The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-10-27

8 % sun desperately sick OF his Fishing
0 Greek wounds. and Colonel Lacey wa
the only officer fit to go after Shelb.
t ana the mountain men to set then
straight. I should have gone myself
Stay, my good friend" said 1; "yo,
go 400 fast for me. II Ferguson is still
qnt q communication with the main a,
charlotte, we may halt him yet"
me old man made a gesture of i'm.
patience.
It's a thing done because 1t is as
good as done. The major will break
camp and march tomorrow morning,
ana ne can reach Charlotte at ease in
Two Gays What with their losing of
MS trail. the mountain men are those
same two days behind him"
None the less, we shall hit him."
sag IL. Have you aver an inkhorn
and a quilt In your cabin?p
Both; at your service, sir. But I
cannot understand"
We may call it the little maids
! JudRmen on those who have made her
fatherless. But for her stopping of me
! snould ave come unprepared into the
camp OF the enemy. I am the bearer
this same Major Ferguson"
.You?Sa bearer Of Lord Cornwallis'
d~ispatches?" The old maj put a
R1ade's length between us and held the
little one aloft as If he feared +
might DO her : mischief. I laughed
ana Rade him be comforted.
S",Iis long Story, and 1 may not
AXE thssttme to ten it now. But a word
submission-ahd for the same purpose.
MY lord accepted it aud made me his
olspatch-bearer because he thought
knew theway to Ferguson when no one
else knew 1t. But enough of this: time
presses. Let me nave ink and the
quill" NS
! The old man led thesway into the cab !
IN and put his writing tools at my dis
posal. Lett to myself. I should have
broken the seal of the packet; but my
wise old ally, cool and collected now.
showed himself a man of parts
the a Opened and spread be-
tore us on the rude slab table. the let
ter proved to be the briefest Of military
commands, p peremptory order to Fer
to reioin the main body at once.
proceeding by forced marches If need.
:ui, and on no account to risk g
nent With the ov~er-mountain men.
How to chang such an order to re-
effect, l knew no more than
) yokel:N 9,lt here again rny ancient ally
haogYed himself a man Of parts.
PRESSING TIE pen to make it the fellow
canned tho Thanksgiving Of the letter
losely. made a few practice pothooks
get The Initiative hang Of it, and
this possscriptusf at the bottom
Since ~writineAthe foregoing I have !
~ couEer and his dispatches Lieu /,
na1st Colonel carleton, With. 4Ss Of ]
9, iss1on VIII talkf the. road foFyou to-
ake stand and hold she enemy in l
ecEA till reinfOrccments come. Z
"CbrnwCllis.~ \
The ead man san1ed thu vet peaIp c
and babe ne sasv IL II; would q
we: Twas q most. beautiful forgery. Q
: lorsafs grabbed handwriting was t
pied 80 Q nicely, and. Of t7e tw e,siR- lbs
lures Z doubt II the arr hin1sefs
uld h1lve told which was his, own J
the same circle &C." the sammk I
lnttng Y" the same heavy. prectaopl +
.oughs4t. o
'Capita1l~ said I. "r1ow, tfaheslfsht- v
wos11d but strike those purs xersss II
mine. we would have the 8cots1nanSs e
bay fD3a hand'siturn." n
How2.,lsaa the patriarch; s-arevspuM
!.,t Vi a
told him J wasA tned him OF myis s.
as plstt within a pl6t-thasr threejH.a
ht-horsa rfdeFA. one Of them a lieu '@&b
amt hetaning duplicate dispatches.
d beenIha1d Upon. my. heels all ta1e. fa
y from. Charlotte. fh
It thissethe old wa rharse-I LEARNED IN
erward ttnt be had sought through, in
French and EEsdt IN wars-HaxRed, IN
beard an& HIS eye flashed. ye,
We must stop vthena," he. saih.. I'll
hree II them. do y}ou say?" .e,
Threa whEha mem and an Infina,
Her" IT..
II ih mo for this. littie. hi
Id. /. Let me. think" Nv
fetl to Iaacing Up and down b~efure.{sC
mn on THE hearth, and I took. tS1e.!s q
9ul n on. my knee TO let .herr chotL ii Il
to me. Twas Ave 'ft7ll minutes, ha-i.t}
e my ancient gave rnaethe wGrth oftt4 b,
Was much to the purpose.
These marrlOt rear-guards ct yCs1rs. u,
spoil Id all II theY come 20 Fer a
camr either before On after =,
y. DO they know the madoc1A npaa- :,
! whereabouts?" r.
No mora than I did anyhoursaeo A. q
1t. they are depending On M 10
Nv them the way.
Well. then: dead men tell no tales"
But, my good Intend, YIN FORGET
re ara four OF than and snly two Of ii
We should stand little q with pl
I'm In. . fair hghA." OF
Aga1n the old mans eyaa snanned &C
d glswed as IL pent-fiuss were be- &c
i'd them. I'll
ss0Asa lazy Hxnt. Wa0RM IArletOn'0 W
N rode in uaon Tom Sumter's rest p,
at Fishins Creek and cut down "
J little maids father whilst he wa pl
ked and bathing IN the stream? Was W
: fair nght whe11 King Georges IN in
devils cameyhd6wn in the dead Of m
sht upon our defenseless house at a
'rthby7 Nevesr talk to me.of fairness. 7
), whilst all this bloody tyranny is al
m
thought upon 1t for a little space. IA
none.,so easy to decide. On one N
stern loyalty to the cause i had CO
ooused passed instant sentence on m
ese four. men whose lives stood in the b,
"; on the other common humanity
led out and called 1t murder. e
Never SMILE my dears. and hint that g
had found me a new heart Of mercy In
zee that ambush-killihg Of the three in
peacc-men in the lone valley pt
the western mountains. We did but Is
We the savaEes q dole out Of their own "
pre- Of cruel cunning and ferocity. But NJ
for these my truckers. three Of ee
EN-. at least, were soldiers and men 81
my own ace. I could not do 1t. d
No" Eaid ] firmly. These follow d
81 OY nina n1Naf he stonnnd as yOu eN