The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-01-28
I'm that all his earliest recollections
NTH TINT VQlcn.

yond a time when 1t was not familiar,
and often since reaching manhood, when
wondering If ever the veil would be lifted
from the mystery Of his early life, the
thought would come to him, and MS
reason would weigh it and reject 1t, that
the old woman would explain 1t all
So great was the speed made. by the
rowers that before dark Ralph Denham
could see away to the westward the OUT
lines of his own and Fox ships.
Shortly after dark the men at the pad.
dies acting under the instructions OF
Untilla. direct I'd their canoe into little
cove and made landing.
why not keep straight on to the
town." asked Ralph.
wait till send back the canoe and
will explain, replied Unttlla.
She went back to the canoe, spoke to
the Montauks in their own language,
and they at once pushed out the canoe,
and started back to the point from which
| they had come.
| They were still on the land OF the
| Montauks, and near by there was fish
| iny hut which was frequently occupied
by the chief To this Ralph Denham
| followed Untilla and old Dinah.
The place was provided with seats
and a rude couch, and after carefully
closing the door Dinah made a light on
the hearth, and said:
1T pears to me like ye don't seem TO-
see as dar's sight of trouble on han.
4 assure you, Dinah, fully appreci-
ale that, and hence my anxiety TO get
on board of my ship, replied haiph.
Now. jes' let me 'splain ow ne .n !,
bout dat, said the old woman, com .ns
nearer. and adding force to her words
by her quick, nervous gestures: En-
Iintilla. she'll bar me out in sayin' dat
I'm les bout right. En- wen we've
, heard me, den eff ye seq don't keer, Use
, goin' board any ow, wy, den yen co.
3 OATS all.
aGo on, Dinah; I will listen. said
, Ralph. crossing his arms and letting MS
) chin rest on his breast.
| .Dinah used no long words; she only
: knew a few of that character, and she
was never quite certain that she COM
3 nrehended the n. Now, she wanted Ralph
D4nham to understand her distinctly
1 and not to be diverted from her reason
9 inc by any unusual address in hel
Il speech.
Her vocabulary was limited to words
" of one syllable, which she lnvaflaDl1
mispronounced She seemed to prefe
1 arranging them in ways that assured
u their inaccuracy from grammatlca
u standpoint; yet she never left her near
}, er in doubt as to her meaning;
O Again she ehearsed all that mao axe
= place in Sag Harbor during ralph 40
sence She showed him that his friend
a Ielieved he was in New York, that on
q of his foes at Ieast-Colonel Graham
: believed that he was dead, and that tn
o others arrayed against him were sur
d he was in their power.
D,nah went on to show him ina
J. neither friend nor foe looked for him Il
2. Sag Harbor at this time, and that II
n were TO enter the town at once, Fo1
who was in virtual command OF DOT
chips. not only could, but would hav
him killed at once, an so defeat the OF
h iect. which Ralph himself had in view
This. and much more, she advanced
in her Quick, earnest way. closing Z
II saving that she and Untnla would go
v the town at once, find Mr.. Hedges, an
TO valentine Dayton, quickly tell them II
d whole situation, and bring them to tt
CAPTAIN, who, after conversation WI
III them. would know how to act.
err Ralph Denham was burning VII
az anxiety to be away, yet ne was II
b. pressed by Dinah's reasoning and VI
e, tilla's pleadngs and he saw that tns
were right.
.rt VERY well, how long will you
NJ gomez" he asked.
They told him they would return
es soon as they found the officers tn
an went in search OF; they would be pa
n by midnight, certainly by daylight,
at But you leave me unarmed'
in said.
"Ah!" exclaimed Untilla, Il came NJ
we forgetting what has been on my mi
lag ever since we came here.
yer She stepped on a bench, and reachl
his ND to a few boards that made lit
his loft above the REPLACE, she brout
'er. down a belt and handed it to Ralph.
1t contained two fine pistols, dag
his with horn hilt, and pouches well nj
with powder and ball.
be "You see," said Ralph, as he strap
the belt about his waist, there is
His knowing who may pay me a visit WI
you are gone.
They assured him that there was
ike danger of any ones coming, and q
.ac- shaking his hand again and again. =
left him alone in the hut.
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