The National tribune., 1901-12-26

! Nhpt. lole SdIioptu up anu asked Wnat
the trouble was, and when all was ex-
! planned turned to George and said:
Captured yer sister? Didn't know ye
! bad sister at Boggs's."
Captain, you have heard of La
BOcme's effort to take Eunice away from
us?"
''Oh, yes; is she the sister,"
Yes" he answered. with manly ef-
| fort TO suppress n sob.
wall, | don't think she's in much wus
hands than she'd be with old La Boone
Come, let's be ridin. By thunder, boys,
we've got to rescue them gals, or bust
Il cirsingle."
| They pressed on, and at night made n
halt at Boggs's home. His neighbOr's
| family were all there in order To defend
! themselves against another attack. Old
Boggs told how he had just come home
with Il buck he had killed, and was skin
min " it out thar by the big hickory, when
he ''sorter smelt somethin' nasty"-he
could scent red nigger n Inilc"-and
! grabbed his rifle Just ez the first poked
his nose out of the thicket.
They fit like varInints, the pesky
things, but | got in tn cabin, barricaded
If, an kDockin' out tn chinkin' let 'em
hev> it through the cracks More'n one
keeled over afOre 1 driv 'em off. Then
the gals war gone out gettin' strawber-
ries, an l sot out to find 'em. [ found
whar they'd had tussel by 4 big log,
an their strawberries they'd gathered
scattered all over tn ground. l knowed
then they'd got 'em, an went I my neigh
bOr, told i'm about it an sot out for help"
George wanted to start at once in pur-
| suit, but Capt. Cole was wiser, and said
thry must have few hours rest, or the
horses and men would not be able TO
stand the terrible march.
| George WAS already exhausted, and had
| scarce slept since the raid began, but hc
could sleep little that night. His anxiety
seemed to be ever squirting him on. and
when he lay on the ground wrapped in his
blanket beneath the old hickory free he
seemed TO hear the cries of his Eunice
! for help. When lie closed his eyes mo-
ment, and, worn ont by exhaustion, fell
asleep, he saw her appealing face from
: out the darkness, pale as death, blood and
/ tear stained. He started at the appari-
ton, gaspins:
My God! | cannot stand this"'
Whats the mattcr?' asked Abe Bee
man, who lay at his side.
| 1T was Il dream. Thank God, it was
only a dream"
Say, had Eunicc been at this place all
the timeT'
Yes"
'Ye done ii to fool old La Boomer
yes"
Twas a purity good trick. il the In
Juns hadn't a-got her; why'd re tell 'em
she war yer sisteri'
| 80 she might not go under her own
name, and il La Boone heard of her he
would not think it was the girl he want
cd"
Then Abe lay on his back for several
moments. gazing up into the dark foliage
above him. and finally asked:
Why dye reckin' Old La Boone was
so anxious to git the girl!"
Il don't know. Father thinks that her
relatives in New York must be rich, and
| he wants TO get control of her property
As she was not of age, he was appoint
ed her guardian. which gave him the right
TO take her away and control her prop
erty."
Il heerd he said she was akin to him.
He is liar. He never heard OF her
until we took her away from the crazy
pilgrims. Then he wouldn't a-bothered
her II he hadn't heard her grandfather
was rich man. back in New York"
Say, George, old La Boome's j dcrned
old rascal. aint he?"
Everyone knows it,"
An he's got q partner, they say, in
old Bill Muldrom as mean as he is. |
amt never seed him, but l heern q heap
about him"
Then the man on guard told them 10
'hush talking" so the others could sleep.
Long before the morning star appeared
above the horizon Capt. Cole ordered the
men TO breakfast off the jerked meat cold
corn pone. and saddle up.
George had been awake for some time
before, and was eager to be once more on
the march. He was the first man 10
mount, and they started as soon as il
was Light enough TO follow the Indian
trail.
So rapidly did they travel that during
the forenoon they came where the In.