Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-07-25

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"Yes, if you cannot get help in the
meantime.
"But where can we look for help?'
81 will find it." said Louis Kyle,
clinching his hands, while his eyes
blazed with resolution.
"But where can you find its" asked
the captain, who still maintained his
quiet but deeply interested manner
"My father will come to the rescue >
"He is only one man" 4"
"Aye, but he is giant in strength
and a lion at heart. We have dozen
Indians and half breeds on our place,
on every one Of whom we can count to
the death. These are all armed But
should not wholly rely ON them
should send couriers asking for aid to
the mining camps, 80 miles to the
northwest, and to the military posts at
Keogh and on the Yellowstone "
"You are born soldier; but your
plans involve long time, do they notT'
Eyes, to a man starving it would be
a long time, but it would not be 30 long
to strong, well fed men battling for
their lives and the honor Of their wom-
en-" said Louis Kyle with an increase
OF energy and earnestness
"When do you intend returningT'
"Not till my horse is rested" /"
about darkp" and the captain look.
ed out at the sun sloping westward
1T will be better after dark "
So expeditions were Alice and her sis
ter that in a very short time Louis
Kyle was set before the very best dinner
that the camp afforded and large enough
to satisfy the appetite Of starved
giant Had his real purpose In coming
been suspected, the women-they were
nearly all young-would not have stood
there laughing and declaring that the
stranger was one Of the handsomest men
they had seen since leaving home
The sun seemed resting in a canopy
of opaline clouds on the crest OF the
western mountains when Louis emerged
from the tent So great was the change
wrought in these few hours that ne
could scarcely credit his eyes The tents
were down and the arbors scattered
about
The corral was up in a semicircle by
the rivers side, and all the stock were
inside Of it, with the wagons chained
about the central point, where the stock
ade was being erected The people were
working like beavers and with cool
ness that surprised and delighted the
young man The tent in which he had
been sleeping was down and removed
within the stone inclosure five minutes
after he had left It
"You see we are acting on your ad.
vice, +" said the captain without stopping
in his work of rolling and lifting the
stones into place
II hope the precaution may not be
necessary, said Louis, lending hand,
"but do not think the work will be
finished too soon."
"And you are determined to leave
Us tonight"
II must"
"But think Of the ianger!''
II do, but it is Of the danger to you,
not to myself. You will need help. and
it must be forthcoming"
"Help is desirable. But what if you
fall into the hands Of these desperadoes?"
II must guard against that" said
Louis coolly.
''But is not the danger great?"
Every g1eat, captain; but it will be
no greater tonight than it was when !
came here in the full blaze of the SUM-
Those fellows know where am. Let
them get me if they can"
"You cannot travel as well by night. "
II can travel better My horse and
know every rock, stream and defile from
the Yellowstone geysers to the place
where Custer and his gallant fellows
died on the Big Horn Trust me for
that ="
As they conversed the sun went
down, and it became so dark that work
on the nearly completed structure had
to be suspended 1t is surprising how
soon the most inexperienced will per.
ceive the necessities of such an emer.
gency No one thought Of starting a
fire or making light Even the chill
dren hushed their prattle as they lay on
the blankets inside the defense AS soon
as the stars were out Louis Kyle shook
hands with the immigrants -Alice's
WAS the last hand he took-and bidding