Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1897-03-25

used me rs a means of communication,
With the man, a course he would moi
| have adopted had he entertained an
| suspicious "f my faithfulncss. 1t miC hi
he that he desired 10 arrange for the usr
of a sln"p ow ned by the brothers, " itli
an eye 20 the possibility OF opening u
way of retreat 10y sea in case his pres
,Et stronghold became untcnahlc
lr~, that seemed Ia he the most reason
able explanation, although, 81 far as !
NnCw. Lamar Was not IA the slightest
danger of discovery by his curu les
such prccaution at that time ap.
Feared TO he about rs necessary a. q
shipment of antidotCs for frost-bitr e
the llottrntots.
Sleeping over the matter gave me r @
fresh Light upon il, nor was | the wiser
for my pains for MANY a dan there
#stcr: hut AT last chance, the Iauch tx
planning, furnished the clrw.
! had tarrird AT the house nn the
knoll unusually late that afternoon
and the sun Was setting a. | hogan my
walk humcward. IL had been a clear
pleasant day. with a good deal of
rarmth in the sunshine. although
autumn was now far hancrd. hut az
the evening came un the air grew chilly
aud the brisk on shore breeze tool. OF
- touch of th" approaching winter
With turncd-up Cnat-cnilar and hand,
buried in my pockets. | stepped OUT
hriskly on the tramp homcward, rather
rconcilcd at the moment Ia the slen
a, rncsS of :, practice which guaranteed
me an undiSturhrh evening. With boob
and pipe and an caSN-chair, and ?
bright fire, several hours could II,
passed very delightfully."-, with the stitl
breeze whiStling through the trcc-tops
and signaling warnings To good folh
within doors to keep snuCly under coy.
or. just nj this point H. my reflections
there camc fierce gust which almost
srut me staggering back. My hat, torn
from my head. went seward. spinning
like a top in what might have been q
laby whirlwind. | ran after il at my
hest gait. sometimes losing ground and
sometimes gaining. m,ly Ia see the
CAST with impish pCrvrrSity sweep il
from my very grasp. Then my toe
caught in something. and down went
in a heap. As | rrgaincd my feet the
Lat. with a fight as clumsy as that oi
hen clearing a harn-yard fence,
Hoped across a saltwater creek and
dropped upon the opposite bank. The
tide was at the ebb, and the stream
was neither broad nor dorp. Gather.
ing such momentum a | could, | ran
10 the edge and gave vigorous leap
Ny feet struck the farther hank. hui
slipped in the soft mud, and clce more
] measured my length SPRAYING this
time. however. hall in the water and
half ON shore. In the worst of TEN.
IrcrS | scrambled out of the slime,
picked up the runaway hat, ald then
almost dropped il again in surprise;
tor right before me was wire, strung
as neatly as any telegraph line.and sup
ported Ivy posts about a foot in height.
The chase had carried me into the
marsh TO the south of I.amar's hauSe,
toward which the wire extended in
enc direction. Whcrr was the other
end of it? That query could have
but one answer - .Iohnson's cottage,
the only habitation in that quarter.
In the course of the next days visit
TO Lamar | told him of my accidental
discovery.
1T is trille. small contrivanc,
TO summon Johnson" said he, quietly
'Iie is useful in many ways; he riaS
he more useful still in others. lie is
stout fellow and a brave"
Then you fear-<
"Iou have the saying" he answered
with shrug of his shoulders: "'ln
time of peace pre- ,are for war;"