The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-04-04

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am hungry, master" But | could dl
nothing had no provender for horses
and so l told him to wait as best he
could until morning and would fine
something for him if had to rob a pa
triot farmer to do it. He bowed his head
in resignation like the wise horse he
was, while the brown hack, not SO well
bred, tugged at his bride rein and
thrashed about until | threatened bin
with big stick.
After the chicken the girl served the
cold ham and drank from the canteen
again. l did likewise Moreover, urged
her to wet her lips at the flask second
time as further precaution against cold,
which she did literally and no more
was liberal rather than literal, for was
q soldier and knew its value l took my
blanket from my saddle bow and urged
her to wrap it around herself, but she
said NO" that her heavy cloak was
sufficient, and she would not deprive me
even if was misguided rebel | saw
that she spoke truly. as her cloak was
of the most ample character, and SO,
having no further conjunction, wrap
ped the blanket around me, Indian STYLE
and. sitting down on the dry leaves in
front of the fire, leaned my head against
the log She sat on the log at the other
end, leaning ner head against dead
bough which was thrust straight up in
the air l had put the remains Of the
provisions back in my saddlebags.
Triumphant, warm. we'll fed, my
cheerfulness, my satisfaction with my
self, increased. stared into the bed of
red Goals and saw figures, pictures,
there. Near the center of the bed the
Goals had fallen into such shape that
could trace distinctly the epaulets of a
general, and knew that those epaulets
were for me. The Goals crumbied into
new shapes and built the house which
was to be mine when the war was vic
torious!y over and was ready to retire
to it with my honors. She, too, seemed
to be engaged in the same business, for
she was staring with half closed eyes
into the dreamy Goals.
"Why are you rebel?" she asked.
- ~ AAOhi pun pei lOI uuty
say all you Americans are sop
"They say many things about us in
England that are not true" l said,
land this is one Of them. The English
themselves have often been rebels, and
their present royal family, one of the
worst they have ever had, and they
have had the Stuarts, was placed on the
throne by just rebellion.
"You must know, " she replied, THAT
in England the character Of the SOW
ereign is nothing. 1t is the sovereign
principle. The worse the sovereign the
better the court likes him.
We Ielapsed into silence and our
study of the red Goals. Old Put whin-
MED gently, raised his head and looked
beyond the fire, as if he saw something
In the darkness impenetrable to all but
horse eyes.
I'D better see to that. said .Old
Put is not going to give a warning for
nothing. He has character to lose"
A wildcat may be, she suggested.
Perhaps, but I'll see.'
lrose, still keepingmy blanket wrap
ped around me- and ordered her to stay
where she was under pain of being
bound again. She promised, and l be-
heved that she would not stir from her
position On the log. The darkness and
the desolation were not inviting.
l walked out into the black bank of
the night, but could neither see nor find
anything. made complete circuit
around the oasis of light from the fire,
and all was peaceful and quiet. l re-
turned to the log, ready to scold Old
Put for giving a false alarm, but re-
Trained, rejecting that he might be-
nervous and irritable owing to his lack
of food.
What did you find?" asked the girl,
looking at me with bright eyes
Nothing.
II thought you wouldn't. 1t was a
Wildcat or maybe harmless little
squirrel -
Aren't you afraid of the wild ami
mals?''
Not with such brave rebel as Won
near me.
opened my eyes a little wider and |
looked at her 1t was the first time that
she had complimented me even in that
half handed way, and was surprised
II thought you did not allow me the
possession OF any desirable quality what
soever, said.
You are improving" she replied.
Perhaps it is due to my society. / NAV
yet make you loyal follower Of King
George and save you from the hang
man.
bad my doubts about the ''loyalty. .
which is term devised for the protec-
ton of sovereigns in their crimes. but I
said nothing just then She, too. said
nothing more. The heap of Goals grew
and glowed in the depths with deep
and scarlets, throwing out a
generous heat and wooing me to sleep
Despite my sense Of caution and the eff.
forts OF my will, my eyelids dropped
The castles in the Goals became more
lndistinct and wavered as if they were
made of red mist.
Old Put whinnied again and raised
MS head high in the air like one who
listens. was wide awake in an instant
md on my feet again.
Put" | said. "if | find that ror,