The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-09

And his poor wretch who has been
brought here, surely you will not put
MIN to death in cold blood"
Indeed, l do not care either way"
said Ieuan, stroking his beard; yet,
to be sure, If they should catch some
one again, as they did last night, the
would not be so quick to hang him If
we had a man to hang, too. We could
exchange, as they do at the wars"
And that's a good idea,' said 1.
Yes said Ieuan. with a smile Of
pleased vanity.
Indeed it Isl" and from that Instant
Gruffydd's life was safe.
Food was now offered us-broiled
mutton and oatmeal cakes-while a
pundle of fodder was brought out for
Whitesock.
A heap of dried rushes and ferns was
assigned to me for a bed, and, folded in
my cloak. 1 slept easily and soundly.
upon my awakening the next morn
ing l rubbed my eyes,, N had some
dif1culty in recollecting where 1 was.
The place looked much the same as on
the previous night.
The huge turf fire had been piled up
again and was roaring gaily under a
natural vent, which led the smoke up
to a crack In the hillside above. No
1t was lighted night M day by the
peats and wood, of which a great pile
was stocked in the driests corner.
Inc place vas empty save for the
wounded red men Of the Dusk and
Megan, who was crouched within a
yard of my couch feeding Whitesock
with morsels of oatcake, which the
as If approaching the kindness which
was meant.
sprang up and shock myself, and
Wh1tesock whinnied gaily. Megan
stepped quickly forward, took my cloak
and busted herself with picking from it
every bit of fern which chung to its sur
face, patting it and. smoothing it, and
showing me every attention in her
owe Then she turned to the fire
n the kissing of her cookery was
ming the place when Ieuan entered.
Where Is the prisoner" said L.
he ISIS safe as o are" returned
leuan. showing his white teeth in q
smile. 'Did~I not say so? But he has
been put in one of the other places"
lie sat down on a block of wood near
the fire, and said no other word. Me-
gan gave the food when it was ready,
Inc we ate in silence. For my part. I
was busy enough IL my thoughts. It
was difficult to & degree to decide on
my next movements. If l proceeded on
my journey I left matters at such loose
ends, both as regarded the prisoner in
~S NA'N ~ - Z Il " llc DuSh
n my friends in hiding, thai I should
never have known a peaceful moment.
If l went back to Nant-y-Bryn and
confronted my uncle, it would only
serve to acquaint that he must lay still
deeper and more careful plans to come
at his ends. I could see nothing for it
but to stand still for the present and
await the march Of events.
I was brushing the crumbs OF oat.
cake from my knees when a smart pit
pat ounded on the floor, and a bare
footed Red Man of the Dusk ran In. his
pike trailed in his hand and his breath
coming deeply, as If he had run fast
n far.
Ieuan looked up II listened atten-
lively to the mans story, then glanced
thoughtfully into the fire.
Where has this man come from?"
said l.
from Nant-y-Bryn.' replied Ieuan.
"Nant-y-Eryn!" 1 cried.
Yes said Iauan; that bad old man
shall not lift a finger but what 1 will
hear of it, and I keep one or two there
watching always"
But they will be observed" said +.
1euan laughed ~scornfully, and waved
his hand without deigning to reply; and
I remembered the wild tangle Of hills
and ravines thai rose to the north Of
the house, holding it In full view and
aIorC1nS cover for an army,
What does he bring?" I asked.
"Owain has ridden away over the
hills to the south, and two men with
him." answered Ieuan.
Where has he gomez" said I, in won
der.
II am not sure. but I can guess" re-
turned Ieuan, and he fell silent, biting
the ends of his long mustache. In q
short time ne left the cave, and I saw
no more Of him for some hours. I spent
much of this time rambling about the
tiny noo among the mountains, where
the Gwylliaid Cochion a made their
retreat. l mounted a summit near by,
and marked how wide and desolate
the hills tumbled, like stiffened pillows,
all around. Only by the merest chance
could the den be hit upon: and then,
even when the rocky and carefully
guarden entrance vas passed, it would
be difficult to believe that the spot wa
Inhabited. Besides the main cavern,
there were several other holes among
the rocks where the remaining fam
lies lived, and go cunningly were the
entrances disposed that 1t needed but
the extinction OF the fires to rob the
place Of all air Of human
It was toward the middle of the af-
ternoon. and I had resumed my seat by
the peats. when Ieuan appeared once
more.
W shall go now" said he, land
wait for Owain to come back again."
CONTINUED Mex Week.