Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-22

afterward betrayed them While he WIS
thinking this over Clara laid her hand
ON his shoulder and whispered to him,
as if she read his thoughts:
Night we not appeal to Henry
Kyle:''
From the first the handsome, graceful
youth had made an impression on Clara,
which she would blush to acknowledge
to herself, but do what she would she
could not Danish him from her mind.
The doctor shook his head and answered:
Why should we appeal to him?
Does he not know the utter helplessness
and misery of our situations?''
He does, father, and yet something
tells me he might be induced to aid us. -
If his own heart does not induce
him, our words will not
Would you let me try?'
''Nc, my child. cannot permit You
to seek an additional indignity. Let us
endure with patience till heaven sends
Us aid. /"
The doctor drew Clara to his breast
and kissed her beautiful white brow and
left tear ON it
The Indian pickets were recalled by
three rifle shots following each other at
regular intervals. Black Eagle and his
ten Indians were ravenously hungry
the nomad Indian seems to have been
born hungry, and there is no authentic
record Of his ever having eaten enough.
Bouton was too prudent to feed his
braves all they could eat. He caused to
be set before them what he considered
square feed And when they had
finished every fragment and licked the
platters clean he drew the young chief
Black Eagle to one side and said:
BLACK Eagle, you are the bravest
man. white or red, in the mountains. l
want You to help me. want you to
take this white man, DR.. Blanchard,
away from camp tonight"
"And where am I to take him?'
II do not know, nor do care, only
this-he must never be seen again"
mot even his scalp?'
"No."
1T shall be as you say. When am
to return?''
''As soon as you can"
''By daylight?'
'That will do
Good! My braves and I will rest.
Wake us when you are ready" said
Black Eagle.
He went over and lay down among
the dusky renegades, and Bouton sought
ont the Bliss brothers and sat down be-
tween them.
"Well,'' he said, with the expression
Of man who had got rid of q care,
''that point is settled.''
What point?" asked Sim.
about the old man.
'Going to send him Off"
"Yes.''
''With whom?''
"Injups.
"What will they do with him?'
"Lose him.
Lose him" echoed the two brothers.
Without the ghost of the shadow Of
doubt. wish we had the old mans
son in the same box
But you are sure you can get him?''
This from Sim
''I'm certain. Now, my friends, let
US rest till midnight. -
BOutOn drew off his boots, wrapped a
blanket about his shoulders and Law
down with his feet to the fire. He was
soon asleep; but, though the Bliss broth
ers initiated his actions and attitude,
they could not sleep. They lay side by
side, talking in whispers, and starting
nervously when the wind, with stronger
force, shook the boughs above their
heads or contended with the murmuring
current near by.
They were awake at midnight when
Black Eagle came over and reused Bou-
ton. They sat up and anxiously watched
the movements Of the two men. The In
dians quickly saddled their horses, and
Bouton went over to where the doctor
lay awake, ON the opposite side of the
tree from his sleeping daughters.
Doctor" whispered Bouton, 81
want to speak with you. Come over to
the fire.
Anxious not to disturb his daughters,
but wondering much at the mans mys-
FERROUS manner, the doctor obeyed him.
Instead of taking his victim to the fire.
Bouton conducted him to where Black
Eagle and his braves were standing be-
side their horses. At signal from the
leader DIR. Blanchard was seized, gag
ged and bound on the back of one cf the
horses. So noiselessly was this done that
the men sleeping near by were not dis
turbed. The 1.-the figures swung into the
| saddles and the dread cavalcade crossed
the stream and was swallowed in the
darkness.
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