Mr..
Hess could think Of nothing that
would please him so we'll as to see
Mr.. Penn fret and fume over having
a woman along with them.
sis she going7" he whispered to
Mr.. Hess. "If che does I hope the
Injuns will git her. He is a block
head to give her her way"
Mr.. Hess was right. She would
go. Captain Day, in command of
the company, said all his politeness
and Difference for the fair sex would
allow, without effect. Her mind was
made up to go.
Mr.. PENIS inmost soul was ready
to burst out in indignant protest
against any such arrangement.
"He would not be dragging around
with a crying, whining wensRxrs
would give hes e~srso the Injuns
aIst."
His tall frame stretched itself
taller and, slapping his fist down on
the rude box which served for a
table, he declared:
"Twouldn't do. No use in talking.
Women's no business tramping
round in no sich a way"
eyes, my. DEAR" coaxed Mr..
Laselle, "stay here with this good
lady and we can get along better,
for you will be greatly in our way"
Mrs. Brown took her aside and
pleaded with her, telling her Of the
danger and suffering Of the journey.
But without answering, Mrs. Laselle
proceeded to make ready to start
again with her husband.
Mr. Penn's disgust and exaspera-
ton was 80 intense by this time he
could stand it no longer.
"Madam," he said, with q glare
quite alarming to all the ladies
except Mrs. Laselle, ''if the Injuns
git you it'll be no matter. It's agjn
natur and duty not to mind yer hus-
band"
He turned and walked off, Hess
followed close behind him laughing
in a fashion that fired Mr.. Penn still
worse.
"You're tickled," he said, "mebbe
you think she kin take keer of
you"
"Here's what's to take keer of
me" he answered tapping his pistol.
Capt. Day and his twenty men
mounted and armed with muskets,
pistols, and knives started on their
search with very little hope of sue
cess in finding the lost girl. Not
knowing what tribe had captured
her, nor the direction they had
taken, they were completely at sea
as to which course to take in pur-
suit. The country was now full Of
thriving bands from the different
tribes around to which of these, that
band belonged was the important
thing to know, and which they had
no means of finding out. The
friendly Indian who had told Mr.
Laselle, departed as mysteriously al
he came, without leaving a trace o.
his coming behind him.
Capt. Day was inclined to believe
the Comanches YER the captors
Their daring and strategy made
them the terror Of the settlers
South of the Missouri 1t was known
they were many thousands strong
and we'll equipped for their savage
warfare. 1t was more than prob
able, they thought, the captive hat
been taken to their village a few
miles south of the river, and afte,
comforting with her father, they de
cided to cautiously make their wa,
to that point, hoping in some way t.
effect her release.
Poor Mrs. Laselle mounted again
and again in the rear, was a pitifu
spectacle. A fierce March wind wa
blowing, and with all her striving
her head wrappings came loose, the
ungloved fingers almost stiffene,
with cold, could not get them RICH
right again, till tingling ears an
cheeks were painful indeed. Dow,
the river the party picked their way
through the thickets and drifts
Often 1t seemed hopelessly lost, bu
the resolute arm of the Kentuck
captain opened it up for them.
Time and again he warned Mr.
Laselle not to lag behind.
"Them Injuns," he said, 'tis likel
hiding behind some tree and 1t wor
take but q mint to lead you out
sight"
"Do, Anna, try to keep up" on
, treated Mr.. Laselle.
"You 60 on" she said, 81 wi
, keep up II I can, but l am not afrai'
I will not be far behind" But in
. very little while a turn In the
. course and a dense thicket hid the
from her view. The path too WI
n obscure. She stopped, not KNOWN
the way, and started again, but
wrong direction, which brought b
Q into q still denser thicket. VIII
to do now che could not to-
I Shame, that she should thus ear
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