The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-08

wers twisted INTO . grin. and III an In.
slant he gave me In vivid pantomime
An account Of the In which ne
was wounded. He clapped an imagi-
nary gun to his shoulder and fred It.
shook his handin the air the hand hang
Ing loose from his wrist, then Rugged
1t to his bosom with his face horribly
contorted to represent pain. How he
came to be shot in the hand was an
other thing altogether, for we could
to seek Ieuan.
The. merry hiss Of tho frying pan
guided me to the main apartment, and
here I found Ieuan standing with his
hands on his hips regarding a pan OF
rashers. which he had placed on =
blasting fire.
He turned his head as 1 entered and.
smiled cheerfully.
Well" said he. you have had a.
good long sleep"
II should think I have" I replied;
why did you not wake me befere7"
There wass no need" he answered.
Il thought we were to attempt an es-
cape Just before d%aybreak," I re-
marked.
1T wass tried" said 1euan. "and
failed"
"Trted7" I cried. 81 made no try"
NO." said he. carefully setting the
pan straight on the IRE. nor me either.
I sent Dafydd out to see IL there wass
2 chance: II he had got away I would
nave walked you. and we would have
been OF. But they were watching like
an old fox after lambs. I put him
through q little window at the back,
ana before he was a yard from the
house q man ran out and shot at him.
He jumped back to the dor and I let
MIN In. and before shutting the door 1
had q shot at the man with the little
hrslight."
Did you hit him?"
HIT HINT" cried Ieuan: "yes. indeed.
I nlled him with small pieces of lead.
and two came to drag him away"
why aid you send that poor little
Because" said Ieuan, with his cruel
grin, 1T wass better for them to shoot
have Dafydd to try with"
And he was hit in the hand?"
Yes" rejoined Ieuan, nodding his
head refecttvely, as he stared into the
fire. Right in the middle. You could
put a stick straight through the hole"
He bent again to his cooking, and I
went 70 look about our fortress, which
now began to assume, in my eyes. the
aspect Of a trap. I blamed myself
again and again for my carelessness
IN sleeping SO long and leaving Ieuan
In management of matters when he
could not grasp the full import of
Things. To him. everything seemed
Just as it should be. Our enemies were
were inside with plenty to eat and
drink and II we a not escaped the
one night we should the next. and at
any rate h quarters were comfortable
for the present. But in all this Ieuan
was Weighing things in the balances Of
Nant-y-Bryn.
There your enemies were. in the
reckon with the band before you and
no more, and II they left you easy in
your mind you might remain safely
30. But this moorland. although, to
take 9 glance round the %ale-house, 1t
looked as lonely as the hills about
Nant-y-Bryn, was yet within easy
reach Of powerful reinforcements, and
I dreaded the arrival OF a strength to
which we could offer no resistance
worthy of the name. I observed that
the main body of Sir Johns men
seemed posted at a small house some
sixty yards away, the only dwelling
IN sight. and that sentinels were set on
both sides of the house we occupied.
teuan announced hat his cooking
was finished, and we ate our breakfast.
When 1t was over 1 took the watch, and
the Red Men Of the Dusk lay down to
sleep. The bestegers left us entirely
a!one save for their watchfulness, and
this I regarded as a very bad sign.
Some hours passed. and I kept my eyes
about me steadily. but for every glance
! gave to the people at hand I directed
two to a low, healthy hill a mile and n
half to the west.
knew that troops were stationed in
a small town in that direction, and the
road ran clean owe the crest of the
hill. The house was perfectly quiet.
for Ieuan had bundled the landlord, his
70 nily and the prisoner out Of doors
before I awoke, and I laid my plans in
Ease of need.
1t was about an hour after midday
when the sight I had been expecting all
the morning caught my eye Tiny
points Of light, shining like levels.
crowned the hill for a few moments.
then disappeared. I called Ieuan, and
he and his companion were afoot In a
moment.
"A band of soldiers will be here In
a short time" said I, and we must be
"How do you know?" asked Ieuan.
II have seen the sunlight flashing on
their harness and steel caps in the dis
tance."
I'VE can keep them out the same as
the others."e
They will come provided in different
fashion," I answered. "They will blow
in the door with a petard and make
short work of US. It Is their trade, and
the party is numerous"
"Well?" said Ieuan.
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