The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-10-30
By JOHN rlNNlMoRE.

"Well,'' said he, land did o catcE
him? 1 frightened those Others wht
were with him, n made them rul
away. His horse was running loose
and SO I caught 1t and came back on IT.;
There ISIS a pair Of pistols In the mol
sters, so I am in good luck. for we have
but few of such things
I related the manner In which the I'M
fortunate fellow had come to his end,
and Ieuan barred his white teeth In &
gratifed smile.
"One less said he; that ISIS some
thing, though they are now so strong
that one does not make much diner-
ence.'
Were there n women in that par
tyr" I asked.
"Yess, indeed said Ieuan; the sis
ter of Owain 1t wass, and SIAM. her
woman, and two or three men marching
with them to guard them
The sister OF Owain! Enid had fed
before me. She had seen Whitesock
and heard my whistle. Slam had cried
out the mares name. Ieuan had exc
cuted some movement which had
caused them to fear an ambus of the
Red Men of the Dusk. What would
she, what could she think of me? l.,
in league with the Gwyiliad Cochion.
and apparently lying In wait to entrap
stragglers from Nant-y-Bryn. l moved
about restlessly and my eyes fell upon
the dead man. Here was a fresh and
dreadful tangle. He is carried back by
Whitesocksto my whistle and Is found
dead the next day at the same spot.
and a man known to be on Ill terms
with me. / sritted my teeth together
in perpleNity. The face of the PROSTATE
figure was turned away from US.
Who is he?" asked Ieuan.
Il have seen him at Nant-y-Bryn, but
I do not know his NAME" I answered.
Ieuan walked forward, caught a lock
Of hair dangling over the forehead. and
turned up the face, lifting the head.
burned him, and sprang back with the
wild cry of a surprise beyond words.
who is it?" I cried in turn.
leuan turned on me a face in which
shone great eyes OF wonder and fierce
joy.
'siencyn Tal-fryn." he replied slow
ly.
The husband Of winny?"
yes"
He fetched out his pony from the hut
without another word, and we rode
some distance in silence. When he be-
gan speaking again 1t was with refer
SANSS w NAHS oh4 hNA4kSA " w oAAA q 1SA
Town h hill to Nant-y-Bryn.
1T ISIS easy to see what they have
come for" said Ieuan, nodding his head
gloomily; there are but few Gwylliad
Cochion left, n indeed there will be
an end to them very SOON"
This did not seem to me altogether a
pure evil, but I refrained from saying
How long has your sept fourished?"
i asked.
From old times" replied Ieuan,
proudly. 1T ISIS now about a hundred
years since they were at their full
strength. Then they We're lords Of the
mountains many miles to the north of
here. and no one dared to say them nay.
But Baron Owen came down among
them suddely with an army and took
them by surprise, and slew a hundred
or more. Many a time have I heard
the story when I wass a child, from a
very old man whose mother carried him
far over the hills IN her back tina
night"
And since then they have never been
so formidable? 2" said I.
Never said Ieuan. Small bands
of them ave held their own in the
depths of the hills-hills which they
nnow as a mar knows his house, but
the umbers have grown less and less,
and now he stopped and sighed
as sadly as If the Gwylliad Cochion
We're a blameless and prosecuted rem
nant. He remained silent for a while.
then burst out in an inconsequent fash
Ion. as if uttering his thoughts aloud;
land yet I should not like her to think
that | killed her husband"
To be sure not" 1 replied, perceiv-
ing h a he spoke of tn man of tai
fryn. 1T was an accident which might
appen to n one. To be flung from
a horse and killed is a common mis-
fortune"
If l could have made plain to her.
said Ieuan, obviously. things perhaps
would come better yet"
There Is nothing more likely" re-
turned; land, for myself, 1 should be
glad to tell Owain the truth of the mat
ter"
Yes said Ieuan, laughing aloud.
Things are looking rather strange
with you. too"
They are" returned, and again we
rode for some time In silence, each busy
with his own thoughts.
"Ieuan," said / what were Won 90
ing to do with Miss Vaughan and SIAM
that f1rst night / came across your"
When o O them back, eh?" re-
pied leuan. But there was no harm
meant for them. No, indeed" he cried
Shaping his thigh; mo harm at all. in
ueeu. buI 1 would nave used Miss
Vaughan to draw her brother from that
bad old man. I would have sent ia
OWain a word that his sister was safe
and well among us. az only waiting
for him to come away from Nant-y-
Bryn, and promise to stop away; and
then he should have her again. That
Wass the plan that came to my mind
when I heard that she wass on the
road.''
What made you SO anxious to de-
tach Owain from the garrison?" I
asked.
Indeed, I am fond OF him. ren,,ed
1euan, simply. II would fight twice ar
gladly against Nant-y-Bryn If owain
wass not there. I taught him to ride
and to play with the sword, and I
went with his father to the wars when
i Wass a tall lad myself"
This was the outcome Of nv THOUGHTS
during the previous silence; Ieuan now
turned to his.
They are telling me" he said, that
Who are telling your
Well, no one now Of course. hit 7
have heard many times Of Butley Croft
and the rich English people livins
there, named Heathcote."
l laughed, for of a surety NV richas
We're swiftly taking wings to them.