Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-28

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Harryr Have put burs in your pony's
tail or eaten your tariff Then came a
far strange ringing laughter. followed
by a sudden. peaceful silence in my
own brain. and | opened my eyes
Opposite the couch on which lay
stood the deep seated turret window
with the easement open to the evening
light A swallow darted past the voice
of one of the stablemen trolling love
song came up to my ears In the corner
stood my sword and my riding boots.
cleaned and polished 1t was very quiet
cave for the song and the futter Of bird
wings after my years of continual
music and action wondered where
the buzzing music and stony faces had
gone to- turned my head on the pillow
to look for them In big chair drawn
70 my bedside. with book open in her
lap. sat Marion. looking at me with
dreaming eyes. smiled. wondering
what she was thinking about. and fell
away into childlike slumber
When | awoke, the light was still at
the window but it was the light Of
morning My mother bent over me and
Kissed my forehead. Harry was at the
footboard in hat and hunting dresa
"Well, old fire eater. it is fine to see
you back again." he said as man
greets another on returning from a
long journey.
Behind my mother stood Marion,
clad in cleaning white. with little
glass of medicine in her hand. l had
been afar in the land Of fever dreams
for almost two weeks after my rescue
from the mountain robbers, and it was
about this rescue that Harry and my
father came to tell me later on that
same day,
Thus came the story in my fathers
slow, clear voice
1.-The captain and Red Harding and
the men reached home shortly after
noon. bringing word that you were 60
ing to stay few days in the city at his
majesty's command. In the evening
one of the men found Hagart, heated
and nervous. standing at his stable door,
with saddle all askew. There was won
der in the house at first then panic;
for we imputed that our old enemies
had been up to their play But how
Hagart had escaped and why you had
taken the road so soon after the cap.
tain we could not imagine Within
half an hour of the horses appearance
Is of US were we'll on the road to the
mountains
"But we had not travelled far before
we came face to face with stalwart
rogue on long haired pony He told
US what ransom his chief wanted anu
that if be did not return to the camp
before dawn you would be stabbed in
your sleep For moment We thought
of falling upon him and making him
guide US to the camp. but he leaped
back and clapped pistol to his head.
1t was no use l promised him the
money-promised to put it into his
hands on the fourth hour Of the after
noon two days later
".If any man follows me. the boy
dies and with these words he gal
loped away But Pierre. the .woodchop.
per, sprang from his horse and followed
swiftly and noiselessly on foot while
we turned and rode home Thanks to
Pierre's wonderful endurance, the trick
served. and next night he was back at
LISTENS with the path to the robbers
camp clear in his memory
1.-The captain. with all the sound
men be could gather and Pierre for
guide. next morning started on foot. !
waited till the afternoon and then. with
bag of gold and pistol. rode out to
meet the fellow of the previous inter
view On my way made many plans
for giving the gold and then a bullet,
but on arriving at the meeting place !
found the fellow dead in the ditch He
was horrible sight Near by stood an
old peasant. who pressed one hand to 9
wound in his side and gripped bloody
scythe blade with the other
81 dressed the old fellow wound,
which was not very serious. and helped
him home His name is Bangalt You
remember that his son was shot while
working in the harvest fields two years
ago
81 was afraid to search for our own
party or the camp of the robbers with
out a guide, knowing that / might set
all the captains plans Of ambush at
naught, so came back to the house.
We waited in the dining hall all night.
and when the sun was we'll up the party
returned. carrying you on litter of
branches The fight had been well timed
and sharp. and that band Of devils is
broken utterly The captain found you
lying on the bank Of stream SOUND
asleep
When my father ceased. mother and
Marion entered the room with the cap
tain and Red Harding on their heels.
Marion did not look at me.
The captain and the lieutenant were
overjoyed at my recovery The old vet
eran took one of my hands in his
"Himmel. comradel 1t is whittier and
weaker than lady's. And he screwed
up his SCARED face. while tears welled
into his eyes
Castletree laughed at the others re-
mark and said. "You will find it brown