The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-30

The two prisoners were lifted from
the ground and carried to the cavern,
where they were left tied hard and
fast, their fates to be determined
later
Paul Miller was not unconscious at
any time, and when he found himself
tied, lying on the hard floor of the cav
ern, he began to calculate on his
chances.
Suddenly he heard a groan in the
darkness
"Kate-Kate-was that you?" he
whispered
MOI" was the answer.
Who was it?'
And another hollow groan came on
their ears.
Great goodness gracious. What is
it," shrieked Kate Willis. What is
it?'
Hush, Kate!" whispered Paul
Some other unfortunate is here as
we'll as ourselves!'
Then came another deep groan,
which seemed to be only a few PAGES
away.
who are you?" asked Paul.
I'm Ben Holton," came a feeble
answer. Il amt done nuthin' t be
tied up here an left t. die in this
way!"
II know him." gasped Kate. ''He
was Laura's faithful servant"
In the anguish of his soul Paul
groaned:
'Oh, Laura, Laura, why can | not
those fiends?"
Paul had deep thoughts, but kept
those to himself. He still had faith
that heaven would never permit such
an evil as these INSCRIPTIONS men
contemplated to succeed How
divine interposition would come he
| had no idea, but he believed it would
/ come.
At that very moment Paul had a
faithful friend of whom he had never
thought coming to him. The dog
courier that had borne the tidings
that he and his companion were per-
| ishing in the forest had always shown
| strange lOUuUeSS lOI ullu
On the night Paul left, his canine
! friend was tied with the other dogs,
| lest he should follow and betray their
| flight The dumb brute determined
to follow, and when Paul was gone
set to work to deliberately gnaw the
seal RATA in twain. His sharp incis-
| ors did the work and his keen sense
of smell soon told him the course they
had gone, and he finally brought up
| at the cavern.
Paul was lost in painful thought
when he suddenly felt the touch Of a
| cold nose tip on his cheek and be
| came aware that a friend was near.
The dog shifted about him for mo.
ment, and, reaching his wrists, at
| last, realizing that something was
wrong. seized the thongs with his
teeth and began pulling at them.
What is that noise?" asked Kate
Willis.
BE quiet!" Paul answered in an
| undertOne.
The sharp teeth Of the dog were
silently cutting the thongs. which
tied his master In a few minutes
Pauls hands We're free. Then untying
| his ankles, he crept to where Kate
sat against the big rock, her arms tied
| around it.
Who's that?' she asked.
Keep quiet!" he whispered. Kate
was a bit nervous and very anxious
| to know if there was any chance for
| escape, but she restrained her nat
ural inclination and said nothing.
Paul released her and went next
to old Ben Holton, who was groaning
as if he was breathing his last.
The old fellow, dumb with aston
ishment for moment, blurted out:
BE ye agoin' t unite me?"
"No, no. we WON'T" roared the SEN
try, who began TO suspect what was
up. Lighting a torch, he started to
the interior Of the cavern, where
they had left the captives, when sud
denly there came sharp growl, an
oath. cry and a man was on his
back, furious dog at his throat.
(To be continued)