Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-11-02
THE MASTER OF APpLEBY
. By Franci. Lvnde. -
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CHAPTER NNNNII.-Continued
Enough, man. It's as good as a
FEAST" he cried, when l had him fast
pinioned; and thereupon let him have
breath and freedom to sit up. In the
act he had his first good sight of me,
as l had mine of him Twas Tybee
and no other.
Cad, my captain" he said. feeling
his throat. IF YOU haveAa grip like
that for your friends, I'm damned glad
I'm not your enemy.
But you are l rejoined. rather
shamefacedly, vet thankful to the
finger tips that | had not consented to
massacre. Il am for the Congress
and the commonwealth, Lieutenant.
and you are my prisoner. May l
trouble you for the dispatches you
carry?'
He looked up at me with a queer
grmace on his boNish face.
THE devil. but you're cool hand.
Captain Ireton; Whatever you We're
in that coil at Appleby, you've led the
spy's long suit this time. And I'm not
sure whether ! like you any the worse
for it, If so be you must be a rebel :
And with that. he gave me the sealed
packet and asked what would do With
him.
His query set me thinking. AS for
the two stunned troopers | mean TO
turn them over To the old man for safe
keeping; but WAS loath TO make it
harder than need be for this sood-na-
tured youngstor. SO put him upon his
honor.
"Do you know what this packet con-
tains?" i asked.
He laughed. NJ LORD did not honor
me With his confidence. | was To fol-
low you in TO Major Ferguson's camp,
deliver the dispatches. and vanish.
Good; then you need tell no lies.
When the Indian has fetched nay horse
/ shall ride to Ferguson's camp. and
you may ride with me. j shall ask no
more than this; that yom do not tieh,
again until YOU are exchanged; and
that YOU will not tell Major Ferguson
whose prisoner you are. DO YOU ac-
cept the terms?'
Cad! I'd be a fool not to- But
what's In the wind, captain? Surely
you can tell me, now that ! ann safely
out of the running
You will know in n day or two: ana
In the meantime ignorance is Your best
safety You can tell Major Ferguson
that you were wayaid on the road ny
a party of the enemy, and that YOU
We're paroled ana fell i'm With me-
lie looked II llttlc iltIul, aus Al s5s'N
soldier would. but was disposed TIC
make the best of a bad bargain
Here's my hand on it, he said; AND
a little la'er we had dragged the two
troopers to the cabin. whe1 the ole
man became surety for their safe keep
ing, and We're feeling our way cautious
ly westward at the heels of the Ca
tawba who had taken his directions
from our patriarch.
We pressed forward in silence
through the shadowy labyrinth of the
wood for a time. but nj the cTossins
of small runlct where we would stoI
to let the horses drink, Tybee burst Out
a-laughing.
Ills as good as a play he said
'rhree several times I've had to change
my mind about you. Captain lre.on
and I'm not cock sure l have YOU
measure yet. But III say this: il
you've strung my lord successfully
you'll be the first TO do it and come of
alive i'm the end"
THE end is not yet, my good fr'end
and may not come off better than tho
Others l rcioincd. And with that w
Jared on again till we could see thu
camp fires of F'erguson's little army
twinkling between the tree trunks.