Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-05-09

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chains and the logs would roll off the
wagons themselves. Now. you 20 see:
and, Mr.. Mclean. you do feel that
Freckles has been brave and faithful:
You won't love him any the less even
If you don't find the logs
The angels nerve gave way and she
burst into tears. Freckles couldn't
bear it. He fairly ran from the room
with the tears streaming from his
own eyes. But Mclean took the an
gel out of the Bird Woman's arms and
kissed her brave little face.
As they drove back to the swamp
Mclean so earnestly seconded all that
the angel had said that he soon had
the boy feeling much better.
"Freckles, your angel has a spice Of
the devil in her, but she's superb.
You needn't spend any time question
ing or bewailing anything she does.
Just worship blindly. my boy. BY
heaven. she's sense, courage and beau
ty for half a dozen girlsv!' said Nc
Lean.
ITS altogether right you are, SIR
affirmed Freckles heartily. After a
little he added. There's no question
but the series is over now"
Don't think it." answered Mclean.
"The Bird Woman is working for sue
cess. and success along any line is not
won by being scared out. She will
be back on the usual day, and ten to
| mn fI0 or~oI will Io with ho~ T1,o-
are made of pretty stern stuff. and
they don't scare worth a cent. You
may do your usual walking. but those
four guards are there to stay. They
are under your orders absolutely. l
have listened to your pride too long.
You are too precious to me to run any
more risks"
II am sorry to have anything spoil
the SERIES" said Freckles. land I'd love
them to be coming, the angel especial.
but it can't be. You'll have to tell them
so. You see Jack would have been
she said and did to him. When the
teams pulled out, Wessner seized me,
and he and Jack went to quarrelling
over whether they should finish me
then or take me on to the next tree
they were for Telling. Wessner wanted
to get at me right then, and Jack said
he shouldn't be touching me till the
last tree was out and all the rest of
them gone. They tied me up again.
To keep me courage up I twits Wess.
ner about having to tie me and need.
ing another man to help handle me.
l told him what I'd do to him if I was
free, and he grabs up me own club
and lays open me head with it. When
the blood anne streaming, it set Jack
raving. and he cursed Wessner for a
coward and a softly. Then Wessne1
turned on Jack and gives it to him
for letting the angel make a fool OF
him. Tells him she was just playing
with him, and beyond all manner of
doubt she'd gone for you, and there
was nothing to do on account of his
cursed foolishness but finish me, get
out, and let the rest Of the timber go
for likely you was on the way right
then. And it drove Jack plumb crazy
II don't think he was for having a
doubt of the angel before, but Their
he just raved. He grabbed out his
gun and turned on Wessner. Sprang
1t went out Of his fist. and the order
comes. Hands up!' Wessner reached
for kingdom come like he was expect.
ing to grab hold and pull himself up
Jack puts up what he has left. Their
he leans over to me and tells me what
he'll do to me if he ever gets out OF
there alive. Then, just like a snake
Kissing. be splits out what he'll do tc
her. l amt done with him yet, ant
I've brought this awful thing on her.
"And l haven't begun with him yet
said Mclean, setting his teeth. GIVE
been away too slow and too easy, be
lieving there'd be NJ greater harm than
the loss Of a tree. I've sent for q couple
of first class detectives. We will put
them on his track. and rout him on
and rid the country Of him"
They entered the swamp, taking the
route followed by the Bird Woman
and the angel. They really did fin
the logs, almost where the angel ha
predicted they would be. Mclean
went on to the south camp and ha
an interview with Grower that con-
pletely convinced him that the ange
was correct there also. But he ha'
nc proof. so all he could do was t
discharge the man. though his gull
was so apparent that he himself OF
fered to withdraw the wager.
Then Mclean sent for a pack O
bloodhounds and put them on the trai
of Black Jack. They chung to it, o.
and on. into the depths Of the swamp
leading their followers through wha
had been considered impossible an,
impenetrable ways, and, finally
around near to the west entrance AM
out into the swale. Here the dog
beloved. raved and fell over eac,
other in their excitement. They race
back and forth from swamp to swalt
but follow the scent farther, the