West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-04-29

But your clothosfn / persisted.
Why, Mary, the dress would be- torn
off your back before we had crept half
cables length. "
Il shall arrange about that, sir; so
80 ahead and make your plansr'
There was Il girl Of sense and courage
foryou IA real English girl--who niVht
cry out at the sight OF mouse in lcr
own chamber, bat who could be real
heroine when the OCCASION demanded. |
pretended TO yield but at o'clock tina,
night, when had one of the boats SOFTLY
cropped into the water and Haskell was
ready to pull me ashore. Mary came ait
and whispered to me:
Don't forget the cumpasscs aud some
matches, Ralph, and hGyo last look nj
the firearms. You see, am all ready 10
go with you2'
looked at her in amazcment. Idon't
cay that she had on a fell suit Of her
fathers clothes, but it was pretty near
1t. / realized that sho must feel enbar-
raised, and that only her love for mo
had brought it. about, and 40 I looked
in any other direction as replied:
SEQ hore, girl, but do you realize
the peril Of this expedition? Ben john
son would like nothing bottor than 10
capture us both at once. | think he'd
almost give up all ideas Of possessing
the Hindu If he had IA in his bnndsp
"Yes, Ralph, know Che danger" She
quietly replied. at viii be greater to
you alone than with me, and SO / shall
go Take along a revolver for the can
TAIN and il would be well if HASKELL
Tpfuga1a1 ira
landed, rs we may come back In great
haste. "
To tell you the truth, was glad 10
have company. / should rather have
had one Of the men, of course, could
one have been spared, and it made me
tromble TO think wo might be playing
into JohEson's hands. With the three of
us prisoners the people left aboard the
bark could not hold ont against him a
day. Wasn't it brave Of my sweetheart
10 volunteer to accompany me-aye, to
insist on 1t III spite of my objections? 7
want you TO praise her Il bit for that. III
you had stood on that Loudly beach with
US and looked into the dark forest and
realized the peril as we did, know Won
would call her a heroine. For all we
AN't - Nfe%'r-A VI A44t llllllltfIS tllklI
be lying concealed IN the bushes not 80
feet away. was not nearly so confident
OF success after landing and standing
face to face with the difficulties. Sailor
5hough was, and ever using the COM
pass for my guiding star, I should have
overlooked it on this occasion and been
lost in the bush before We had gone 200
feet but for Mary
After few Whispered words to Has
kell, who was to remain in the boat un-
I'll we returned or daylight came, ] took
the lead, and we pushed into the woods.
IL rained htIle, aud the wind was
gusty, and ouco under the trees it was
so dark that we had 10 feel our way. / |
battered myself that we were keeping "a
trGc course, but ut the end Of u quarter
or an hour Mary suggested that we take
look at the compass. We got down
close 10 the ground and struck q match,
and, TO my surprise, we wcre bearing
northwest instead OF duo north. After
that we consulted 40 compass every
Few minutes, but were good hour and
Il half making our way - the clearing.
We wore within 90 fol5 Of the tents be-
fore we got sight Of the fires, which the |
gain had almost ex;inguisbcd We crept
closer and listened, but not q sound
came from the mutinecrs. Putting her
mouth close to my ear, Mary whispered: |
Now, Ralph, you made out four
tents OF shelters here The CAPTAIN is
certainly in one Of them. Ii any one
was ON guard over him, there would be
a better fire. We shall find him fast
bound IN one Of the rear shelters. Let
me take the lead from this out. and re-
member, If We are surprised, we must
open fire on them and try and cut the
captains bonds and put pistol in his
hands. "
Would you believe that l. who had
planned the expedition and intended 20
go alone and had taken the lead thus
far, should give wsy to girl at the
most critical point ard take second
place? And yet that il The very thing
l did. II seemed TO be matter of
course. won I admit that / was fright
ened, but MY nerves were strung ND aud
my heart humping away like "a trip
hammer, and I'm sure j was the more
frustrated Of the two Mary moved TO
the right passed within ten feet of the
large tent, in which we heard the
Fieepcrs snoring and signing, and pres.
emily stopped before smaller one. The
sides werc made Of brush, and the roof
was tarpaulin. Certain smells iudioat-
cd that 10 was tire coo<housc. When sat
isiied OH this point, we passed along TO
tine third structure This was also
rude affair." bat there were men asleep
inside.
Ii was 80 dark that when we stood i'm
the door and peorcd around we could
not mako out thing There might be-
half a dozen men iu there, and CAPTAIN
Clark might be ono Of them. but how
were wo 90 ascertain? Ny heart went
down Ike @ lump Of load os ] realized
the difficulties, and 1 whispered 20
Mary
"Wo have mado the trip for nothing.
How arc we TO find the captain in tie
dar',ucssY"
we must tako so.uo risks" fhe
Whispered in reply "I am going 10
strike q match and h.ve % look IF we
raise an alarm, tne FIRST idea of the men