South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-12

get up and cook breakfast, while I
go upon the top Of this mountain
and reconnOiter."
went up on the peak OF the little
mountain and ran my eye over the
contiguous vicinity. over toward
Summit I expected 10 see the sturdy
yeOmanry Of the village armed with
scythes and pitchforks beating the
countryside for the dastardly kid
nappers, But what I saw was a
peaceful landscape dotted with one
man ploughing with a dun mule. No
body was dragging the creek: no
couriers dashed hither and yon,
bringing tdings Of no news TO the
distracted parents. There was a syl-
van attitude of somnOlent sleepiness
pervading that section Of the ex-
ternal outward surface O. Alabama
that lay exposed to my view. Per
haps." says l to myself, lit has not
yet been discovered that the wolves
have borne away the tender lambkin
from the fold. Heaven help the
wolves!" says 1. and / went down the
mountain TO breakfast
When 1 got TO the cavC 7 found
Bill backed up against the side Of II.
breathing hard. and the boy threat
ening 10 smash him with a rock half
as big as a cocoanut.
He put a red-hot boiled potato
down my back" explained Bill, and
then mashed it in with his foot; and
boxed his ears. Have you got a
gun about you. Sam?"
took the rock away from the
boy and kind of patched up the ar
gument III fix you" says the kid
10 Bill. NO man ever yet struck the
Red Chief but what he got paid for
f. You better beware"
After breakfast the kid takes a
piece of leather with strings wrap
ped around IL out of his pocket and
goes outside the cave unwinding it.
What's he up to now" says Bill
anxiously you don't think he'll
run away. do you. Sam ?"
mo fear Of It, SAYS I. HE don't
seem 10 be much of a home body
But we've got TO Fix up some plan
about the ransom. There don't seem
20 be much excitement around Sum
nit on account Of his disappearance;
but maybe they haven't realized get
I that he's gone. His folks may think
he's spending the night with Aunt
Jane or one of the neighbors. Any
how. he'll be missed today. Tonight
we must get a message to his father
demanding the $4,000 for his re-
I turn"
Just then we heard a kind OF war
whoop. such as David might have
emitted when he knocked out the
champion GOlith. 1t was a sims
that Red Chief had pulled out OF hi:
pocket. and he ives whirling &;
around his head.
/ lodged. and heard a heavy thud
and a kind OF a sigh from Bill like a
horse gives out when you take his
saddle off \ niggerhead rock the
size Of an egg had caught Bill just
I behind his left ear He loOsened
himself all over and fell in the fire
across the frying pan Of hot water
/ for washing the dishes I dragged
him out and poured cold water on
his head for half an hour.
BY and by. Bill sits up and feels
| behind his ear and says: sam. do
you know who my favorite Biblica,
/ character tsp"
Take it easy" says L You'll
come TO your senses presently"
King Herod, says he. You won't
so away and leave me here alone
viii you. sam ?"
I went out and caught that boy
and shook him until his freckIes
ratified.
II you don't behave" says I, III
take YOU straight home. Now. are
YOU going 20 be good or not?"
Il was Only funning," says he sui
lenly I didn't mean - hurt old
Hank. But what did he hit rae for
I III behave. Snake-eye. II you won't
send me home. and II you'll let me
play the Black Scout today"
II don't know the game" says
That's for you and Mr.. Bill 20 de-
eide. He's your playmate for the
/ day. I'm going away for a while. on
I business. Now. you come in and
make friends with him and say you
are sorry for hurting him. or home
you go. az once"
I made him and Bill shake hands
and then I took Bill aside and told
him l was going 10 Poplar Cove. a
little village three miles from the
cave. and find out what I could about
how tia kidnapping had bean re-