The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-11-17
The MASTER OF APPLEBY:
E-" BY Francis Lynde. --,
P xL.-con,iuuea,
BY Francis Lynde.

- CHAPTER XL.-Continued.
, Score one for me, jack" he CRIED
/. I'VE We're fair at t'other end of tn
mountain, and twas I told Eph Their
was only one man In the two Carolina
who could swear the match of that,
What is this. gentlemen?-a court
martial? Captain Ireton is my friend
and as true a patriot as ever Dire,
breath. What is your charger"
Colonel Sewer. in whose comman'
Richard and the old borderer ha'
fought IN the hilltop battle, undertook
to explain. l stood sel%f-confessed a
the bearer of dispatches from Lore
CORVALLIS and Major Ferguson, h.
said, and l a claimed that the orders
had been so altered as to delay the ma
jor's retreat and SO to bring on the bat
tie. But they had just found Lore
CORVALLIS letter in my pocket, still
sealed and undelivered. And the tenor
of it was precisely opposite to that Of
an order calculated to delay the ma.
jor's march, as Mr.. Jennifer could see
If he would read it.
While Sewer was talking, the ole
borderer was fumbiing in the breast OF
his hunting shirt, and now he produced
a packet of papers tied with red tape.
Pears to me like you Injun-killers
from t'other side O. the mounting is in
a mighty hot sweat to hang some
body he said, as cody as If he We're
addressing u mol of underlings.
Here's a mess o. billy-doos with Lord
CORVALLIS name on EN- that l found
monsst Major F%erguson's leavings. II
you'll look EN- over, maybe you'll find
out. immejitly if not soner, that Cap'n
John here is telling ye the plumb
truth
The papers were examined hastily,
and presently John Sewer lighted upon
the dispatch I had carried and deliv-
cred. Thereat the colonies put their
heads together; and then my case was
%reopened, with Sewer as spokesman.
We have a letter here which APP
pears to be the original order to Fer
guson, Captain Ireton. Can you repeat
from memory the postscriptum which
you say YVES added to it?''
l gave the gist of my old p%atriarch's
addendum as well as could: and
t%hereupon suspicion led away and my
late judges would vie with one anothe:
In hearty frontier hand-grasps and
apologies, whilst the throng tina ringel
us in forgot caution and WEAKNESS and
gave me a cheer to wake the echoes
Twas whilst this burst of graduation
was abuZz that Ephraim Yeates raised
a cry of his Own.
Stop that there ~black-leged imp o.
the law" he shouted, pushing his way
out of the circle. Hes the one that
ought to hang"
There was a ruSh for the wagon bar.
rlcade, a clatter of horsc-hoofs on he
hillside below, ard Yeates' rife went
to his face. Eut the bullet dew
wide, and the b~lack-garbed figure
cltnging to the horses name was soon
out of sight among the trees.
u I allow, ye'd better iook cut for
that y~aller-skinned little varmint.
Cap'n john" quoth the old man. care
J fully wiping his rife preparatory to re-
loading 1t. Hes rank pizea. he is,
and ell ave to break his neck sooner
r later. l lowed to say ye the trou-
pie, put old Bess got mighty foul yc.;-
tiddy, with all the shoo;iEes ard go
ings on, and | hain't 50; no e. G-br..ss.l
to clean her out
Now that l was fully cza~arGted /;
was free to go and COM rs i chose:
nay, more, was urged to east in ms,
lot with the over-mountaia pattisan&.
As to this. / look counsel with Tti, H.
ard Jennifer whilst the ~co.cae,s ytcre
setting their commands IN orde: TO; tie
march and loading the prisoners with
the captured guns and ammunition.
What IS to the fore. Dick" ASKED:
more fght,nga
The lad shook his head. "Neyc, aa-
other blow. l fear Jaci.. These .ei wv
crossed the mountain to whip Fcrsu-
son. Having done il they Will 90
home"
I could not forego a hearty curse
upon this worst of all mi itia weak
nesses. the disposition to dispense as
soon as ever a battle was fought.
lis nigh on to a crime said l..
This victory. smartly followed UP,
might we'll be tire turning OF the tide
for u.s."
But the lad would not admit the
qualifying condition. Twill be no less
as It is." he declared. Mark you. Jack.
twill put new life into the cause ard
nerve every man OF ours afresh. And
as Tor the redcoats, IL my Lord Corn
wallis gets h news OF 1t In a lump.
as ne should. Gates will have plenty of
time to set himself In motion, slow as
he is."
Twas then 1 had an Inspiration. and
1 thought upon 1t for a moment.
What are your plans. Richard?"
He shook his head Il have none
worth the name.'
Then you are not committed to
Colonel Sewer for a term of service?,
NO: nor to Cleaveland. nor to Nc
Dowell, ror any. We heard there was
TO be fighting hereaway-Ephralm
ASdteS dHu lana we came as yOlun-
teers.'
Good! then 1 have a thought which
may stand for what 1t is worth. TO
make h most OF this victory over Ma
1of Ferguson, Gates should be appraised
at once n by a sure tongue. and his
Lordshtp should have the news quick
~, too. and in a lump, as you say, Let
US take horse and ride post, we two:
9 70 Gates at Hillsborough, and l to
Charlotte"
Il had thought of my part of that"
he said In a muse. Then he came alive
to the risk ! should run. But YOU
cant well go back to CORVALLIS now.
Jack: 'tis playing with death. There
Will be other OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES are
sure to be; and a single breath to
whisper what o have done will hang
o higher than Haman."
I shrugged at this. "'Tis but a war
hazard"
He looked at me curlously. / saw a
shrewd question in his eyes and set in
slant action as a barrier In the way OF
its asking.
Let us find Colonel Sewer and beg
us the loan OF a pair Of horses" said
I; and 80 we were kept from coming
upon the dangerous ground of pointed
questions n evasive answers.
Somewhat to my surprise, both Sewer
and Shelby fell in at once with our
project. commanding 1t heartily; and /
learned from the lips OF that courtliest
OF frontiersmen, "Nolichucky jack
the cal reason for the proposed hur-