Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-29

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lyon are sure?''
'sI'm sartin. Think I'd be such q fool
as to leave 'em the ghost Of q trail? No,
sir, the hunts up and here we are.
Now, what's your private muss?" And
Fairplay showed his entire self posses
fion by biting semicircle from plug
of tobacco and rendering Bouton a SINH
lar luxury.
do you remember Brandcn?'' asked
BoutOn.
Captain Brandon?'' Fairplay show
ed that he remembered this gentleman
by drawing himself up to his full
height and closing one eye.
''That's the man, Fairplay."
1.-The devil! Is he in these noun
tains!''
HE is"
"What doin:''
Hunting me down"
Whats his force?"
Indians and white men, I think
something like 20 men"
II guess you'll scrape up 100 rifles
pretty closer"
This conversation here came to q close,
for the new arrivals crowded around
Bouton and he had to recognize them.
He allowed that he had wonderful
memory for names, particularly as the
names borne by these wretches were
such as never parents gave at baptismal
font. Many Of them were decidedly per-
sonal, being derived from the physical
II Of Of f1poi
eye, Snub, Bald Sam, Whisky Nose,
Brick Top and Knock Knee were some
Of the recognized titles, and they were
principally owned by men whose years
and appearance were neither you. al
nor attractive. Buckskin Joe, Montana
Lew, Faro Bill and White Horse Harry
were acknowledged as names by the
handles CT experts Of the gang. The
herds from Kyle's valley stood a chance
of being at once annihilated by these
fellows. Two oxen and half dozen
sheep were at once killed Several fires
were built and the meat not placed ON
the fire to b-oil was hung ON the green
branches of the trees.
For economy in guarding rather than
from any desire to do a good act Font
RObb placed Louis Kyle under the same
tree with Nora and Alice, and gave
them into the charge of the Indians
This enabled Louis to speak to his sis
ter, as he had yearned to do since he
| first saw her captive. From Nora he
learned all the particulars of the de-
struction of their home and her own cap
ture. The Prophet had already assured
him OF the safety Of his father and
| mother.
''And you," he said to Alice, a ten
der light coming into his eyes as he
watched her face; Il hoped that You
night be saved these trials
| "That I was not is not your fault.
| You did everything that man could do
to avert the blow from my family" re-
piled Alice.
They had been talking for nearly two
hours, when Bouton, happening to pass
near where they We're, ordered Louis
Kyle to be moved to another place.
II do this" said Bouton to the
young ladies, ''in order to appease the
feelings ofmy men. They say: we
don't want Louis Kyle, who has been
fighting against us, to have a picnic
with the ladies' We want to teach him
manners. Of course they won't hurt
him if can help it, but l must say
they are hard crowd to manage. I'll
do the best can
Louis rose to accompany him, but
Nora threw her arms about him and
cried out:
'Oh, do not take my brother from
me! Do not part u.s. We have done you
no wrong
Hush, sister," said Louis. "Thest
towards know we have done them NJ
harm. Your prayers cannot change
them. Be brave and defy them, for on,
friends live and they will demand NJ
eye for an eye and a tooth for q tooth .
He caught his sister to his breast
then he took Alice's hands in his NJ
word passed between them. For few
seconds they stood looking into eacl
others eyes, and each saw there tn,
trust and faith and love and hope tina
would never die, for it was of the kim
that is older than time and as endurin,
as eternity.
After conducting Louis Kyle to an
other part of the camp Bouton wen
over and talked to Patch. In order tina
their conversation might not be heard
he led the renegade to one side The,
had been there but . minute or tw,
when a shot rang out and the DEGRADED
Patch wheeled as if ON . pivot and fel
dead at Bouton's feet
Bouton felt that the shot was intend
ed for himself and that another woul,
follow with deadly effect, so he turne,
and ran, and as he ran he glanced back
md away on the hills he saw Henri,
Kyle and beside him the slender form
Of an Indian girl
Reaching his companions, he ordere'
them to arm and scout the eurroundin,
hills Nearly so men. all ON foot, obey
ed his order, and soon the sound Of On
ing was heard ON the hills and NOR
than one wounded man came limpinI
back to camp
II 1t was after dark when Eairplay an,
Font Robb returned, and they brough
the gratifying news that they had driv
| en- Captain Brandon from the hills
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