The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-22
but all the starlight. and.tns trace was

than any cart road. Yet we hneldNtha
breaknsck pace steadily. save for the
time it took to thread some steFsp deflle
to a stream crossing, or to scramble
I'm It's fellow on the opposite side: and
when the dawn began to graygin the
sky ahead. we were well out OF the
broken mountain region and into the
opener forest of the hill country.
The sun was yet below the eastern
horizon when we came to the fording
Of q larger stream than any we had
crossed IN the night. Its course was
toward the sunrise hence I took 1t for
some tributary OF the Catawba or the
Broad.
"'Tis the Broad ITSELF" said Eph-
rain Yeates. In answer to my asking;
and yit it amt; leastwise. 1t amt the
one you know. IT'S the the Par
leyvoos claimed in the old war. and
they call 1t the Frinch Broad"
but that flows north and westward.
II I remember Alright" said 1.
$50 1t do, so 1t do-in gineral. But
hereabouts twill run all ways for Sun
day, by spells"
IF this be the French Broad we are
not yet out OF the Tuckasege country,
as I take IT."
Mighty nigh to it: nigh enough to
make camp for a resting spell. I reckon
ye're a-needing that same pretty toll
er'ble. amt We. little gal?" this last to
Margery.
Weary as she was she smiled upon
MIN brightly, as though he had been
her %grandsire INC SO free to name her
how he pleased.
: s..a1t s.eep wen. WEI We are out OF
oanger. but you must nov STOP Tor me,
.Safee IAnrd love y",, oh,isI ~ 49,,
r. a word hevond ma VII and viii he IN,
we sot We down on your daddy's door
stone. But We'll make out to give We
in,meiiriv IL not sooner nnw" eep
Go an the farthsr sida ~ +ha .+ra,m
tho hrnter ied the yav aside. ond ,,shan
We We're come TO a snail low .lada
with pood or.y inp For the hnrsas he
cs,Iad eooI ha1t 1ftsd tbe .ue ,olses ~ ns
Their saddIss and cane n hein - aosa
mol dolyn ,Tha nonr lad we stifr 80
snra hawinp 40 more nsa ~ he .n iointa
Than n he we're a god m,,non,vs
hut tho feyar de,iri,,m ha5 n.ssaa 49,
he was ahla To Ianph feahiv At The +rsao
limb contriyance rugged to hold him In
the saddle.
'.How did we come out of 1t. lack 9'
he asked, when we had let him feel the
comfort OF living flat upon his back on
the soft sward.
A YOU see. We are all here. and all
In fair fettle. saving Yourself. YOU'RE
the heaviest loser"
He smiled. and his ewes lanpuid with
the fever sought out Marrerv- who
would not come anigh whilst I was
with him.
.Th.t rernons ~ no .aen Tool, =.
NV draao namas = tr,,e gee shai, I'm ~
riche.+ aainar" ~ : s."Ai NC 'ns
WI, a;d ro,, dra,ng.
~ ~ tea'i
he kon me TO peno over MIN.
! realne ! was sore hurt. n ina.
sne was olndlng up my bruises ana
rylng over me.
no CREAM; : sald; ana Win
.hat Wene 70 help 1eales make q
pough sheiter tor the Women While
Was the maize ior
the CAKES.
lis not my purpose 10 weary you
WIN 1or all
tnat oeIel US on the way PACK TO
Mecklenpurs. oullce ~ 70 say that we
iate ana Sept ana rose TO mount and
ride again; TINS Tor I'VE days and
nights, curing winch Jennl1ers fever
grew upon MIN steadlly
At the close Of the fifth day our night
halt was in a deserted log cabin at the
edge OF an unfinished clearing in the
heart of the forest Here Richards
sickness US, and for three
full weeks the Journey paused.
we uUISSO the ldQ- dS DSSI we COuIQ