Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-05-29

| till there is light enough to see where
am
He had no difficulty a. nnding what
| seemed an ideal spot, few PAGES
away, and dropped upon the ground
under the shelter of a spreading tree.
| In his wearied condition it is easy to
| imagine the result. The one eye and
two ears upon which he had placed his
! dependence were almost instantly
| locked in the insensibility of profound
sleep.
Charles Foster was dreaming all
manner of dreams, when something
telegraphed to his real consciousness
that there were other and more inn
| portant things in the world than
dreams He sprang to his feet. still
half asleep and confused with dissolv-
! ing visions; but he was wide awake,
sure enough, the moment his eyes
took in his surroundings. 1t was
not only fully light, bat the level sun
was sending long rays of gold through
the openings in the semi-forest where
he had been resting. Yet these were
matters of the most trivial conse
quence, compared with the fact that
,,,,.., % $50, s'';, ~ -,
soldier
Hello. Yank! What are you doing
here? Are there any more of your
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well JOHNNY IhaL 5 something /
ihIShI ASK you! was me uhhesltatlhs
RESPONSE thouSh CharleS roster
teal"eo IilaI the "'terance Oh the
WORDS 'oHt i,im more eHort IMAM he
ia" ever o'iore put l''o Slhsl" SEN
''"'''
Come. Yank: answer my question
TIN be better for YOU" There was
trace of sternness in the tone though
a half-smilo played over the speakers
features.
"Ob vo,,. Won don't soo,,, - H., i,
condition "a do much tbraotnni,o.,"
rostor wa. o,rorn tha ,,,a,,l,,,.
the words left his Inns that tha iona
of conGdorco ,vitb ,,I,il,, no 80. -
have shaken yos IomontohI,, obaa,r
Thoro u,as mo dorl,t tho+ 49,, ,,,a,, ,a,
fronting HIM wos y nNnroLara ,i','' lop
dior Ma a,,I,, -.
uniform, Inf NJ ri,,ht o,.,,, ,,.a., +.
eIing wbiIo hi. cor,iooo ood Loo,,t,,,r
smoke If wellheodod rniIitory troi,i',r
His left arm was thrnst honoath VIC
cont and Foster did not for n,nr,,nt
dorht that tho hidden bond rostod 49,,
on--sometbing II would bovo l,o,,, a
great relief If no couId have looked no.
hind him IA 500 If cthor gray.cootnd
man vera tbora. hut for nr,dortio1
reasons no tbouobt If bost to L,oor NC
ewes to 40 front and his unnor lin nc
rigid as circumstances uo,Id no,,r,it
He felt the ability to do that falling
away bowavar nc tbo emilio an no
face of the other brol,o into . shorn
LIGHT Iaupb instantly cbocLod
owe If tbo south aro rot rnol,,r,e
thrcatsu, tha intruder renIiod u,hiIo
his eyes seemed to read IN Q very heart
of the youth before him "Wo 1aovo
that for Won of the north vo ,,,,ito
orr woros in doad, ., won h,vo NOV,
TALLY learned, and as YOU will learn
more fully within the next fow
months"
And for that matter we fellows
seem to do a little writing too, OK.
claimed Foster, motioning toward the
others disabled arm
An angry flush momentariIy suffnse,
tho confodroto,. foco
THAT was not the worI; Of a Yankee
bullet. Rut that is neither here NOR
there. You are utterly in my mower
fellow. and MIGHT nitbar 1eovo Won
here for a long rest or march you into
our camp" The uniniured arm ell
undemonstratingly by his side. the
hand carelessly grasping a silver
mounted revolver. but | have no u.s.
for you. Personally have no ill-will
toward you-you seem to be good.
hearted sort of boy; and besides I nave
no wish to bother with any side issues
lust now. Wat do Won say Yank 10
a truce between us. in all good faith
to last until we meet again9"