Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-05-08
CHAPTER XXI.

F. Before following nAnn al las
1p,', will pause to inquire how the
" ,"rnectedly taken captive, Jared.
pp'1 aonId have surprised Jack
jung his sudden turning Of the ia
'I pnt a minute since Walter was
DI' in his power. Now, through
9Ss' o,oIness and nerve, his thievish
!, r,ere baf1ed, and he was plac-
7 .5e bpmiIiating position of a pris-
1It tho door, or III murder you J"
g .s.d kicking it violently.
"a. ., WAS no reply, for Walter was
y, half way out of the window, and
'4 tbink It best to answer. Walter
y. ...aodad half mile when he stop
u! Wv rost Two or three times he had
" aver projecting roots which the
:,s,s prevented his seeing in time to
sr 1 rest few minutes, and then push
be thought.
r,s late but the excitement Of his
~, prevented him from feeling
.r He wished to get out of the
y. into some road or open field, where
-,rId be in less danger Of encounter
Lark and where perhaps he might
assistance against him.
4, was leaning against an immense
ma Of the largest and Oldest in the
s,+ Walter began to examine it. He
severed by feeling, that it was hollow
.%o He ascertained that the interior
l., eaten out by gradual decay, making
u,e hollow space inside.
u shouldn't wonder if I could get In"
h said to himself.
a. made the attempt, and found that
i, Vas correct in his supposition. He
MID easily stand erect inside.
That is curious" thought Walter.
I'm. tree must be very old"
He emerged from the trunk, and once
-,,s threw himself down beside it. Five
Minutes later and his attention was
dawn by q sound of approaching foot
ty Jack had tripped over a root, and
Tg picking himself up in no very good
hnor. The enemy, it appeared, was
/ dose upon him.
Walter started to his feet in dismay.
His first thought was immediate flight,
but Il be were heard by Jack, the latter
would no doubt be able to run him down.
What shall l do?" thought Walter,
b alarm
Quickly the hollow trunk occurred to
him. With as little delay as possible he
concealed himself in the interior. He
vas Just in time, for Jack was by this
time only a few rods distant. Walter
counted upon his passing on; but on
reaching the old tree Jack paused, and
saii aloud, Where can the young rascal
be; | wonder if have passed him? I'll
rest here FIVE minutes. He may struggle
3Ong"
With these words he sank upon the
round in the very same place where
Walter had been reclining two minutes
gfore. He was so near that our hero
oud have put out his hand and touched
i'm.
It was certainly a very uncomfortable
tuatOn for Walter. He hardly dared to
reathe or to stir lest his enemy should
aar him.
He's led me a pretty tramp" NUT
red Jack, but I'm bound to get hold
him tonight. If 1 do, I'll half kill
NJ"
"Than 7 bopa ro,, rrop,+ rat hold NJ
H." Walter calculated, inwardly.
lie began to wish he had run on In
FAD of seeking this concealment. In the
st case, the darkness of the night would
We favored him, and even if Jack had
ard him it was by no means certain
at he would have caught him. Now an
lucky movement or cough would be-
y his hiding place, and there would
no chance of escape. He began to feel
constrained position irksome, but did
dare 10 see relief by change of pos
l wish he'd co." thought our hero.
But Jack was in no hurry. He ap-
red to wish to waylay Walter, and
constantly listening to catch the
MT Of his approach. At length Wal
vas relieved to hear him say, "Well,
Shan't catch him by stopping here,
is sure"
hen he started, and Walter, listening
nifty, heard the sound of his receding
1S When sufficient time had elapsed,
yentured out from his concealment,
stopped to consider the situation.
hat should he do? 1t was hardly
dent to go on, for it would only bring
nearer the enemy. If he ventured
(, he would be farther away from the
Of the woods, and might encounter
: who might also be in pursuit. He
not feel in danger of capture from
quarter, but the woman might find
MS OF communicating with her hus-
IT, On the whole, it seemed safest, for
present, at least, to stick to the friend
rec which had proved so good pro-
or. He stood beside it, watching
fully intending, whenever peril
to take instant refuge inside.
was not particularly satisfactory,
ne hoped Jack would soon tire of
pursuit, and retrace his steps to-
d the cabin. If he should do that.
would then be safe in continuing his
t.
lex pushed on, believing that our hero
IN advance. 1t had been a fatiguing
and this made his present midnight
lp more disagreeable. His hopes OF
taking Walter became fainter and
ter, and nature began to assert her
IS 4 drowsiness which he found 1t
to combat assaulted him, and he
he must yield to it for a time at