The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-01-07

were twisted Into a grin, and in an In
slant he gave me in vivid pantonlime
ar account of the manner in which he
was wounded. He clapped IN imagi-
nary U 10 his shoulder and fired it,
shookhishandin 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 hot in the hand was an
other thing altogether, for we could
not communicate by speech, so I turned
to seek Ieuan.
The merry hiss Of the frying pan
guided me to the main apartment, and
here [ ound 1euan standing with his
hands on his hips regarding a pan Of
rashers which he had placed on a
blazing fire.
He turned his head as I entered and
smiled c~heerfuily.
We'll" said he, you have had a.
good long Sleep"
Il should think I have" I replied;
why did you not wake me b%efore2"
There Wass no need" he answered.
Il thought We We're to attempt an es-
cape just before daybreak," I re-
marked.
1t wass tried" said Ieuan. land
failed"
Tried" I cried. 81 made no try"
No" said he, carefully setting the
pan straight on the fire, moi me either.
I sent Dafyda out to see if there wass
q chance II he had got ava I would
nave walked you, n we would have
neen of. But they We're watching Ike
an old fox after lambs. I put him
through a little window at the back,
ana before he WAS a yard from the
mousse a man ran out and sho at him.
He jumped back to the dor and / let
him in, and before shutting the door T
had a shot at the man with the little
gun, for he wass standing plain In the
freight"
did you hit him 2"
Hit him!" cried Ieuan; Eyes, indeed,
I filled him with small pieces of lead,
inc two came to drag him away"
Why did you send that poor little
fellow out f1rst?"
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 ~refectively. 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 to look about our fortress, which
now began to assume, in my eyes, the
aspect of q 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
outside and We're not molesting US; we
were inside with plenty to eat and
drink and If we had not escaped the
one night we should the next, and at
n rate the quarters were comfortable
for the present. But in all this Ieuan
was weighing things in the balance Of
Nant-y-Bryn.
There your enemies were, in the
main, a fixed quantity. You had to
reckon with the band before you and
no more, n If they left you easy In
your mind you might remain safely
SO. But this moorland, although, to
take q 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, he only dwelling
in sight, and that sentinels were set on
both sides of the house we occupied.
Ieuan that his cooking
vas finished, and we ate u breakfast.
When 1t was over / took the watch, and
the Red Men Of the Dusk lay down to
sleep. The besiegers left us entirely
alone save for their wa~tchfulness, and
this I regarded as a very bad sign.
Some hours passed, and I kept my eyes
about me steadily, but for every glance
I gave to the people at hand I directed
two to a low, healthy hill a mile and a
half to the west.
I 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
fasnily n the prisoner out of doors
before I awoke, and I laid N plans in
case Of need.
1t was about an hour after midday
when the sight I had been expecting ali
the morning caught my eye. Tiny
points Of light, shining like jewels
crowned the hill for a few moments
then disappeared. I called Teuan, and
he and his companion We're afoot in e
moment.
"A band of soldiers will be here ir
g short time,' said I, land we must be
clear OF this place before they come"
How do you know" asked Ieuan.
IT have seen the sunlight flashing or
their harness and steel caps in the dis
tance."
I'VE can keep them out the same al
the others"
"They will come provided in differen,
fashion, I answered. "aThey will blow
In the door with a petard and max,
short work Of us. 1t is their trade, ane
the party Is numerous"
"Well?" said Ieuan.
~(Concluded Next Week.l
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