The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-14
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coeYaloar. 1897 sY me AUTHOR.

ther bank. reluctantly moving back
ward, still backward-who knew? Per
haps forever out of reach of the angel
of liberty. whose reckoning hand they
had discerned as yet but dimly upon
the horizon Of their future.
Then had come the parting with the
governor When this day, that had just
gone down in lurid magnificence, had
been young and jocund. the governor
had given his parting injunctions to
Overseer Martin and taken leave of
them all in his kindly, stately fashion
You II get these fellows out to Lake
lock. Martin. and as soon as you have
housed them pitch corn crop Never
mind about cotton The place is so in.
formally far back from anywhere that
you couldn't get it TO market if you
made it, But go in for food crops. Keep
them at work feeding themselves until
this ID nonsense has blown over
and wei settle back on the old footing
| am glad Strong is going with you.
Don't shove the OK teams too hard. "
Then the white haired old aristOcrat
had ridden away from them as gayly as
troubadour going to do battle for the
gucrdon of lady's love, shifting all
responsibility for the well being of his
slaves upon Eben Martins well paid
shoulders.
How Strong had envied that old
man of the privileged class riding
away to enroll his name among the as,
,,,.ontc Cor II ;tarx-
1.-The old man seems real glad TO go, "
said Eben, looking after the slender
STOPPING form reflectively, land yit I'm
sho' his heart worn t in this thing at
the fust of it. l s'pose he feels like he
mus go in fur his country, right or
wrong. reckon it's somethin, like if
you or Seth was to git into quarrel
with an outsider and Charlie there was
to stan off till he inquired inter the
merits of the case think it'd be mo-
lax my boy Charlie to pitch in and fight
for his brothers fust and then talk about
it later on. Hey, Charlie?"
At which home thrust Strong had
WINGED The recollection of it brought
the hot blood to his cheeks He had not
cared to remind his father that better
smile would have been Charities inter-
ference in an alteration between his
brother and himself, for he was going
into this fight himself as soon as he
should haze helped locate the colony on
Lakelock, and he did not care to submit
his own motives to the chilling infiu-
ences of discussion.
Tomorrow night my duties as a
slave driver will end-and then |, too,
shall enter the lists "
With violent start he came back in
to the present. Why did he not hear
some sound from the looked for cara
van? Could that imbecile Sandy have
misdirected it? He was unwilling to
tax his horse for the return ride. He
would need its services indefinitely in
to the future. The suspense grew unen-
durable. He walked swiftly toward his
horse His hand was upon the tether-
ing rope. He stood still in the darkness,
listening. II no sound from the advanc-
ing caravan was to be detected above
the clamor of the frogs and the shrill
voices Of countless insect rovers OF the
night, he would turn the tired brute
head toward the mystery and ride to its
solution
He did detect another sound Vague
and uncertain at first, then definitely
hurrying feet bearing down upon the
spot where he stood cloaked in darkness.
A painting sound, as of an animal sore
pressed and terrified, then out of the
blackness about him single figure
emerged. 1t was woman's. He called
out in sharp surprise:
WHO is it and where are the rest!'
ats me, Suzanne. :"
Her voice was husky with her speed
or with terror. He could not readily de
eide which. She came to a sudden hal
so close to him that, in spite OF the un
| lifting darkness, he could see her tai
form swaying backward and forward t.
the rhythm of horrible chant.
II knew it. knew it. You was fools
All fools. Nanny tried to warn you
but you wouldn't be warned. Nov
where is they? Ask God Almighty. An'
where will you be if you don't noun
that horse and gallop for your life? Asl
de good Lord that too. / come here t
give you las chance for your life
Nanny toll me. come what come,
worn't never to forgit that she muses.
you and me in her arms at the We.
same time She say | worn't to let
hair of your head come to harm. You wa
fool to come along with them tina
was tryin to drive the folks back QUITE
reach of freedom. They amt po' quar-
ter folks no longer. they's men and won
EN-. and you can't drive 'em in herds II
longer. They don't want to be driv BAG
= to Lakelock. whar freedom can't fin
'em, and they amt goin to be. Goo
Lord, JUS look at him standin as sti
as If ho were turned TO stone. G'
J., Strong Martini If life is sweet to yo'
e go"
II He laid his strong hands on her swa.
a ing shoulders and forced her into sen
& blance Of composure.
Stop your idiotic bowling and tell
|. in plain Euulish vyltat won are shrlc