Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-09-25

from one of the screaming negroes, he
cut her free. 4
His deep calm voice came to me
over the water.
"That's what l call courage" he
said. II could never have done It"
The liking" had been right. He knew
his daughter.
BY this was nearing the boats
though as yet no one had seen me.
They were all too busy with the con-
fusion on deck, where four men lay
dead. and three others still kept up
their gibberish of fear.
saw Calypso and Charlie Webster
stand a moment looking down at the
figure of Tobias. PROSTATE ut their
feet.
II am sorry had to kill him." l
heard Charles deep growl. II meant
to keep him for the hangman."
But suddenly saw him start for
ward and stamp heavily on something.
mo, you DON'T" heard him roar
and learned afterward that Tobias.
though mortally wounded. was not yet
looking down on him. they had seen
his hand furtively moving toward the
fallen revolver that lay few inches
from him on the deck. Just as he had
grasped 1t. Charities heavy boot had
come down on his wrist. But Tobias
was still game.
"Not alive. you English brutel" ne
was heard to groan out, anu. snatch
ing free his wrist too swiftly to be
prevented, he had gathered up all his
remaining strength, and hurled him.
self over the side into the sea.
was but dozen yards away from
him, as he fell +; and, as he rose again.
1t was for his dying eyes to fix with a
glare upon me. They >dilated with
terror. as though ne had seen ghost.
Then he gave one strange scream, and
fell back into the sea- and we saw him
no more.
. -
1t will be easier for the reader to
Imagine, than for me to describe. the
look on the faces Of Calypso and
Charlie Webster when they saw me
appear ut almost the same spot where
poor Tobias had just gone bubbling
down. Words had none. for was at
the end of my strength, and I broke
down and sobbed like child.
"Thank God you are safe-my treas.
IRE, my treasure!" was all could say,
after they had lifted me aboard. and !
lay fnce down on the deck. at her feet.
Swiftly she knelt by my side, and
caressed my shoulder with her dear
hand.
All of which-particularly my refer.
ence to my treMsure"-must have
been much to the bewilderment Of the
good supplemented Charlie. towering
innocent-eyed, above us. believe
stayed a little longer at her feet than
l really had need to. for the comfort
of her being SO near and kind: but
presently, we were all aroused by q
voice from the cliffs above. 1t was the
"king," with his bodyguard, Erebus
and the crew of the Flamingo-nd
Samson. alas! The sound of the firing
had reached them in the woods, and
they had come hurrylng to discover
its cause.
So we deferred asking our ques
tions. and telling our several stories
till we were pulled ashore.
AS Calypso was folded In her ia
theirs arms. he turned to me:
"Didn't l tell you that knew my
daughter7" he said.
4. "And told you something. too. q
king" replied-my eyes daring al
last to rest on Calypso with the low
and pride of my heart.
"And where on earth have you been
young MANI" he asked. laughing. "Dit
Tobias kidnap you too7"
It was very hard. as you will hav,
seen. to astonish the "kihg."
But, though 1t was hard to astonisl
and almost impossible to alarm him
his sense Of wonder was quite anothe
matter, and the boyish delight witt
which he listened to our severa
stories would have made 1t wort
while to undergo tenfold the perils W,
had faced. Our stories, said tn
"king." were quite In the manner o
lne AraDlun Nlgnt6s OOVetalllng on
into the other.
J "And now" he added. 1--WE will be
} gin with the STORY of the Murders
J Slave and the Stolen Lady,"
Calypso told her story simply an
, in a few words. The first part of 1,
of which the poor murdered Samso
had been the eloquent witness, neeG
I. ed no further telling. He had don
l his brave best-poor tellow-but TX
] bias had had six men with him, and
was soon over. Her they had gage
J. and bound and carried in sort Of In
3 provised sedan chair Tobias had don
the thing with certain style and
she had to admit-with absolute cou
e tesy.