Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-03-23

'SOme SaYageS are, he observed.
"Was he scalpedT' / asked.
''In Mohawk style lad"
Impossible" | cried.
"Not at ALL | say he was scalped
In Mohawk fashion, leaving the raw
strip over the forehead but | did not
say that Mohawks scalped him.
''What do you meanY' / asked huski-
y.
Il mean that Walter Buffers men
did this and that your letter is now in
Dunmore's hands The sooner you
leave Pitt the safer for you,' said
Mount. 'The town talks of little but
your accusation Of Dunmore last night.
You may think yourself safe because
you are Sir William Johnson's deputy,
bnt | know that Dunmore and Butler
will treat you as they did your messen-
ger If you give them half chance.
What's 10 prove that the Cayugas be
not your murderers? Tush. lad, This
is 70 time for boyish fury. Get you
kinswoman Miss Warren, out of thu
town Get her ont tonight Are you
waiting for Dunmore's escort ana
horses? You will see neither. save
perhaps in pursuit Of you Why, lad,
the governor is craZed with the dis
grace you have brought upon him.
Trust me. he will stop at nothing where
he can strike unseen. also think
that Cade and have outstayed our
welcome. Ii we meet your friend
Butler, run we must"
'AAt that moment Rolfe came up from
below, bearing in his hand letter for
me and saying that II had been
brought hither by servant in Lady
Shelton's livery.
took the letter. The seal had al
ready been broken. and | glared at
Rolfe and pointed to It,
AYE" he observed, shaking his
head; 1.-The slavering servant fetched 1t
so. Ii may be accident; il may be de-
sign. Mr.. Cardigan. You best know
SIR. who may be your foes IN fittsburg
town, and what they might gain by a
knowledge of your letters
1.-THE sooner we leave, the happier we
shall be- said the Weasel cheerfully.
Jimmy Rolfe. that stout post chaise
well provisioned, and four strong horses
might help us tonight-eh. friend?"
Il cannot pay for that" said blank
~, looking up from my letter.
''The chaise is yours" said Rolfe re
sentfully. ~Pay when you can, sir;
trade not with friends in need" And
he went out, disrespectfully slamming
the door.
] went OVER 10 the window. and. lean
ing against the bars. opened the violat-
ed letter and read it carefully:
Dear Coxzen Michael am not per-
mitted TO accompany you today to Johns
town II being racing day and / pledged
70 attend with Lady Shelton and divers
respectable ladies and gentlemen.
And oh Micky why did you say such
things to Lord Dunmore last nightY /
have been Iii of /; all night and In a fever
for fear they may harm you, though Lady
Shelton assures me your person is safe,
being a deputy or Sir William, and fur
Their says that you are an unmannerly
and bold rebel and desires not your pres
ence In her house. and desires me to In
form you. Oh Micky what have you
done? l do not desire any longer to wed
Lord punmore and be Countess. but /
had not thought 10 have you speak so to
Lord Dunmore. He came here last even
Ing In a white fury and showed me the
letter you had written to him. He says
that you are rot the messenger he ex-
pected, though you may be a deputy. and
he Vows he win not be so vilely used. and
he will not give me up but win publish
the banns today In Pitt, come what may.
Which has frightened me so ! write to
you that do not wish to be countess
any more and would be glad to 90 to
Aunt Molly and Sir william.
will rise from bed at eleven o'clock to-
night and 60 out into the orchard with
Black Betty. Pray you coxzen, greet me
with post-chaise and take me away
from these dreadful. dreadful people.
Your coxxen. FELICITY.
Postscriptum
To witt / win not wed you though we
be afnanced. and win wed no man upon
your Recommendation. With your own
affairs pray you be diligently active
and concern yourself not with mine here
after.
When had again read the letter /
examined the wax. The paper had
been careIessly folded and more care
Iessly sealed. and | called to Mount
and the Weasel. pointing out that,
though the letter was unsealed, the
wax itself had not been broken.
Mount also pretended to believe that
negligence or haste accounted for the
open letter. and. satisfied, we sat down
20 discuss the measures to be taken for
! midnight flight.
had mind to follow Silver Heels
20 the races, trusting that might find
= moment to warn her most solemnly
H4 = - II 49, j. 49, !.