The Red Cloud chief., 1895-01-25
IcoNTIHuED

Never q wort spoke Miss Baggs. She
sat bolt upright In her buggy, regard.
ing the boy fixedly ~ Bobby Lee trian.
gulated onward. Az she passed she turn.
I'd her head slowly, keeping her spec.
tacles OH JAkey with al unearthly stare.
There IL something superstitious in oil
human beings and especially in boys.
Something like q shiver ran down ia.
keys back at sight Of this singular per.
son, who knew him perfectly, yet who
passed him, her head turning mechan-
tcally, without altering o word. For Q
moment he was tempted to believe that
Miss Baggs had persisted, and this was
her ghost going to seek rest In sons
other land than wal SCARED Tennes.
wee. But this feeling was momentary.
Throwing It of. he shouted:
"Shell I give yer love ter Rats when
! zee himf"
II Miss Baggswas trying to make the
hoy believe he was mistaken, or that ne
saw her disembodied spirit, her effort
failed signHlly; at this point. A peal OF
suppressed laughter came back on the
breene, to Llkcy. Looking after her, he
saw tho back Of the buggy. from which
streamcd the tatters OF tho top and I'M
dor IL Bob Lees four legs mingled In
inextiicable confusion, doing some Of
their best work.
''She uns han't bent on no good"
said Iakey to himself rs no gave Tom u
jog. Reckon sho's up ter somep'n."
Jakey rode oil musing upon Miss
Baggs. Eo had noticed her kind treat.
ment of his sister, and as Jakey war
disposed to regard Souri, tho most i'm.
portant person OH earth after Colonel
Maynard Miss Daggs had thus found
her way into that youthful something
or other which for want Of q better name
may b called Jakey's heart. His re.
,mark wis made with great seriousness.
,Jskey felt that 1t was his duty as q I'm.
ZION sympathizer Tn, put some one on Miss
Baggs' track. "She wrought be workin
TO the Confederates." he unused, :" n
then agin she mos8htn't." The latter
view was most agreeable 10 him, because
he liked Miss Bagss and would grieve
to see any harm coue to her.
While he WA jogging along. turning
the matter over In his mind, no saw
several ,horsemen ia blue and yellow
come tearing down thu road. They rein.
cd In when they came up with him and
opened avolley Of Questions.
"Say. hoy, did you 800 q woman with
. striped dress and goggles 60 by"
an along legged. wind busted crit
teri"
"Yes"
IN arIole rattliu buggy"
"Yes.~
"Whatdi'y' want with herr"
"Nevm ,mind that. Have You seer
her?"
WAL. never mind whether i hnv'
o. not. Git,up. Toni"
This brought tho questioner ,to'terms
"Are ycA,a Confederate boy:"
Don't I live in Teunsssee?"
II suppose that snean You are Con
,federate. We've no tina to lose. Tn
woman in that buggy is-is'- H
was conjuring mp q story to deceive tn
stupid looking boy before him and &c
the required information, hut he wa
not good at Inventions. !akcy came I
the rescue.
WANTED sy,you JUS generator colo
mel Or somep'Ar'
eyes"
"Fo' ter keep her outen danger 60
,She's like nuff ter run inter . gnerrill
.Namp?"
The man leaked wouderingiy at tn
boy, who was making o story Tor hin
unasked.
"Y-o.s." he psplied, uncertain wha
10 SOY
"Waal, she's gone along thar. Wha
~ GIT ter tn fork IN tn road, take Il
left fork"
"All right. Thanks, my little man.
\and the party gallopsd away to take til
wrong road on reaching the fork.
Jakay pursued his course meditative
'1y.
RECKON that warr't me done tibet
tIt must "a ben som I'm else. ! air
Onion boy, ! air. Shepn's Confederate
Like nuff some un got s'picion o. her
Reckon I cant be Union ef l helped he
fout. Wal. she likes Souri, anyway
Reckon she won't do no harm"
tue Wow thkeu y
Nthe close II Jakey's solilequy, he feI
very much dissatisfied with himself. II
rode on thoughtfully, wondering wha
Colonel Maynard would say!if no shout
know what he had done. ke soon mt
y soldier on o lame horse. Jakey infel
red that he belonged to the party ahead
but had been obliged to drop out Of tn
chase.
"Say, mister. ",called the boy, @wh,
them uns chasin tlet woman In the hui
81 fo'?"
"Did you pass he'."
ayes"
"Put 'em en- the track?"
"Reckon."
"Shs tried 10 slip through the lin
ON q forged pass. The guard was susp
/. Cious and took the pass 70 headquarte
after letting her ~ thorugh. thougl
like q fool-when the trick was disco
cred"
"Waal, reckon they'll ketch her,
and Jakey ode OH.