Bisbee daily review., 1915-10-24
CHAPTER Vlll
A Prisoner

A Prisoner.
 EA OR a week they doctored Nu at
 the bungalow of the Grey N stobes
 There were times when they deeuaircd of his life. for the buIle wound that creased his temple clear to thc skull had become infected but at last he commenced to mend and after that his recovery was rapid, for his constitution was that of untainted physical perfection
 The several searching parties return ed one by one without a clew to the whereabouts of Victoria Custer. Barney knew that an was being done that could be by his Friends. but he chung teuaclously to the belief thut the solu tion Co the badling mystery lay locked in the breast of Che strange giaut who was couyaiescing upon the cot that had been set up for bm in Baney's own room. Curtiss had been relegated to other apartments, and Barney stuck close to the bedside of his patient day and night
 His principal reasons for so doin- were his wish to prevent the mans escape and his desire to open some method of communication with the stranger as rapidly as possible
 Already the wounded man had learn ed Go make known his simpler wants in English and Che cgse with which he mastered whatever Barney attempt ed Co teach him assured the American #.n rra this direction
 Curtss continued to view the stran- ger with suspicion and ill disguised hostility He was positive that the man had murdered Victoria Custer, and. failing to persuade the others that they should take justice into their own hands and execute the prisoner forth with. he now insisted that he be taken to the nearest point at which Ciyiliza- tiou had established the machinery of law and turned over to the authorities. Barney on the other hand. was just as firm in his determination to wait until the man had gained a sufficient command of English to enable them l to give him a fair hearing and then ! be governed accordingly
 He could not forget that there had existed some strauge and iueNplicable [ bond between this handsome giant and ] his sister nor that uuluesti0uably the man hud saved her life when old l Rallies bad sprung upon her. Barney i had loved and lost because ha had ! loved a girl beyond his reach and so l his sympathias went out Go this man ] who. he was confident, loved his sister
 One of the first things thll Barney tried to impress upon the man was l that he was prisoner, and, lest he ] should escape by night when Barney 1 slept Grcystoke set Terkoz to watch l over him
 But Nu did mot seem inclined to | wish t0 escape. His one desire appHr. enHy was to master tha strange tongue . Of his cau,or
 For two weeks after he was able tO quit his bed he devoted his time to ] learning English He had the free dom of the ranch. coming and gojn- as be pleased but his weapons were kept from him, hidden in L0u Grey stokes study aud Nrucy, sometime- with others Of tle household. always ! accompanied him.
 Nu was waiting for Natul
 He was sure that she would com, back again to chi. cave that his new acQuaiuauccs called a bungalow. Bar ney was waiting for the man t0 men ton his sister
 One day CWdss came upon Nu sit ting upon the verludo. Tersoz lay al his feet Nu was clothed in shaH- nm old suit of GreysJoEe's being 10. largest that could Doc found upon th. place. and that was none too large
 As Curths approached thc wolf hound turned his. wicked little eye. upon him. without moving his head from where it lazy stretched upon Ll forepaws aud gowled Nh cNtendc, a booted foot across the beasts uecI to hold him in check.
 The hounds show of hostility an gered Curuss He hated tho brute and be hated Nh as cordially-ius why he did not Enow
 He halted u front or tho cave man
 "I want to ask you a question: h said coliy "l have been wanting t do SO 15t a long time, but there ha always been some one else around"
 Nu nodded.
 "What can Nu tell youf' he asked. "You can tell me where Miss Gus ter is." replied Curtis5.
 'AUss CusterG ] do not know wha you mean. l never heard of Nils ! Custer'
 "You uer' cried Curtiss. losing con trol of himself "Hor jacket was foun beneath your head in that foul den q yours"
 Nu came slowly to his feet ] "Nhat does lie' meanT he asked "I 1o mot understand an thut pe0pl t sav c mo rat but ! know much fror the Way q ayle and J do mot nk