The Red Cloud chief., 1896-12-25
The Great t'esper.
Ivy TRt>k
CHATTER N-Cu>rr>,ir

- WV wy Hll'NltAiNI u
The Judge, his shoulder bent for
ward, his arms swinging from side
to side, bearing down upon Us with
long strides, and rapidly diminishing
the distance between us.
"Thrrc is no one in sight-no one
we can call to for hclpr"h he asked.
''No one see u footpath through
the wood, If you think that will bc
safer
''ics, ycs-anything is bcttcr than
this open road.
But we advanced now with great
l%ificultv. There was room only for
one in tho path. yet had to keep
hold uf Van ilocck's hand and guide
him, Tor the brake met before Us.
the trailing bramhlcs tina, crossed
the path caught his fcct; at every
step h" stumbled. 1t was hopeless.
TO continue Already | fancicd |
caught II glimpse through the trees
Ut the Judge swinging along the
bride. way.
"lour only chance is to get among
tho brake, and throw yourself down
while ! go on | said IL ear go
quicker alone, ard coming behind.
he may imagine that you are still be-
fore mo"
"Show me whore tn 90"
opened "a way through the brake,
led him behind Il thickct. and babe
him lie down. As he carried ont
this instruction. | got back into the
footpath, and was then enabled to
frot along AT II brisk pace.
II was only just in time, for look.
ing back a couple OF minutes later. |
perceived the Judge blowing his way
through brake and bramblc, which
came well up to the level Of his
breast, with ~ little difficulty as
though it had been mcadOw.grass.
and with the same steady swing of
his bent shoulders. He had caught
sight OF me from tho bridlc-way. and
struck GU at once into the thick oi
the under growth.
| did not in the slightest degree
participate in Van llocrk's suspicious
and fears, and having, as hoped,
succeeded in divcrting from him the
object Of his dread, | was indifferent
rs To whether the Judge overlook me
or not. Had | been in tho humor to
enjoy II joke. ! think | sholld have
enjoyed giving him II long chase fot
nothing; but circumstances were too
grave for that. | pursued the path
until it dipped down into II hollow.
and there finding II fallen tree across
the path, ] sat down and waited for
the Judge to come up In IA few min
utcs he stood before me with his
arms folded on his chest. his feet
planted apart, and II particularly
stern look on mis- gauut, weather.
beaten face.
''llc has given me the slip; has he
given it TO you likewise" he asked
''No," replied; IL gave it TO HIM.
| helped him to escape
stand up. Gentleman Ihorno, and
let us look each other in the face
ne said,
stood up. He held out his hard
and | gave him mine.
"Now, standin' here hand In hand
and face to face, saw, air we the
noblest works Of natur' or air we
pot?"
could not go 80 far as to admit
that his appearance realized my
highest ideal Of nobility, but | IN.
d%crstood his aliusion, and replied:
81 believe you are IN honest man,
II that is what you mean, Brace
at is; and that is my opinion of
you likewise Let us sit down and
hold II committee, Now, pardncr,
will you tell me why you let Israel
git?"
because the poor wretch is half
distracted with the loss of the dia.
mond and his fcar OF you"
''Why do he fear mc?"
"lle believes that you took the
diamond. and intend TO have his l,ic.
in order to get the royersionary
share, or something OF that kind.
And now, tell mo why you pursued
him when you cav how he wished to
avoid you!'
''BecAusc he did so wish for one
thing and, lac added, with ompha-
els, ''bccausc he's got 10 speak. Is
rael's got to speak, he repeated,
with still great n decision. "A man
what has prcscntimcnts as Il thing =
going to be took so accurate as his'n,
must naturally have presentiments
what's gone Of it when its took"
eve must get back to tho house,
The police must be sem for"
IL don't see any harm they can do,
and it's the regular thing, and So
they ought to Ue called i'm he said,
rising from the trunk on which we
had been holding this discussion. II
am going for Israel, "a long"
hesitated to separate from the
Judge.
"iou must promise me, Brace, not
TO commit violence on Van HOeck.'
III you mean by violence taking of
his life away, ! will give You my
word not to be violent with him
There's my hand on II"
On this understanding we shook
hands and Dartol. He plunop1 nuain