The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-14
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I John. We made one more bluuder in ii.
here onfall Of our'n, OWN 10 our having
ne'er a seventh son OF seventh soI
| amongst Us TO lock little ways ahead.
Where we flashed in the pan was in not
making our Ieadyvoo down yonte- where
you and Cap'n Dick got in Ever
last one of EN- able TO crawl 1;
Amazing straight for that crivvis dodge
, hole right now, and K We was there We
could do EN- Ike the GfieaGites did the men
o Ephratui at the passages o the Jo-caa-
Fresh as 1 was from the torture fire.
could not forbesr a shCd6er e: this Old
mans savacery.
Kill them in cold hlood-' would say
Amp he querisd. as not understandings
my point OF view; and let the matter rest.
He was os those who STAY and spare rot
where an eusrnv IS concerned
But when we came TO consider II there
seemed 20 be no alternative TO the eastward
fitting by way OF the Great Trace To the
west and south there was only the track
less wilderness: and to the north no white
settlement nearer than that OF the over
mountain folk or the Watauga. l asked Il
We might hope to reach this
It's long fifty mile ez the crow hses,
over e'enahout the ulountainousest patch o
land that ever laid out O. doors was the
hulter's reply. And there amt ne'sr q
deer-track. ez I knows on, to pint the
way"
risk OF pursuit by the Tuckaseges.' said I
'Ez reckon. that's about the long and
short OF 1t. And I do eve-lastingly despise
to make that poor little gal jump her moss
ard ride skimper- scanper again, when she's
been fair living a-horseback for a fort
night
She will not fail ycu." ventured to say,
adding: "But Jeanife: is in poor fettle for
making speed
It's ride or be skipped for him, and
allow he'll ride" quoth the old hunter. has
tening his preparations for the start "Reck-
on we can get him on a boss right now
1 went to see. Margery rose a: my ap-
preach, and even in the poor light I could
see her draw herself Up as abe would hold
me at my proper distance
Your patient, Mistress Margery-we must
mount and ride at onca Is he ft7''
NO"
But We must 30 far to the eastward be-
fore daybreak."
81 canno, help It Il you make him ride
tonight you will finish what those cruel
savages began. Captain Ireton-"
We have little choiceNnone, I should
say
''oh you are bitter hardr she cried.
though wherein my Offending lay just then
I was wholly at a los. to know.
IT'S your privilege to say So I retotned-
But as for making Dick ride that Will be
but the kindsst cruelty. We are only q lit
tie way from the nearest Indian towns. and
II the daylight ind Us here
SPARE me-" she broke In; and with that
she turned shortly and asked E2hrai1n
Yeates to put her in her saddle
Richard was still in the fever stupor, but
he reused himself al my urging and let Us
set him upon his beast. Once safe in the
saddle. We dashed him fast like prisoner,
with forked tree-branch his back 70 hold
him erect This last was the old hunters
invention and twas most ingenious The
forked limb. In shape like Y. was set
estrids the cantle. with the lower ends
thronged stoutiy to Dicks legs and to the
girths- Thus the upright stem OF the IL
verted 7 became an easy hack-rest for the
sick man: and when he was securely dashed
thereto there WIS little danger for him Save
IN some stumbling OF the beast he rode.
When all was ready we had first to find
our way down from the mountain top; anu
now even the cid borderer and the Indian
confessed their inability to do ausht but
retrace their steps by the only route they
knew: namely. by that ravine which We had
twice trayersed in daylight, and up which
they had led the captured horses In the
dusk