Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-01-08
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hi, attempt to kill the captanT
There, sOr, Why, the captain would
find MS directly. You lave It to me.
Humphrey would have taken to the for
est without hesitation, but, worn out
and suffering kccnly from disappoint.
moul, he was in no humOr to oppose, and,
! sgnifylng his willingness, he followed
the freshman 10y devious ways in and out
! Of the ruins for some time, till Dinny
! CrOuchcd down. aud mOtiOned to Hum
phrey to do the same.
! The place was in such chaos and so
! changed by the terrific force of the eX-
| poson that Humphrey had felt as if he
were iyurncying along quite a new pOr-
! ton Of the forest outskirts, till, as he
| obcy"d his companion and they crouched
down among some dense heritage, he
stared with establishment at the sight
before him, couple of hundred yards
| away.
For there, beyond one Of the piles OF
crumbing ruins. was a perfectly familiar
pathway, out Of which he saw step into
the broad sunshine the picturesque fig
IRE of the buccaneer captain, who strobe
toward a group OF waiting men.
A discussion seemed to take place, there
whole party disappeared.
Why Dinny, man, are you madT
whispered Humphrey. 81 trusted to you
to take me to some place Of hiding, and
you've brought me right into the lions
den"
well, sOr, and a mighty purity place,
too SO long as the lions not at home.
Sure and We just saw him go out"
at
"Whisht Don't spakc so loud, sor.
Sure, now, il cannon ball made hole
in the side OF ship, isn't that the safest
place to put your head so as not to be
hurt. They nver hit the same place
twice"
'Then your hiding place is my old lodg-
ing-my PRISON.
CAV coorse it isl The skipper has been
there TO max sure that we are really
gone; and now he knows, he'll say to him
self that this is the last place ye'd go
and hide in aud troth, he's quite roght,
isn't he?"
Humphrey hesitated for a few mo-
ments, and then, feeling how true the
mans words were, he gave way.
Sure, sor, and it's all roight" wills
pcrcd Dinny. "Ar'n't | thrying to keep
my head out Of moose, and dye think
I'd be for coming here If 1t wasn't the
safest placer Come along; sure, It's
lions den, as ye call 1t, and the best spot
know"
He whispered to Humphrey to follow
cautiously. and crept on all-fours among
the dense growth, and in and out among
the loose stones at the very edge Of the
forest, till the tunnel-like pathway was
reached in safety, when, after crawling
few yards out of the binding sunshine
into the shadowy gloom, Dinuy rose to
his feet.
There, sor," he said. Eve can walk
like Christians now, and not like animal
bastes."
There was an ample supply of food in
the place for week, and water. Dinny's
ideas respecting their safety seemed to
be quite correct, for though voices were
heard at a distance, no one approached
the place. They had the hidden subter-
ranean tomblike chamber into which
they could retreat; and on the second
night, while Dinny was watching and
Humphrey, utterly worn out, was sleep
ing feverishly and trying to forget the
troubles and disappointments of his fail
ure, there was faint rustling noise
heard. and directly after his name was
whispered softly from above.
"Murther!'' cried Dinny, unable to con
tain himself as he sprang up.
His exclamation and the noise he made
brought Humphrey from his couch, alert,
and ready for any struggle.
What is it2" he said.
"Dinny" came in a voice from above.
Mistress Greenheys" cried Hum
phrey. you there?"
Yes. | came to try and learn tidings
Of you. | did not know you were 10th
prisoners"
Sure an we're not, darlin'," said Din
nj 1--WE only Tux refuge here, so as to
be near you. An where have you been2"
II crept back to my place." said the
woman, land reached it without having
been missed"
Then ye're quite free to come and go?"
"Yes--quite"
"Erin-g o-braghv cried Dinny, excited
ly. Then what we've got to do, darling,
Is to go back and come agen as soon as We
can wild something to ate, for we shall
soon be starved"
eyes. Dinny; I'll come again tonight"
The night had not passed before the
faithful little woman was back again
with such provisions as she could bring
and lower down to them.
This went on for two nights, during
which time they had no alarm. Not a
soul beside approached the place; and the
same report was brought them that their
hiding place battled all, but the captain
was tiercely determined that the prison
ers should be found
Then why not try to escape inland,
DinnyT' said Humphrey, at last Surely,
it cannot be impossible"
| Haven't we all thried it again and
again wild the captain, sor?" said Dinny,
in rem0nstrance. "He set us all to work
50 as to make sure that we couldn't be
attacked from the land, and We can't get
in mile anywhere. for thick forest
worked together like II powerful big hur-
die that's all solid, and beyant that's
mountains. Sure, and ye can't get that
way at all widout an army of wood cut
tiers, and a life hundred years long,"
A week went by, food was wanting,
the prisoners were in despair, and they
had both crept out again and again to
the end of the corridor, and listened to
try and make out something; but all out
side was solemnly still, aud the Mace