The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-09-11

.aIu my uncle, fixing a hard eve unon
young people in turn. IT'S mere
lily In such weather as tbis an
enemy could mark YOU down .t hole
'a.<dozen yards, and YOU none tho u,;sa,. >,
Az said Owain, but there is an
other SIDE to it, You could mass with
~ d oozen yards of an enemy and ha
none the WISER anu NC
,ci, urn the thing how you like said
,,.; mltnur' you shall not have a man.
VIII weaken my STRENGTH for ~ s,,ai.
mare IRE, Drained devices"
-, Ihere is no need of II !" said .,e
MISS vaughan is resolved to SEQ how
Inns poor woman is faring I shall on1v
ee 100 proud if she will allow me- to
ner brother in accompanying her"
.s,.iIe .uihed and thanked me with a
shoulder i'e ga the
You have proposed the hest n,.,
fis st ., tiiahie, said he. I'VE will carry
lst out at once"
,aais uncle muttered something saw
sa s out we took no further notice
- ..laa,, and within ten minutes we
wore trotting away into tho ,,,;,,t
LUCKILY, the rain had stopped and we
uraVelled the more comfortahsV f mr
Nnat. Enid Vaughan was riding her
lnihnle' quiclI-steppfng popy and
s ~ a strong gray horse, We chat
yea ch1eerfully in low voice|as we rode,
for ~ ne weather had bssn very bad
had 1 hna ,ast lew days, land no. one
s.e,u peeh out, SO that opr present jiaunt
seemed a very holiday trip The easv
tilolion OF the horses over the turf tbe
49, Isl. ;oamp wind blo1.fing in ones face
at,e SPEC OF danger Which lay,concealed
e ernlo1g the hills. stirred the/blood and
"I. " Keen zesti to the adventure.
seems rather a strange thing )"
], ~, to I1-}.>
Wife" ~ ~ anu ieaVe MS
.o,,.,, never tnov ght much of him zee
marked Owsin. 1T fits in well .a,ssa,eb
WIN other thIngs he has done.,s
.sa;d mere T 1s'one point quite /certain, "
s Tbaiu ING Inc a' i'd that is she You'd never
' fa;t, Is Sls ri,s sister, aN truer, more
la IL nl Lod you coule never find
am are OF that" I renlied ,,a
sml!ed to myself, :,s>I always did ,han
: e., .housh E ii the Egyptian ana her
slashed 5osom '''>' ''s7'
,na Inc lace Was about seven miles
won Sant Bryn. but }much of the
s st"ny Tor SOFT, and we were a full hour
a.iu GfesaT reaching it. When the lecuse
~ si' e m sight 1 went forward, being
M ksest mounted, to look over the
noland. Everything was deserted and
nY ent. waved ny hand and the
49, W. i"pluiS <'pSl. Enid .SpraC.g
We listened intentlw, and upon oenr ISr :.
ID 10y cry OF p!easurs/ from the abandoned
woman, both cffus gave a,/deep breath
OF relief and spilled unon/each other
Let us ieaS the horses inside" said
,,,M thg place. lies naked to the
mis- all round, and if the mist <sho,,I6
llft we might be spied on frc.f a aozen
points," Il S''' " uo%ell
we did1' so. and found Nhat the in
t thl'o ,,+ on the place presented a scene. of
ne Ut most dlsoEdery The simple far.
1 1lture s'lad been flung hither and
tha e.n, .ne cable turned UPSIDE down,
vii >Hesasf/"renched away from the
VAL meal and milk all split and trod
zen antot the mud of the floor, and a
poo OF blood, in the midst Of which
nInhg. shaggy dog. lay dead.
aOod poS ~ said Owain, patting the
na1ened Cody Of the faithful cur, and
Aeht on TO his sister, while / remained.
daear the door to keep watch.
Ihe sick woman lay In d small recess
partitloned off /Eat the further end of
the kitchen, and soon learned that she
naa suffered nothing from the visit of
the robbers save dreadful apprehen-
SION. Ihey had not SO much as visited
mne nook Where she lay, but contented
themselves with ransacking the place
flor food and weapons. The knowief 90
.nat her children werej1n safety Gained
her, and the presenceFof the Young lady
gave her such reinsurance that in q
short time Enidfcame to tell us that
she had fallen%gsleep.
what can/we do with her?" said
Will NOT her husband and children
come bach 2" said T.
doEFt think he will, at present"
Teturnee. Owain; "and to speak frankly,
l bel:eve Sir Arthur will encourage
him IL. remain"
:, or what purpose % I asked, Sure
tAere are enough people now about
M .nt-y-R ryn, and if there were not,
81 ch fellow as that would be of no
Arvice."
1t Is becoming a craze with Sir
arthur to cram the house at night with
men iroH the farms near at hand'
replied oWain. Since my sisters re-
turn With the story of her adventure
the Number quartered under the roof
has/risen to more than double the usual
CONT"
"Owain," said his sister, who had
been deep I'm thought while we were
speaking, I'VE must carry her to Pen
lam"
'BoW?" he asked.
we must wrap her up warmly and
Iy1t her on the sled"
You are right, Enid" he replied.
after a little pause. 1T is smooth
grass TO Penlan. But had l not better
ride over first to see how matters
stand there?"
1T would be best" she said, NOR
would it take you long
I will go at once" he returned, you
will be quite safe here with Master
Heahcote," and he led out his horse.
In another moment, we heard him gall
looping away, and Enid turned to me to
explain. Penlan, it appeared, was
farmhouse about two miles away, and
one not likely to be attacked, since the
owner had four strong sons and the
family was noted for its courage and
resolution. If everything was right
there 1t would be easy to convey the
sick woman where she would be in
good hands. The woman now gave
sharp cry, and Miss Vaughan fastened
to her. but returned in moment.
She is not awake" she said; her
Gear is still working in her mind, and
she is crying out IL her Sleep"
Poor creature" said I, she has
been through a dreadful ordeal"
Yes said my companion, II had no
great opinion of Hugh, but certainly I
did not think he was SO bad as this"