The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-02
TWO MISSIVES

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and selling their furs. lie lived In hi
frontier cabin with only daughter. ,
girl of seventeen OF a sunny DISPOSE
ton. two merry, bright eyes ami pail
OF rosy checks. Very naturally. DAME
Brinsley adored his daughter Ale,
and feared that some young fellow
would take heT away from him When
the expected trouble came ii came ul
OF sudden. Walter Greer. young
man engaged On buying skins for d
Dutclman in Albany, lien still a From
ter settlement. made some purchases
OF Drinslcy. saw Alice ana fell dcspcr-
a,cly In love with her. Before leaving
lie proposed TO take her away WIZ
him as bis wife.
Alice was as much struck with Tie
handsome fur trader as he was with
her, but she would not leave hcr IA
tier. Greer used every argument 10
induce her 10 alter her decision. Int
when lie found her unohauselbie went
back TO Albany with "a heavy heart 1,
was not long. however before he came
again, pleading his suit. Alice still Nc
7 Clined 10 leave Ter father 10 o life o.
loneliness. but il was plain that size
was weakening. Greer left lcr cncour
aged TO hope that she would &C Last
consent and went northward In search
Of furs. That night he blyouackcd b
the forest about three miles from the
Brinsloy cabin Gathering wood. he
made fire. cooked his supper anj
having eaten H. lighted bis red clay
rowhatan pipe with his back restlns
against tie trunk OF tree lie smoked
and thought OF Alice. The iircl.rlt or
tie leaves above nlckcrcd mcru.y. re-
Winding him Of her eyes. Tie snoae
wreatls brought 10 bis recollection TIE
thick coils OF her hair. IndociL m ey.
erythlng about him that was visible in
tie freight lurkcd tie features OF the
girl he loved.
Suddenly be heard something strike
tie tree Ibove bis head. then Tie
sound Of a distant ride. while against
his check autte.rd bi, OF paper sc.z
ing II. he found that Il hung by Il stru-
10 4 bullet hole In the tree. Unfls,el-
ting tie paper. be took Il 20 the fire
Light @ oxaminc II. on one side was
written;
m you ever come near my cabin again
% docoy my daughter away I VAL give
yn1 "a bullet on tae gam me clliber as tlc
one 10 which th.s Is attached.
DANIEL BltiNsLET.
This was a bitter interruption % The
lovers dreams lie knew that Brius
ley could see Lim rs The Glcl.ght Liza
SER unseen Therefore without show
ing any especial emotion. De folded tie
note and put Il IN his pocket
-Four years passed without Tie Brips
leys seeing anything Of Walter Greer.
lie never returned to Albany aud no
trapper or fur dealer reported having
met him after be left tie Brnsleys
There was a secret between B-usl,N
and his daughter. for the father adj
mitted 20 her that be- had seen Greer
once after he left the cabin lie would
not explain when or where. ANA Alice
could not help suspecting that Der "a.
ther had been instrumental IN her l0y
er's disappearance. Brinsley not 0nl.
endured this suspicion from his daugh
ter but saw that she was pinmg
. for her lover and reproached himself
[ for sending Walter Greer from her.
Indeed. Whenever q stranger stopped
ut tie house tie father would hope
! that Alice might fancy him and be con
solc1. But love cannot be SD easily re
placed. and Alice took no Interest in
any of theh visitors
Wien he Indian troubles which Oc
Cured In that region Ia 1870 came on.
the Brinsieys were Ia very exposed
position Br.nsiey had dealt with tie
Indians FOR years ami lad great
many friends among them. Relying
upon this fact. De neglected % - for
safety 10 tie settlements or o. put lis
cabin into q condition for defense dc
claring that " be was 70 be attacked
some Of his friends amons the relsklps
would give him warning
one evening. after supper be was sit
ting IN his cabin while Alice WAS put
ting away tie dishes. suddenly win
dow pare was shattered and an arrow
buried In lie woodwork opposite
"A warnr..'." said the trlprer. Il
told yOu thai IN case OF danger !
, would he advised"
1T may he an attack. said Allce
with whitcne1 checks. Going 10 The
arrow. she oxamned IT, a thong o.
decrskln hung from Il. to which was
: tied n bit OF paper Tie gin seized il
I aud read:
I II you ever come near my cabin again
I to dccoy ny daughter away J VIII glyt
you a bullet II the same caliber as the
one 10 which this Is attached.
Father.
( Brlnsloy drew near and read The
identical note he had shot 60 Greer
Alice. turnhl, the paper. saw writing on
the other side. either Ia red ink or
/ blood:
INDIANS VIII attack az soon as your
/ lights are cut WALTER GREER.
One glance into each others eyes
and without q word they sank on the
floor, crawlci out into the darkness
ana fed 10 safety.
Soon after n band OF Indians was