Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-02

pose W" Try the fireplace.
tho Light OF the moon he scraped the ashes
on the big slab of stone that was set in
about to pry the stone loose when ONE
thing seemed to occur to him. He straight-
cneg UP, and glanced toward the door.
Tim ,hinktn' Of Simon Glass Barnabas
answered.
Nathah. "He and what were left Of his
party must have turned back. l didn't
Sc, them a, the fort"
Glass marched in with the Hangers. an
that young Godfrey was close behind him.
Yes. | seen EN- both,' corroborated Att
81 was watching the Indians all the
time, and Colonel Butier,,. said Nathan.
don't think hen give us any more
yI Rgr9absss Only shook his head. v Nj, Me-
Watchin' won't come amiss."
The man went to his post, and Barnabas
dropped 10 his knees, dug briefly into the
dirt with a knife, and lifted out 4 Nat
open. and handed Nathan a packet of pa
pers sealed with green wax.
The lad pressed It rcverently to his lips.
81 won't look at them he declared. "The
seal shall remain u%nbroken until | find
my father or am satisfied that ne is dead
IL would be wise 70, learn the contents.
Nathan shook his head. My. fathers
secret is sacred TO me he replied. ~ he
Know. But the papers must not be lost.
WI you Keep them for me-,
thrust it deep down into one Of his wide.
topped boots. ITS Jest damp enough not
Slab Hask into place. annd ddnningly
Etrf Mali fhs aShef oyer It again. NOM
Hist, mem McNicol interrupted in a
The three Instantly Joined the Scotch
ask. what he meant, The forest was alive
with Whispering voices-with the passage
A light danced between the thick. foliage.
II was too late, for retreat, and as the
doorway, they heheId a startling sight. BY
t~oS and threcs II group of Tories and
Indians slidgdd innto ths GLADE; The two
them, and as they came nearer one said
aloud, in u familiar voice that made Natl,.
an shuddcr: rs this the place, YOU rebel
Its captain stanbnry,s cabin nut,
f maIa t IN s er,,oG ns an TT "nM mh1 HElg rnIds, been
ms" simon Glass-for it was heIreplied
,'God help us" whispered Barnabas.
There's no escape onless We kin hide. But
friends. Theyll kill every man of us in
cola blood
Low as the words were spoken, they
reached the ears OF the advancing enemy.
and a creakIng noise made by McNIcoTs
are rebels here!' roared Simon Glass;
Don't let.a blasted one escape! Surround
ITS ali up" cried Bnrnabas. GIVE EN-
q voliey, an remember the massacre.
Now-irc!'
There WAS no time to look for the result
Of the volley through the drifting smoke.
Barnabas instantly slammed the door shut
Down. ali of you.' he shouted. stick to
The tio9r' Nata3n' you guard vS sns ,sRs
the two ends. III tend to the open winder
here in frontl'
The three crawled to their posts of duty
and loaded their muskets, and for a time
the silence outside was broken only by an
occasional moan of pain, The wary enemy
had taken to cover at once, until they could
'Dld you Kill Glass; McNicol whis-
pered across the room.
'IIe moved his head jest as i fired, The
Tory who was with him is lynn dead here
S Sn the Th sr p5sr f fgllo mi is Rbg ett . off, Is for pe S"'d
a been ~tomahawkel anyway. An there's
"A wounded indian drtGgin' hisself past the
spring. won't waste powder on the
Glass must have learned where we were
bound, and followed us here for revenge
tits either that or for a deeper motive"
barnanns amsw,F"n. "hI an SVT ba as ra IL Sn,ohnoo
~ hOt Iio ""T t,suoTI ,nS,a5 ynr som
mr. S.,vH, ~, h''tiIo,s ,nartr, tbrn1trb
I'm a tiHo. NJ hnrving tbssmseiSes in he
III, lomg mr. Nv rrSicbinr t,nt ali Is
cnIoh, ibna5rr+, ~, '"t ~ "N -
ebnv,s5 thrns"ives here and there in The
,nnnnlisht hui they learned a lesson in
nruinnra when rNfcoI shot two of their
humber from A loophule and Attwood
nirusI off 4, mira Tnrnnbas kent blazinr
." a. -I,ann,' n y, tnrrb slr,ta distonc
I, =, , a rr,rbnbi,. ,SsanLInf IL nearly as |
~ t3r,,JI"sJ' ~ !" bn.iarin,. f,irN. MN. |
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ot!,'t ',"i'a5 II,IIro,,, s,i5 A+,,,od eva |
~ ~ cam" ~ ~ an Tnin from nnv az The s"at.
can I touh' q" H''P i'O' ~! Wv s''
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-, Nio'G mh.'G ~ , ImoO IN y ,nrI.I p ~
"t5oir pave inImI 'Hr ~" Az a.. H.
Iliu'a: " n,'eHa ~ ~, - ~ a.,
u 'mttt WE q W'In'ri, ne e"ei"S H4"
lhey Re h,tt nov, Mh'sPSreu Ndthah'
see M bhz.t,s m3Nlt's,
Bang me lhl ; mtHk'l ttdckeu ana Win
a aerreeh an Ihh'in III n,,rl' more
who had been rce9nnoiterinE the rear oil
the cabin bounded INTO me WOODS,
That's the way to 90 II, Sald barhabas.
Load quickly, men, ana uOht let your
muskets get empty at once.
An interval of silence followed, lasting
perhaps ten minutes, ana then a harsh
voice from the forest called for a truce,
'Ouly one kin come near" shouted Bar
nabas. VIVA do you want, Glass, II that's
'I'm willing to make fair terms" replied |
the Tory, who was careful 10 keep hidden. |
"Como ont and give up your arms and not
Wed sooner surrender to n rattIesnake
than IN you simon - RlFuabDE answered |