Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-05-14

igot visible. Then. near at hand she
usafu warning hiss. and among the
',ntF shadows, seeming. one Of them. she
s nv was appeared to be human form.
Ahe next moment the dark form slayviv
and silently advanced.
WIN ner heart pounding heavily In her
uleast' Edna watched this shadow, w tn
out the least noise ii drew near. Finally
.he trembling, excited girl was enabled to
muse out that It was white man.
thout disturbing the sleeping In
ulhns' the daring intruder reached the
captiVes side. The dull light from the
sinDeFs flashed upon the barred blade of a
knife. The next moment the girls bonds
were severed,
IN ner ear the stranger breathed the
very softest OF whispers, enjoining the
greatest caution. Then he lifted her to
Ger feet. She would have fed from the
spot, but he detained her.
cautiously they crept away and, with
out disturbing an Indian. reached the
SHADOWS that lay Just beyond the gradu-
any diminishing circle of light. In an
other moment they were fastening away
through the cottonwoods.
Suddenly the sound OF voices near at
hand arrested their fleeing footsteps. The
unknown rescuer quickly sank to the
ground, drawing the girl down with him.
Ihey were near the edge of the timber.
and short distance away they could see
q DARK form outlined against the sky.
The man was speaking. and evidently
others were sitting on the ground near at
hand listening.
We've got the girl In our hands. The
rest will be easy. We will drop on the
train and wipe IL out. Then | will turn
up and pretend to rescue the girl from the
reds. She will never suspect me and will
naturally look upon me as hero. OF
course she win fall in love with me, hay
Ing no other friend and protector Thus
1 shall win the only woman ever loved
and ! loved her at FIRST sight--without
letting her become aware OF the disagree
able fact that am Black Jack, the out
law. Eth. boysY'"
Good plan, cap, and under your man
agenent ii can't fail to work." observed
an unseen speaker.
Then. while the outlaws were talking
and planning, the rescued girl and her
rescuer erept away.
Edna had recognized the voice of the
first speaker and was nearly stricken
helpless by amazement and horror. Jack
son Blake had not been killed. He was
alive and unframed. and not only that,
but he was an outlaw--a false. black
hearted traitor. While apparently at
tempting TO escape from the Indians he
had carried her into their very midst.
Nearly half a mile away. in the midst
OF some thick cottonwoods, horse was
hitehed. His feet were muffied. so that
even IL driven at full gallop they would
give out little sound.
The escaped captive and her rescuer
had reached the place where the animal
was hitehed when long drawn yell came
through the night from the Indian camp.
Immediately a wild chorus Of similar
cries followed the first.
The man laughed as he deftly unhitched
the horse.
Hear them howl" he muttered. 81
reckon they have just missed something"
Ii was near sunrise when a double bur
dened horse entered the emigrant camp
many miles from the scene of rescue.
Wild cries OF joy burst from the emil
grants lips as they recognized Edna Fen
ton as one of the persons mounted upon
the horse. Howard Fenton nearly swoon-
ed from joy when he once more held his
daughter safe in his arms.
No need to tell of his grief-of the
sleepless night he had spent--of how he
was only prevented from going in search
OF his lost daughter by the guide promis-
ing to go with him in the morning. No
need to tell of these things; they were
written on the haggard face.
The old weather beaten guide came for
ward.
"why. hello, Durn my eyes" he ex-
claimed as his gaze rested on Edna's res
cuer. "No-'tain't-yes, It's Nebraska
Nat. swar"'
The next moment the old guide and
the handsome young plainsman and scout
clasped hands.
"Hyar. folks" cried the guide as soon
as he could make himself heard. Let
me interjuce ye to Nebraska Nat, the
dingdest whitest boy this side OF ther
Mississippi"
'And my brave rescuer," said Edna
Fenton, a warm blush suffusing her beau
tiful face.
The reader can imagine what followed
From this time till they reached their
destination the emigrants were constantly
on their guard. One night they were at
tackled. but succeeded in repulsing the foe.
As the Indians retreated they carried
away their dead warriors. The bodies OF
two white men were found. however
One was instantly recognized as Jackson
Blake-Black Jack, the outlaw.
The wagon train reached its destination
In safety, and three months later the
Deadwood Pioneer contained the follow
ing notice:
Narried-In this city on Nov, IS, by
the Rev. -, Nathaniel Norton to Miss Edna
Fenton-