Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30

Tor instance, must he needs let every
body in while he is about it? Slaves,
you are aware, are not common spoil,
as are goods and money"
| NAY. this is all idle talk and away
from the purpose." said Towland, i'm
patiently. "Open the door, and be
speedy about it, or the business will
reach further than words!"
| Let me at least confer with my
friends" answered Mr.. lynn, still
speaking moderately. 81 am not alone
in this matter"
Speedy counsels, them" growled
Towland. 1--WE will not be put off,
well, friends" said Mr.. lynn, fac
ing about and preserving his same
voice and manner. what say you?
You have heard Capt. Towland's de-
mand."
For my part" said the captain, rails
| ing his voice so that those outside could
hear, Il desire a little time for de-
liberation. 1 would know my rights,
and if am to lower my colors, where
| fore"
"Aweel," said Mac Ivrach, speaking
up in his turn, land sac it strikes
myself. / wadna come to decide in a
blink"
(Which is my thought likewise" I
promptly put in.
you hear" said Mr.. lynn, speaking
again from the wicket my con- pan
| ions are not clear of their course
They would have little time for re-
Fiction. So, in truth, would l."
The fellows broke into murmurs
| of rage. and two or three roundly
swore.
Look you," cried Towland, in a
kind of desperation, and yet with a
certain measure of rough entreaty, as
| I thought, 1--WE will not be cozened.
We have rights here. Nay, to come to
the heart of the matter, we want the
| old don and the woman. We pursued
| them yesterday, and but for twist
| of luck at the pinch would have had
them. 1 myself all but secured the
| young senorita. You will perceive,
| therefore, that we have the first right
| here, and, like sensible men, will aban-
don your contention. Aye, to give you
the final proof. the owner of this
house is Don Enrique de Catodilla, and
it was his niece-though my memory
| halts at her name-that laid hands on.
| By our laws a slave seized is a slave
| passed to ownership, and that you
| well know
Mr.. lynn turned back to us, his coun-
| tenance grown serious.
"This is not well. 1 fear the rascal
has the right of it mean as to the
rule"
II am sure of it," said 1, reluctantly
81 have a clear thought of how it
runs"
Then, if they have the right to claim
the slaves, I conceive they have the
for them," said Mr.. lynn, with a vexed
| gesture. well, say we yield? To re-
| fuse would be to avail no one, and I
conceive our friends now have a very
hopeful start"
We were compelled to agree with
him, and without further words he I'M
barred and opened the door.
| Towland and his men sullen'v
pressed in. and, we giving back, they
quickly filled all the fore part of the
hall. Towland looked at us with a
lowering brow, but said nothing, and
the men after brief staring about
made forward and began to scatter
| over the house. Towland seemed to
hang in the wind for bit, and at first
l thought he meant to say something
to US, but if so he changed his mind
for, in the end, he wheeled about and
followed some of his crew up the,
stairs.
We exchanged significant chances.
but for a little did not bulge. wishing
to avoid any dangerous seeming of
haste. At last as none of the men re-
turned-the most of them were now
above, where we could hear them
| knocking about and calling to one an
other-we passed a whispered word,
and all stole quietly out. AS we made
down the walk heard a considerable
noise, and thought that the men were
demolishing some doors or partitions
| but fortunately no further heed
seemed to be paid to as.
| Fetching at last into the street, we
| turned in the direction of the water
and pushed along at sharp walk. 1t
was in all our minds, though we stayed
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leftward street or passage, and
thence continue till we obtained some
knowledge or were satisfied of the
safety of the fugitives. We at last
came to the leftward turning street.
and gladly turned the corner, and
broke into a run.
Il think they have got fairly off. -
said the captain with a breath of re-
lief. LIT is clear the buccaneers have
not yet penetrated to this quarter. and
the time is more than sufficient to
fetch the beach"
Il would not croak," said 1, "but I
am less hopeful. There is the guard on
the ships, who might easily espy them.
and then our struggling parties are
poking about in all directions"
I'VE can soon learn how the mat
ter has gone" said Mr.. lynn. 1--WE have
but to continue to the water side, and
proceed little way from there to-
ward this fisher village. If we see and
hear nothing amiss we may rest in
reasonable content that they are
safe"
well, we would not turn back
without that assurance" said I. LET
us proceed"
We pushed on down this street. ac-
cordingly, and when we had come into
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