The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-04-24
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER Solomon Binkus, vet
eran scout and interpreter, and his
young companion, Jack Irons, passing
through Horse Valley, New York, in
September, 1853, to warn settlers of an
Indian uprising, rescue from a band of
redskins the wife and daughter of
Colonel Hare of England. Jack and
Margaret fall in love. On reaching Fort
StanWix Colonel Hare says both are too
young to marry, but that If they are Of
the same mind after one year he will
ask Jack to come to London. The Hare
family sail for England, and the Irons
family move to Albany.
CHAPTER II.-unrest grows in the
colonies because of the oppressive
measures Of the English government
Solomon and Jack visit Boston and wit
ness a fight W a mob and a squad
of British soldiers led by Captain Pres
ton, a friend of Solomon's. Later they
return to Boston to testify in Preston's
behalf.
CHAPTER III.-In November, 1910,
Jack goes to Philadelphia and works
in Benjamin Frankltn's printing plant.
Nearly three years later Margaret
writes him from London reminding him
that her youth is passing and saying
Binkus has received a letter from
Washington to be carried across the
ocean, and Jack sails with him.
Tgdrs came to the boys eyes. He
looked down for a moment without
speaking. THANK you, Solomon" he
said presently. 81 can't use your
money. It wouldn't be right"
Solomon shut one eye an squinted
with the other as if he were taking
aim along the top Of a gun barrel.
Then he shook his head and drawled:
Cats blood an g%unpowder! That
ere slaps me in the face an kicks me
on the shin" Solomon answered. 1--WE
walked an padded eighty mile in a
day an been stabbed an shot at an
had to run fer my life, which it amt
no fun-you hear to me. Who do We
s'pose I done it fer but you an my
kentry? There amt nobody o. my
name an blood on this side O. the
ocean-not nobody at all. An if l
knit work fer you, Jack, I'd just err
bout as soon quit. This ere money
amt no good to me 'cept fer body
cover an powder an balls. I'd as
leave drop it in the river. 1t bothers
me. I don't need it. When l git mum
1 go an hide it in the bush some
whars-jest to git it out O. my way. l
been thinkin' all up the road from Vir-
ginny O. this ere gol demnable money
an what l were a-goin' to do with it
an what it could do to me. An, SEE !,
I'm ergoin' to ask Jack to take it an
use it fer a wall 'twixt him an trouble,
an the idee hurried me erlong-hon-
estl Kind o. made me happy. Course,
If l had a wife an Children, 'twould
be different, but l amt got no one. An
now We tell me We don't want it, which
1t makes me feel lonesomer n a tarred
Tory an kind O. sorrowful-ayes, sir,
1t does"
Solomon's voice sank to a whisper.
Forgive me-" said Jack. Il didn't
know you felt that way. But I'm glad
you do. I'll take it on the understand
ing that as long al l live what l have
shall also be yours"
Give two hundred poun' an six shil-
lin in my pocket an a lot more hid in
the bush. It's all yourn to the last
round penny I reckon it'll purity nigh
bridge the slough. I want We to be
married respectable like a gentleman
buds, plenty O. cakes an pies
an no slightin' the minister er the
rum bari.
major Washington give me a letter
to take to Ben Franklin on t'other side
o. the ocean. Ye see ev'ry letter that's
sent ercrost is opened an read afore
gifts to him essen it's guarded keer-
full. This 'ere one, I guess, has suthin'
powerful secret in 1t. He pays ali the
bills. So I'll be goin' erlong with We
on the mex ship an when we git thar
l want to shake hands with the gal
and tell her how to make We behave"
That evening Jack went to the man
ager of the Gazette and asked for a
six months leave of absence.
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