The Nevada County picayune., 1908-10-15

The wa4ermen enterea the cabin and Iu course of conversation concern lnE the lIifie aifi were informed that she Naa a mulalto of good blood who was te be seld lufs perpetual slavery in New orleans
 Aa the aafetmcn ieft he cabin one whispered He's liar The child has the perforated earz of the Osage. The daughter nf th perhaps- s here dIa ba asf heFs
 The asfsfmen sent Co their camp are and f8v doeu. but wban the light bafaFa EaH Eh=F srasr and wlth weap- ogz la hand hurried away .H the dark ness of fhe forest taking heir direc- ton te the Posf of Afkaasas
 t waa Hof ye late vheu they ar rived al the residence of Governor Miller and told what they knew Of fhe iHfle usaef
 Governor Miller anguifed particu. lariy concerning bba ghild and when he became satisfied that she wga an osaee he determined 3e secure her and make aa investigation. for such disiuftanee# as ihe Indian know how to make ahaa shs ahIza man gave oeessioH fa# sfHasanes esHa aaI 70 be considered lIahsIT
 Accordingly notices vefs pr pared Tor posting e8 tHe moHfes sHd re- ward was offered for the delivery Of ths child into the custody of proper officers
 When the Watsfmeu returned 70 the camp fhey found H deserted. for Me Call missing them. had determined that whatever the mission of their midnight travel he himself would take journey
 70 t happened that almost lmme. diafell after they had leff for the Post he had taken the liffie OsaEe in a light canoe. and aHdet cover Of dark. ness had passed the Post itself Yei. haps even while the governor was writing his rewards. and was we'll on has way down the Mississippi
 The next morning notices were read al the Post Of Arkansas offering a re- ward for the capture of the slave trader who had in his possession a little Osage
 Eager to get the reward and not .ess anxious to capture the slave trader, the watermen in q light canoe set out at daybreak down the MIssis- atV mi I'm .F h.a k.g child.
 But they were hours behind the slave trader. who. suspeeting the ac- ton of the watermen and fearing lest he might in someway loose the three hundred dollars he had put into the little osage, was making a flying trip down the river bending every energy to get across the Louisiana line.
 The watermen. however, had twice the power and made fast time. eager " scanning the river exposure for the speek of a boat ahead. their in terest growing 10 feverish excitement as they neared tbe state line
 When within a short distance of the Louisiana line they discovered the tip end Of canoe showing between some branches near tho shore
 Examination showed the boat Co be buried. it's only exposed end prcsum- ably protected by the oyerhanging foliage Further examination gave evidence that the canoe was that of Mccall.
 Al no great distance from the boat. on the edge of a canebrake they dis covered settlers cabin to which they made their way. Here they discovered the little 0sage.
 While they were talking fo the
 woman they found in the cabin.
 step was heard and for a pass
 ing second the figure of man s@ was seen at the door. Recogniz- ing Mccall. the watermen sprang FfMA up and gave chase, but the slave trader disappeared in the cane brake and having no desire co enter this, the watermen took The child and returned 10 the Post where she was taken Tn charge by Governor Miller
 The watermen received their reward