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/ settle our score. Tim's voice broke the
silence. q, ... ......, J.
81 reckon we amt got much time,"
he said eTimly. "It's one thing, 'er the
other. I'm fer givin' the d. beggar
! q chanct. I can't turn no white man
over ter Ihjuns-not me. Kirby's got
4 gun, anil reckon we're goin' fer ter
need EN- all afore thisj blame fracas
Is over with"
"And I agree with you, Mr.. Ken
nedy," said Eloise, clearly, speaking
from the open door. Lieutenant
Knox, no one here has more to forgive
than I, We must give the man refuge
it would be inhuman not to-"
"Go in!" I said, grimly, to Kirby,
looking him ,squarefy in the eyes. sand
then play the man, if' you care to live"
I fingered there upon the outside for
amoment, but fora moment only. The
advancing cloud of savages were al
ready coming up the slope, gradually
spreading out into the form Of fan.
The majority weresmounted,, although
several struggled forward on foot.
Near their center appeared the omin-
Z GUS gieam Of a red blanket, waved
back ant forth assthough in signal, but
the distance was too great for my
eyes to distinguish the one manipulate
ing it. We were trapped, with our
! hacks to- the wall. ....
There were but few preparations to
be made, and ! gave small attention
to Kirby until these had been hastily
completed. The door and window were
barred, fhe powder and slugs brought
up from below, the rifles, loaded and
primed, the few loopholes between the
logs opened and pail of,twater placed
within easy reach. Thistw was all that
could be dome. q
Kennedy made use Of the fellow, or
dering him about almost brutality and
Kirby obeyed the commands without
an answering protest. TO all appear
ances he was as eager as we In the
preparations for defense. But he could
not command him; to even address the
fellow would have been torture, for
even then I was without faith, with
out confidence. The very sneaking,
cowardly way fn which he acted did
not appeal to tne as natukal. 1 could
not deny his story-those approaching
Indians alone were proof that he fed
from real danger; and yet-and yet,
TO nv mind he could not represent
anything but treachery. I possessed
but one desire-to klckTthe cringing
cur. -
1 stood at a loophole 'watching the
approaching savages. They had halted
lust below the big tree, and four or
five half hidden by the huge trunk,
we're in consultation, well. beyond rifle
shot. Assured by their attitude that
the attack would not be made immedi-
ately, I yentured to turn my face
slightly, and take final survey Of the
room behind. Tim had stationed him
self at the other side Of the door, his
ewes glued to q narrow opening, both
hands gripped on his gun Eloise and
the colored girl, the one dry-eyed and
alert, the, other prone on the floor cry
ing, we're where 1 had told them to
20. into the darkest corner. The boy
I did not see, nor even remember, but
Kirby stood on the bench, Which en-
abled him TO peer out through the
loop-hole in the window shutter. What
| noticed, however, was, that instead
of keeping watch without, his eyes
were furtively wandering about the
room, and, when they suddenly en-
countered mine, were as instantly.
ayerted.
"Where was it you met those In
dians, Kirby?" questioned sternly. -!
"Down the valley" =. -
Last night?'
This morning; they surprised us in
camp"
I'm campl there were others with
you, then. Who were they2 the party
you had trailing us?"
YES" decidedly sullen tone creep
Ing into his voice. give of them; one
J was a Winnebago."
"And Rale was along, 1 presume.
What became Of the others"
He shook his head, but with no show
Of feeling.
That's more than I know. Things
, were hot enough for me without both
,, ering about the rest. never saw any
,, of them again, except Rale. He was
killed in the fight. About an hour
after that 1 shot the buck who was
guarding me, and got away on his
horse"
= "What Indians were they"
: "Sacs mostly; some Foxes, and may
be a Winnebago or two"
"Was Black Hawk with them?"
81 don't know-I never saw Black
Hawk"
2 1 felt firmly convinced that he was
deliberately lying, and yet there was
nothing in his story which might not
8 he true. No doubt it was prejudice
g personal hatred, and distrust which led
me to come to this conclusion. Well,
I true or not, I meant to see that he
;, fought now.
, Gall right, but advise you to keep
your eyes outside" 1 said sternly.
Don't be staring about the cabin any