Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-03-31
Copyright, 1872. by Herbert $. Stone & Co.
CHAPTER IlI.-CoNTINUED.

mo, Antywine, will not take 1t
from you"
Keep IT," h insisted. 81 feel better
when ain ont hunting If you have that
around your heck. She bring evil into
the house SIZE is worse than Chase
Gale:ie"
What Is the Chase Galerie?"
"iIaye you never heard of the Chase
Galerie that fly across the sky at
night?"
How could hear about such things
in the Sac village or at Belleville?"
Antywine proceeded at once to tell
the story of the wild huntsman and
his dogs, and their chase above the
clouds. This led on to feux toilets, or
balls of fire. into which bad spirits
turned themselves to lure sinners into
quagmires. Then loup-garous, or man
wolves made darkness flame with their
eyes. 10 Peggy's imagination.
ARE your feet or hands cold?" Anty-
wine inquired once in while. Peggy
answered No" forgetting she had
hands ard feet, her large, excited gaze
fixed on the wonder-word of folk
,stJiy. His voice abounded in sympa-
'thetic tones. Ii was full and golden,
reaching into distance or sinking to
monotones as he half told and half
sung his peoples legends.
So hour after hour passed; rain con-
tinued 10 pour down the shingles and
visit them in gusts OF spray through
the broken chimney.
1t was q delicious experience TO re-
member q lifetime. But as Peggy's
responses became few. Antywine
stretched out his legs and made a
pillow of his lap with corner of the
blanket. to which her drowsy head
came readily down. He watched and
she slept until darkness faded to the
pallor of dawn.
The noise of horses feet in the heavy
road, for which he had waited so long.
could at last be heard approaching. He
withdrew carefully from the head OF
the sleeper, and went out to intercept
the riders.
They were splashed with mud and
faded, moving side by side. their tired
horses snorting flakes of foam. Thus
more than once the men of New Salem
had come back from chasing horse
thieves. less ready. perhaps, to give
the details of the exploit than were
Shickshack and his companion. Both
drew rein when they saw Antywine,
and he told them directly where Peggy
was.
Shickshack asked where he found
her. He pointed to the road beyond
the cabin. and in his brief Canadian
English repeated what had happened.
Your squaw boy doesn't put up
many fizzlegigs and fireworks, but he
seems to be worth two men," observed
Lincoln. 4
His lank hair dripped moisture. He
was haggard with hard riding.
You catch the man." inquired
Antywine.
NO" Shickshack answered in dis
gust.
You know him!
mo. Me not care now"
HE winked out" said Lincoln.
1--WE lost him this side of Beardstown.
The closest view we had was when
we nearly ran him down back here.
We intended to raise party and hunt.
/ reckon you better bring the little girl
now, so we can get home to break
East"
Shickshack's red face revealed itself
through growing daylight polished like
copper. He. gave strong grunt Of sat
isfaction when Antywine set Peggy
behind him on the horse. The Cana
dian boy mounted lightly to seat be-
hind Lincoln, and as they rode toward
New Salem a clear whiteness like the
promise of fair weather appeared In
the east. Water hung beaded on the
stems Of trees, but a great commotion
of robins came out of the woods.
II was the general opinion in the VII
LACE that Don Pedro Lorimer had
-sdone IT." Why he should put him
self to the inconvenience Of trying to
carry on such poor little thing many
declared they could not understand.
All day Lincoln was visited at the
store By inuuiriug friends who sat