The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15

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ana | could see tho chief scuwi with
anger and determination. The loss Of
these men made the battle moro oural
and the chief grew nervous and res,.
less. His fingers ulayrd fcvcrj>nly
with his long ,uric and his ,nu.ior(r
waS twisted and ,,vi,l,l sevorai ,i,r,s
between each uIov His wo,,.iu,,s rr.,o
los, tErir ,hnorrr, ,r,nnorc NM, o
lo,,.nr shnn,nh ,vrnn ho noln , ,,,,.o
"Er, N,ror,Ior ,r,, lii, , ,,i,
lie v.rs soi.rr o,I y,rru,,y ,,,,l I,i. ,.,.,,,.
vcr, -Ii,nl r,,,,, M. ,io,,,, 1.,C,,,,
him ,hrrrn. bc ,r,,,, l,,nr.,1 .. 49,.
with - ,,,,n,,. crrr,..y.o, ,.,l ,..,,,
WHOM hn ,vcv ,.o,,.hin.. ric ,.,.,.,.,,,,,,.s
nlav q .,iro,, rr,,r .i,o ,,,.,,,,. ,.r -.
,. ,,,, '.l' '''' W ~, ~ ,''H
after all! merely plavf1- with ,ln lrao
TO give him the impression THAI !, was
4 lArd-fOughr game: | began to lo
licvc ,hat be was on)v roo,ipy with
his antagonist. and that tho ru,na WIS
wrU within hand. The suypjrjop was
further confirmed hv ,hn ,rn~ Io o,.,,
me. fplr certain ,hot hn h.1 snlrr,,a
me for some sharp work. and tloi lc
was banning u Grand corn w,,fr,,
would end the game. grow ,nnyt.
confident AT this ana brraIhnd c,siur
But following This came q scrios or
.n:SnauS or mistakes which, r.isch ,bn
| hopes OF The hlooI,hjrstv r,,rior.
around -Four puwns. a castle and q
! bi>hcp were sv.on, i'm r,,,id vrc.os,,or
| from the chess loard. fairly nosno1
after NV confidence I'm s,rordor..
| s1ra,tgy. The shouts Of ,nnrov,,
| which rent the air made mo recl rain,
| and dizzy. Looked ,round ,rho.o
were barc]y half q dozcr of my ,ro,,.
| Jrft on the board rho othors had ~,
been cap,urcd. The .ono wac c,ro,,.
Lost. and our lives would rov ,ho man..
| atty.
.,rho o,d ,,,ioc :, n;. , ,
r.,,,iL n,n,.o,. -, >',,',, 1,,.', ,''',''' Nv"
| ana n,,,nr c,.o,,,,,, , N,'S
nrod ,rL ,Io,,,nrni;.,a', "rn,"'''' ,,, '''S"
10 ,r,nn , rn,,, m,n,.a "'', "r p"I''-
| ,h,, .o,n,oa ,,a,,,,,, u, Il '"'''
rrimh,onnI ho ,nih. '''"''eS' Ill"
..your Nn ios,' j., o,.
"yho cninf r,,orn,
and movod hic limo 49, w. So"
! Straudcr Co,lowcd nm ri,. ,I,.a,,, .'
and colIc1 .chncl;, oa,i, =, '"'' ''''"H''
! tcrions w,v s;tr,,dn,. h,,, ; -;
few romoinir,. n,n,, '.'"s'u '''H
sccmc1 eud1on1,. 49, ', ." '""' ''IH
cnicr's corunrol lir,. ~ ' ' ,,
| man studic1 ,ho n,,y,,o a,'a .,,;,,, ""
! plan u wov of occono - .
50 neatly laid and cnrurr thot - ta"i.
| some time for tbo snnct,tors "a roo1i.o
it. An intense hush fol, nnon t,o 49,,
dicncc. rho chicf,s foco wnr,.o sra,
! medically. uc wos rnrinc Ioro,+ hmt
| n wou hard "a o,.,.nou.,oIas ~ ~. "''
the first time that any ono hod dn,
| fcatcd him at his foyoritc oomn uo,,.
would he accent thc dcfcot9 Evon ho
| fore thc eamn was 1oc,,rol nnis,,o,
every one OF us was oucstiouinn IN o,,.
mind whether tbn old NAME nrou;.,,
| would be redeemed Evon S,ro,do,
was in doubt, and wc cou,d sno tho
working of his face.
"Thc chcf bowed his hc,d o,l
shaded his eyes. Thrcc timrs ho ,oo,;n1
! up ai tho sky and bliukcd hi. cvr.
| Then he glanced coldlv nj his onrnront
seated opposite. \ wave Of his hand
summoned one of III. ,v,rrin., r., h;,,,
! Stretching forth his arm. ho shoutcd.
"'TIkc them away from mo, ucvcr
want To see his face amail,, Away with
him. Away with him"
"Was this our sentence? Din IL mc.n
immediate execution? Thai mucsiinn
also puzzled The Old warrior co. ho
asked something i'm an undcrtonc
"'No. no" shouted the chief. 4 n,vo
my word Thcy shall hc free. ToI,c
them away ana give them their free
dom. Bat meyer Let me sec his face