The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-31

cry. leaving US half smothered In the smoky
trail Of their p!tch-pins 1ambeaux.
Now what a-devil has set this hornets
nest OF their abuzz so suddenly?' I whis-
erty to speak without coughing to betray
ourselves.
Our pony-rid!ng Tuckaseges. doubtless"
was Richards ready answer by all the
chances. they should have met the Great
Bear and his peace-ofer!ng out yonder on
the trace-which same they did not. So
when they bring this tale to camp there
is the devil to pay and no pitch hot. God
help our tough old Ephraim and the Cataw.
ba IL these ~bloodhounds win out in time to
overtake them!"
Aye" said L; and then we crept out OF
our dodge-hole and made ready to SO about
our business with the s%entries.
But when We came to peer again around
the crooking elbow 1t would seem that the
hurrying search party had fought our bat
tie for US. The wa,ch-dre was there to
light q little circle In the gloom. but the
watchers were gone. We CHANGED a guess
that they had Joined the hue and cry, and
30 we pressed forward, past the handful
OF embers and into the pit-black depths
beyond.
Twenty PAGES farther on It came to play
ing blind mans buff with the fock walls
again. and measured by the %trippings and
standings twas a long Sabbath days Jour-
ney to that final turn in the great earth
burrow whence we could see the glimmer-
Ing Of the enemy's camp fires in the sunken
valley.
Now God be praised" quoth Richard
most fervently. Another hour in this
cursed kennel with the fever on me and
should be q yammering loose-wit." And 1.
too, was glad enough to see the stars again,
and to be at large beneath them.
Emerging from the subterranean way, We
held to tho camp side OF the stream. making
an ample circuit to the left to como down
upon the enemy's position from the
wooded slope behind tho encamp-
ment. We met no let or hindrance IN this
approach. Secure In their stronghold. the
Indians had no patrols out: and as for the
Englishmen, every mothers son Of thom.
cd. was baskinE in the light Of Q
great nre built before the ~p.ne-bo.sn Sac
ters.
Favored BY q dense thicketinr of laurel
We made q near-hand reconnaissance Of
the little wfgwam which held our dear
lady. As / have said. this was pitched
In the thinning Of the forest which covered
the steep slope behind the encampment,
and 30 was tho fsrthest removed from the
stream. n frsm the Indian lodges dis
posed In q half-moon at the waters edse.
Here all was suist a. the grave, and the
clamor Of the Indian camp cam softened
by the distance to a low ponotonous hum
ming like the buzzing Of Q beehive The
nap OF tho tepee-lodgs was closely drawn.
and the bit Of fire before it had burned out
to q heap Of whfte-ashed embers.
They are safe a. yet. thank Gsdr' mv,
Richard. heavtng q most palpable sixh Of
relief. Then. with the fever In his veins
to whip his natural ardor Int hasty A.
ton; Twill b hours before Eph ana ths
Catawha can come In By your upner
ravins. Jack. and We shall never hsvs :
better chance than this. Hold Won ouist
here whilst - Wv
But I laid fast hold If him and voula mt
hear to any such q ~foolhardy msrrinr ~
Ephralm Yeates's plan
"Heayena. boyI are you eons clean mad :.
I would say. Twill be risky enough with
midnight In eur favor; with the camp Wei
asleep. ana that great IRE burned down r.
- something less than hroad AZ v,ipht
. work inr'
h turned uen me Ike 4 psttish child.
oh. to the devil with your stumbIins-
blocks John Iretoni You are sivav. for
holding back. By heavenl ri gwear YOU
have no drop Of lovers blood in your
8 you havs said before. But Let that
pass. We must bids by our promise to
1eate1. which was not to interfere. unlesp
stood In present peril. Moreover.
should learn the lay OF the is1S hetter
Wn,ie We have the freight to help. When
the time Tor action comes We must be shje
@ make the play with our ewes h Il
need b. Coma"