The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-30

Now, this witless speech was no better
than a whip to fog him on.
VIVA things!" ne questioned, promptly.
"Oh, many things. She spoke often OF
you"
What did she say of me, Jack? Tell
me what she said he begged. 1T can
make no difference now; she Is less than
nothing to ne-nay tbs ever worse than
that, since she would play Delilah If she
could. But oh, Jack, l love her!|I should
love her If l stood on the gallows and she
stood by to spring the drop and turn ME
off,
Truly. if the lash of remorse had lacked
Its keenest thong, this passionate out
burst of his would have added it. None
the less, l must needs be weaker than
water and fall back another step and put
him off.
Another time, Richard. I am strange
ly unnerved and dizzy-headed now. BY
and by, when l am stronger, I will tell
YOU all"
Taking a reproach where none was
meant, he sprang up with a self-aimed
Madison upon his lack Of care for mo.
stirred the fire alive and brewed me a
most delicious smelling cup of broth. And
afterward, when I had drunk the broth
with some small beckonings of returning
appetite, he spread his coat TO screen me
from the fire light and would have driven
me to sleep again.
AT any rate, you shall not talk no
promised. If you are wakeful ! will talk
to you and tell you what little l have
CLEANED about the fghting.'
His news was chiefly a later repetition
Of Father Matthews and Captain Abram
Forncy's, but there was this to add: the
congress- had appointed the Englishman,
Horatio Gates, chief of the army In the
south, and this new leader was on his
way TO take command.
De kalb, with the Maryland and Della
ware lines and Colonel Armand's legion.
was encamped on Deep river, waiting for
the newly appointed general; and Caswell
and Griffith Rutherford, with the militia,
were already pressing forward TO some
handgrips with my Lord CORVALLIS In the
south.
Nearer at hand, the partizan war-1re
famed afresh wherever a Tory company
met a patriot, and there were wicked do
ings, more like savage massacres than
fair-fought. battles Of the soldier sort.
When he had made an end of his small
war budget, | set him on TO tell me how
he came 10 be at hand to help me so in
the nick of time on the night of the cabin
sack. s.
Twas partly chance" he said. "A red
coat troop had me In durance at Jennifer
odS dIlA IN tISS oiASSNSN " ic'N -
at parole, l never gave consent to that,
and SO was kept a prisoner. They shut
me in the wine-bin with a guard, and
when the fellow was well soaked and
silly, l bound and gagged him and broke
Jail. l took the river for II, meaning to
outlie until the hue and cry was over; and
just at dusk Uncanoola dropped upon me
and told me of your need. From that &c
helping him cut you out Of your rattle
with the Cherokees was but a hands turn
in the days work"
"a lucky turn for me-" I said; and then
at second thought I would deny the say
ing, though not for him to hear. But this
was dangerous ground again, and l
clawed off from 1t like q desperate mari
ner tempest-driven on a lee shore; asking
him how he had learned the broadsword
play, and where he got the antique clay
more.
He laughed heartily. and more like my
care-free Dick. this time,
Thereby hangs a tale. l told you how
was out with the minute men in '76-at
Moore's creek. where we fought the
Scotchman. 1t was our first pitched bat
tie. and l opine 1t smelled somewhat OF
severity on both sides-no quarter was
asked, and the Tory MacDonalds fought
like fiends for King George. small cause
as they had to love the house of Han
over
no% was ma: i "oulo ASK being
as E'tle familiar with the low country
se.tieinen' d any ha'''e-poTh Carolinlan
co"1u oe'
my were eApa'ria.es Tor the pre-
49, : sahe, many OF mem. MISTRESS
! ;" . Huspailo was one OF me prisoners
"e.ooh. u as was saving they were
,o'''1 - d mat anu 'hey 1oueht wicked
~. When 1t was over. the prisoners
"ouiu nave Jared harClY but for q wom-
w. ~ :, e ~ nte . ,ne hgh'' Mistress
tho field having rnaa o,oaIIaT uo"' 49,