Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22

but few of such thugs"
/ related the manner in which the un-
fortunate fellow had come to his end,
and Ieuan barred his white teeth in q
gratitied smile.
'.One less" said he; that iss
thing, though they are now so strong
that one does not make much differ
ence."
Were there not women in that par
ty?" | asked.
"Yess, indeed" said Ieuan; "the sis
ter of Owain it wass. and Siani, her
woman, INC two or three men marching
with them to guard Them"
The sister of Owain! Enid had fled
before me. She had seen Whitesock
n heard my whistle. Siani had cried
gu the mares name. Ieuan had exc
cuted some movement which a
caused them to fear an ambush of the
Red Men of the Dusk. What WOULD
she. what could she think of me? L,
in league with the Gwylliad Cochion,
and apparently lying in wait to entrap
stragglers from Nant-y-Bryn. l moved
about restlessly and my eyes fell upon
the dead mar Here was a fresh and
dreadful tangle. He is carried back by
Whitesock to my whistle and is found
dead the next day at the same spot,
and q man known to be on i'll terms
with me. 1 gritted my teeth together
III p~erpleXity. The face of the PROSTATE
figure was turned away from us.
Who is he?" asked Ieuan.
II have seen him at Nant-y-Bryn, but
1 do not know his name" 1 answered.
Ieuan walked forward. caught 4 lock
OF hair dangling over the forehead, and
turned up the face, lifting the head.
He dropped it as if the touch had
burned him, and sprang back with the
Wild cry of a surprise beyond words.
Who is tt?" I cried in turn.
Ieuan turned on me a face In which
shone great eyes of wonder and fierce
joy.
'siencyn Tal-fryn." he replied slow
ly.
The husband of Winny?"
i He fetched out his pony from the nut
without another word, and we rode
some distance in silence. When he be-
ga speaking again 1t was with refer
enee to the band which owain had led
down the hill to Nant-y-Bryn.
1T ISIS easy to see what they have
come for" said Ieuan. nodding his head
%,gloomtly; there are but few Gwylliad
Cochion left. and indeed there will be
an end to them very soon"
This did not seem to me altogether a
pure evil, but l refrained from saying
so.
How long has your sept fiourished?"
j asked.
From old times" replied Ieuan,
proudly. TT ISIS now about a hundred
years since they We're at their fun
strength. Then they were lords of the
mountains many miles to the north of
here, and no n dared to say them nay.
But Baron Owen came down among
them suddely with an army and took
them by surprise, n slew a hundred
or more. Many q time have 1 heard
the story when 1 wass a child, from a
very old mar whose mother carried him
far over the hills on her back that
night"
And since Their they have v been
SO forlnidable?" said I.
Never" said Ieuan. Small bands
of them have held their own in the
depths of the h%ills-hills which they
know as a man knows his house, but
the numbers have grown less and less.
and now" he stopped n sighed
as sadly as If the Gwylliad Cochion
were a blameless and prosecuted rem
nant. He remained silent for a while.
then burst out in an inconsequent fash
ion, as if uttering his thoughts aloud:
and yet ! should not like her to think
that | killed her husband"
ITO be sure not" / replied, perceiv-
ing that he spoke Of tn man of Tai
fryn. 1T was an accident which might
happen to any one To he DUNG fro,n
a horse and killed is a common mis-
fortune"
"Jf i no,,,d h,,.a ,,,ao ,,.t, 49,,
said Ieuan9 dubionsiv Sthings nerbans
would come better yet"
There is nothing more lite,v 7 "a
turned; and, for myself, I should be
glad to tell Owain the truth ar the mat
ter,
Yes" said Ieuan la,,pbtna a1ond
"Tbings are looking rather stranga
with YOU. too
",rbay orn ), 7 ,et,,,,aa o,a
with bic oy.n thn,,ah1s cen DusS
"fe,1an said II eu.hat
inc to do With Mice Wa,,a 49, suu -.
th3t a,st ,iaht = . ausiai anu saahi
WHEN vnn took t 1,.a I haaas y you (,
r,iaa 49,, y ID. ID IN : paeh, en-: re
meant fo, hon No $3.50 80 !. ~ laril
slaantnn W., .n t,aa, ~, lhaeea, ne erred,
Jal1 n4o rntsn, ~ haiill AT an, M
49, - rul ! Woulo have used MISS
VS. W uiaw hcf pIotner from mat
oaa olo man. would nave sent to
Min a. Woru lhat ms sister was safe
ana Ven among US, and only waiting
1or him to come away from Nant-y-
Irsl' ana promise TO stop away; and
v.ae.i ne snoulu nave hef again. ma
Wass the plan that came to my mind
when heard that she wass on the
road"
WAT made you SO anxious to de-
tach oWaln from the garrison?" !
asked:
Indeed, i am o of him" replied
1euan, simply. II would fight twice as
gladly against Nant-y-Bryn IL owain
wass not there. / taught him to ride
and to play with the sword, and
want With lt- -.