Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-11-09

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been firei-that only comparatively
small number Of the blacks seemed
aware of this incidsnt and took part in
it And now / could see that DAILY was
aware Of his danger. for he ran along
the terrace II was impossible 20 20 back
by the way he had come | saw him
gather himself together and spring into
the air A bush broke his fall Another
hundred yards between Daily and our
selves had 10 be covered before we could
meet. ! could see his face as he ran to-
ward Us On il was look of moEtal
terror He turned once and dropped a
savage who was close upon him. but
ere he could reach US a great barbed
spear thrown near at hand pierced his
back, and he fell forward on his face.
Jack checked the onward course Of a
savage or two / stopped over Daily.
whipped ont my sharp jackknife and
cut off the spear within six inches Of
he was only a light man
In another minute he was across my
shoulders, and we were making toward
the cave Jack kept of the savages.
this point. IL was a critical and deadly
little skirmish Another 100 yards and
we would be safe And then my foot
caught something. / tripped and fell
with my human burden In another
second the blacks were all around me
/ could see their long shaggy mops OF
hair tremble on their shoulders. the
rolling whites Of their eyes. thsir up
lifted spears and could hear their
hoarse, fierce cries. In another second
it would all be up with me. The next
thing | knew was that some one shout
ed. .'Get up. Parker. and run for your
life. " There was u ''bang. bang. bang
and / saw the huge bulk Of Savile as.
with lightninglike rapidity. he COM
menced a fusillade upon the blacks
around him In a few seconds more
there was clear space. Then Savile
picked up Duly and TSade toward the
cave.
Don't run" he cried walk and
stand them off.
Bv this time the entire camp 81
blacks had been alarmed and came &C.
the assistance Of their comrades. buS
they had come too late. luckily for us
for in another minute we had reached
the cave and crawled over the barri-
cade Several telling shots fired at the
closing mob II blacks stopped the rush
they made upon rs 10 try and force our
position.
And now the truth Of the old saying.
"It's an i'll wind :hEt blows nobody
good. " was exemplified in "A remarkable
fashion.
Savile carried DAILY into the cave and
placed him ON the ground 1 noticed
! that when the rest Of Us were otherwise
occupied he took two or three handfuls
of cartridges from the wounded man $
pockets and transferred them 20 his
own. understood the spirit that
prompted him 10 do this Then DAILY
came 10 himself and opened his eyes
saw Elsie Gordon 20 toward him When
| she saw that ominOus. awakened look
ON his face and that aickering light In
his eyes-there was no Inistaking it
she forgot all this mans treachery and
double dealing Remembering only that
she had loved him. she kneit by ms
side and. taking his hand in hers. cried
| over il bitterly
But the dying man drew it away.
We found that the spear had entered
a little below the left shoulder. and
could not b. withdrawn
When Daily realized that the worst
had happened 20 him, his cheeks paled.
/ and he looked around upon rs with such
fearful light in his eyes that | realized
what a hell a mans own thoughts couid
be. | noticed that Gordon had rlsen
from the spot where he had lain and
| come feebly toward us. The black boy.
| kent a lookout at the mouth Of the
cave We could see that the dark valley
! was already casting its shadow upon
/ DAILY. that a mortal struggle was going
on within him.
''If you We aught 20 say. DAILY. said
| the Scotsman an-somewhat simplifying
his Doric 10 suit the man he addres-cd
-"that would ease your mind. say't-
.as longs the lamp holds on % burn.
/ you know Remember there was one
/ who died for sinners sucf "a you and
me.
Then DAILY spoke. His voice was won
derfully firm. though there was that
| within him which told him the main
/ spring Of life was about run down. and
that the mechanism Of the mortal frame
| must soon come 20 a standstiU lie
said:
That's so. Gordon I've been gam
bling with the devil, but hesholds the
trump card now He paused a minute
AS IL to draw breath and listes. then
went on again And this IL what
used 10 call kingdom come at last. 4
| itg Yes. it's coming and no mistake.
Open my shirt. Savile and look INSIDE.
! Take off the flannel belt and see what
you fird there. "