Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-03
lilo. hO" shouted BOutOn.

lilo, hOr' shouted Bouton.
bathed Tbs cash On his head, and even |
satisfied herself that the wound was not |
fatal By feeling the skull. In 90 minutes |
the captain looked into her face, smiled |
and whispered:
"You, Alice?"
eyes, /, my friend. Oh, why has this |
misfortune befallen you Of all men! |
You, our guide and protector! You, on
whom all depended for advice and di- |
rection"
where am I:' he asked, rising ON his |
elbow and gazing about.
"You are a prisoner, sobbed Alice.
"a prisoner" he repeated, and he
stroked his forehead as if to clear away
the mists still clouding his brain.
YES she said, "you are a prisoner
in Bouton's power.
"And Howard and the other menu"
he asked eagerly.
"They seem to have eluded pursuit. ="
"And Louis Kyle-where is Louis
Kyle?''
"Thcy say he escaped last night"
''Escapcd?'
Eyes, so I heard some Of the men
say. We have not seen him since we at
tempted to enter the pass.
eff he has escaped, he will join my
little party, and under his leadership I
will not be missed. And yet we are too
weak to spare one man. Well" he add
ed, with sigh of satisfaction, 'having
done eur best we should be satisfied face
the consequences without a murmur.
The captain sat up and looked in the
direction from which came the slow
but regular discharge Of what he knew
to be n repeating rifle. White puffs of
smoke marked the location Of a rifieman
i'll the cliffs that lowered above the IT.
regular depression in which the outlaws
had halted. There was great commo-
tion among the Indians and white men
who remained back with Bouton, and
every time n puff Of silvery smoke rose
from the cliffs man fell. or wound
cd man ran out of range. Bouton knew
in his heart who the dreaded rifleman
was, and he took good care to keep out
of sight. A few minutes and two rifles
began to fash from the cliffs, and Black
Eagle hastened to Bouton's side and
said with an expression Of mingled an
ger and alarm:
''Kushat is up there with Henry Kyle.
You told me that it was the other broth
er she loved"
"She seems to love the family"
sneered Bouton as he stepped behind a
rock to keep ont Of range.
Nora Kyle overheard the conversation
between Bouton and Black Eagle, and
watching the cliffs, from which the
puffs If white smoke curled up, she saw
bit Of vermilion coloring moving
along the giddy crest Of the rocks, and
she said to Alice:
THAT is Kushat."
Eyes" said the captain, land the
rifieman who is sending death into the
ranks Of the outlaws is your brother
Henry. All, if he had only joined us in
time!'
"Then he would have been true tc
himself" sighed Nora
, At length the firing died out, and the
! vermilion speck disappeared from fan
, up the mountain side When Boutor
saw this and believed he could move
|, about in safety, he left the protection Of
, the rocks and mounted his horse. II,
felt in his wicked heart that Henry
i Kyle watched for him, and death woult
, be certain if he once ventured within
/ range Of the dreaded rifle. Net onl,
{ hate for but dread Of Henry Kyle made
r him doubly anxious to get him ont O
5 the way. and. as has been shown, h
4 used every means in his power to nc
G complish his purpose. As Bouton rcd
in the direction which Font Robb hat
: taken he reviewed the incidents alread.
4 recorded, and he felt eiated and depresse'
v by turns He had ridden about mil
= when he heard firing to the front, ant
he fastened to place where Font Rob
e had been brought tn o halt. With n
oath he demanded to know what wa
&c up now.
d Louis Kyle is in command, growl
ID I'd Robh