The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-09-04
CHAPTER XXI.

sas injury. Before following him N hts
Eight. ~ will pause to inquire how the
Rubber. unexpectedly taken captive. Jared.
Nothfnx could have surprised Jack
mos~ than this sudden turning of the u
AlrM. Hut ! minute since Walter was
rompjetriy III bis rpowsr. New, through
~ hcyiA cpciEess and nerve. his thseyish
tDtenttona wrre hAfsed. and be WAS plae-
"a ~ the hamiilatinx position Of = prss~
bner n His own house.
.Opsn the door. or Ill murder you r.
~ roared. kicking 1t violently.
There was NO reply. for Walter WAS
aireAdy half way cut 81 The window. and
did q think IL best to answer. Waiter
mad proceeded half i mile when be stop
Cd 10 rest. Two 81 three times he had
lripped over proj~cfing roots which the
iArknss& prevented HI seeins IN time to
evojd.
I'm resi- I fsu minuses. anA thea push
80 be Thought.
n VA late. hut the excitement Of his
pa65tion prevented him from feeling
plsepy. liz wished to ct out of the
secas into some road or open field. where
~ @oaid BE- Id iAss danger OF encounter
Ing Jack. and where perhaps he might
En- assistance against hin.
HI WA leaning against m immense
tree. = cf the largest and oldest In the
t6fek. WAITER began 70 examine Il. He
discovered. By feeling. that IL was hollow
inside. He ascersained that the interior
- eAten out hy gradual decay. making
! iArKe hollow space inside.
- whaxl4s*x ~na~Amp ~wxrsfA rnS - -
~ aid to himself.
Re made tn Attempt. and found that
~ uas correct IN his supposition. He
cpsM easily stand erect inside.
-That il curicuA- thought Walter.
-Tte tree must BE- very old"
lie energed from the trunk. and once
1870 threw himself down beside il. Five
miDutee later and hin attentioa was
|1rurn ~ ! sOund 81 approaching foot
stefs- Jack had tripped over = root. D
80 pjcking himself up In no very good
euros. The enemy, Il appeared, Wa
hoss apps him.
Walter started to his fest IN dismay.
III ART thought was immediate flight,
I'M II ~ were heard By Jack. the latter
~und 10 doubt h. able to run him Down.
-.what shall | dor thought Walter.
= a&rm-
Quickly the hollow trunk occurred to
aim. With - little delay - possible he
Socaaled himself il the Interior. He
~ just h time. for Jack Was by this
time only = few rods distant. Walter
rs1nted upon his passing On: but on
rearAing the old tire Jack paused. and
~ aioud. Where can the young rascal
~ wunder II / have passed himy IN
- hsrs 6ve minutes He may straSgie
nlmng."
Wild thsse words be- nal upon the
reund. = To resy ame place where
Walker Ind heen reclining tive minutes
oefoU. He Was % zeAr that our hero
sansd hsve PIT ~ his hand and touched
49,
II was certainly . very uncomfortable
st1ation fos Weltar. He hardly dared 70
bssafhe - - cir lsst his ensmy should
hmR A
~Heas ID - : pretty t1mp.~ 1T
1ersd Jaek. sbst In bound to ct bold
= Mn teaiehk I'll - m half Min
49,
-IAa ! hspe ron won't ct hsad Of
49, waltsr calculated. inwardly.
H. Mgna = wnh ~ AAd rua = In
G1ea1 = sseking III co0cealment- II the
~ CO.. - 6arknsa e IL night would
heve 1n~seed Aia. - sya r Jack had
heara kia 4 - - - neans certain
III - weuh nss canght hiAL Nov m
mE1ncky DoNe01n& ~ . ceneA Weulj -
1pay - h11kne paacat an6 thsre wsnld
- cnncs = @cnpa He began y fesl
~ conaEains1 pntkiD irtDpme. b1t did
- - - - rs16sk ~ eAaaos - -
~
Z NJ ~ - thsnsAt ear hero.
Bs3 Jsrk wns i No hurry. he apr
Dnase1 = wi6A - waylay Walter. and
- csns&anfiy listening to catch the
Wn1 ~ ~ approach AT length wal
wns relieved y Asas him ny, ~well,
I sn.t catcA hin b stopping here.
uAefss @sN
uea - started. aa1 Waiter. listenins
hfentiy, hard the soand u his rscedins
ose@L when suf6cient tire had elapsed.
- yeuenss1 sse froa his co0cealmsnt,
~ seeppsd - consider IT, situatioa.
what sheuN - ~ II was hardly
1wndent u . -. fsr n xcaid culy bring
Mn nmser ~ nemy. II ~ ventured
49,. - wosBA ~ fntther away from the
- = IL WOOD. and night encounfer
Nd. Mo nighx aise b II pursuit. He
III 1T feei n danger e captur~ from
tAfs qnaxter. b~t IT, uoman might lind
Deons & communicating With her hus
hana- O. tn who1e. Il seemed safest. for
- pssen3, q ieas6. q seick 70 the fricnd-
~ u0s vhicA had prossd - good . PRO
usre1. He stosl beside il. watching
0suf1l1y. in1@dinx. vhenever peril
t1aun1meA d take instant refuge inside.
- - NJ particulaSay satisfactory,
~ - hepsk Jack veul1 soon tire q
- pursnit. snA retraca his aeps a.
ward ~ cabin. II - shsnid q TIT.
- vsu11 tAea = MS = c~ostinsiae ~
lkgAG
Jark pnsAed q. hsliering that our hero
was = a1vanee. It hsd ben ! fatiguinG
~, 81 this made Nj present n11nieAt
tnanp mere disagreeabie. His hopss at
evsetaking Walter became fainter and
fnhtsr. and nature began to assert her
raCAn. 4 1rowsinees which 10 tesnd It
hard - combat assaile1 him. and he
knew - nnst yield 70 II Tor : tirse q
-
Il utA I was ct hems. and il ~.
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