The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-31

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| ness In her words. one feminine nutter,
one womanly attempt at deliberate lure
and encouragement he would have
been elated But he knew absolutely
that it was the boy and not the woman
who had so daringly spoken.
Joan rode through twenty acres of
uncleared cane. The grass was waist
high and higher. and as she rode
along she remembered that Gogoomy
was one of Il gang of boys that had
been detailed TO the grass cutting. \
little farther on she heard voices and
refined in and listened. 1t was Co
goomy talking.
Dog he stop IN along house, night
time he walk about" Gogoomy was
saying. You fella boy catch IN one
fella pig. put IN kai-kai. belong him
dog along one big fela fish hook
S'pose dog he walk about catch IN kai-
kai. you fella boy catch IN dog alice
same one shark Dog he finish clos,
up. Big fella marster sleep along BIZ,
fela house. White Mary sleep along
pickaninny house. One fella Adamu
he stop along outside pickaninny house
You fclla boy finish IN dog. finish m
Adamu, finish m big fela marster.
finish I'M white Mary, finish IN alto
gether. Plenty musket he stop, plenty
powder. plenty t0mahawk, plenty knife
fee. sun he come up we long way
too much"
Me catch m pig sun he go down."
spoke UP one whose thin falsetto voice
Joan recognized as belonging to Cosse.
one Of G0~oomy's tribesmen.
ME catch m dog" said another.
And me catch IN white fella Mary"
Gogoomy cried trumphantly. me
catch IN Kwaque he die along him
quick"
This much Joan heard of the plan to
murder, and then her rising wrath
proved too much for her discretion
She spurred her horse into the grass.
crying:
What name You fella boy, eh? What
name?"
They arose. scrambling and scatter
ing and to her surprise she saw there
were Il dozen of them. AS she looked
in their glowering faces and noted the
heavy, two-foot hacking cane knives
in their hands, she became suddenly
aware of the rashness of her act. If
only she had her revolver or a rife. all
would have been well. But she had
carelessly ventured out unarmed.
To much talk along YOU fela boy"
she said severely. TOO much talk.
too little work. Savvee?"
Gogoomy made no reply, but, ap.
parently shifting weight. he slid one
foot forward. The other boys. spread
-fanwlse about her were also slldin"
forward the cruel cane knives IN their
hands advertising their intention.
You cut IN grass" she commanded
imperatively.
But Gogoomy slid his other foot
forward. She measured the distance
with her eye. 1t would he impossible
to whirl her horse around and get
away She would he chopped down
from behind.
She lifted her riding whip threaten
!ngly, ana at the same moment drove
IN both spurs with her heels, rushing
the startled horse straight at Gogoomy.
He swerved aside to avoid the horse
at the same time swinging his cane
knife In a slicing blow that would have
cut her in twain. She leaned forward
under the dying steel, which cut
through her riding skirt. through the
edge Of the saddle, through the saddle
cloth, and even slightly into the horse
itself. Her right hand. still raised,
came down, the thin whip wishing
through the air. She saw the white,
crooked mark of the veal clear across
the sullen, handsome face, and still
what was practically I'm the same in
slant she saw another member of
the band, over ridden, go down before
her, and she heard his snarling and
grimacing chatter-fOr all the world
like an angry monkey. Then she was
free and away, heading the horse at
top speed for the house.
out Of her sea training she was able
TO appreciate Shedons executiveness
when she burst In on him with her
news. Sprlnglng from the steamer
chair In which he had been lounging
while waiting for breakfast, he clapped