Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-23

gone through, 1t should be here tomor.
row, when we can capture or destroy
Bouton's people. "
81 fear that the messenger you sent
to Fort Keogh has fallen" said Henry
Kyle, adding with sigh, "but come
what may shall remain here and guard
this point
Every we'll. This point being guard
ed, duty calls me to another. We shall
meet when the sun is up"
As silently as he had come the
Prophet disappeared, and Henry Kyle
and Kushat took their watch on the
summit of one of the loftiest crags that
commanded the campfres' of the out
laws. Though both should have been
weary, they did not sleep, but sat side
by side talking in whispers until day
light began to flush the east Seating
himself behind rock, Henry Kyle
opened his ammunition pouch to be
ready for the work of destruction he
had marked out Great was his horrcr
to find that the cartridges prepared for
his repeating rifle were expended or
lost. Only one was left, which, with
two in the chamber Of the gun, consti-
tuted all the ammunition he had de-
pended on.
"But you have your pistols" said
Kushat "They are loaded.
"True, but to make them effective
must get nearer. Will you follow me?
Mark you, Kushat, I would rather that
you remain back"
"I will follow you even to the tents
of death and through them," she re-
piled, with her red hands OH his shoul'
ders
1t seemed impossible, looking up from
the valley, to enter by any other than
the route already mentioned, but Henry
Kyle would not waste time in going to
the canyon, the nearest regular avenue.
While he and Kushat were climbing
down the giddy cliffs. with Us much So
curity as mountain sheep, a scene OF
stirring activity was being enacted in
the valley.
The sun was not yet up when Bou-
toms men, more thirsty for blood than
even the night before, demanded that
Captain Brandon should be led out and
shot. Bouton was more than willing to
oblige them. He went over to where the
captain was sitting Oh the ground, and
with the expression Ct demon in his
yellow eyes he said:
Il owe you one, Captain Brandon.
The time has come when can pay you
back with interest
Bouton motioned to one of the
guards, who unbound the captains feet
and bade him rise.
The captain obeyed without assist
ance and looked up from the place
where the men were drawn up with
their rifles to the entrance Of the cave
and then to the cliffs and sky, but in
no place did his eye rest on anything
that promised hope.
care you ready?" asked Bouton.
The captain made no reply; but,
drawing himself up, he took position
between the two armed men who had
been guarding him.
Move Onp commanded BOuton.
They led the captain to the edge of
the cliff. AS he went on he could hear
behind him the heartbrokcn cries Of
Alice and Nora, and once he turned his
eyes to look back at them.
"Do you want to be blindfolded9"
asked Fairplay, who seemed to be i'll
command of the rificmcn.
"No," replied the captain. 81 have
never feared to look death i'll the face. "
"My men," said Bouton, advancing
with his rifle in hand to the front, II
demand the first shCt
He raised his weapon. but ut that in
slant shot rang out from the cliffs aud
Bouton tottcred and fell
TO BE CONTINUED.