The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-07-21

hoas-gaI!oper 1T the ford end find, out
what-all he's a rtp-snorting ~that-away
'or."
The on crossing OF the stream was
but a little way above our breakfast
camp; and we were out OF thicket IN
time TO see the horSeman. a negro cling
Ing With locked arms to the neck OF his
mount. come tearing down to the ford.
At sight of US. or else because he would.
not take the water at full speed, the
horse reared. paved the air. and fell
clumslly. carrying his skilless rider
with him.
We picked the black up and soused
him in the stream till he found his
tongue; and he first waXging OF that.
useful member gave us news to fire the
blood In our veins-in7 Iennifer's; and
mine. atiany rate.
Yah!' he screamed, choking out the
muddy creek water that had well-nish,
stranged aim. Yah! red debbil Injins
XIII ebberybody. and tote of Mistis
Marcy and dat Jeanne'ooman! OATS,
what dey donel"
IN WHICH WE STRIVE AS, MEN TO,
RUN A RACE.
1t was some time before the affrfghted,
BLACK could give us any connected account
or what had befallen: and when at length,
the story was told, all save. the principal
fact OF the carrying off Of Mistress. Mar
gerry and her maid was hazy enough.
Pruned dow to the simple statemant Of
the fact. and with all the foolish tarror
shatterings weeded out. his news GA me to
this: the party. of homing revs!ers a
been ambushed, and waylaid at; the ford
Ing of a creek some miles to, The south
ward. and In the mellay the young mis-
tress and hen tlrewonan had been capr-
tured.
So far as any actual witness of the eys.
went, the negro had seen nothing. There.
had been. a volley fire from the thiokst-
belly OF. black darkness, Il swarminG et-
tack tn a chorus of Indian yells, SHOUTS
from the men. shrieks, from the women,
confusion worse corfo,snded In which, the
newseearer himself bad been endorsed
and trodden under foot. After which he
knew no more till some one-his master, az
he thought-kicked him alive and bads him
taount and ride post haste on the back
ward track to Appleby Hundred. crying
the news as he went that Mistress Mar
gerry Stair and her maid had been kid
mapped by the Indians.
Pinned to the mark and questioned
afresh. the slave could not affirm Of HIS
own knowledge that any one had been
killed outright Pinned again. 1t proved
to be only a guess of his that the one
who had given him his orders was his
master, In the darkness and confusion he
could make sure of nothing: had made
sure of nothing save his own frenzy OF
J terror and the wording OF the message he
carried.
When we had quizzed him empty we
hoisted him upon his beast and sent him
once more a-gallop on the road to Appleby
Hundred. That done. a hurried council OF
war was held IN which We four fell apart,
three against one. Jennifer was for In.
slant pursuit. afoot and at top speed: and
Ephraim Yeates and the Catawba, aban.
Joining their own emprise apparently
without a second thought. sided indiffer.
emily with him. For my part. I was TO,
going back to prepare In decent order fol
a campaign which should promise some.
thing more hopeful han the probability
of speedy exhaustion, starvation ant
failure.
We grew hot upon it. Richard and I; h,
with a young lovers unrecking rashnesa
and I with an old campaigner's foresight
to make me stubborn: and Fphrain
Yeates and the Cakawba drew aside nnt
let us have 1t out. Dick argued angril!
that time was the all-important Item
and was not above haunting me bitterly
ainging the reproach of cold blooded ag,
In my face and swearing holly that
knew not so much as the alphabet Of love
The taunts were passed in silence, sine
| would set them over against the irrevoc
able wrong l had done him. saying in m,
heart that nothing he could say or d
should again tempt me to give place t.
the devil of jealous wrath.
But when he would give me space T SO
the hopelessness of pursuit, all unprepare,
as we were. in plainest speech. The chas
might we'll be a long one. and we wer
but s~cantily armed and without pre-
visions. The hunters rifle must be GU
sole dependence for food. and In the sum
mer heat we would be forced to kill daily
On the other hand. with horses. a bag Q
corn apiece, firearms and ammunition, W
should be in some more hopeful case: ant
Notwithstanding the delay in starting
could make far better speed.
For all the good 1t did I might hav
spared my pains and saved my breath
, %Jennifer broke me in the midst, cry4n
out that l was even now killing tn
precious minutes; n so our ill-starre
, venture had it's launching In the frenzie
!, haste that seldom makes for speed. On
small concession I wruns out OF his I'm
patience-this with the help of Ysates an
the Catawba. We went back to the breal
fast camp. rekindled the Are. and cooke
. what we could keep and carry Of the yer
ison. ->~""'as sSssass szasi rssra
!, In spite Of this delay 1t was yet early 1
the forenoon Of that memorable supda,
, the twentieth OF August, when we set on
faces southwark and took up the line {
> march to the ford of the ambushmen
BY now the sky was wholly overcast. an
7. the wind was blowing fresher in the ire
: tops: but though as yet the storm hel
! OFF, the air was the cooler for the thrsa,
ened rain and this was truly a blessin,
since the old hunter put US keen upon OF
mettle to keep pace with him.
Continued Next Weekly
Shopping In Italy.
Harper's Bazaar: An Italian once becan
: SO indiscreet as to be frank, and admitte
) that there were three prices In Italy.
!: one for the continental. one for the EN-
llsh and one for the American. He al