The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-10-31

your sacri icc. The gllcrrllas having
secured me, will doubtless quarrel
about you, and the captain and those
who are with him may find an oppor-
tunity to let you get away under cover
OF the night"
"No, now cried all. "Wcll stand to-
gethcr."
GLOW were you to rcply?" asked
Helen.
"If the terms were accepted, we were
to 80 down: If rejected, we were to
wave"
Helen took off her check bonnet and,
tying il to II cHrDinc, stood up Oh the
rocks and waved it to the Eucrrillas.
who were Standing below watching for
our signal, Willie our little command
gave rs lusty Il cheer us their exhaust
cu condition would admit.
But the real hcruiSm was yet TO come
| had seen evidence that the woman
wing OF my army was not to he appall-
Ell at any proposition, but 1t was inn
possible that | could be prepared for
what was TO fellow. | have sometimes
wondered If it was not rather an cma-
nation Of genius than hrroism, but
have invariably concluded that it was
the genius OF hcroiSm.
The first flush OF excitement at the
rejection of The terms being over. Jack
began to show signs Of irritation, Il
condition | attributed to the guawing
pangS OF hunger. she shook her fist
ut the :suerriillS, vowing that If she
could ever get her papa again he should
scour the country till he had captured
every ono Of them. and when captured
she would herself take incXDrcssible
pleasure In making targets Of them for
pistol practice. Then she would call
to them for something to cat. They
were too far to hear her. and OF course
| her request would not have been grant
ed if they had. "Captain. good captain.
dear captain" SHE cried, "do let us out
of this That's Il dear boy" Then she
turned to Miss Stanforth "IIclcn.
what in The world did we como on such
an rriArd rs this fo'i Why didn't we
send the soldicr&?'
'JacE, said Helen, I'm sorry you
regret il. | don't. ncvrr regret"
"lo'rV $howin the white feather
said Buck.
Jacks eyes ;5i.Slrncd with anger.
'rhc white feather. What do yo'
mean, - little pest? White fcathcri
I'm not afraid Of al the guCrriIlas in
Chri$trn dom. fhry won't hurt me
Pm going down there TO ask 'cm fo
something TO eat. IN get yO' all Off
| White feather! I'll show yo'w
She 81 .ang ulon the rampant. but
caught her and dragged her back.
"I.yt uG 20" si.r scrvallir,i
"Didn' tnl" re- Missy .!ar!, naD Il.
| biggest temper n dc SoufI" cried Gin
| ger prOr ly.
"i.ct i"r go" said Helen. land ~
! 60 with he!. !. those guerrilHS who
are disposed to protect us can do So
they will succeed rs well without YOU
! rs with you. indeed, your presence
will only tend to irritatc them. Come
Jack, Wen try it
stood aghast at such plan. fc..
bade 1t. The gil IS were determined.
| begged, ordered StOrmcl at them, de.
clarinG that for every step they took
| toward that den OF hciihounds T
would take two. At last Helen laid
her hand on my sleeve and looked me
calmly il. the eye.
| "Maioi HrAnNtr5tAnC. | want ven to
| let me have my way in his mati"r,
You ow" ii TO nv. when YOU were
| wounded, | took you in HuI suy,uryd
you. Sine" we have been in this place
have 0rrycd your every ortcr. Jack
has ilaSilCd unk!uWin%iy. unintrntion.
ally, stroke o. genius Jack is a
| G"hluS. Shc has Lit on our only chance.
| She Fascinated the @ucrrilIAS once, and
Shell do Ii again. She will split them
IN halves ana set one half against The
other. But she viii need me. Give me
| that revolver"
All this was lost on me- sworc
they *hoHld not 30. planted myself
between them and the rampant. Helen
stepped to one side OF me. Jack dartcl
to the other. Gin Ger put his hand on
my arm.
"Don't stop Missy Jack, mars. Missy
Jack can do cbcryl'inE wild men folks"
nc turned my face 10 the cliff. "Look
uat AWAY, an 80 wont sec hit"
When broke from the old man, Hell
ell ana Jack were hcyond the rampant.
have seen lifcbnut men pull ont I'm n
tcmpcstuous sea, DrcaSting Il bowling
Wlhd ana madly tossing billoWS; I
nave seen men march out to battle with
almost certainty of death or mutilu-
tloli, but | have never looked upon any
sight with the mingled terror and adj
miratlon that thrilled me as | hchcld
thcsc two girls, without other weapon
thah Woinan'S lOvClincSs, descend the
rocky Slope toward the guerrilla camp
lncy moved hand i'm hand MS | have
seen graceful ships sail side by side.
Heleh was the taller and the more
commanding, but both walked erect,
Hclcn buoycd by n native courage,
Jaquciine confident in the possession
or gift, genius for bending men to
her will.
They had scarcely left us when the
guerrillas caught sight of them and