Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-11-27

dl1sen baindiy to accept my sugges.
tons. And now. In this silence, the
reaction had come, and abe was al
ready questinniAs. Il gshs, had done
right. -
Il was \ nv ,heart % sspeak,t to her,
In ehoftsto strengthen her faith, but /
hesitatsd scarcely knowing what to
say. deeply touched BY tho pathetic
droop OF hefadgure, and In truth un-
certain In NY own mind % to whether
or not .wosshad chosen the wiser
course. All I dared do was to silently
reach dnt one hand and rest It gently
onsthose fingers clasping the rail. She
did not remove her hand from beneath
mine, nor indeed give the slightest evil
dence that she Was even aware Of my
action. s.3. W., B, is.s
.wus Al to turn nor, sah." asked
the negro suddenly.
Eyes, upstream; but keep in as close
to the shore 90 you think safe. There
is no settlement along this bank. Ii
there7"
sNo, sab; dars JUS one cabin, bout
a mile upstream, but dar amt nobody
Twin thar now. Whar yer all aim
fer ter gol" ~ 4.
I hesitated an instant before I an
swered, yet almost as quickly decided
that the whole truth would probably
serve us best. The man already had
one reason to use his best endeavors;
now I would bring before him q Sec
ond.
"Just as far up the river before day
light as possible, Sam. Then hope
to uncover some hiding place where
we can lie concealed until 1t Is dark
again. Do you know any such placer
ION de Illinois shore. sab? Les see:
thar's Rassuer creek. bout twenty
mile up. All 'spects you all knows
whut yer . headin' fer3" .gi
ITO a certain extent-yes; but we
had to decide on this action very
quickly, with no chance to plan It out.
i I am aiming ct the mouth Of the iii.
nois." .@,s
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deavoring to decfpher my expression
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