The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-10-24
They're hunting US close, . said he

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leaning forward in his chair and look
Ing at me closely.
Nothing" n5
We'll, let's to bed. There's much to
do tomorrow. We must take the
boards from Arnold's fence by the
water tomorrow evening"
II don't know that we can"
lie turned quickly on me, looking at
me with his great honest blue eyes,
and then. walking up to me, he put his
1.-TWO big hands on my shoulders, tower
ing over me-, and said again:
What ails thee. an? "a
Nothing III
Merton said he, in his boyish way,
do ye forget, man; that there's5hun-
dreds, perhaps thousands Of our mems
ives depending on the capture OF this
Hazeltine??"
Il do, not much care
lie stood looking at me In wonder
Tor a moment, and then, gripping me
with his strong hands, he said:
I DO not know thee, Merton! What
would Rob Curtis say to thy mood?
Hast forgotten thy honor and let it
sleep? Wake UP. friend, and remein-
Der the trust the great Washington has
put In you! lido not know all you have
to do. You have not told me But
what's to be done must be done QUICK
ly,s orsyou and I and Curtis will be dead
and nothing done" st3S
= am a crazy5fool,"I muttered.
tina We are not, Merton said he
with a kindly smile. ssBut something
has happened, and you shall tell me-"
AND he sat me down and drew outsof
me h iesI gave @Atherton over the
wine, and the sequel that was coming
in the morning at 6. At that he laughed
free laugh, and cried: $#$
Why, man. I've seen We inNworse
places than Observation-Disclosures
to take on so. Is he so marvellous IA
sword ~ :&1s
7 could not tell him the truth, and.
thought best to let him think SO, and
he ~thereupon began to talk to me in
an embarrassed fashion, telling me r
had too good a hand to losefin such a
child's play and more and more, till L
must needs smile at his ill-concealed
desire to bring me out Of my supposed
dread or fear to meet this man. And
so we talked softly together through
the night as men talk but seldom ina
lifetime, as no one could write down.
on paper,Sof home and friendship and.
,chiyalry.sto &one's8God@or ones com
mander. And / learned In those few
hours something of the soul of a great
honest man. awkward when he got Up
ontfsuch subjects, but with as high a:
view of life and the lovelof good women.
~ - kSSNSSdD0S OElC LAG HEAL
from the lips Of any one,,a3or see in the,
eyes Of any human being, save only.
one, and that, heaven be thanked, no
man! b And in those few hours cropped.
up q friendship of man to man between.
US two that through many a trial has;
lasted on to this day, and will till the.
death Of us both, and after.
And SO ttScame s in the morning, a.
slltry autumn morning, still dark when.
We went down Beaver street and
Through Princess to Queen street, and
thence down Cherry street to the ship
yards blythe breastWorks at Rutgers,
and to the hill and fields OF Corlear's:
Hook. We had not gagged the dis
itance well and were bit late in ar
irving, SO h a 1T was striking 6 in the
barracks hard by WhenVWeScame into
the fields. above the tide that flows be-
tween Long Island and Manhattan. The
place was rolling country dotted with
trees and underground, and Ishad. be-
gun toYthink we should not find the
others WhenI heard a hail and saw the
party insa small hollow below as and
nearer the river. There was a soft
mist hanging In the; bottom like that of
an August morning, and We:could make.
gut half a.dozen figures looming up as
came down to them. ss
Here they are1at last" said a$voice
that made me start, for 7 recognized 1T
as@that ofgEDr.ELow esschirurgeon,
who had laid out with me not twenty
Arnold. Then stepped Prince Henry,
|Major#Sproat and Lieutenant Purdy,s
and last came Captain Atherton.s
have ONE to. see fair play done,
sir. said the young prince. to be
In sufacieIt force TOT prevent any in-55
s~terruptiora from the authorities, should
such occur. Enow all here but8Dr!s