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REVENGE
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amounted, giving me a significant` leek,
• ass much as to say, "I won't desert
;you," then rode away, foltowved by Ghee
.ger, with the remark: -
"Goodby, yo' fellers/. Much 'biped
;'lo' the good time,"
The restraint of the girls' presence
being no longer felt, the men's behavior
changed in a twinkling. The captain's
absence left Pete Halliday, the worst
man in the gang, free to foment trou-
ble, and he began to do se by sneering
at his thief for being brought, as he
expressed it, under petticoat govern-
ment. There appeared to be two fac-
tions in the band—the one beaded by
Halliday or Jaycox and the other by
Captain Ringold, Halliday set about
insti ;sting the guerrillas, or, rather,
leis adherents, to go after Helen and
Tack and bring them back for another
dance. To make matters worse, one
eof the men found some applejack, and
It was not loeg before the gang were
half drunk. Meanwhile the captain
returned and received a hearty cursing
from Halliday and bis adberents. Sev-
eral cf them started to bring back the
girls, but Ringold drew upon them and
threatened to shoot them unless they
returned. Tbey staggered back, grum-
bling. and the captain adroitly pro-
posedanother pull at the applejack.
'Phis diverted them, and after finishing
the liquor one after another sank into
.at drunken slumber.
It was midnight. Every member of
the band was asleep save tbe man who
was deputed to guard me. He was sit-
ting on a piece of firewood, so placed
that he could watch me across the
flame. 1 lay on my back looking up at
the stars and featherlike clouds that
stow and again floated across the great
blue dome, the only motion apparent
save the tree taps -bending under an oc-
casional breeze. The fire flickered, the
guard nodded, and an owl in the dis-
tends. gave an occasional boot.
I heard something stir In the under -
trust). Glancing aside, I saw a small
light disk over a busb. It was the face
of little Buck.
Now, in the name of all the gods, will
those devoted friends never give over
risking their lives in these useless at-
tempts? What is to happen now? I
-scowled an order to the boy to go
away. but be paid no attention to It.
'Something came sliding along the
ground and lodged against me. The
guard heard it, started, cast A quick
glance at me, then about him, but,
.seeing nothing, relapsed into his for-
mer quietude. I felt for wbat had
struck nee and clasped a jackknife.
Meanwhile Buck disappeared, but,
soon appearing again in his place, held
ftp a carbine. He had doubtless stolen
et from one of the men who slept on
*the edge of the circle about the fire.
Again be disappeared, and 1 watched
-ieagerly for his return. 'The guard was
retial awake, though nodding, but bad
Ire been more watchful be would not
likely bave discovered Buck, for the
amderbrush, both wbere the boy ap-
peared to me and where it skirted the
• sleeping guerrillas, was so thick that
In passing around the camp he was
• comparatively safe from observation.
Besides for most of the distance Buck
traversed in his gun foray the guard's
back was toward him.
I watch tbe point where Buck's head
:fappeared, expecting to see it again,
but in its stead presently see two white
points. Straining my eyes, I discern
the whites of two eyes, then a black
face.
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it Is Ginger. A white line appeare
directly below the eyes, and he is show-
ing his teeth in a smile. Ile ralSee his
arta, and, behold, another gun! Again
a white line of teeth, and be puts the
weapon down. Ville, 1.0, 15 minutes
elapse. Ginger holds his ground. Has
he gone to sleep? No. Another flee
minutes, and he bolds up another gun.
Ah, I see, Little Buck, with catlike
tread, is gathering in the arms. That's
well. • He is far better fitted for suck
delicate work tban a stiff old negro.
The little pantomime begins to take
shape in my mind and bring anticipa-
tions of more than a fight for my own
life. If I can escape and Buck And
Ginger secure sufficient arms, it may
be possible for all our party to get to-
gether and make a 'defense. I must
tell Ginger to get some ammunition.
But with a guard looking straight at
me it is bo easy task to convey an
order by signs, and that to a stupid
negro. Catching sight of a small stone
beside ate, I put out my band, yawning
to conceal my intention, let it fall on
the stone and soon had it between the
knuckle of my thumb and the point of
my forefinger, as a boy bolds a marble.
Watching till the guard's head is turn-
ed, looking meaningly at Ginger, I fire
the stone a short distance, hoping he
will understand the woril "ammuni-
tton. " His face is a blank; it is evi-
dent that he does not know what I
ntenn, and there is no prospect of his
getting it through his thick skull.
Ginger turned away, and 1 knew that
he Ives speaking to his young master;
then Buck's white face showed itself
iuqutringly behind the negro's black
one. I looked meaningly at Buck and
repeated the motion of firing. He
caught my meaning and, taking up a
gun, made a motion as if ramming a
cartridge, looking at me inquiringly. I
Indicated that he was right. He went
away and after a long absence came
Welt and held up four cartridges, two
in each hand. '!'ben, puttiug down the
boxes, he bold up three fingers, and I
knew that they bad secured three guns.
He next held up four fingers of the
other band, pointing to the sleeping
guerrillas, and I knew be proposed to
get one more gun.
Buck was a long while capturing the
fourth gun. • One of the men awoke,
yawned, sat up and looked into the
fire. yawned again, lay down and was
soon snoring. Then the guard got up
from where he was sitting. Tbere was
a slight sound in the bushes, and he
listened attentively. Then be put some
wood on the fire and sat down again.
He had scarcely seated himself before
Ginger held up the fourth gun.
1 moved slightly, showing my friends
by my manner that I was about to try
to get away, They appeared to under -
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The guard opened Ms eves and looked
straight at me.
stand and gatbered up the gond, Buck
taking one and Ginger three, doing all
so silently that no sound reached even
me. I waited, watching the guard In-
tently till be should nod. I had no ex-
pectation
xpectation of his going to sleep. 1 only
hoped to free myself from my thongs
before he sbould discover my Inove-
neent, lire nodded. I moved. He open-
ed his eyes. I snored. Ile nodded again.
I grasped the knife. Thoughtful Buckf
Ile had opened the blade. Drawing up
my knees, I Cut the ropes that bound
my ankles, then felt in my boot leg for
the revolver. I was about to cock it
when I remembered that the guard
would hear the click. I thought I
would conceal the sound by sneeze,
but a sneeze might disturts some of the
band. The owl, which bad for some
time been silent, hooted, It nsuaily
gave three hoots in succession. I count-
ed—one, two and at tho third cocked
My revolver. Through niy half closed
lids I cast a glance at the guard. His
eyes were shut. I looked eignifeantly
at Buck and Ginger to show them that
I was ready, then motioned them to
go. Waltiag long enough for them to
• put li; few hundred yards between them
and the camp and noticing tbat the
guard's eyes +ward Still sbut,1 preplired
to folio*.
Elting 'kiwi,' and silently, keeping
toy eyes fixed ani the man by the tire;
raising m re+rolver and taking lir good
an aim as po>selble *lib bound vies a,
It stood out m' tett. Ob. step bad'.
ward, then another. a third, a fourth,
a fifth, • Stith. 1 had reached the
barbed *here Buck and Ginger bad
been cY needed Aga Wail *bout to cake
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one more step which would secure con-
cealment when tee guard opened his
eyes and looked straight at inc.
Surprise was pis last emotion. my
figure the last sight he ever saw. I
shot hint through the head and before
the report lied ceased to reverberate
was In the bushes.
CHATTER XiI,
A neaucenr ATTACK.
ESI'iTE the thlcknese of the
surrounding underbrush, I
triode quick progress. Jump -
Ing clean over bushes, darting
around trees and under low Iambs, aft-
er runniug soave 200 ,yards from the
guerrilla camp 1 came to a compara-
tively open space, Seeing a. figure
standing within it and surmising it to
be one of my friends, I was about to
cull when a woman's voice cried
"Haiti" I knew that I was covered by
a weapon and stopped short.
"Are you"—
"Yes, and you" --
"Helen. This way."
She darted away like a deer. I soon
overtook her, and together we ran per-
haps half n mile, when she began to
climb an ascent leading to the base of
an overhanging cliff. I saw through
the gloom a large and a small figure
climbing just ahead of us and knew
they were Ginger and Buck, Helen led
the way up to a recess in the cliff, and
I saw at once a position that we •e could
bold against a dozen men so long as we
had food and ammunition.
"Bello!" It was Jack's cheery voice.
"Goody! Ain't I glad to get out o' the
wilderness!"
"I'm glad enough," I said as soon as
I could get breath to speak, "but you
women"—
There was no time for words. We
set about rolling a big stone into a gap
between two others, and as soon as it
was in position bad a continuous
breastwork. The guerrillas were call-
ing to each other in the woods below,
but they did not seem to know where
we were. I picked up one of the guns
Ginger bad thrown down, Buck bad
one in his hands, Ginger kept one, and
Helen seized the remaining one.
"Where do I come in?" chirped Jack.
"Here." I handed her the revolver,
in which there were five loaded cham-
bers, and told her to bold on to it, as
she would doubtless need it. We all
took position behind our breastworks
ready to repel an assault, at the same
time seeing to the condition of our
pieces. They were cavalry earbines,
all loaded and capped ready for use.
"Where are your horses?" I asked.
"Picketed down there." Helen re-
plied, pointing westward, "In a thicket
not far from the road."
i"Have you anything to eat?"
She glanced at a parcel on the
ground. "I got that in a cabin. There's
some corn pone and pork."
"Barely enough for one meal. Any,
water?"
"There's some water trickling be-
tween the rocks back there."
"That pone and pork means a chance,
but It's a slim one."
Ilelen.set her lips, Jack turned pale,
Ginger showed no emotion whatever,
while Buck remarked that he'd be
"darned if he didn't plunk one of 'em,
anyway." As for myself, I was aghast
tit tbe terrible fate tbat threatened
those who had so nobly and so bravely,
risked all in my behalf.
"What brought you here?" I asked,
impatiently, of Helen.
"When you were taken from out
house I resolved to follow. Buck came
in just as I started, and insisted on
joining me. We traced you to Colonel
Rutland's plantation" --
"I see. It was you I heard coming
in after I went up stairs."
"Ginger took the horses to the stable
and was returning to the house when
he saw two men climb a tree near your
window and enter your' room. Ho
watched from a distance and saw
them bring you out, but he could not
tell whether they, were taking you
away by force or assisting you to es-
cape. Coming into the house, be told
us what bad happened.
"Jack started 'to awaken Captain
Beaumont, but I stopped her. If you
bad been assisted to escape, tbls would
bo fatal. Besides, from wbat Jack had
told me of the captain, I judged be
would have his night's rest before
starting to pursuit. I told Zack I would
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follow you' myself, and she was wild
to come with me. Ginger bad seen you
leave the plantation and knew the di-
rection you bad taken. We sent him
and Buck ahead, and tbey soon came
near enough to you to bear your horses'
boof beats, then waited for us to come
up. Soon after we lost track of you.
but, hearing sonnetbing come crashing
down the mountain"—
"A stone."
--"we followed the direction of the
sound, In the early morning Buck and
Ginger came upon you unexpectedly.
As soon as you bad gone they rejoined
us, we shadowed you and yesterday
afternoon laid a plan for your escape."
"A wild, impracticable scheme. One
circumstance bas led to another, each
involving you more deeply. My God,
wbat a load of obligation! We can't
stay here. We'll starve. Buck, couldn't
you slip out In the darkness and find
help?"
"No, siree; I'm not goin out o' byar.
I'm goin t' stay an fight with the rest."
"But you may save all our lives."
"Why don't you go, Mr. Brandy-
ston
"I? e?" I must stay with your sister and
cousin. Besides, I'm big and couldn't
get through as easily as you."
"Well, I ain't a-goin to sneak away
if I am little."
"Bucky," said Jack, "yo' needn't go.
I'll go myself."
"Yo' don' do nuffn Ilk) dnt; Missy
Jack," cried Ginger. "Dem grillers
shoot yo'1 t'Cba' mars' say of 1 go back
an tell 'em de apple ob be eye go down
among griliers fo' to get sbot'L 1 gwine,
mars'," he added to me.
But by tbis time there was more call-
ing among the men below, a streak of
light appeared In the east, and i did
not dare let any one attempt to evade
the enemy. Besides, I could now see
by the lay of the land that it would be
Impossible.
Something must have given the guer-
rillas an inkling of our whereabouts,
for ns soou as it was light we could
see them standing, lookiug.up at our
position. l told every one to lie low.
hoping that some of the outlaws would
climb up to Investigate and we might
pick them off, 1'or stere than an hour
tea remained concealed, only speaking
in n'l'" l.rs: thea .we saw the knot or
turn ,,, n entitle, three going to the
!west. tea, to the east, while three be-
gun to climb toward our fortress. (inc
remained below. and as the light in-
creased I saw It was tbe captain.
We four who were armed with car-
bines knelt behind the rocks, I to the
extreme left, IIelen, next, then Buck
behind the stone we had moved to firl
the gap, with Ginger briu lug up the
right end of the line. I was an excel-
lent shot—I had long been considered
one of the best in Tennessee—and it
turned out that , IIelen was not batt.
Ginger was no shot at all. 1 selected
the man in advance for my especial ob-
ject, designated the second for IIelen
and gave I3uck the third. They were
to fire after nee iu the order named.
Ginger was to fire at any who might be
left standing. ,Tack had only a revolv-
er, and 1 directed her to keep back, Site
was trembling, and in order to strength-
en licr by coneentrating her wind on
.16hot trig man through tie heart.
some duty I told her to be ready to
band us the ammunition after the first
volley.
The guerrillas came on, every loan
holding a carbine. 'When they had cov-
ered a tbttd Of tbo distance, I saw that
Buck was about to fire out of "tern, and
I watt obliged to speak to him some -
What sharply. 1 think the advancing
men heard me, for they stopped and
consulted. The Captain, standing be-
low, Called to them to go on, and, seri-
orating so as to leave a dozen yards
between each man, skirmish fashion,
they started again, Watehing eagerly
for a sight of something to fire et. As
they were all abreast, my order for
firing would not servo. I gate another.
"I'll take the lett Yvan, Miss Stan -
forth the tenter, Iluck the right."
!there was no response. Ml were toe
intent on the work before us to )'peak.
I permitted the then to tonne Wlthln a
hundred garde, When, taking deliberate
pine With the rest, I shot in man
through the beach, In another me.
relent Heten'a ride cracked, and the
Cent!* mail dropped. Buck, W'llo Was
exeltled, ered wild and 1s1sae alto-
gether, Ginger lost his head cow•
pletely and aid not are at all, .as Gin-
ger's courage deserted him Jack's came
to her alt of a sudden,
"Why don't yo' shoot, Ginger?" she
cried, with flashing eyes. Snatching
bis gun and aiming It at the remaining
man, who was rapidly getting dew!)
the deelivlty, she sent bine the rest of
tbq way with a limp. Two men were
put out of tbe fight and the third dis-
t abled,
"By golly," cried Suck, "we licked
'em, didn't we?"
I thought it best not to discourage
Mm by telling bim that this was only
a preliminary skirmish, but Asked Jack
for the ammunition, and we all reload-
ed.
The wounded man went back to the
captain, who appeared greatly agitated
ever the result. He was evidently sur-
prised at the reception of his searching
party. The men wbo bad gone to the
flanks, hearing the tiring, rejoined tbelr
leader, and two men wbo bad been in
the rear came forward.
Heaven preserve use The Gaptaln has
started up the slope at the bead of a
storming party of eigbt men.
I was appalled. We had but four
guns and after firing a volley must re-
load before firing another. We could
not expect to disable more than four
men at the first are; then the remaining
four would be upon us before we could
reload. In quick tones I gave the or-
der:
"Ali load. I'll fire."
With tbat 1 let drive and dropped a
man. Then, throwing down my gun,
; 1 took Helen's and dropped another.
Buck handed me his, and 1 dropped a
third.
"By jlminyl" cried Buck, exposing
his head to see better. "Ain't yo' a bul-
ly ebot?" ' Ping! went a bullet within
an inch of his ear, and be ducked.
"Keep dewiai" 1 cried as tbe lead rat-
tled
attled against the rocks In front of us,
and fired the fourth gun, again hitting
my man, though I only "winged" bim.
Indeed, I believe be dropped to evade
the fire. By this time the first gun bad
been reloaded, and 1 took aim at the
captain. 1 was sure 1 bit bim, but he
came on. Taking the nest gun now
ready, I fired at bim again, but just as
1 did so one of the men stepped in
front of bim and received the shot.
This finished the assault. The men
broke and fled and before I could get
another shot were far back toward the
position from which they bad started.
CHAPTER XIII.
ntr.EACCEnEo.
TRAM. E that men will never
learn the terrible advantage of
a force posted on an impreg-
nable position, protected by
breastworks and wile to pour shot
dowu a steep hill at nn enemy: Two
men, two girls and a boy bnd defeated
the guerrillas and sent theta back to
their camp. 1 did not fear another at-
tack. %M'eet 1 dreaded was st.,rtation.
Indeed, 1 could see pininty that otlr ene-
Wies were nrenariva to carry tn,t the
starvation plan. Several of them went
in difcerent directions, doubtless for
food. One of them passed quite within
range.
"I'm goin to plunk that one," saki
Buck.
I caught his arm, and gave bim a re-
proof which for ie while at least caused
hire to remember that I was in coni -
mend.
"I wish they'd attack us again," said
the irrepressible boy, "I could 'a' hit
that doggoue 'butternut' if somep'n
hadn't jiggled my arm."
There bad been nothing to joggle the
boy's arm, but I thought it best to let
bitn keep up his pride—it would make
him more serviceable—so I said noth-
ing.
"I aimed rigbt at the middle of his
breast," continued Buck, "but just then
he jumped over a stone, au I missed
him."
arm?1
" thought some one joggled your
"
"Some one diel. Ginger, yo' consarn-
ed old nigger, what d' yo' go joggle me
fo' just as I was goin to plunk him?"
"I didn't joggle yo', Afars' Bum"'
"Was it you, IIei'u?"
„No"
"Somebody did, or I'd 'a' hit him,
she!"
If ever a party needed breakfast, it
was ours. IIelen unrolled the little
parcel of provisions. 1 directed her to
serve a half ration, or, rather, half of
what there was and save the rest. She
dM so, handing me my portion, which
I declined, but she argued that It was
Important for all that I should keep up
my strength and finally prevailed on
me to eat my share. Jaqueline and
Buck ate theirs ravenously. Each of tes
Went, to where the water was drip-
ping from the cleft and caught tho
drops In our mouths. Buck, when he
had finished leis breakfast, like Oliver
Twist. asked for more. It made my
heart ache to refuse bim, but there was
no alternative.
One danger was dwarfed by the
greater perils that surrounded us, yet it
Was no less important. My wound was
liable to put me hors de combat nt any
moment, 1 ortenately until my dash
front the guerrilla camp I had not been
subject to any physical strain, and by
that time it bad healed spfflciently to
prevent its opening. At any rate, it
gave me no trouble. The first thing
Bolen naked after a lull In tbe fighting
was about this Wound. She insisted
on dressing It for me, and 1 permitted
her to do se. She wound Around it h
fresh bandage torn from my shirt
tileeve and was pinning it when, look-
ing up at me, she said:
"You'te not the first one of Our flied
I'>`e assisted viral; bandages,"
Bee remark taut line like a l:itlfe. It
Was platin that she vita making this
effort, incurring this ;Inger, believing
me to be a Confederate, •
01 can't understand all these troubles
that surround you," the went on.
"Why bet explatn7"
"You knout Pari charged 'with boltltl;
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elers are great hands to borrow our
eushious from us when they have a lit-
tle correspondence to attend to."
"Talesman" in English Law.
A talesman, according to English
law, is it juror summoned to fill a gap,
and formerly, at any rate, this was
often done by taking any suitable per-
son who was present in court. "Tales
de circumstantibus" ("such of the by-
standers") were the first words of the
order directing this process. Good
Pickwickiaus may remember that, as
only ten special jurymen were present
on a memorable occasion, Mr. Serjeant
Buzfnz "prayed a tales," whereupon
two of the common jurymen, one of
whom wits the unfortunate chemist,
were pressed into the service,—London
Standard.
The Very Worst.
Douglas Jerrold was seriously dis-
appointed witit a certain book written
by one of his friends. This friend
heard that Jerrold had expressed his
disappointment and questioned him. "I
hear you said --- was the worst book
I ever wrote."
"No, I didn't," came the answer. "I
said It was the worst book anybody
ever wrote."
ictARIO
MICutpLoto
Old Age andWork. -
Old people make n great mistake'
when they give up work. llfany mels
who have made a competency in busI-
ness and feel entitled to retire from
active work find themselves declining'
in health and becoming prematurely;
old for want of occupation. In most
aged persons the vital functions con
tiuue in active exercise under nerma
conditious, but if the regularity and,
moderation of business life are depart -t
ed from trouble will surely follow'.-=
London Lancet.
Throats Hands and
Lags Paralyzed
Three of the best doctors in St. Thomas
found themselves unable to cope with
this case, which only emphasizes the
extraordinary merit of Dr. Chase's Nerve
Food as a cure for paralysis of the nerves.
Mrs, Frank Snyder, St, Thomas, Ont.,
writes:—"I write to tell you of the great -
benefit I found in the use of Dr. Chase's
Nerve Food. I had diphtheria so bad
that after I got over it I was left with
paralysis in the throat, hands and legs.
I was completely disabled and could do
leo work whatever. I had some of the
best doctors in St. Thomas, but they
were not able to cure or even relieve me.
"The use of Dr. Chase's Nerve Food
has cured me completely, the paralysis
has entirety left, my nerves are strength-
ened and my system generally built up
so that I feel as well as ever I did, and
can recommend Dr. Chase's Nerve Food
to any one suffering from weakness of
the nerves and paralysis."
Dr. Chase's Nerve Food, 50 cents a.
box, 6 boxes for 52.50, at all dealers, or
Edmanson, Bates & Co,, Toronto.
For
all Rinds
A.Na. '
of
Baking
—for Bread, Biscuits and Pan Cakes—for Pies,
Cakes and Fancy Pastry—no flour, niiIled of a
single kind of wheat, compares with a
BLENDED FLO1.'R.
It bakes whiter and lighter --it contains more
nutriment—and it yields MORE bread etc.
to the barrel.
Use A
Ir..e
"Made. in Ontario"
11
lended Flour
(of O*tatrio and Maraitoba 'Wheat)
and you use the perfect flour.
BLENDED FLOUR combines the splendid
food properties of Manitoba wheat -with the
lightness and nutty flavor of Ontario wheat.
TRY A BLENDED FLOUR—the result of
your first baking will PROVE' its superiority.
This tridetnt & is on
all fins BLtNbit)
p'L URS. h h the
tiigti of quality.
Look for it out eyeey
t>s f aid total you Loy.