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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1907-05-02, Page 7l -i.-1..1» I --I- I -I »felelese. l ' VI N l l 1 I I -÷-.I 'ti,Ia a:4:: -;-I- rl»I»i-i4ia„itadeloalaiii14;:e11+-• f -144-1..1- .l: .. .. e ' •- Author of "Chattanooga,' "Chickamauga," Eta l-, Copyright, 1807, by Harper &Brothers. .4.•-1-1-1-1••• I' :.I-! eiel--I-I t 1 f 1 r 1 V:÷i-.14+4•444•7 -I- I- - •$• .. I L II»o !-?"I-I-I-I I I 1-I--I-I-1 I I SWEET REVEN E By Captain P. A. MITCHEL., • ONION, . • wised that his going had something to do with the plan to plunder me. ? Not mountains seemed deserted. Not a human being did we see save .two women and a negro, all on horse- back, traveling in the same direction as ourselves. I caught several glimpses oPhetn though always at a. distance, t g way t ce, and wondered bow it was that "poor white trash," to which class they ap- peared to belong, could afford the at- tendance of a slave. • When we halted for the night, which we did about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the captain came up to me and told the they were going to take me to a point near my old home, Knoxville, where I would be required to sign a Check for a large amount, all they could squeeze out of me, but if there were not sufficient funds to my credit in the bank I must execute papers that would enable him to convert property Into money. If I would do as he wish- • •ed, be would set me free. This I knew to be a Ile. The gang would find a pre- text to murder me whether I signed the document or not He left me sitting on the ground, leaning against a log, contemplating the horrors of my situation. If 1 did not pay my ransom, I should be mur- dered; if I paid It, I should be murder- ed. It was Hobson's choice. I made up my mind) that 1 would attempt to .escape, get shot and thus end a situa- tion that was inflicting on me a mental torture far greater than any physical pain mortal ever endured. Casting my eyes inadvertently to- ward the road, 1 saw two women pass- ing northward and in another moment recognized them as those 1 had noticed ,on the march. To my surprise, one of them turned and rode toward us. The other hesitated, started on, turned and followed her companion. " 1 noticed something familiar about their figures. 'The coarse texture of their jackets and gowns and their unbecoming sunbon- nets were out of keeping with their :graceful carriage. "If these women knew," I thought, "that they were en- tering a guerrilla camp, they would be stricken with terror." When they :reached a point'a dozen yards distant, they paused, the one In advance call- ing in a harsh voice: "Can you uns tell us bow fa"'tis t' Tracy?" Then beneath the homely check bon- net, through the olive darkening of ber complexion under tbe cheap calico, 1 recognized Helen Stanforth. Her beau- • tiful companion was none other than niy fascinating little friend who bad saved me from the Impetuous wrath of Captain Beaumont -Jaqueline Rutland. Had a pair of angels come down from heaven and lit on my shoulders I could not have been more astonished. 3 rubbed my eyes, thinking that my vi- sion deceived me, but when 1 looked again there was Helen sitting on her horse, chatting with the guerrillas as If they were ordinary persons, making •commonplace remarks in excellent dia- lect. with which a long residence near the mountains bad made ber familiar. Jaqueline remained a short distance be- hind her. For awhile 1 feared that Jaqueline would betray them both, for I could see that she was trembling. But • ,presently all terror seemed to leave her. :She rode up beside Helen and began to chaff the men, at once attracting the attention of the whole band. DQCS Your FOOD Digest Well? • When tho food is imperfectly digested the full benefit is not derived from it by the body and the purpose of eating is de- feated; e-feated; no matter how good the food or liow carefully adapted to tho wants of the body it may be. Thus the dyspeptic often becomes thin, weals and debilitated, energy is lacking, brightness, snap and vim are lost, and in their place come dullness, lost appetite; d`dpression and langour. It takes . no.great knowledge to know when ono has indigestion, some of the following symp- 'loms generally exist, viz,: constipation, labor stomach, variable appetite, headache, %heartburn, gas in the stomach, oto. The great point is to cure it, to get back bounding health and vigor. BURDOCK BLOOD BITTERS eYo•re a likely gal," said one of them. "Git down offen that critter and stay awhile." "Couldn't think of it" "Oh, yes, yo' kin." . And he walked up and took hold of her bridle rein. "Yo' Jim Canfield," cried the cap- tain, "let that gyri alone!" The captain advanced and invited the two visitors to alight, promising that they should be respected. Jaqueline gave him a grateful look as he helped her off her horse with far more gal- lantry than might have been expected from the leader of this gang of ruf- fians, Indeed there was something in hie bearing to make me suspect that this bandit captain-Ringold they call- ed him, though I suspect the name was assumed -was an unworthy member . Is constantly effecting cures of dyspepsia because it acts in a natural yet effective •way upon all the organs involved in the process of digestion, removing all clogging rnpurities and making easy the work of digestion and assimilation. Mr. R. O. Harvey, Anieliasburg, Ont., writes: "1 have been troubled with dys- pepsia for several years and after using three bottles of Burdock Blood Bitters I was completely cured. X cannot praise BBB, enough for what it has done for MO. I have not hada sign of dyspepsia sleet." be not aooepi a •nbetit4nto for A& . nee iu nothing " jtest as good." • CoP,s7¢R'. - Curtcrnplattng the iwrrors of my situa- tion. of some good southern family who bad d,sgraced himself with his peers and become a leader of those who were, like himself, devoid of principle, but in other ways his inferiors. Jaqueline must have divined as much, for no sooner was she on terra firma than she slipped her arm through his and clung to trim confidingly. Pete Halliday, who seemed to be the next member of the band in importance after the captain, awkwardly attempted to gain some mark of her favor, but Jaqueline, with woman's quick intuition, knew that If any one was to be relied on It was Rin - gold and declined attention from any other. ",Who ar' yo'? Whar did yo' come from? What yo' doin hyar?" she asked In her usual quick way. "Haln't yo' goin t' join our boys an fight fo' the bonny blue flag?" The captain looked a bit uncomforta- ble. and as she had asked several ques- tions to which a reply would be in or- der be replied to none. "Can't yo' sing tbe `Bonny Blue Flag' fo' 'em. Jack?" asked Helen. "Reckon yo'd like to hear her," she added to the group. "She's right smart at singin." "Reckon," said Jack. "D'yo' want to hear 't2" The men were too stupid or, rather, bad not the politeness to say they did. They stood and gaped. Jack, who I could easily see under her enforced gayety was badly frightened, made a desperate effort and began to sing, but ber voice was so thin and trembling that I thought every moment she would break down. However, when she came to the last stanza she had regained something of confidence and ended the song pretty well. She had scarcely finished when we heard a picking of, banjo strings. I looked up and saw a boy and a negro advancing toward us. I was not long in recognizing Buck and Ginger, the latter thrumming the instrument as he came on. "Whar's a house fo' t' git supper?" called the boy. "Dunne. Hunt yer own supper," re- plied one of the men. "Hasn't you uns got nothin thar t' spar'?" "Reckon, but we bain't geln ter spar"'t." Buck started toward the camp, and Ginger followed him. "1'm a-takin this nigger t' Sparty. He's sold." "Hain't yo' got that nigger offen yo' hands yit?" called Pete Halliday. l3uck looked at the speaker In as- sumed surprise. "Waal, now. you ens mus' be the men we met yistid'y. Hasn't yo' got yo' man often yo' hands. yin" A grin passed over the faces of the men. "Don't yo' mind 'bout that man," re- plied Pete Halliday, "er yo'Il git inter trouble." "Whar does the nigger b'long?" ask- ed the captain. "I'm takin him ter Sparty." "Yo' don't keep biro under close watch," said Pete. "Oh, he hasn't no runaway nigger. He's got me in charge's mueh's 1 got him. He's b'longed to the fambly since bete' 1 was horned." By this tithe the travelers had reach- ed the camp, Buck's intelligent face contrasting with the stupid look which the negro Was assuming. The man Who cooked for the band was busying himself preparing supper. iW'1th one accord the two girls took hold to help b1m. 1 -Ie at Once dropped his implements and gave Way, while all li. WI NlTNAM TCM kti MAY 2 stood gaping at the unusual sight of two women who, unasked. were cook.. Ing a meal for them, #lelen occupied herself over the tire and managed an iron skillet, the only eoolita„ utensil n camp. as dexterously 'as a chef. Jack took the tin dishes that composed the kit and "set the table," an act hitherto unknown at guerrilla meals. Then, when supper was ready, they 'Insisted upon waiting on the men. No one ob- jected to this save the captain, who by bis protest a second time Indicated that he bad seen• better days and knew something of deference to wo- men. The meal ended, tbe girls Insisted on Washing the dishes. When there was do more work to do, Jack sang out: • "C1'ar the way, you uns, an I'll give yo' a dance!" CHAPTER X. A DANCE FOR A LIFE. TIIE proposition was received with shouts of approval. "Yo' don't meany o' kin dance?" "Reckon." "Good gal! dance!" "Yo' nigger, tune that banjo! 'T's lucky fo' yo' y o' got 't, strings an all, er we'd 'a' made strings outen yer hide." The camp was on a circular piece of hard ground SO cut off from the sun by surrounding trees and bushes that no grass grew. The few' scattered sprouts were soon cleared away. Ginger sat down on the log which lay near by, twanged his banjo, tightening or loosening a string, and then gave a pre- liminary flourish. Jaqueline took off her sunbonnet, threw it a few feet away and stepped on to the clearing. There were mingled fear and defiance in her face that set my heart to fluttering. Though I did not *now she was carrying out a pre - concerted plan, somehow it got into my head that she was about to dance for my liberty -in other words, for my life. The thought maddened me. An impulse seized me to throw off the mask and defy the whole band. Helen, seeing the desperate resolve expressed in my face, gave me a look, partly imploring, part- ly commanding, that recalled me to a sense of my helplessness. Jaqueline began sailing about, keep- ing time to Ginger's music, moving hither and thither with uncertain steps, as a bird will flit back and forth before darting away in its flight, or as a musi- cian will sweep his fingers over a harp before beginning ills melody. Gradual- ly the music grew quicker, and Jack. gathering confidence, forgot everything but the dance. Since the entry of the two girls Into the camp I had suffered one terror aft- er another iu quick succession, and now it struck me that in case Jack suc- ceeded In fascinating this lawless group some of them, fired with a desire of possession, would break through all re- straint. I had been wonderstruck that two defenseless girls should dare to come among them, and now I was stu- pefied that Jack should dance before; them and that IIelen should permit her to do so. But who shall measure the strength of woman's weakness? Moth- er Nature bad taught Jack and Helen their power, and they went about their work with not a tithe of the fright that possessed me. Meanwhile Jaqueline bad drifted in- to the dance and was whirling, bend- ing, floating, every muscle alive with its especial motion. At times she would lull, poise herself for a moment, _ then, like a fitful wind, start again with renewed fervor. At no time could there be discovered aught but delicate refinement in her movements, and now it was ber purpose to attract without exciting her spectators. Stimulated by frequent bursts of applause and by the rapt attention of the men surround- ing her, she found hbr main incentive in a far deeper, nobler motive, feeling, as she did, the critical situation, the, dread responsibility, for a human life resting upon her. What a singular scene! 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At druggists, or sent on receipt of price. THE CLAFLIN CHEMICAL CO., LIMITED WINDSOR, ONT. 75 907 "Why should they? Go at once, or 1; . shall consider you an ingrate.° She looked so anxious, they had all made such a noble effort in my behalf, that .1 could not find It in my heart to disappoint thele. I slipped behind the tree, dropped to the ground and wriggled like a snake through title undetbrush; then, rising, darted away. dozen yards -fifty -a hundred. The music of Ginger's banjo dies as sudden, ly as the clang of a bell on a passing engine. Will one minute or five pass before I am missed? A distant burst of applause -Gori bless the dear little dancer! Before me is an open space, then a dense clump of trees. if X can reach that tbicket I can make a quiet digression, and this may throw my pursuers off my track. A confusion of yells, a bullet whis- tling by my ear, I reach the wood and push on through it, not daring to lose distance by digression with an enemy close behiud me. My feet becoming entangled in a vine, I stumble and fall. A weight comes down on me, crushing the breath out of me. It Is all over. Panting, bleeding, white as a ghost, I am led back to the guerrilla camp. "Shoot him!" 1" UWIIy1111lllllllRlll1111111?111111111111] 411111111111y1,11IRwurt90., his young mistress, inspiring her with his own inspired melody; little Buck, standing between two lank guerrillas In "butternut" staring at bis cousin and forgetful of her danger in his inter. est in her work; Helen Stanforth, standing aparther strong face wear- ing the expression of a general who watches a cavalry charge Intended to turn a position on which hangs the fate of tbe day. The guerrillas, not one of whom would hesitate to silt a throat at the slightest prospect of gain, were watch- ing the little soubrette not only with admiration, but with respect. Once during tier performance one of the men applauded with a ribald remark. He was standing by the captain. who stretched his arm, brought it down with a backward stroke and sent the Nunn spravi'ling. Jaqueline saw the act and the approving looks of the out- laws. who were in no mood to have their sport interrupted. The color left her cheeks, but she kept right on, and the eptsocta passed without further con- sequences. At a moment when the attention of the ;nen had become riveted upon the dancer Flelen, who had been gradually working her way from the group to- ward me. came and sat down on the log behind Ginger. where she was par - tinily screened by him. Watching her opportunity. she deftly took a revolver from her pocket and concealed it iri- the folds of her dress. With her eyes fixed upon the group about Jack, she waited for a burst of applause, and when it came, reaching back, she drop- ped the weapon behind the log at my feet; then. rising, rejoined the circle. I pushed the revolver under the log with the toe of my boot, then kicked dust and leaves over It. This accomplished, I breathed the most comfortable sigh of relief 1 have ever drawn in my life. The whole situation seem>d changed . by that little dust covered combination of bits of metal. Stooping. I slipped it into the leg of my boot and felt that half the battle was won. At' that moment the setting sun came out from behind a cloud and shot lances or light through the trees. rover - mg the group the heautifnl and the ugly, the good and the had the retlned and the vulgar -with gilded splendor. I saw but ,ianuernie. The usual fitful, ness of her disposition, her natural ex- pres,ion of careless indifference, had given place to a serious intensity de- noting a great purpose. Poising herself between two movements, the gilding rays shone on her forehead. Then dart- ing on her toes to another part of the ring, a quick succession of lights and shades passed over her brow, a glitter- ing diadem of sun flashes. Truly God is a wonderful artist, since he can touch even a dance with celestial pu- rity. Helen Stanforth turned to me. Pull- ing her sunbonnet forward so as to conceal her face from the others, though they were too intent on Jaque- line to notice her, she moved her lips, and though no sound came I knew she intended the word: "Go!" Near me was a tree, not far from that another, underbrush, bushes -just the cover through which to make a re- treat. I could easily get down behind the log, crawl Into the thicket and away. Now for the first time the pur- pose of dear Jaqueline was fully ap- parent. But how could I leave these friends who had risked so much, accomplished so much, for me? I stood still and shook my head. Again IIelen looked an order for me to go. "Not without the others," I whis- pered. Sitting down on the Iog to as to be nearer to me. She replied in a low voice: "Wo will leave here when you are Safely away. She will dance on to keep them from knowing you have gone. We have planned It so." "They VIII knew yeti connived at my eseapo and murder you." "Gimme a rope often that pack mule!" "Tie him on a critter au send him . down the mounting!" A babel of brutal suggestions came from the different members of the band, sounding to me, stunned as I was, like final random shots at the slaughter of a "forlorn hope." Amid the clamor I saw but one sight -Helen and Jack locked in each other's arms, paralyzed with terror. "Stand back, men!" cried the cap- tain, pushing his way toward me. - "Have yo' forgot the money?" "Stand back!" roared Halliday. belongs to me an Tom Jaycox! tuk him!" The captain's authority, thus support- ed, saved me from immediate death. "He We i I t^flC3l-. Panting and bleeding, 1 ane led back to the guerrilla camp. The men who were crowding around me gave way, a cord was brought. and my wrists and ankles were securely bound. No one seemed to suspect that Jack's dance had anything to do with niy flight, except that I had taken ad- vantage of the relaxed vigilance to make the attempt. Having tied me, they threw me to the ground, Halliday giving me a parting kick; a man was deputed to watch me, and the band, ac- customed to such episodes, left me to turn again to what was far more inter- esting to them. . 111 AVegelableYreparationforAs- similating theFpod andlieguta- ting the Stamarks annowels of Promotes Digestion,Clleetful- ness andel llest.Con ttins neither Opiuni,Morphine nor Mineral.. Nor Niloac OHIO. liur,pe ofOld 21rs2. Apr jinn in $ad- .r1fx.Scnna Rar/dsc sato - 41tisc Scea ./i 4Y.rmrnt - lit Card wwak3'ara s Mem Jeed - (larinid,rrrgar . 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When the seat was completed, the men looked awkwardly at Jack, and the captain. presenting the tips of his fingers, led her to her improvised throne. ilelen. who a..r the first sign that I was tebel temporarily spared had recovered her equanimity and had infused some of her restored courage into Jack, saw at once the advantage of keeping up her cousin's popularity. Seizing sonic of the flowers, she wove them on a frame- work of green twigs into a cireular gar- land and insisted on crowning the fa- vorite, not queen of May, for May had not yet come, but queen of a month far more appropriate -April. )3y this time night lead come on, a roaring fire was lighted, and the guer- rillas, forming a ring of which Jack was the gem, threw themselves on the ground and listened to her chat, her songs, her stories, their fire lighted faces standing out of the gloom in grim contrast with her refined beauty. The captain, with his superior breed- ing, served as a link between her and his men, keeping them in check and stimulating their admiration by his own. If Jack flagged for a moment be- tween her stories and Icer songs, Helen was quick to suggest new ones, and oc- casionally both were relieved by little Buck, who would throw in some quaint remark typical of that peculiar crea- ture, the American boy. So long as the songs and stories last- ed there was nothing to precipitate trouble, but the entertainment could not go on all night, and I began to dread the moment when the girls should attempt to take their departure. Presently Helen in a firm voice said: "Come, It's time for tis to go." Shouts of "No!" "A donee!" "A song!" greeted the proposition, and the guer- rillas began to form in groups to resist aif exit IIelen, selecting the noisiest knot of men, drew a revolver from her packet and, cocking it, moved to`ivard them with her eyes fixed upon them, calm and steady. Whether it was that they were cowed by the weapon or ad- mired tills evidence of woman's pluck, they opened a way. The captain, seiz- ing the opportunity, quickly took Jack by the hand and led her after her cousin. Once beyond the ring, he as- sisted the girls to mount, then, mount- ing himself, the three rode away, fol- lowed by a cheer. As for me, I breath- ed one long sigh of relief. "Well, Ginger," said Buck, "reckon of we uns air goin to git to Sparty to- morrer we'll have to travel all night" "Is the nigger takin yo' to Sparty or air yo' talon the nigger?" asked one 0 • THC CENTAUR COMPANY. NEW YORK CITY. The exaot troth is that the reporter more often height -ns the repute of an after•diaoer speaker, or a political de- bater, or a great man submitting to an. interview, than lowers it. Few spat - ere know how badly they speak -hove horribly a steno4raphie reproduction of their remarks would road. The un- grammatio-al expressions, : the brakes backed sentences, the forgotton prom- ' ises, the omitted conclusions, the awk- wardness—all these it is the provinae of of the reporter to reduce to something like order ani laoidity.-Ne,v York Post. P the men.®/��es2l piPLiIA'!� "Dat ain't swine to male' no differ'," �MC®tvS a 66�PYYlli�l said Ginger. "Mars Buck an 1 don' Utley. never lead no trouble. Mars' Buck, he's i ®t! le my mars' till I sits to de new one." Buck led his horse to the log and (To be continued.) 1 Don't be afraid 83 do your duty be- cause Some 008 ridicules or opposes you. 3 mail who has opinions of his own and rhe courage to advocate them will be sore to have opposition in this world be- cause he runs across or contrary to other people's opinions, but just work right ahead if your cause is right and your of n;clonee clear. Don't worry about what other people say: Life is to short for that. 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