Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-09-27
broken up the home. he could make
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70 reply. gagged and powerless as no
was.
Don't be cur: speak up TO your
brother, tainted Marshall, grinning
with delight Cant you get up and
break my Jaw, like you did before!
Ne. Now that's q pity
me man who was bound could see
behind the Scared and bearded face,
and he discovered again the malicious
countenance Of the boy he had met
wkeE his mother married Caleb Mar
shall and plunged them all IN trouble.
Again he listened to the sneer1ng
tzunts heaped By the interloper on his
mother, his sister and himself: again
he resented the Intrusion OF this hui
man brute; again he fought the fight
IN which he nearly killed the fellow
fer an nnbearable insult to Maggie.
Az for Marshall. he had plan con-
cocted In his ingenious brain. He
meant TO possess the drew ranch
alone His father was dead: Mrs.
Drew-Marshall vas, i'll; Bronson Drew
was In his power, and Maggie was
planning concerning the girl
In the late afternoon he composed a
Eote to Maggie Drew, urging that she
come at once to render aid This he
signed with the name OF his prisoner:
and certain oEd-time pet names which
he had heard frequently pronounced
he employed to give his note genuine
favor.
Then he walked rapidly up the ra-
vine to spring, where his horse was
concealed In the willows. and rode
away to the north
Bronson Drew, half choked. cut by
the ropes about his arms, furnishing
for water, was keeniy alive to suffer
Ing .,..s.- -.7...
Nov an odor stole to hts senses; It
vas faint and 6eeting. Before he could
catch 1t the air had diluted its essence.
It came asatn-snoke! Something was
burning!
ing upward In a corner.
{ Drew was numbed with horror. To
bs roasted alive-this was to be his
fate! He worked and w1enched at his
fastentngs madly.
By this time the whole interior was
lurtd with the leap OF the flames.
A knot gave way. The rope was as
good as broken With a great contor-
ton Drew squirmed himself free. He
rolled over, got ON his knees, and
jumped, with his feet tied together and
his hands behind his back through the
door.
Five minutes later, the blaze had the
whole structure wrapped about In sinu-
ous tentacles OF red and yellow. The
glow lighted the sides Of the canon
a a., - -
1t was dark and early, the second
morning after Maggie Drew's narrow
escape, when silent figure giided
from the brush to the stable where
Merrill kept his horse. He led the
animal forth. saddled him hurriedly,
and then proceeded to make him wet
at watering trough and to make him
foam with soap. Next he took piece
OF folded paper rom his pocket and
tied 1t to the stirrup.
Leading the horse across the road
beneath the windows of the Russell
house, where Maggie Drew was stay
ing, the 1nhrman being cut a tendon
Eear the boot IN the right toreleg OF
the horse, and thereby rendered him
helpless The agonized creature gave
d skril cry Of pain ..s
Evidently satisfied, the form
glided again to the brush and disap-
ptared- At the second neigh of the
helpless horse . window went up and
Maggie Drew was looking forth. The
o.tiful horse-czy continued. Presently
| came noise OF shutting doors, aud
hen the faces OF the two Russell girls
were also at the window. -a----ss-s.--
know that horse Is IN pain" said
| the voice 81 Magic. she Soon csnS5;
running ont, half-clad and wrapped in
shawl Her quick eyes rapidly tock
IN the situation She knew the horse
couk barely hobble, she thought e
had come on q terrible chase. Then she
found the paper at the sttrrup.
One Of the chattain8 girls brought a
light and read the note which Charlie
Marshall had written at the Pack-Mule
I claim
| Maggie made no sound when the end
was reached.
! She put on her boys clothes as If by
| instinct With the note tn her shir,
she ran to the shed.
/ She saddled an astonished bronchc
and like spirit of the wind he shot
away at the top OF his speed
The miles OF sandy country seemed
t. Slide to the rear beneath the bron.
cho's boots. He raced up the Neetovu
canon. going like AN engine.
A cry came floating down the gulch;
then series OF yelp6 She knew the
voice OF the timber wolf, when three OF
more are banded together and fhf