The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-11-24

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fast. She told him that she would be
ready to 90 back with him in half an
hour. While she was talkin: to him
he fell asleep.
1t was about four o'clock in the after
noon when Souri, awakened the boy.
Seeing a mulatto girl standing by him
in an old calico dress and a s%unbonnet
on her head be r.as astonished.
Who yo'?" h. asked.
Don't v know me?"
'Sho nuff!'
whats yer manner"
Julius"
whats yer t'other Nance"
"Ain't got none
I'm goen with " t where " sscred
from; then | reckon I'll have ter - on
alone
ole man dsr: he tote v furder."
WAL. come along. Eat a snack n
thea we'll go"
mounted the horse. the girl sitting
straddled behind him. Souri,. in 4 com
mon calico dress and 4 very large sun
bonnet. looked for all the world like
a negro girl. julius took her over hills
i~nnumerab!e. and At midnight drew
rein lei a large plantation. There
they both got down. and julius, who
had surreptitiouSly taken one OF his
masters horses, returned it to the sta
bic. Then he led the way to a row Of
negro cabins. Going to n of them
he knocked OF the door Ii was opened
by the negro with whom Mark and
.Iakey had staid on the creek between
the FainS' and Chattanooga.
Dis de gal" said Julius.
'Goen to ~Chattanoogy! Z" asked the
old man.
Reckon"
Il show yo' de way. Go RICH OFF,"
"Yas."
"Hab t. foot hit. Amt got no horse
81 can do hit
The negro was evidently ready and
expecting them, for without going back
into the cabin he led the way eastward.
Souri, tramped in his company the
rest Of the night, aud ut daybreak they
were at his cabin on the creek. There
she took Il few hours rest. md after
the sun was up ate Il breakfast which
the Old man prepared for her. After
this he set out 10 she her the way
to Chattanooga. He asked no uu"s-
tons. All he knew was that his enofts
We're in de cause oh fredum,' and
that was quite enough. The old wo
man who had brought him the hand
kerchief had old him where her cabin
was in Chattanooga. and he seemed to
understand that he was to guide Souri,
there.
They crossed the river by the regu-
lar ferry, having no trouble in doing
SO. for citizens and negroes were pass
ing all the while. About ten o'clock
in the morning they reached the cabin
Of the old negress who had started the
handkerchief.
10 de Lo'd.' exclaimed the woman
How'd yo' git hyar SO quick?
''Trabel all night" said the pilot.
"W,o dat yaller gal?"
I'm Souri, Slack. Whar's th' jail?"
The wOman led Souri, out to show
her the way. and the man left the cab
In on his way nomeward. Souri, was
taken to a place where she could see
the jail. anu the woman told her where
to find the crack through which Jakey
had conversed with her.
Souri, wen to the place alone, and
going to the fence hunted till she found
the crack. She peeped in. hoping TO
e her brother. but Jakey was not
there. She waited an hour or more.
but he did not appear.
Reckon I'm wastin' time hyar." she
said at last. I'm goen right in ter
git round tn ole woman. eff there Is
one" And she went to the gate and
presented herself before the sentinel.
what d. y want?' he asked.
Souri, didn't know whether the jailer
had a wife or not. but she hazarded
the reply:
DE jailer's wife tole me to come
In n tote de washen."
The soldier looked at her doubtfully
but suffered her to pass In.
She had scarcely entered before she
saw a party of soldiers conducting q
man from the Jail. They passed near
her. and she recognized Mark. He was
going to his trial. Jakey followed his
friend and was going to pass Il with
him. but was stopped by the guard.
Souri, saw tears trickling down the
boys cheeks as he went back and
strulled about in the yard She longed
to take him in her arms, but did not
dare to even make herself known to
him. She did not know where Mark
was being taken. SO going back to the
guard she asked with apparent idle
curiosity:
"Wmr dcy goen wild dat man!
Reckon thar goen ter try him.
Souri, determined 70 attempt to get
service with the ~jailer's wife. She
went into the jail aud found a woman.
whose hair was streaked with gray,
sweltering over a cooking stove.
~ Amt got no washer ner ncfan
fur me. hab Up said Souri,, suddenly