Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-10-29

I ef, ana Il was not easy to surprise
| him when every nerve was aching
/ with Premonition He saw the marks
/ OF tine hoofs of Sheilas and her moth
er's horses in the road, knowing them
I 10y the freshness Of the indentations.
An hour, two hours passed, and they
/ then approached the monasterial ruin
( Of which Boland had spoken. Here,
suddenly, Dyck dropped to the ground,
/ for he saw unmiStakable signs Of fright
I or furry in the hoof-markS
/ He quickly made examination. and
there We're signs of women's feet and
/ also bare native foot. but no signs
\ OF struggle or disturbance. The foot
/ prints, both native and white, were
firmly placed, but the horses hoof-
/ prints showed agitation. Presently the
hoofmarks became more composed
again. Suddenly one of Dyck's sup
porters exclaimed he had picked up
/ "a small piece of ribbon, evidently
/ dropped 20 guide those who might
come searching Presently another
token was found in a loose bit Of
buckle from shoe. Then, suddenly,
upon The middle Of the road was little
pool Of blood and signs that body
/ had lain in the dust
'She shot a native ere" said Dyck
/ 20 his companions morosely, yet eoolly.
There are no signs Of struggle"
remarked the most observant.
"WeIl. we must so carefully here,
/ for they may have been Imprisoned in
the ruin You stay here, and I'll go
4 forward he added, with hand on
his sword I've got an idea they're
here We have one chance my lads
aud let's keep our heads If anything
should happen to me, have try your
selves, and see what you can do The
/ ladies' must be freed If they're there
/ There's not one Of you that won't
stand by 70 the last, but | want your
oath upon it. by the heads or graves
of your mothers lads, your see 1t
through! Up with your huudsw
Their hands went up. "By our
mothers heads or graves they said
in low tones
Good" he replied "ru 20 on
ahead II you hear a coll n n shot
fired, come forward swiftly"
An instant LATER he plunged into the
woods to the right 81 the road, by
which he would come Hpon the ruins
FROM the rear He held pistol as he
stole carefully yet quickly forward.
f.. He was anxious there should be no
.t..I M
not to be rash. Al last without meet
/ ing anyone, he came near 20 the ruins.
They showed serene IN the shade OF
/ The trees
Then suddenly ne saw come from
/ the ruins a Maroon OF fierce vet not
cruel appearance. who laid hand he
mind MS ear and looked stcadfast!y
toward that part Of the wood where
nyck was II was clear he had heard
something pycl did not know how
many Maroons there might be in the
ruins, 1r near H. and he did not Mt
tack. 1t was essential that he find
ont the strength of his foe, and he re-
manned quiet, Presently the native
turned as though 10 go back into tho
ruins, hut changed ms NINA ana o.
gnn 90 make tour OF the stony,
ruined building DycK waited ana
presently he So" more natives como
from tine ruins, ana "tter moIneht
another three. These last were nav
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