Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-27

a yOUng WOrTlOT teGped hIgh ana teH
p0rGlyzed.
But his mind was far away with the
gold haired maiden in Hamilton's pris-
on. He scarcely knew what he was
saying.
"Air We expectin' to marry Alice
Roussillon?''
Beverley started as if a blow had
been aimed at him. Oncle Jazon's
question indeed was a blow as unex-
pected as it was direct and powerful.
II know it's pooty p'inted," the old
man added after short pause, IAN ye
may think tibet I amt got no business
askin' it, but have. That leetle gals
a pet O. mine, an I'm a-lookin' after
her an expectin' to see tibet she's not
bothered by nobody who's not goin' to
do right by her. Margin is mighty
good thing, BUT
Kenton had been peeping under the
low hanging scrub oak boughs while
Oncle Jazon was speaking these last
words. and now he suddenly interrupt
ed:
THE deuce! Look yonder!" he growl~
ed out in startling tone. "1njunsv'
1t was sharp snap Of the conversa-
lions thread. and at the same time our
three friends realized that they had
been careless in not keeping a better
lookout. They let fall the meat they
had not yet finished eating and seized
their guns.
Five or six dark forms were moving
toward them across little point of the
prairie that cut into the wood a quarter
of a mile distant.
"Yander's more Of en-" said Oncle
Jazon, as il not In the least concerned,
wagging his head in an opposite direc-
tion, from which another squad was
approa ching.
That he duly appreciated the situa-
ton appeared only in the celebrity with
which he acted.
KentOn at once assumed command,
and his compan Mons felt his perfect it,
ness. There was no doubt from the
first as to what the Indians meant, but
even if there had been it would have
soon vanished, for In less than three
minutes twenty-one savages were
swiftly and silently forming circle in
closing the spot where the three white
men, who had covered themselves as
best they could with trees, waited in
grim steadiness for the worst
! Quite beyond gunshot range, but near
enough for Oncle Jazon to recognize
Long Hair as their leader, the Indians
ho1k o1 ST. TO
another all round the line. Evidently
they dreaded to test the craftsmanship
of such rifemen as they knew most
border men to be. Indeed Long Hair
had personal knowledge of what might
certainly be expected from both Ken
ton and Oncle Jazon. They were terri
bic when out for fight. The red war
riors from Georgia to the great lakes
had heard of them; their names smack
ed Of tragedy. Nor was Beverley with
out fame among Long Hairs followers,
who had listened to the story Of his
lighting qualities brought to Vincennes
by the two survivors Of the scouting
party so cleverly defeated by him.
1.-THE liver colored towards" said
Kenton, "are afeared Of us in a shoot
in match. They know that lot Of
'em would have to die If they should
undertake an open fight with us. FITS
some sort Of a sneakin' game they are
studyin' about just now"
Pm a-gittin' mos too ole to sheet
wo'th cent" said Oncle Jazon, but
I'd give half O. my scalp eff thet Long
Hair would come clost enough TO- me
to git a bead onto his lef' eye. It's toP-
BILE plain tibet we're gone goslin's this
time, I'm thinkin'. Still it d be mighty
satisfytn' If could plug out LEFT eye
Of two fore CO." J. -, 8.
. Beverley was silent. The words Of
his companions were heard by him, but
not potteed. Nothing interested him