Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-10-03

ANAS hn"s my "SIS just discovering
each other. The tall, silent lad had
once In while ventured on some kind
ness to the girl. There was between
them the whimsical sympathy of COM
panions In misery.
And am so little" continued
Peggy, after silence. People think
am only ten years old. Ann Rutledge
Is large and beautiful"
Mam'selle Ann Rutledge," responded
Antywlne, is too large to be carry.
You are not too large to be carry"
But want to be-" insisted Peggy.
me, 1 think you will grow" con-
coded Antywine, indulgently.
do you think / will always be
lame?"
Il not know. The doctor in Belle
vile cannot say"
1.-THE doctor In Belleville put that
peg-leg on my knee. Sometimes
think If try to use my leg, Antywine,
it will grow stronger. But 1 have to
hop yet when Sally takes my crutch
from me-"
''Shickshack think, and me, 1 think
too, she have bring that lameness on
YOU"
81 never contradicted her when she
told him it was a fall; but she knows
when she struck me and how it hurt
Don't tell him. Antywine. Shickshack
is so good
''She not fool me-" said Antywlne.
Il think now 1 will give you my charm
to keep of evil"
what is it?'
He took her hand In the darkness
and laid small image on the palm.
She knew it was something which their
religion taught them to yenerate.
mo, Antywine, 1 will not take 1t
from you"
Keep it," he insisted. 81 feel better
when l am out hunting If you have that
around your neck. She bring evil into
the house. She is worse than Chase
Galerie."
what is the Chase Galerie?"
Have you never heard of the Chase
Galerie that fly across the sky at
night?"
How could hear about such things
in the Sac village or at Belleville?"
Antywine proceeded at once to tell
the story Of the wild huntsman and
his dogs, and their chase above the
clouds. This led on to feux toilets, or
balls of fire, into which bad spirits
turned themselves to lure sinners into
quagmires. Then loup-garous, or man.
wolves made darkness flame with their
eyes, to Peggy's imagination.
Are your feet or hands cold?" Anty-
wine inquired once in a while. Peggy
answered NO." forgetting she had
hands and feet, her large, excited gaze
fixed on the wonder-world of folk
story. His voice abounded in sympa-
thetic tones. 1t was full and golden,
reaching into distance or sinking to
monotones as. he half told and half
sung his peoples legends.
So hour after hour passed; rain con-
tinued to pour down the shingles and
I visit them in gusts of spray through
the broken chimney.
1t was a delicious experience to re-
member a lifetime. But as Peggy's
responses became few, Antywine
stretched out his legs and made a
pillow of his lap with n corner Of tn @
blanket, to which her drowsy head
came readily down. He watched and
she slept until darkness faded to the
. pallor of dawn,
The noise of horses feet in the heavy
, road, for which he had waited so long,
could at last be heard approaching. He
I withdrew carefully from the head of
the sleeper, and went out to intercept
the riders.
They were splashed with mud and
faded, moving side by side, their tired
horses snorting flakes of foam. Thus
more tkan once the men of New Salem
had come back from chasing horse
thieves, less ready, perhaps, to give
the details of the exploit than were
ShickshacS and his companion. Both
drew rein when they saw Antywine.
and he told them directly where Peggy
was.
Shickshack asked where he found
her. He pointed to the road beyond
the cabin, and in his brief Canadian
English repeated what had happened.
Your squaw boy doesn't put I'D
many hzzlegigs and fireworks, but he
seems to be worth two men," observed
Lincoln.
MS IdnK halr dripped moisture. He
was haggard with hard riding.
You catch the MANI" inquired
Antywine.
NO." Shickshack answered In dis
gust.
You know him?"
NO. Me not care now"
He winked out" said Lincoln.
We lost him this side of Beardstown.
The closest view we had was when
we nearly ran him down back here.
we intended to raise a party and hunt.
reckon you better bring the little girl
now, SO we can get home to break
fast"
Shickshack's red face revealed itself
through growing daylight polished like
copper. He gave a strong grunt of sat-
isfaction when Antywine set Peggy
behind him on the horse. The Cana
dian boy mounted lightly to a seat he