Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-12-05


Of the hut and approached us. Eloise
staggered to her feet, shrinking back !
against the wall of the shack, her eyes
on his face.
THAT man hereI" she cried In ter
ror. That man! Why, he was at
claimed to be Rene"
Tim grinned at me, but did not ap-
pear particularly fiattered at his re-
ception.
"Not quite so fast, young lady" he
said, suffering a bit and holding the
pipe In his hand. Il reckon 1 wus
thar all right, just as ye say, an thet
I did yer a mighty mean turn, but l
amt such dern ornary cuss as ye
think-am 1. cap?"
mo, you are not" hastened to ex-
plain. Miss Beaucaire does not un-
derstand, that is all. Kennedy here
merely supposed he was doing his duty
until he learned what Kirby contem-
plated. Then he refused to have any
hand In It and the two Quarreled.
Shall / relate that part of the storyP
Her eyes softened, her lips almost
smiling.
YES" she said. II am glad to know;
tell me all"
/ described Tins part in the whole
tragedy swiftly, while he shifted awk-
wardly from one foot to the other and
occasionally interjected some COM
ment or correction.
"Then 1 shall count you my friend
now" she said simply. "And 1 am so
delighted to understand everything.
There are four of us here, counting the
mulatto girl, and we are in hiding not
far from Yellow Banks"
Tins eyes fell upon the map, lying
outspread on the ground.
''An' whut did ye think wus best,
cap?" he inquired gravely. "'Tain't
likely we got all summer ter sit round
we're an talk in. 'Tain't such a bad
place, but my notion is we ought ter
be joggin' long"
mine also. Come over here, both
of you, and I'll give you my idea. 1
figured our chances in this way"
In a few words 1 explained my
choice Of route, pointing it out on the
map and telling them briefly why
was afraid to seek refuge either at
Fort Madison or Fort Armstrong, or,
indeed, at any of the nearer settle
ments. Eloise said nothing, her gaze
rising from the map to our faces as
we debated the question, for Tim
spoke his mind freely, his stubby fore
finger tracing the course 1 had indi-
Gated.
SAN whar do yer reckon are them
Injuns-the hostile ones; this yere
bunch o. Black Hawks? S'pose we'd
run inter raidin' party O. them red
bucks. ] amt got much hair, but
kin use whut / hav' got"
81 am not sure. Tim, but I would
even prefer that to being overtaken
by Joe Kirby and the gang he'll prob.
ably have with him." 1 retorted, my
gaze on the questioning face Of the
girl. However, there is little chance
of our encountering such a party, The
soldiers are all coming up from the
South and are bound to force Black
Hawks warriors to the other bank OF
the Rock. There will be nothing but
barren country east of here. What dc
you say, Miss Eloise?"
Her eyes met mine bravely, without
shadow of doubt in them.
81 shall go wherever you say" she
replied firmly; 81 believe you vii
know best"
"Then I decide on this route. Once
we get beyond the, swamp those fel
lows are going to have hard tasl
following us. unless they have an In
dian trailer along with them. W.
have been here several hours; tn,
horses must be rested. Let's eat wha
we can again and then start"
Kennedy stood up and stared abou
us at the disolate scene, the expires
ion of his face proving his dissatisfac
ton with the prospect.
20 course, I'm a goin' long witt
yer, cap," he acknowledged, dryly.
never wus no gutter. but this yer
trip don't look so id easy te
me, fer all thet. I'll wake up the
Clark gurl an then saddle the hosses.
/ watched him round the corner o
the cabin. not wholly at ease in m
own mind. then gathered up the ma
and replaced it in my pocket, awar
that Eloise had not moved from he
position on the grass.
"Is he right?" she questioned. look
ing up at me. "Is there any real dar
ger of IndiansT
Some, perhaps; it is all India
country, north and east of here-o
has been. l am not denying that, bu
this danger does not compare, in m
mind, with the peril which confront
us In every direction. l am trying t