Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-04-27

and say, it wouldn't do any harm to
take a look inside the church You
didn't stop coming out?"
Nav; we didn't stop fer nuthin'.
We thought the way you fellers was
a-ridin' yer he'd hot trail, an SO
we rode like hell ter git in at the
death. 'Tain't likely thar's enyone in.
side the meetin' house, but l reckon
we may as we'll be sure as long as
we're here. No damn fool would hide
this close ter the pike. That you,
Kelly?"
There was a meaningless growl
from an advancing group of horsemen.
and Anse swore. squirting his horse
forward to meet them.
"By God, Kelly: I've had enough of
your damned crouch. Either you'll do
as say. or Ill cave the side of your
head in, and have done with it. I've
had enough, do you hear? l reckon
that cuss as you are. Now you obey
my orders, an be quick about it:
give me another line of back talk. yon
Irish bastard. an I'll blow the whole
top of your head off! You're what?
Joking! Well, let up on that kind.
will you? I'm in no humor for it,
Take three or four men. and ride over
the ridge. back as far as the rock
The sojers are goin' ter halt yere
minute"
| Kelly and his little squad trotted
past us, circling the end OF the
building, the remainder of the group
Of horsemen, evidently composed o:
Cowans gang Of cutthroats, scattering
along the roadside, with no semblance
Of military discipline. Raymond
| touched spur to his horses TANKS, and
went trotting back down the road. as
though intending to intercept the ad
yancing column, which was not We!
visible. Cowan looked after him with
i sheer
1.-THE ID dandy" he growled to
man just behind. gesturng with one
hand. Il don't take orders from
nothin' like that. Would you. Jem:"
Il should say not" responded the
other, splitting into the road What
ever got us tied up yere with these
! Yankees, Anse, enyhow? done
thought as how we wus fightin' against
the blue-bellies bit ago; an now
we're as thick as two Heas. Did yer
git yer price,"
Ccwan laughed grimly.
THAR amt no occasion fer yer ter
worry. Jem." he confided. evidently
willing the others close about should
hear. I'VE amt tied up with NO
Yanks. 'cept fer maybe few hours
He'll! thar wasn't nothin' else ter do,
but be friendly. Thar wus thirty o. us
runnin' kerbump inter tibet bunch g
cavalrymen. with Their wagon train
a-comin' hundred yards away.
I'VE weren't in no shape fer ter
fight about hundred an fifty sojers
reckon. tho, we'd had to II that,
young popinjay he'd been in COM
mand. He amt got the sense of a
dried louise. But Cap Fox. he rode
out. an we sorter talked 1t over. He
don't feel very blame kind toward me
since our fracas tother night, but he's
sojer, an he knows what Ramsay
wants. Thet's what l banked on, fer.
knew the gineral had give his orders
ter use every means possible ter git
US ter help out the Yanks. So I Just
up an told Their cap tibet we wus out
huntin' fer Their same Teller he wus:
thet my father had been killed. an
reckoned the Reb spy did 1t. an.
thet frum now on we wus goin' fer
ter fight on their side. don't reckon
as how he believed much o. what 1;
sed, but all Their same, he had ter !!
pretend he did. an let us go long
without no fightin. So he done sent .
IS on ahead. an sent tibet young snip
along fer ter watch me. Thets the
aow It happened"
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