Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-23

shake of the head.
"ln consequence Of which," the doctor
submitted chccrfully, eve will spend
Christmas in peace, plenty and pursuit of
the red brother. Trouble a-comin, Fitz-
gerald Better send in for some more
men, chY'
"Oh, now protested the "coloncl," ," "let's
not have any more companies. We're full
now, and it does make the parade look so
shabby. Old Charley was just probably
drunk, that's all. Some one has got to go
talk to him when he's not drunk"
'Te won't talk" Major Fitzgerald said
to the group at large. Gle sits there with
the young braves and simply shakes his
head to every proposition. What's the use
of explaining to the old fellow that we are
about as helpless as he is? No, sir; he's
looking for trouble, and it looks as if he'd
find it. Those Germans who live out on
the Towcrtown road thought something
was wrong; they'll come into the post
nights. Sergeant Blum's wife knows
them / don know but what we ought to
give the other families hint-just to lock
up nights and keep a sharp watch"
Mrs Bcvis will 60 to her mother" DR..
Bevis said quietly, 1--WE had trouble
where we were before and her nerves"
Good idca," the major said. Il may
have to ship one member of my own per
sonal staff, too. | didn't like the look of
Old Charlcy's message this morning. No
mistake, we may have to shorten sail"
"But that member will be awfully good,
an no trouble at all, if you'll just let her
stayH begged Jerry promptly.
They all laughed which made her an
CRY, but there was no yielding in her fa-
theirs eyes She was only too quick to sec
that.
"You'rc too friendly with the whole
crowd" he objected. "Thoy'll steal You
one of these days and hold You until we
come to terms! That would be a nice
state of affairs, now, wouldn't it?"
"I'll never mention to Charley that |
know anything about it at all % the ''colo-
mel" promised readily. She always prom
iscd readily.
The clerk whistlcd, and there was
stunned pause before her father answered:
"You-what You're not to go over
there again this week, my small friend;
understand that. Mention it, indeed!
Dye think we're going to be on calling
terms with them very long!'
Deeply hurt, the little girl subsidcd.
But she confidcd to jim, when they pres
emily had the porch to themselves, that she
thought she was quite as safe over on the
reservation as she was anywhere. They
were all her good friends, and she, indeed,
had promised them at least dozen Christ
mas gifts, which must reach them, trouble
or no trouble. And besides that, didn't
she wear little pistol, and wasn't her
horse the fastest on the post?
But she muttcrcd of Indians in her
sleep that night, and her father, stumbling
to her room through the chilly hall, decid-
cd that she had had enough of the thought
for a while. So in the coming troublous
days great deal was kept from the ''colo-
ncl'' that might have frightened her. There
seemed to be conspiracy of silence to pro-
tcct her.
She never rode off the post alone, which
might have puzzled her if it had eve" oc-
cured to her to think of herself at ALL
Jerry was friendly with all the Indians
and extremely fond of Old Charley. They
had long talks together in the old braves
L.