The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-16
1.-THE MASTER OF APPLEBY
S-- By Francis Lyndo. -.--
By Francis Lyado.

Yet these We're "a handf of the mel
who had fought so stoutly against the
Tory odds at RaImsour's Mill. their cap,
t2in being that Abram Forney of whom
you may have read in the histories;
and though they made no military
show, they lacked neither hardihOOC
nor courage, of Il certain p~erseTerine
sort.
Ever come any closter to you Amer
than this. stranger?" drawled one OF
them. a grizzlel borderer. lank. lear
and weather-tanned. with a face tina,
might have been a leathern mask fol-
any hint it gave of what Went on be
hind 1t. "lll swear that little whip
snap officer cub had the word Fire
sticking in his teeth when l gave him
Old Sukey's mOuthful o lead to chaw
on
said | had come as near my exit a
time or two before. though always ir
fair fight; and therupon was whelmed
in an avalanche Of questions such as
only si~mpie-hearted folk know how to
ask.
When | had sufficiently accounted for
myself, Captain Forney-he was the
limber-backed young fellow | had rid
den behind-Gripped my hand and gave
me a hearty welcome and congratulate
ton.
MY father and yOurN We're hNndfast
friends, Captain lreton. More than that
I've heard my father say he owed yours
~ on ~ a'o'e " soou tui'''
-" :" "
shho,,I on'"9n 40 .n't' W.,
whinh ~ iaoI.nI n q
c,i,s ,',n,u 49, . one
~ ~ ..Iuhona r"u : no
raim?"-this to the grizZled hunter who
was ~methodically reloading his long
rifle.
h,ir 90 1855 s. -
about him Cam He'll INV IN when
he smells the naat a.cooking in,me-
i,tlv If NOT sooner"
Here az T imagine 7 looked all the
questions that lacked answers. for
Cantain Eornov tool ii in hand to ar
them out with explica lions.
",Tia IT~nranooIa tho Catawbo bc
said, .one Of tho friandlies He was
ont a%-scoutinr last nipht and came In
an hour hefore ,vbrak win the news
that Colonial Torieton was cot unon
hanging a snv Of ours From that 70
our IittIe amhushment-"
II see" saiI 7 wanting snace "a
turn the memory leaves ..,This Cataw-
ba: is he n man about nv areo" CAP
tain Forney auched. God He only
knows an Indians age Rut Uncanoo,a
has heen q man rrown these nfteen
wears or more. 7 can RECALL his coming
70 nv fathers house when T was but a
little codger"
AT that remembered too. remem-
bered a tai straight Young savage as
h handsome as q figure dome in bronze,
who used sometimes 70 meet me in the
lonelier forest wilds when was afraid
of him. how once 7 would have shot
him in q Ar Of bovish race antinathy
and sudden fright had he not flung
away his frelock and stood before me
defenseless
Also rac,,lod ,g,,tt,. ,nc,dor+ ne tho
tar,ih1a sronrye IN 'sn vhan tha hlacS
nov haae fair r. Mot omt iris t,;ba "
tha Cato,,has. ow. whan NV father
~ Nh 800 NC th1s " n, ~ nn ~
t to fnrast 40 usutrf ,Lan "a dasaH.ad =,
NV hne az his nhasn,an ha va sn,ad nc
i;ta I'D a,rrad nn 1rai,n fr;.'dshir
a. 11 'lu this rnoanaoia - 7 saia
.N. go. Vs. 49, 49, -
NY la - ,eo n on 'enueu MN ~ tns
ni"sue VI v, an ~ ,"a 80 a. y -
! as os.ieNe = Houiu . -
enest Ca.aMpa' d iahseu
~ ~ ne pa.,iot sui. d auestno' NJ NJ,
leu Nv souiie nlilitia taptaua ~ slse
~ the news d = laise "hiie ~ tue
ets we're preahilhs .alhp alu liiahi.s
lhell NASTY preparations lor 'he oaS .
iiuinu. ;,
us liberty or oeatn WIN US now;
ne SAID wneh ne hao confirmed the
tldlnss l had the DAY before from
fatnef Nlatthieu. ana since mere IN
carolina we nave TO nght each man
gains MS neighpor. us IKE TO 60 mar
with US. lacking help from the North.
Measured by this mornings work.
Captain Forney, these lrregulars OF
yours seem we'll able to give a good
account of themselves" ventured.
He o his head doubtfully. He
was but a boy In years. but war is a
shrewd schoolmaster. and this youth.
like many another on the fighting from
tier, had matriculated early.
You've seen us at u best he
amended. w can ambush like the
lHdlahs' nre a Voiiey' yen, charse-anu
run away.
WHATS tnat yere saying, young
ster! Inc grlzZled hunter a mn
isheu ~eloaoln MS ri'e' ana lounsiIs
III earsnot win al the freeoom Oh the
norder. would take the captain up
SHARPLY on thls last.
. hearu me. rpm aeates' rePaeu
ny young captain, CURLY.
The old man leaned his rifle against
d .ree' spa on ms hanus' cut d clumsy
ta = ~ a, y, az sa.e tonsae - d se.'
ne. slouiu hase oseh ieaiu ny Aafie
'om > men a. Appiepy.
Ds - e.. .ooishlns: = sal
Souse .ne eSe oul " - ,han lsat say
Epn iea.es calnl STAND up TAR anu
STUART anu WnoP ms "eisnt IN WIG
catS' ny ean 40 IL ilow' II not soon