The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-08-28
CHAPTER VIII.
ELS ENEMIES.

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srod into the fire and knew not
Pokea I had scarcely expected.
70 saS mon SO suddenly to pity
cal,eu circumstances. 1t seemed
encie Of a stride to a stage In our
ng ~ which ought to be of a later
dehcs sead of any date; for when
y, hefore a great fire in a great
na1 nrovided with everything
- living except the mere
ers Of money, 1t ems 70 me
he was crying out oelore ne was
!, said I, as the thought
ns,nto my mind, who are these
~ w. are haunting the country, the
VIZ VIZ seized Miss Vaughan
.ne,a went as white as paper and
~ his breath suddenly. His dark
Mated and glowed, but whether
,ssr' or fear l could not tell.
gu,yl,iaid Cochion,' he said in a
.. u and then, as II the sound
Nj ted him, he repeated slowly
~ Gwylliaid Cochion."
hat,s the name l heard said 4,
la .o,d him of the little saddler who
: NIT venture into the hills.
~, are a band of thieves" said my
: ,uand very fe%rocious, dangerous
nc TOO. 'Gwylliaid' means men
move about in the dusk, 'Cochion'
: mere adjective red. 1t is applied
,am because they are all red-haired.
\ marry and intermarry in and in
kng the band, and l believe that a
Il haired one was never Whelped.
was, they would instantly dispose
| 10 keep up their tradition
Ehe Red Men of the Dusk said 1.
Inv dusk??"
Because" replied Sir Arthur, they
IA closely In the day and never stir
A the dusk falls. You might march
bneh their very haunts in daylight,
YOU would go safely. But let the
set and find you on the hills with
shelter near at hand, and you may
hyour head and set n moving on
as noiseless as a shadow and as UNI
as II the earth had yawned
lind you and flung him forth. 1t is
! peculiarity Of theirs which makes
HE SO frightened OF them. Many of
ignorant are more than half per-
lded that the Red Men of the Dusk
not mortal, but r evil spirits of
mountain"
There is a man among them, in au-
rity, who seemed mortal enough"
d /. I met him by chance, and he
willing enough to quarrel and fight
! a terrible fighter he was"
began to describe the swordsman,
| my uncle held up his hand before
Iad said a dozen words.
Ieuan Gwyllt," he said; that is. in
glish, Wild john"
went on to describe DUR encounter,
| at the mention Of our crossing
Drds, my uncle looked up with ex-
dorinary interest.
You killed him." he cried, eagerly;
" you killed him."
That was more than / could do in
I fight" l rejoined; IT had a chance
doing it, certainly, but 1t was not a
nee which a gentleman could take
What chance? How" painted my
lie,
told the story.
And l say nephew, that you r lit
better than ar IDIOT Screamed my
lie, with your foolish notions and
fancies Of honor and fair play and
like. here Is your enemy-kill him
say-kiil him. To think you had
an GWyllt at your feet and spared
Oh! to think Of 1t. I would have
en- half I possess to enjoy such q
He sprang from his chair and
ed the room excttedly. He looked
with n scowl, and 1t is possible
I was looking black also, for
BY no means pleased with the COM
nents m relative Undiscovered upon
Sir Arthur stopped suddenly and
lied. It was not a happy smile, and
he laughed, as he proceeded to do,
re was no mirth in the sound.
Godfrey" said he, your story ex-
ID ME not a little, and I fear my ex-
'ment carried me beyond the bounds
politeness. If you only knew what
sons | have to hate Ieuan GWyllt
would have given him no quarter
would instantly have struck him
OF my path"
gut of your path, sir?" said I, fol
had half apologized, and that was
ugh for me from an old man and a
r relation.
Gut Of my path" repeated Sir Ar
+ The story is this: Five and
MY years or more ago the father
leuan Gwyllt belonged to those OF
om we have been speaking. The
Of that day died, and a fierce
rrel arose between two cousins fol
vacant place. The one who Wat
SLED left the band, and settled
his origin being known. on this
ne. He was the father Of Ieuan
yllf. and Ieuan, then a child, came
n him. Untfl two years ago Ieuan
a favored tenant, treated by me
I the utmost consideration and
mess. Then he took it into his
q that he had some grievance
INST me, and twice I was fired al
rode home in the dusk"
5e tried to kill you--a tenant on the
lte tried to kill you!" + exclaimed
matters were on quite another
ing at Butley Croft, and, for mat
mat, everywhere else OF which
v IN Worcestershire.
IS tried to kill me-, repeated my
Y. cropping his hand with solemn
deliberate gesture on the table
.hdeavored to restrain him, as. much
ave him from the consequences
cn his violent temper would bring
MN as to protect myself, but he
10 his tribe. Here he soon rose
minority, and he has made use OF
= draw them to this side Of the
ltry, Partly, also, they had made
! Old haunts too hot to hold them
anu you think that his movement
ilected against you?" I asked.
Know it," said Sir Arthur, with de-
n. These people, Geoffry, are hot
:enper, vindictive and treacherous
degree. They never forgive and
= forget. Their love OF revenge Is
nlng Incredible. They will &C
= nre and water to reach 1t, and
Yait Q 1t merely infiames them;
VIII make it the deeper. and blood
shen they get It,"