The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-22
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By Fr.nci. Lynde. :
CHAPTER xLvIII.-continued.

were Dan MDFSan OF IeleFal SFcele
or you or l, in Lord Cornwallis's shoes
the wv days would not be lost"
Jennifer laughed. Leave the rest OF
us out, Sir Hannibal Ireton. aud tell
what you would do" he said, knocking
me.
We We're at that bend in the road
where a HoWart n his Tories had
sought to waylay us In the cool gray
! dawn Of a certain June morning when
we were galloping this same a to
keep my appointment with Sir Fran
els Falconnet. A huge rock makes Il
promontory in the stream just here,
n l pointed to Il water-worn cavity
in it where the God Tapped in and out
in gurgling eddies.
you've been sharp to take me up on
my forgetting of the landmarks, but
there is one I've not forgot" said L.
One day. about the time 0 We're get
ting yourself born. l was passing this
way with my father and a company
of the county gentlemen. Twas in the
Seven Years War, and the Cherokees
were threatening us from the other
side. The river was in flood as it is
now; n 1 mind my father saying that
when you could see that hole in the
rock, M~acgowan's Ford would be no
more than armpit deep
SOP said Richard: ''then it be-.
hooves us to He stopped in mid SEN
tence. drew rein and shifted his sword
hilt to the front.
"What Is it?" 1 asked.
For reply he pointed me to a canoe
half hidden in the bushes where road
and river edge came together.
laughed. IAN empty p,rogue. Shall
we charge and run it %through?"
Hist" said he; 'tnat canoe was
afloat a minute since. Mark the pad
lett dripping vet"
AS lie spoke an Indian stood up in
the bushes beside the pirogue, holding
out his empty hands in token of amity.
We rode up and were presently shak-
ing hands with out old time ally, the
Catawba.
Howl said he; cheap how. Chief
Harris glad; wah! Walk think have to
go to sal'bury to find Captain Long
knife and Captain Jennif'. Heap much
glad!'
Chief Harris" | queried. who
may he Beg"
The Catawba drew himself up and
drummed upon his breast.
Chief Harris here" he answered.
proudly. THE Great War Chief" by
which we understood he meant Cen
eral Greene, say all Catawba take
warpath 'gainst redcoat: make I'm
canOola headman: give UNI new name.
Wah!"
At this we shook hands with him
again, we'll pleased that III stanch ally
should have recognition at the hands
of the general. Then / would ask If
he were on the way to raise his tribes
men to fight with us.
"Bimeby; no have time now. big
thing over yonder.' pointing aoroSs the
river. "Manitou Cornwally fool Great
War Chief, mebbe. hey?:"
How Is that?" said Dick: and the
query ELECTED a bit OF news to make
us prick IL ears. The Iatawba had
been in the British camp at Torney s
posturing again as Il Cherokee triendl.
to the kings side. Some sudden move
ment had been determined upon,
though what it was to be he could not
learn. At the end of his own
he had crossed the river in Il $40 OIL
pirogus to find us ard warn US.
What say you. Dick" asked,
when we had heard the Catawau
through.
The lad was holding his Dip IN hts
hand n scowling as one WHO pits;
duty against inclination.
LII our cursed luck" he E,oomed.
Then he swore it out by length and
breadth, and. when the air was cieared.
let me have what was in his mind.
After all, tbs like enough We should
find Appleby house deserted. Gilbert
Stair will cling to Lord CORVALLIS
coat-skirt as long as he can for sheer
safety's sake. AT all events. our bus
mess must wait: the country's veal
m first Then to the Indian: IF
we can make the beasts take the water.
will you ferry us across, Chief"
The Catawba nodded, and made the
nod good by setting us dry-shod on
the farther bank Of the brown flood. BY
the time WI had the horses rubbed
down and resaddled twas twilight in
the open and night dark in the wood:
but we were on our own ground and
knew every bypath through the for
est. 3
So, when we had sent the Indian back
to carry news of US to General David
son at the lower ford. and to advertise
him of u purpose. we mounted to be
gin a scouting jaunt. keeping to tho
wood paths n bearing cautiously
northWard toward the enemy's camp
at Forney's plantation.
At times we were close upon the Brit
ish sentrles, with every nerve strained
tense for fight or flight: anon we would
be making wide detours throug bog
of wet branches with the rain-soaked
leaf beds under foot to make the horses
~treadings as noiseless as a cats.
None the less, in the fullness of time
twas near about midnight as w
guessed tive had our patience vel
rewarded. lowering on the confines OF
the camp we head, the mutfled drum.
tap of the reveille. and soon there was
the stir of an army making ready for a
, march.
Which way will it be. north OF
south?" whispered Dick, when we hac
dismounted to cloak the heads Of the
horses.
"We shall know shortly said I; ant
truly, we did. being we'll nigh envelopei
and ridden down by the fringe OF lighI
horse ~depioying to pioneer the way
When we had sheered of to let thi.
skirlnish cloud. blow by. Dick strucl
a spark into his Undertook to have {
sight of his compass needle.
South and by cast" he announced
chat will mean Beattie's Ford, I tax,
It."
MOT unless they swim. horse ant
foot" I objected. Twill be Mac
gowan's. more likely"
Having this uncertainty to resolve
we must hang upon the skirts Of tn,
British advance till we could max,
sure, 6andsthis proved to be q mos
perilous business. Yet by riding abreas
of the moving main we did resolve tn
from man to q and later saw
\ take h road for Beattiess. whilst tn
this before we We're discovered In tn
cleaning Of the dawn by some Of Tar
leton's men.
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