The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-09-22
CHAPTER NXx.-continued,

OF the complete success OF these
various ~climaXings, IJphraim ieates
had his first assurance when we
three came safely TO the rendea-
vous; for. after firing his masked
battery, the old hunter lost no
time in rejoining the women and in
Fastening with them out of the valley.
Had these three been afoot We might
have ~overtaken thcrn; but Yeates had
been lucky enough to stumble upo the
black mare peacefully cropping the
grass in a little glade: and with this
mount for Margery and her tire-wo!n-
an he had easily OUTRAGED us.
All this ! had from Yeates what time
Marsery was pouring the wine and OIL
of womanly sympathy into Richards
Woundings; and ! man confess that
whilst the ear vas listening at the
hunters tale, the eye was taking note
of these tender miniStrations, and the
heart was setting them down to the
score of a great owe which would not
be denied. Twas altogether as ! would
have had 1t; and yet the thought came
unbidden hat she might spare a mig
gard m and the breath to ask
me how | did. And because she would
not, l do think my burns smarted the
Crueler.
1t was to have surcease of these eX-
ira smartings that ! turned my back
upon the trio under the naiing torch
and took up with Ephraim Yeates the
pressing question of the moment.
AS ] take 1t, we may not linger
here" said. "Haye van mar,;ed on n
Iine Of rotrnotp"
The old borderer WAS b,,sied with his
1oot or the Indian cnnn-,twns moi In
his nature to come afr enntv-handad
however hard pressed he had been for
time. In the rattle of it. guns and PTS
tois dressed slsins ,rd wn,,in,. 6nnrv
he cnn,c upou nv GOOD MAD ana rich
ard3s great Observation-Disclosures clai.red
nv the head mon Of the c~harokces afte,
o1r taking as we mad. M dnnht
"Fourd 'em hanging in tho ode tina;
nsen 10 belong 10 me I,,,at Rear" said
he hunter and then Win grim humor.
f'Iowed TO keep 'em In ricollart We Nv
~ go he va f~orcordoined and ,,rsdes,in-
atcd In pr, m in - 6erv c,nriot like
the good I'D Elijah" Tha ,veanons dis
nosed NJ h.. ,naGa ans,yar IN nv n,erv
..Ez for making tracks, im,ncijtiv if
not sl,oner i ,I1ow tbnr, nint nn wr
notions about that. But I'm dad-dad-
died If r know whirh-n-v,nv RI M, o,t
Cam Joh,,. and ihoi,s tbe posn,, Fact"
''Nhy MOI strike far ,hr Great Trace
and sn 90 bncl, no wav Tho noyvde,
convov canao" asked
If could he done hr said Int tbe
hazard vas ,,,cnt twas ont or oil
reason ia hone that there were M sur.
vivors LOFT In the s,,ni,an v,llav 70 carry
tha news nj tho a.riho,,ka ,na..ar ,a
Thai naws once criad ,hr,,a In th,
nearby Cowea Towns tha entire n,,c.
asspe n.,icn would INN ont tn RIM II,
down. Moreover the ayensrers wnuIr
lnn,, IN end no IN tho on1, n,, ito, Ii.
hnnsoNnoti, oa1;rr ~ D,ay
.Trz I'm talIinr yon ,,~ht now Cam,
1o,,n we made ono , nnera h,nnde" !,
this here ,nr,u or o,,!n n,,,,. 70 ,',
~. viny ,o,ar :, sayont, con ~ a co.,
MY con amongst ns - ,nol a ,itt11,
,na ,s alma whara va nnsha, i, ~
NON wa. IN not ma 1.-Two, w. 80 g ,a,n !. -
snr,n ro,ae,. ".,,aro W, Ia 49,,
TJM" rat IN r,wor, -" ~ XXI
~ nI !. ,-ma1inn :. str rt f =" t ~,
criv,is doG hole rirbt nov ,nd ~ W,
vac tbara we non,a Do 'o .an, iii liz - t "
ci,a,d;tos ala no ,,an =, ,rrb rnir, ~
tho nass.ras q. tha 1nrdona .
II,ash asI wac from INC to,,,ro fro
7 could NOT forhear - 4 ~ mi,
old mans gsrv
"1SiII them IN cola blood v,o,,,
s,y % "'
nAn.no" no o,a,i.d =, NOT ,,aa,
standing nv noint Of vinw. and 10
,he matter reet Ho uns ~ thos. VIII
slav ana snare not where an enemy i
concerned
Rut when We ca ma 10 consider of /
tba,a saan,ad n ha M ALTERNATIVES !
the eastward nv wav of the Crea
Trace. TO the west ana s~outh5Sther
was only the WILDERNESS. an
IN the north no white satt1an,nnt nanr
o. man hat Of the er.monnta fol
on the Watauga. aaked IF we nigh
hone to reach this.
TITS a long fifty mile ez the Gro,
flies. over e'enabout TIL. mountninouses
match q land that ever laid out ,
DOORS" was the hunters reply. A
there amt ne'er a deer track, ez
knows on, to pint the way.
'Then we must ride eastward an
run the risk of pursuit by the Tucka
seges,"" said I.
"Ez I reckon, that's about the Ion
and short of it. And | do evel
tie gal Jump her boss and ride skin
per-scamper again. when she's bee
fair living a-horseback for a fortnight,
"She viii not fail YOU" / yentured
say adding. Gut Jennifer ia in moo
fettle for making speed"
"It.s ride or he skulped for him. an
/ allow he'll ride" uuoth the old hun
er. Fastening his ara for II
start. "Reckon we can ret him ON
boss right nov.
/ went to see. Marperv rose at m
approach. ana even IN the moor LIGHT
colld see her draw herself nm AS II ST
wonld hold me al nv nroner distance
.Yn,,r natient Mistress Marcerv-v
must mount and rida ut nnce 10 !
M"
mo"
"But we must be far to the eastwa,