The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-08-17

and alert. determined to,inake OF value
every remaining moment. O'Brien.
his carbine grasped In one hand. OPEN
ell the door silently. and took one
quick glance without. The porch aud
the walk below appeared deserted.
"WhcN are the horsesf"
"Toied to the rail at the north end
OF the perch,
GOOD oice. There nre but few
windows Sr-+hat side. Give me your
revolver. Have you cartridgesT"
Half pocketful. sor."
! We crept forth. closing the door be-
hind us. and stole along under cover
OF the rail TO the north steps. which
led down to the carriage way. The
two horses snorted and drew back.
startled by our sudden appearance. I
had my grip on the rein of the big
roam. when O'Brien. who lind stepped
farther out to unfasten tho other ami.
mai. uttered sudden exclamation OF
alarm. ! sprang back TO whore could
see what he was staring mt down the
roadway. troop Of horsemen were
emerging from n ravine 10 the left and
| NblllHE IOWHlu iHf OptH khlr. n
glance told me they were Confederates
and.that they were spreading out. fan
fashion. SO as to surround the house
We were not thirty feet in advance
Of those squirting troopers. The first
two rounding the house corner saw us.
but before they could throw forward
their carbines we had plunged into the
| cbo 90 No rIn plr0
~. shot or two. fred without aim.
only served to increase our pace. our
only hope being to cross the orchard
before others attained the rear of the
house. Beyond that point the weeds
offered concealment
Had we been given minute more
we would. have made It. Running al
most shoulder to shoulder. recklessly.
not even pausing to glance back
ward. we we're within 100 feet Of the
weeds. when horsemen swept about
the end Of the big tobacco barn. firing
as they came and squirting their
mounts desperately in IN attempt TO
head us off.
THE first cabin. O'Brien! We can
| make tuat De1Ore tney turn.
1t was nip and tuck, the surprised
troopers wheeling their horses az
though on pvots and digging in the
spurs In mad endcavor to get be
tween us ana our haven,
OBrien fell once, tripped or shot,
know not. but was instantly upon his
feet again was first over the thres-
| rtp \ 10 ri @on
ing forward on the puncheon floor. A
| rain OF bullets crashed into the oppo-
site wall. and. as | struggled to my
knees. caught glimpse Of the cir
cling horsemen without and OF O'Brien
crouching beside the door, his carbipe
working WciOusly. II was all instan-
tancous. and rolled over, kicked the
heavy oalen door shut and dropped
the bar into its socket
Ii was single room cabin. Its only
window boarded up, so very little light
found entrance. | came face to face
with woman. fronting me with gun
in hand
"Who be yer-Yanks"
Eyes" / acknowledged.
who's them fellers after yer?"
"Rebs, of course"
"Donald's outtit?"
81 expect so-either his guerillas OF
Dunn's cavalry"
Thin We kin count us In, Yank. Git
out. Daniel. an kiver tibet winder"
A boy of thirteen. sallow and thin,
with stopped shoulders. but firm set
| jaw, crawled out from the bed and,
long rife in hand, clambered up to
where he could peer through between
the boards. Quickly he pushed the
brown barrel out. sighted along It and
pulled the trigger.
"Thet's one of 'em, ma" he said
rather YEARLY. expectorating tobacco
| Juice on the floor.
Keep EN- a-movin'. Daniel. Ben.
jamin. whah be ye"
"Yere, ma"
wal. git ont long with tibet jiggc
ct Their door. Col dern yer. novel"
She caught him by one ear. young
er edition of the same lanky type. and
landed him in the center of the floor
Rubbing his eyes with the sleeve Of
his shirt, the lad shui.led over toward
O'Brien. began to understand the
situation. to appreciate these new re.
cruits. Woman and children then had
been brought up in the atmosphere OF
war and We're not to be despised as
allies.
"You are Maria Daniels. imaginew
II reckon | am. stranger" one hand
on her hip and chin advanced.
''Your husband Is in the neighbour
hood somewhere. Mrs. Daniels" ] has
tened TO say. IL saw him less than
half IN hour ngo In the house yonder.
He left by way of a secret passage
He had heard of your plight and was
seeking you. He even went to Don
aid tn learn the truth"
"Bill did? Ter 5em Donald? Stran-
ger, ye're blame liar
I stepped back. the ficrceness OF her
face startling me.
They're a-coomin'. sor" sang out
| O'Brien, and there was sharp bark
ing OF guns. the cabin filling with
| powder smoke.
From every side The fro aimed nc