Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-19
posts. Old Eben could eat no bread of the

posts. Old Eben could eat no bread Of the
passover.
| As the discouraged troopers urged theil
tired horses honeward. Dick, who always
came to me in his troubles. rode along be-
side me.
Mr. Bradley. this looks curious said he
lightning has struck our place twice, sure
What clever scoundrel is at the head OF
these doings? 1t is evidently a well-organ-
lied scheme and backed by money"
The good had been done, the evil as &
sequence followed; so, satisfying myself
with this fallacy, l responded with the out
rageous lie that l did not know
No said Dick, how should you? Now
there IS but one place for them to CO. am
that Is the swampS, and l do not believe
that they are there. l think they have
made their escape into the Indian territory
or that they are scattered among the free
negro"
They dare not do that, for the free ne
groes would betray them at the first offer
of reward. There is some smart negro III
the bottom Of all this. | wish there coult
be law passed to kill ever? free negro in
the states. or to sell them 10 the highes'
bdder."
That would be pleasing to you. Dick bu
how about old Jeffrey. who owns nifty
slaves? He is black as Erebus."
"D-n old Jeffrey" he replied. 'I woula
like TO own him for Just me week. He
wouldn't bring much money the next
| did not doubt this decla ration.
Dick insisted that Lem Mason. the vel
Ter fellow was the guilty one. and said /.
he caught him he would burn him. He was
sure that Lem and Obcd HAD gone to tft
Indian territory and taken the rest witt
them. / did not fear much from su2l
threats, and Immediately conceded with t.lc
opinion.
first exodus and moraliZcd upon Lucy dis
appearance. l listened eagerly TO him and
found that he had learned she could read
She had been reading French paper, and
s. bod Il -
paper written over tucked between the
leaves Of book and brought the book to
him.
IN be shot" he exclaimed. eff the book
want school edition of Xenophon 5
'Anabasis,' and the writing was a halt
dozen pages of the translation from the
original. Good. straight work." he added
Now. Brad. you don't suppose that Wes-
ner could have taught her to translate
Greek when she nursed him through the
smallpox, do y0u?"
At this / laughed
Dick. could you go from A B C to Ken
ne could not II don't know who could -
said he, but there is one of the old mans
negroes who can translate Xenophon."
More than likely the translation was
left by some of your SchoolmateS when Wis
itinG you" / replied.
Possibly, but not probably. for if one of
them had had that translation II would
have passed around the class until it was
ed Dick. That girl never went with the
! rest; it's big mystery"
| / succeeded in changing the subject. for
| l did not want too many falsehoods to an
| swer for.
/ Dick was not very dangerous but the
| Wells brothers We're energetic. and If on
| the right scent would push through and
make a thorough search
Their firm belief was that the captain OF
the brig was in the scheme.
James was really glad the Oboe man was
gone. and l think his pleasure at Dawes
disappearance more than compensated for
/ the Chagrin he felt at the loss of the other
negI oes.
Raymond was in New Orleans and knew
othiug about the affair.
We were jogging along slowly, when We
met more negro hunters on their way 10
| Franklin. They burst upon us at full gal
| lup. leaving the road behind them at the
| rate Of fifteen miles an hour. Foremos,
| among them was George Wesner. his horse
! covered with foam and dust.
| Whoa" they yelled in concert, and
! George brought his mustang to his
| launches by vicious tug of the Spanish
| bit.
| What's up? What have you shut ur
| shop for, George? Some one murdered?'
| cried /.
''Murderedr cried Hen Chapman Zone OF
| the horsemen). Murdered-no but there are
| fifteen of the old mans negroes gone. al
| of Coveriy's and five of Harrson's. a loi
from Raymonds and about every plante,
| around has lost from two to ten
| Boys" said Dick. where We going ant
| what fQr?"
TO Franklin to search the Yankee yes
/ sell
she has been searched from stem t,