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VOL. HI-
Y. Hed Hp lake ev Man
if the atomy winds should rustle.
WhilV rA the world. hiW,
Htill acainst them brayely tussle.
Bo? aad labor day by day;
VMot, no Better whether
There 1. annahinf , tonn or oaum,
And in every kind weather,
Hold yoor head up like a man.
If a brother should deceiTe yea,
And ahoald act a traitor s par.
Krr let hia treaaon Krievo you,
Jeef aloaff with Kehteome heart ;
Veetnae aeldom fellow fawninf,
Boldness ia in the plan.
EofHBf tor a better
looitir for a bettor di
Sotd yoar neaa np ue
Earth, tbonxh e'er so rich and mellow.
Ydanot for thewerthle- drone,
' Bat the held and aoaest fellow,
He caa shift and etand alensjl
fcpara the knae 0 erery acW
Zltwy do WtM can TT
An wtter yoar atatien.
Hold jour head op like a maa.
SEUCtEDSTORy.
XHE TREASURE HTJHTERS,
OB THE
Search for tho Mountain Jflne.
(Continued.)
Tli' queli"iia tht-a W,,1C lir
cusMfd with Adams werclh. se Should
thev prrs on ? or, 8 aoon as it bgan
to prow dunk, seek (or a hiding-place
am.np the rcks, and lie t!ure till
tli.-ir pur-UTs had passed them, trmt
injr ufrerward to their own skill to
avT.id a 8' Cond fii:ouDter ?
Tlie latter plan wn tlieonf decided
npon, as in a long pursuit the KCyiin
drels mut sooner r Jat-r overtake
thf-m, hearily laden as V eir mules
were. So th".v kept sti adilv en, tak
ing care to keep as low down in the
valley ag they could.
Larrv was now deputed tohelpTke
with the rnuh s, and tryf to pet the
weary beasts on a little iasr.-r, whicli
th Iriflhmtn d & bv coaiiiir; and
pattine ihera, and HaTinp; a few en
couraging words, while Ik on the
eontrarv, seemed dippoe'l to tense
and worry them. There was one mule
in particular the animal that had
kicked and bitten at Larry, which Ike
had ronsed np to such a p't :h of ani
mosity that he had only to advance a
hard as if to touch it, when tho ani
mal would shake its head and squeal
' Tit a sort of defiance.
This tho fellow k- pt up veiy now
and then, till Larry went a' d talked
on the other sids of the mul", ulty r a
laugh ins; look at. Mrs. Ad;v."t. land
Iflvi.ig- lisnd upon ihf animal'H
bridle, he stooned d-iwtvua if" Uston
i t to a remark.
'lie avs h 'U 1'C oHe-trcd if ye'll
s' to: thim thrick-'. Mi ther lkV
.-aid Larrv, aloivl; and he's a-k d me
to ta1 e his pri if ye wo. i t.'
The h 'lf-bre'd looked -it him w:th
a n-tuliiir ir in npon liis conn' n-
nncc; but he said nothing. Hi? let
:he mule jog on, howrvi r. mi pc
ivid after proc edinyf another mile
P"vvs.ii came to the front ;m l (mIK-iI
a halt.
'We'll shift in t ' tho m li. re,'
h" sid, quietly, 'aid cmii.'
'B it the ino.-n vrill bo .liM'sn; f ill
Un that sid in an lioii'-,' s Ad-ft-ns
'and the otliT s'vlc will bv in tho
shade.'
'Thi- very re ifon chv vc should
pick this a d'',' sa d Dawson, in r
vhi-p- r. 'There is p'enty of mom j
for i-o-'c.-a'nio'i': and they are -ifo to i
exarnim- the dark side iu pr-f rnce i
to tin- H rl.t ' j
Ad im.-t nod le ', a-d thev cu-'ullv ;
I d tin" nudes thrmgh the vtoi-v 'ahv :
n'nMi to a h -How tv arty .-ur-.und.'d
by rcks-, and ly'nr about h hiv ilr d 1
yards to the l"-ft rf tho track tlwv
had muh" s f..r. line, by the tim
they lad teti ercd th rti'ilos. nud
"ivo'i t' em hv,.l, t e moon vr;lo r))
ning foil with a bright silvorv clear
in ss almost "iki- tli t of du : b it th
r ck thr- w the p-.rt wb-r- tl v h-ul
Ciimp.'d into a 1 1 ;ck a shado"'v as
w t t b s.-cn on tho otln r side of
th- v.ilioy.
Tt Wis a rn.'srod I ttlr holh.w f at
sh ch thev had oh..e-'ti. f-rtifi d f-r
them !y na.uiv; and while th-v culd
( uc'i in th thick shad. n -J. lion ifl
Ovll'd v:, ti-'ti.. n tnivid'r a lO'ig
' a e tr toh of f e valley almost fr e
from bt'in a
DW! . BJ, ..Pt l.V.JT i:, rn.li:i:r
h s arr .nr. tn nts f r t! oir tl ff.-s
Sll Ubl d- fev.-a.' prove !,.( - TV. lk-
u H 0 ', n- il .hied on ov... :d,.
' I Aarn-, iv aicsr tli- n.ul.-. while
Larry, -av':, , . to t..k: o'he-
ap ', than l.;s -t ok. was pi ic- 1 to
d fend an op nVg l otwon a .-o;ip!e
' ro(.Va. J)aw..i!i c'vnx'nc n pot
nui-:e ii'j con U 0 r.l'mmd th
an l
pi" ,1"'! of t!.,. t.I"
hat w. u'd I v t. w:d a p-ii.i''
n.uitere i Larrv. as he o k li g pi to
t r Paws'n hnd
b ; in ..K. i ; 1
spk n 6' arjdy to
r llcv in jji vijii-T n ,,
. i..ii i t.ia ou3i
Sum- 1 niigi t shoot moa If or soni" -b-d
else: and if I d dh't, poo! s-z
he jiit wfi.:ist; and thin wh-veareye?
i hat's the good ov it' vo can't st' rike
.. ,1 n..i. i , " . . .
a fcoou mow w :a n, and its
m ver
way. I, mi, lniecd! what
wodd I
wn-.t w tt ;t ctm 7
'Tiie.e's somethin?: wrono-. iath.M
n )t Mr. Dawson ?' said Mm v Adams,
speuking to him in a whimper, that
her sister miht not hear,
'Wrung 1' he said, in the jam low
tone. 'Whit, because wo prulenMv
f Ttify our camp at niht, now we are
in an enemy's c umtrv ?'
'Mr. Dawson,' said Mary, 'y,,u are
trifling with me. Are not" the women
wortiiy of trust, that you keep us like
this iu the dark ?'
'If we do,' he said, in a low, soft
voice, 'it ii because we think it for
your good.'
'Never mind,' she said, earnestly.
This is the first favor I ever asked of
you; tell me, then I have susjected
it for some hours, ever since that
MAGNOLIA, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH,
hurried atart are' we not pursued ?'
'Miss Mary Adams has bat to ask
of me to have,' he said, softly 'If sbe
bade me give up my life I should do
i
'Mr.' Dawson, I ask y a a simple
question,' said Mary, whoae voice
trembled m spite of herself 'Can
yon not give me a plain ansirerr
Yes."
'We are punned V
'Yes.'
'By tboe -e undrels who attacked
nir
'I fear so.'
'And there is great danger f
'For them yes if tbej trj to
molest us.'
K)h, my poor sister V
'Miss Adams Mary,' be whispered,
ii,len. There is y-ry liUle J.o -fista,
Tbs sobuudi e't might pans as a dozen
times without thinking of searching
more here than in any other part ot
the ralley. By the morning tbuy may
be miles away, and iu this great
region the chances are a millioa to
one that we never see them again.'
'But there is something to fear ?'
'Well, yes, a little : but cve.i if that
happened we could beat them off.'
'VV'hat, theD, is there ts teal ?'
'The mules '
'How - the males ?' '
Tf tbey made a noise or whinnied
when those fellows were passing it
wuuld betray us '
CHAPTER XI.
HOW 1KB WOULD HAVE TICKLED THE
MULES.
Mary Adams had returned to her
sister, who, poor thing, tired out with
the hot, wt-ary journey, was slet p ng
placidly, witli her head rusting upon
one of the packs, and a rug spread
over her to protect her from the night
dew. Adams was at his post, stern
and watchful, and Ike and Larry were
at theirs. The silence was even aw
ful in the midst of that etraugu weird
Valley, all piled up w.th gray rock,
silvered by the maon, and sh iwmg
clean c it black shadows. Ovcasiou
ally th" soft munching noiS" of oue of
the mules could be heard as it tasted
over again in faucy the evening's ra
tions; then all agaa was silence, till
Daws m in a whisper pasaed the word
to Adams that their pursuers were in
sight. '
Tell Larry and Ike to be watchful
and silent, keeping' Well in the 8liad-
ow. Your wite and sister are. I hop,
aslcp.'
'I'll see, and warn them,' wan th -reply.
' Ho crept !cro to where his wifr
si. -pt, and Mary 1 nd her ha.nl upon
Ids ;n in.
'tiive ni'' apis'ol,' she whispeie 1.
A wha !'
'A p stul,' hhe said dimly. T
might wain to proper your wife'
He l.e.-itai d b-r a monifii', and
tli "ii p'ai.vd on.- ii her ! an i, b fur--g.):ng
on to tind ljurry and Ike both
f a'chful.
'All depends now, L irry, 101
s:lc:n-e of tiio inui. s,' wlii-p-.od
'Docs if, Sni? Thin th" b:.s s
hettber h-iwld their ttn er nos,
the
it il
a-d
i he
he the woise .or t!i 111
1
Ad ins re'urned ti his hiot,
i
i
! as he ui.l so he bovine aware
... ,
ol
! faet that there w. r-; h-avy
footslCllS
s:ii;nuiiiur alongover Hie broken t.ag
! m. nits ofioelc, and lli.-n there wis
a C.illIUseU UUZZ ut Vi'let-S
Fioiu w her he crouei e 1 le could
ly conmian I
Ii v; but in
a n tiro s rp o ih
the eieue, thonili
i.o'r pur9 n-rs s ..ke in a sub iu d
tone of voice, every word w .s per.ect
' audible
'I'm pr-tiy mi re,' sad one voice,
wiih an accoman;. in o.,th, 'that
vi-'ve pafs-'d ' in, a .d thai they're
nid. ii",- s m where back.'
'il"w .-Jin t.iai b , when not five
' u-.dr-d yrds l a k there vaas a jiatch
off e ri.-'-?'
'Ma e a e.-ip t tl trail to hunt Vm
by, eh. lads A . 1 jin con dn't 1-f.ve
do ie be :er."
I'm g t ii g preo'- us 1 d, ' g owl
ed mi-it er, 'an i 1 shu 1 vot w. c imp
down b'foic w go uiuc'i a Ihrr.
'Nuns l.si- r wr
eh.l
C it .li eui ill
anothi r ii i
T ie pos tion of li e
n w a fa', ;md ih
lu.ut'vs was
in- n f 1; ih,-
innf u o s i'i p
S'e;ilin cr
down iheir fac. tt s
igouiz Hi? s ispen e.
i hey wa-t-il iu
Il w.-s only a
ipi-t:on o'. ni .men S b it tln-y S-e:i;-to
be dra'.rn out int h nip, n-i the
pariy came stragloi on -t:. mo
r'ghl ubi'enst of w.ieie 'h v were hid
vvi no nearly parked (j ore pns d.
Thank Heaven. thy wire -a e .'
IViwsiiti's lent sh iik d to have
oto-.il s!i!!; and t . r a !e.v iiiu:.ieuln h.
ii t! Lei ii liiamiii.r'!.iii;i il foi n cut
i ig the thl'oat-i oi ,M- inwles. It
w oi :ti nave m en a .si i-;.i;ii net, ;t
.i.
I n- as :h ir i r je.:t v. a - c n e: n d.
olid imit hive itMlllt-il in ;t letum
t" Fii-co; but what was that as
c:ii;iAied wiiu the t.aivty tf tiiuse
won-'u?
IIoever, th? ec um lrels were past,
aud the mules had b en silent ; the
ast m-m was alreadv some doen
I ya as i.eond the rock, trudging
I J,
s!oa1v db. little t!iii. "ki-iir ihat there
- i
was the barrel of a rifle, resting up n
a roek, r -lleciialiy covering h m, and
tint a step in a c rtain direvti-n
would have been the signal for a
sirup brigiit burst of rlame from
that brrel, aud a lea ten me senger
to geek his breath.
Safe th. n, and ;
'Hallo! what's that?' cried a
rough voice.
For there rose on the still night
air a sharp hollow noise as of a howl,
and Dawson felt as if being choked,
f r the noise had come from the di
rection of the raules, and it seemed
to him as ii one must have kicked
another.
He listened for a sharp, whinnying
WIIKLf '
voice and more kicking, but all was
tiil, save the talking-of the scoun
drels, wno had uow come to a halt in
the bright moonlight, and their
words could be heard from beginning
to end.
It came from over that side," said
one.
"I tell you it dida't; it came from
thia side. '
"It don't matter which i da it
came from," growled a lOther.
"it was a bit of shaley stone fell
from one of the rocks. I re heard tue
same thing scores o times."
' I believe it w&p, or . ke kicked
against a rock," laughed another.
'Or you butted that od blank
yourn again one. was tne reior
"Wall liil'a liavo a l.ai.lr ,Aa
said the voice that seea.ed to belougl
to the leader. " They may be hiding
here Look to your weapons aud come
ou Now, then, you."
Tliia was directed at a couple of
the men on ahead, but iLej shouted
in reply,
It's all right. Come on.'
A hai g right?'
'Here's the trail again.'
'What the rice V
'Yes; and it leads on rijbt away.'
'Gome on, lada,' the leader growled
'we bhall boon nail 'em now, and
then, Master Paddy '
The end of hid speech was inaudi
ble at he tramped on, and Dawson
saw him stoop again and ya n in the
moinl:gut, as it to exine some
thing ti. at was pointed oat to hiru on
the ground; then the noise of foot
steps grew ta uter, like the burjing
of o ces, and at lu8t all was silent.
What was that noise?' said Daw
sod, as soon as' the party had con
gratulated itself upon its escape; 'and
wnere's Ike?'
'I tliiuk it was one of the two mules
kicking,' sai I Ada ns. Tt is wonder
ful how qui.'t thty were. If tliuS"
scoundrel had any mules they would
nave been sme to whiuuy to one ano
ther.' 'But where's Ik. ? said Dawon
aga n, i an under-ione, for Mrs.
Adams w.;B sleep ng calmly through
out a 1.
'sure he' lyin' down there, Sor,'
said Larry, pointing toward the
uules.
'Asleep?'
'Well, iio, Sor, not exactly aslape.'
'Did you hear tha: noiae. I.airj ?"
aid Dawson.
'Faith, S -r, an' I did. I couldn't
help bea. m' it."
'And w is it the mtiie -V
"AVeil, no,iSoi-, it wasn't th" mules;
bud it very ne.u ly was tue niuie.s; f .r
wanst w an uv thim bad besrun to
qi-ae, ine hol 101 would have start
ed'
'What a ronndaboit fe!'.ow yon
are Larry!' add Dawson.
'Sur-, ver honor, an' it's tiiin a a
hu;dh- I ;.ra.'
I'ut, tut! Yo i hea d that noise,
didn'i you!-''
'I did, yer hoiirir '
'Au I yuu kno wi.a it was?'
'I-'aoha.-.d 1 do.'
' flu n hat was it?
AVe 1, yi- see, Misther D wson, Sor
ihat th. r.."Le has got a bad hajii ov
Uckl ng wan ov the mule3, tint bttle
kiekmg d vil, and it mskes him
sqna'e '
Tube sue; lv- ccm hm at it
out of p ne nnsi hief.'said Dawson
'ilii rn at him no-, jer h n r, aid
Lany; 'and n t th-t crobhat v- evi
denci.?' 'J'here, go on," s-id Dawson.
To b- sine 1 will, yer honor," naid
Larry 'Wei', j at s thim b-ys was
a-n'o ng by, yer honor, I eo-s M athfr
lk-y crt-p-; toward the raules and he.
wa jut about to tickle tuat little
kicking r.iscai. h'n I opens me
mouth io say Lave him a!om ! .n a
voice of ihunder, whin, 'Arrah Lnr
ry.' I sez io meself, I se., 'whai will
Aii-tl er Daw.-onsty it yesphake now
Give the spa'pe-u a h nt, and s--,
vi r h- nor, 1 dnl."
'Vo i gave him a hint!
'fo be Mire I ei i tl , ye h nor, wis!
me s; ick, j st on , ho b .ck ov Lis head,
-n i it p. rsyaded him so i h tt he Uy
down and hasn t m -Y-d since, whil,
S y-r honor ki ows, the inu'es didu t
squale at all.
CUAPTER XII.
FK 'uXKi.iTk.Rt Nt? TO SOME FL'Rl'OSE.
Dawson r nnained silent f.r a (e x
moments, dn ing which lie w. nt and
t. r ed over Ike, who was lying q ui'e
Mill, and w-ho gave a faii.t groan on
being touche L
1 li.ei t know what, to s.iy, Larry,'
he miitt.'ici at list,
d ti u-tiiijd, a n an in
r.l e. d 'ni il i it t.iiil-.
'1 don t Use
whom 1 !.;.v-
Hut sio-.i !' he
sa il: "that lice !'
W--II. Yer ho ior.' said La. u v. 'Mas
j ther Ik.- !-t his ki.l e in O the b.tg.
i and dr bbb-t! it all tiio way along. st
I a bit faither an 1 I t .ok i: in mr p- o c-
ets, and kept dhroppiug a bit for tu!f
i 1 r . .. . t. . .
a nine oe. -re wo -.-in io va c i.
D.iW.s-n stood uu. in doubt,
but
Adams spoke up
.ti .1. -i a. . i-i- :.
! -D awson, iaaiu, my me on i ,
you may trnst Lairy.
Daws m oil n t if ply, but stood
gnawing big bps. It was i3.1ier hatd
npon lr.m to bo called 6 id leuly to
b lievc tuat the man in whom he had
t uted had triel to b"tray them a
mn whom he had known for years,
whi'e Ids intercourse with Larry had
b?en f very brief duratiou; and, arter
all, tids might be a bit of jea'oasy
between tho two, and the cunning
Irishman had s ized the opp rtuuity
to strike a loul blow.
U is honor Misther Dawsm dor't
peem to belave me,' said Larry.
'Well, and I dou't ask him to. Only
look here, ltt him kape his eye on the
gintleman himself.'
'I will, Larry,' he said, qaietly; and
then, after seeing to the man's inju
ries, arrangements were made by
which Frank Adams kept the watcrv;
and the real "ay down to sleep in tol
erable secuiity, for thsre was not
much prospect of tue ruffians retu ru
ing now to search the hollow where
tbey were hid; in fact, the chance
were in that long da'e of wild hollows
and pded-np rocks that they would
not be able to identify the sp t again.
Adams kept his lonely watch as the
shadows cast by the moon graiully
veered round lrom west to aorth, and
then toward the east Hardly a sound
met his ea , sava now and again the
low dixmal howl of the c yot. , that
shirking dog-like wolf i f the fat
West; o 'Ce Oi twice, too, sou -ids arose
to Wi.ich he c-u'd not give a wa ne,
an t he lis'ened in a somewhat awe
str cken way ti l the absencj of
S?a made ,heir iniory grow
faiiit.
. Ii ws a rrangely weird sight,
that rocky valley by mool gnt, and it
was hard work to keep thinking that
ia every bbck s adow there Wag not
a watching desperado taking careful
aim wi;li his pi ce.
But the small h-urs arrived with
out an alarm, and then L.triy w.s
r eused up to take h a master's place
ching 1 11 the first streak of g .Id
appeared in the sky, when the whole
pariy was awaken, d and a hasty meal
prepared though they dared not light
afl.e, for fear ofdrawiug attenton
trj their position, if auy ot the iu?
iafis were soil in the neighbor: ood.
'Daw ou epoke a few woids to his
man ab. ut quarreli. g with Larry;
and the lellow's eyes glittered as he
loi k d f .11 in h.s u aster's, trying to
rcid how nmrli Larry had said.
lt is inipos-iiile t r our expedition
tojttticcecd,' s.iid Dawson, in conclu
sion, 'if you and that 8 Uid Ir s'mian
gk to 1 gerhead.-. And mind this:
d. n't yi u attempt to touc'i him, or I
shall take his part.'
Then h b behavior List night was
not put down to treachery and the
Iris.im iu had s aid nothing. So much
the better I r him.
Aa . any s a t was deni able, before
the bun grew hut; so vahile the mules
Were being laden a t isk which Daw
sou himseh sujierin'ended. carefully
watching, as it to see that Larry and
Ike of the tied-up head did not quar
relit lell to Ad m to take the
glass and o Ou Straight down the
Valley ai d i Coniioiire.
Til s he did most ear. fully, ascend
iiigeimiieiice att. r emoienc, s" as to
;et a go d hweep widi the glass; and
i.erei uri ed at last with the news
tlia' throe were no traces of the enemy
iu fright, so ihe little train went lor-
vrfm, w.tn lie difference that, Ks ead
. t Dawwoi. and I. airy forming a rear
guard, ilny went b.r iu advance as
bC u s.
Uary A.'ams Lad trembled that
in r i-. as she thourht of her c n-ver.-aiii
n du ing the n ght with
Daws n; b iL in bad preserved toward
ner a quiet, re-pi c lul dem-anor, and
Mr-. Ad.uu, who had f. It d s;nsed
io bant r her soue what about their
i-ava.i. r, ma d i oth.ne, iittl ilii.iki"r
f ill.'
da-
r t . which thev had
b n extiost d during ihe niglu.
Adams, as he ph.ddod on by tin
si 'e oi the n. tiles, seti g to the coiu
f -n t oi the Women, and that all went
rgui, took not ce of moie th.n one
i .. ut tut day. First y, he ob-erved,
ihat the ric did not burst the b ig,
iind trickle slo -v!y out. upon the stony
t:ac-; S'.'couaily, ti.e muies s fined to
v.0 for aid at a much brisker pice,
Ike he ng, in sp ie of h s son- h a 1,
full i f animation, and c n er ng t'r
snre-foo d bttle bea3ts uii th-ir wny,
t i-y responding -aed in spite of the. r
heavy b .rtle i and the heat.
'it is ciinou,' sail Adams' to h'm
sell, as be looked firmly at the mule
te- r, wi osr eager . yes were a .par
cut 'y always en ttn-watch, p e.i g t .
right and left, and a.vav forward to
ward 'he. end ot the valley, which, as
far as ihey could s e ior t e g a-e ot
the sun, S3- mod in the diaianee to
be opening out ihe tail scarp d
rocks o i cither s:d- d .v nulling d wn
i do the plain.
A d ti en the yomig Englisi man's
ti ong its too i a very s m rc tu n.
for Ii s suspicions had be -n aionscd,
and once aroused, ii was not w. In
nature f i r thvdoutits to be ea-ily al
layed. He kn -w Lairy, or th g d
he did. At all vents h - trut d
liim. La-iy looked upon th s i.ab
breed as icady to betray them; so
Adms, in his sombre mood, mide
a sort ot debtor aud creditor c. ounc,
s-'itog the saiety of the two wonie.'.
without taking into cons d- rati-.n the
success ot their expedition, aga nst
i trie lite ot this m.n; nui t .e Lu
i lishnian's briw knit as be toid i.im
self th at it wo.dd be a cjc oi duty,
i o? ster i necessitv, the -.c of -a i.id.-e
i npon a uuleiac o
alld
ne s
id, b:
tW "11 hlS left: .
'Let i.im t-liuw one s gn of tie eh
t ry. and I'll sho it him oke a dog !'
Heih ip-t not by syinpa.hy, hut from
the r.'SUit of h s own a-gtun nts. C.i
1-b Dawron liad c me to the sni '
! determ natiorj; but he had ao made
an addi ion, including in the broad
I ... -a T
swi cpoi ins id a oi just ce La ry
l.'aiey, wh , wish hin twig under his
arm, was trudging stoiidiy along by
his side, making au .admirable s out.
'iupp .sing you run back no -v,
Liny,' he said, 'and scj if all s well?
'Sure, yer hoMK, there s no runnin
back wanted ihey re close here.
Y'isterday, whin those ppaiptens w ere
behind us, the floor bastes ov mules
hung back as if they was loadstones;
and to day, as ihe immy ia in front,
it's all the other way, and they re
ready to run over thim.-
It was as Larry said ; and Dawson
frowned to fiud how clce they were.
'You came on too quickly,- he said
roughly, to Adams when they closed
up, 'It is not safe.'
'1 he mules seem very fresh," was
the reply; and after receiving orders
to halt lor a quarter of au hour to
22, 1877.
allow .he s
outs to s i well iu id-
Vance. Dawson hnd L.rrv went to -ward
oi.ee more, the glass being
brought into requisition at every
suitb'e spot, but only to show
clear way. The mffians bad evident
ly push. d right o..; and at list Diw
on pulled out his chart and compass
beneath tue shade of a ro k, and set
to aud studied it far while
Yes, hegidto hin.sef, this val
ley e.ids here, g..rgrB stiikin? off iu
ui.c-e directions then we hive tocr as
an alkali dsn due snitneast, to
stiike another rai go of niouutins.
1 hat w i I do, and we cau giv these
fellows the B.ip."
Th heat wag friht lit', but they
toiled o-, Lar.y seeiiiing indeiatia
bl. ; aud at las', about mid-day, thry
ca ii: tO"wtaerirthe vatley ended in a
sort uf chaos. Deep gorges, high
pitched rocks, steep escarpineuta, a
legnlar natural for ification, wher -au'a
my might, have been hid, aud
the hills fell to the p ain, which f ro n
where they fitc d sh on meied gray and
white in the haze of the Min.
For the last hi ur the laud h id
trended upward, and now, sc. ing a
spot wnere he could view the sur
ruttiiciing plai i, Dawson adjusted h:s
glass, and began to crawl up to a
higher point, vvhjn suddenly ne felt
some one spring upon him, his aims
were pinioned to his side, and he
and hi assailant rolled over and over
down s .me twenty fe-tot steep shpe
nto a e'e t amo.ig the rocks.
'You treacherous do ,! he gasped,
as loosinjr bims -If by a tremeuuous
smuggle, he C3ughi Larry by the
ihioat.
'Wlrsr, Misther Daws u, Sor, and
aise ye s-lf off-me, for its heavy as
lead. Ve'el be breaking 8 iue ov me
bom-s. Arrah, sur that B .tupid little
p siit l away. Didu t ye see as ihe
divils were jut below, and if I had i t
have pu'led ye back they d have seen
ye?
Dawson 6tared at Lis companion,
who r. 8ponded with a bio.td giiu;
and then he crept cautioUaly to the
edge i t a crag and peered down into
a broad rift which seemed to be the
way ..ut into the plain; aud there
were the very men thry sought to
avoid clustered together not ffty
yards below, smoking, driukiug, and
one group playing with a pack ol
tards.
Tuey were evidently blockading
the sole exit from tue valley, feeling
Mire that they had pissed then
quan'y on the w.tj
Daw sun crept back unobserved,
ana r joined Larry.
4 b.g' your pardon, Larry, he
said, frankly," h dding out lu hanl.
"Heda I, an, I,d have given it to ye
wiiiouL yer bt ineaniu yeisiU to b g
Misther Dawson, sor I tuk ve by
surpiise an, in return. e've t;ik all
the shkin off me poor shin. .Shall I
run an' stop them at waust?"
''No; watch i.e. e. Larry. Take my
i ifl ; Yes y- s, take it I can run bak
b -tier wi; hunt it.''
Harry tuok ih .- ieee with an air ol
d e .ii.-gust.
1'uii must watch, and if thine is
a ,y change of posit on c m - and
warn us. I'll get Iheui back into a
place of safety,"
"K in, thin' yer houor;bud, bedad,
they, re close on us ariiu. Listen!"
There was the f nnt click
hctrd ol
alulie; a
a mule's houf, and far np,
n:gii. r iracK vna.ii ti.oy uan come, mey
Could sec the mult - li iver some dis
tance in advance. Kvident'y fi um
h s el.-vatcd posiiiuii he h id just
emgh: si,4lu i f the men in the ravi n-,
f.r, ill iliing foiWard, h; tied a haud
ken iiicf io the -nd of his mule-staff
and b gin to wave it in the a;r.
F'.r a 1110 neiit D.tWr-Ou sei ni d par
a'v.ed; then he sua'ched toe r tie
:r uu Harry's hand, dr p d ou one
kll -e, all I tuok a ion.' all I C ireful
.t m, nes t il d. drop cd t e pitCc ill
t.. the bulh .v.- . 1 , is a:m it Was to
It n v a shot.
Til" nex in-taut i.c tinned o Lar
iV. " O ,iik !' h cr'ed : Midi w me. The
t ... 1. .1 I. , .1
gun .'s up, but we'll di.- 1 k.
ni n.
C1I U'THIt XIII.
OCT UK TIIK VAI.I.KV.
Harry g ve i e glan e
cag b -hin 1 him, 10 - in: !:
sco nnirc's I clow were in
v r- t e
.at t e
or.eci
iiiieoiisi io is u ss of wi.a
on upon the m tl o nin
th-m tla-lied after his
w.t- goi.g
. 1 .p , an 1
l a ior; but
b lo.eth y had gon -- nia .v
th'-v sto. p d. as if see 1 bou
a : us
d b
the's g t wi.ich nvt their i -y-s, lor
th'-y ii..d .a-en Adams suddenly r is!i
f -rward
a-ic! til
an
.1 te n- down the sign il.
lieX' mo nelit he und the
ra ileteer we.e engaged
il .1 feirfill
strugb;
ujion wua' s em u :o be
quite - narrow lidg . luc mines
Wft' lilted t-onv ms anc ; ba k, and
from the c-'iujM s d way on wh ch the j
w o neii kept th. ir plac-s, it was t v -
d n tnat the sight w is i.i ideu fioni j
i hem by um- i.itei posing cr .g
.t w.'S a di i e struggle out ni I not
las: ab-.vea minute, during whic'i I
th.; two men h ave I and swayed
heie and there, 1 11, reselling the edge
they r-mained bent over, trying hard
to recover their balanc-; th-'ii they
fell, and rolled over and over down
tlie steep side, to disappear the tieXt
mumnt from their v:ew.
Lirry uttered a hoarse cry as they
disapdeared, and bounded forward,
closely lollowed by Dawrsou. The
way was very painful, th .ugh, and
s on bee ime a climb down to wheje
at iast they found Adam3, looking
very pale and dazed, sitting upoa.a
fragment of rock.
And are ye killed, masther dear?
cried Lrry, fc-ling him all over.
'Not a bone bruk, he cried, joyfully;
'only his head, and that don't mat
ther a bit.'
'Xot much the matter, I believe,'
fa d the youug man, giving himself
a shake, and taking a little whiskey
NO. 11.
frita Dawson's flsnk.
'Ai d tha. tre ich -rous Seoundrel,'
exciaim.-d Daws n; -h i hasn't esca
pedr
Adams txiinted down into a rift
from which ho had crawled.
Lairy sprang do.vn m, the in-tan t,
t -oome back alter a few minu'es,
with a struge, dry loot upon his
COUIienauce.
'Dead V sa:d Dawson, in a h a se
w lns,er.
Ar there a y crows and bastes ov
t' at kind in tin ..art ov the coun'hry,
r r a .id La ry, evading the qut s'
t on.
Dawson niddcd 'Yes,' he said
'pi nty.'
'Thin, be the sane token, I hope
the black-h- aned villain wou't disa
gree wid th m. There s the ladies a
beckoning ov ye. ('om ; along, for
tnim cliaos uuy nnke thim o itafth
er uL.'
'Was he quite d-ad, l!arry V paid
Dawson, hanging back to speak to
tlie Irishmtn, as they climb d tow a d
the edge where the muh -s siod, as
patient as so mnv s neep.
Sun-, I didn't 1 kc U s y s bef- re
the masther, bud ihe biste fell legs
upwai da, and',' he added hi a whisper,
'he hadn't got; any head left worth
spak n' about.'
Damson shuddered, a id fie next
minute they were leading the mules
back in'.o a place of safety, which
they found among the rocks, where
at le tst tln-y could count up .n be ng
set ure from observation.
'Here, whd- the mules w e e resting
and partaking ol the r provender, a
conned of war was cal e 1, and t ie
mater arg icd in a I t be ..ring--. It
was imp .isilile t- Ii de Ir un the
women that they were in ike m dst
ot danger ; but they b eeit all wi h
fortitude, and a look of admiration
more than once stole ac:oss Dawson's
face as May made 8 me qvnet sensible
re mirk.
Two courses seemed "pen to t'lem
to retreat and give up the project
for the time, at t ic valley wat op -n
in their r ar, or 1 1 go f r .vard and
tiyeithev U find a way of g-ttingout
on ti e plain on the right, or baldly
pass by the ruffians' c nop.
'Weil, Harry," said Dawson at last
fur that individual had sat sucking
the end of his s ick and listening at
tentively 'well, Larry, what do you
say ?
'Sure, yer h mo-, it isn't for the
ii ces i v m : to in ike plans, only to
take ordheri.'
'Never mind; tell ns what you'd
.do. .Wou d yj-u go back!'
Wi uld i g. back V said Hany, in
ioi e of couicmp - 'J jist wouldn't
f.r i.ie Iikcs ol i liim !'
'Then wli.it would you do?'
What would I do, yv honor? I'd
iiivint a sthr.rij m, a d dcludhor the
varmints. I'd jist lade ihe basics f ti I
lo contintni ii , and muzzle, their
fate, mid ih in s'ale l.y the ill-lo king
ruftiaiis, laiigii ng n me si ive at thim
for a si.t ov iu d-, b ggi"g the ladies'
p il dons.'
'I'm lor Larry's plan,' said Dawson.
'.-iu am I,' .-aid A I. .ins.
'.nd I'll toil yju wliat it i--, Larry,
only let us have g .od luck and net
to tin; si. ver regiuH, it's no 1 ttie sum
you s'uill have to lake b n:k with y u
to ihe old countrv, if you want to
e'
'Sure, y.T honor,' Riid I.ai'iy, w.tli
a cock i f his eye, "and i-n': it a bad
plan io b";rin gi ng aw.y what v
havntgot?' ' JL ileie
Ta :
g-1 some !eep, ruid D iw-
son, lauglnng, "and ill lake ne
Watch.' I
Obj'-'C i ni wi rc- mid-, but over- I
rahd. 1
'Un'ess you li ne rest ; ;i cuino !
get liirough th ' ta.a lon glit,' sa il !
Dawson; and tue f rc-j of his re.ua: ks :
was p ite .t t a 1.
Toe hu.i cemod to c me down .
with jr liter f rco t .an c-'-r as the ,
aft r o hi woi: on, and Dawson saw I
lrom who e h watched a couple uf 1
the i-no my cjnie up twice, and tak : j
a lo g o k down the val ey; but th -y i
so u r tue I, a .d he, in his turn stole '
I r.tard, an I creeping from crag to ;
crag.k eping Ii mself wc 1 under cov ,
r. thoroughly injdo- hi nself mast, r
of the bearings d ihe place. wMi !
t i" r. B lit il a! h SO in loind t iat :
ihr.- was no way by w .ich tie 1
mill s e.il ! pa-s save along by '
v ii r- t ie i "iny wa ched. Ou 'foot
they might i.uv cl mbed down fom i
iociv bi iock and so gained the plain,
bin with th ir b -asts of burden here I
w s the only ope ling.
lie was ie urn h g, w'.i n a de'ach-
d scon fcu.idcidy ra tl d down close
by li m. and in.- ha 1 ouly tim to throw
h ins.nl fia, on :)is.iaee i lose under a
large cv g, w!: ;i he became aware
uf tiie !u t iii it on.- "f the spies was
up above him. d in') ng higher and
big . r, .m l lo king r gut. over where
; i e lay.
! It w.'S a n trrow escap , and he
l.y f r qui'e half an hour, a a are that
a m vein' nt on i.is p trt must mem
be rival of his pos t on. Th n he
heirl the fellow i-ri e, whistling,
and he cr .'pt back in sa'ety to their
hiding-place.
Tlie fatigue of the party halbien
so great that, save the watch, they
all slept heavily nil about ten, wh-jn
Adams awo-ie them. li:frcghment
was partaken of, and they prepared
ior trieir start.
By the time the women were
ready the mu its' feet had beeu cov
ered with the woolen rug pads.
Every arrangement possible had
been made "for their safety, and they
set 0 Dawson going on in advance
aa ecout. Larry beannz his orders to
and fro to Adams, who led the first
mole.
Slowly, step by step, they crept on
down a precipitous ravine so cax'
fully that hardly a Btoae wag moved.
It waa as though a ghostly, proces-
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Si u was on its way, the nhantoms of
some former multj train; and at lat
they reached the lower level, wher
there was what might be termed th ?
p.tl.way lo tiie valley tho pine:
where the enemy Ifai p-tched theii
mp.
here they halted for a few minutes,
to be joiued by Dawsou and Larry,
the former giving his final orders iu
a whisper to Atiams, namely, that
as soon as they were out of the shad
ow of the rocks he was to torn sharp
rouna to the rigat, and, making the
aioon his mark, lead the mules' jiht
on her s lvery track for the next two
hours, aud then, if not Overtaken by
him, to halt -f r one hour. That
spa e of time past, Dawson advised
that tiy alionla trTi tin ti.al .aaaoro
in, and thou aetk some safe plao
where tuey e nld rest for a week;an i
t'e 1 it wou'd be wise for th-m to re
toru giving up the quest.
' But you, Mr. Dawsou V said Mrs.
Adam 1, anxiously.
' Well, uiy dear madam,' he said,
sadly, ' it will be only a bit of fate
However, I am talking of the worst,
and f what you mast do if those
fellows stop Larry aud me, tor though
we go in front now, we shall halt by
tho cai:p here till you get by, and
try to follow. Good-by," he said,
warniiy.
' For the piesent good-by.' said
Mrs. Adams'.
' lafat laaK-1 yria aa.t- IiaOaji
give up ,
Histnot s i loud.
Tlier arc not
two hundred yards away, though
i buy all seem to be asleep and no
watch 8 -t. Give up T Oh nol That
would never do.'
He took a step or two to jwhere
Mary Adaniv was, standing by her
n.ule, and held out his hand to her
without a word.
Mary seemed to hesitate for a mo
ment, aud then she garo him her
hand, saying ' Q xxl by,' quite Calmly.
Tue next niuule he gave Adams
a few final orders, aud then she saw
him step out f the dnk shadow
where ihey stood, ami, closely fol
lowed by Hrry, go silently on along
the level t iward where the scarped
rocks on the right rose higher, and
cast a shadow light across this the
narrowest part of tho 'gate.' Then
taey seouied to d 8 ippear all three
who watciicd noticing how coon a
departing figure grow misty in the
distance, and auguring therefrom
well for their escape could they
once pass the eneufy. CV'1'
' Up on your mule, Mary,' aad
Adams, helping Iht i a.td uow be
ra4.' e 4VHafc Uwc v mind. We
start in a minute.'
Adams blood ran cold, for as he
helped his sister to iiiotuit, the mule
gave an impatient squeal, and stamp
ed with one of its l.rj feet.
At another time this would have
been enough to set the whole train of
seven i i cnnmotoi; but they were
replete, and perhaps sleepy. Not
another paid any heed to the skittish
o1 j-.dor, and the tiroj being up.
Ad.ms uttered on; nine word of
warning-, diew h s revolver with his
right hand, took the le idiug mule's
br.d e with the left, and started out
of the nhad w, and ihe other docile
beasts followed iu siugle file, aud in
(.eldest silence.
Not two hundred yards to traverse
bcf-.ro they would be level with the
s .ot where the desperadoes lay asleep.
A I. nin' hea t tnumped heavily; but
he in v r hesitated for a mom nit. Ho
had s rung himself up for the task,
aii I on he went, hglitly and quickly.
One whinny fr. m the mules, one
sbaiv kick against a loose stone,
w u d betray tl em; but they pass d
over nail tho distance in safety. Then,
iu t ie obscur ty of the shadow ahea I,'
Adams Could just make out two
u-.no ling figure-", and, for aught he
,- mid tell, they might b'J a couple
of in -ir enemies, lie was ccrnp. died :
io believe that they were friends, and
step b.ddly on, hard as was the taik.
T -r e pir;s ol tho distance, in
o her niinste, and if th-y were for
tu i i'e they would be past.
W.tt was that? Good Heavens!
tiie slightest hitch wou'd now be
fatal
To no was a soft rustling noise, a
if ..-.. in one alighting from a mule :
au I as Adams looked back, h s heart
S -.'nr. I to Stand sulL, iot he saw tha.
Ma y. wii ride the la-"f, had leafed
down, an I had taken his wife in her
arms. In ted her from her Beat on the
la t m de but one, and was carrying
her.
To h.lt n iw would have ben fatal
to have loit his gnid mcc of tlie first
mule as bad. A glano; decided him;
he knew Mary's strength, and he led
on, and in thm fashion the train went
by Daw. on and Larry, both motion
lets as siatuei the males led by
Adams following one by "" a-id the
r ar brought up by Mary Adams
with her i3 cr's slight form in her
arms.
Hearts beat faster, hearts seemed
to stand still, as the straoge gray
moon-silvered train went silently by
where, in a heap upon the sand, lay
in the dark the wdiole party of des
peradoes. The last mole past Mary past with
her burden ind then, at a sign from
Dawson, she was joined by Lirry,
who, without a worJ, relieved ber of
her faintiog load.
(To be eoatitraedj
A post-oPs'ic cierk was recently
floored by the following direction of
a letter:
"Wood
JOHH
Mass."
It was explained afterward to mean
"John Underwood, Aadover, Mass."
A uttlb girl of eight or ten sum
mers being asked what da at was, re
plied that "it was mad with the juice
squeezed out."
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