DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
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Romance of the
Black Hawk War
Cold
The Devil's Own
By RANDALL PARRISH
Author of
"Contrabtncl." "She ot lha Irl.h Brl(tde."
'WlienWilderneW King," etc.
ILLUSTRATIONS DY IRWIN MYERS
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Copyright by A. C. McClurn & Co.
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"GOOD LORD O' MERCY, WHAT'S DAT?"
Bynopsls. In 1S32 Lieutenant Knox of tho regular army is on duty at Fort
Armstrong, Rock Island, 111., In territory threatened by disaffected Indians.
The commandant sends him with dispatches to St. Louis. Ho takes passage
on the steamer Warrior and makes tlio acquaintance of Judgo Boaucalro, rich
planter, and ot Joe Kirby (tho Devil's Own), notorious gambler. Knox learns
Judge Htaucalre has a daughter, Elolso, and a granddaughter, Reno, offspring
of a son whom tho Judge has disowned. Reno's mother Is a ncgrcss, and she
and her daughter, never having been freed, are slaves under tho law, although
tho girls have been brought up as sisters. KIrby Induces tho judgo to stake
his plantation and negro servants on u poker hand unfairly dealt by Joe
Carvor, Klrby's partner. Kirby accuses tho judgo of cheating. Beaucalrc,
infuriated, drops dead. Knox tries to induco Kirby to give up his stolen
winnings. Kirby and Carver throw Knox overboard. The lieutenant swimo
ashoro and reaches a hut. Knox lies unconscious for ten days. Recovering,
lie flnds ho lo in a cabin owned by Pete, a "freo nigger," who had shot him,
mistaking him for nn enemy. Ills dispatches have been forwarded. Recovering
from his wound, Knox sends Pete to bring Haynes, Beaucalro's lawyer, and
they arrange, with Pete's help, to got tho women to the cabin of an aboli
tionist, Amos Strunk, before Kirby comes. At tho Beaucalro placo Knox
?verhears a conversation between tho sheriff and his deputy, and learns tho
ruth about tho situation. Ho Is witness to nn interview between Kirby and
a girl who says sho is Rene Beaucalro. Kirby Insults tho girl, and Knox
attacks him. Believing Kirby dead, Knox explains affairs to tho girl, and she
agrees to try to escape with him. They fall to tlnd Poto whero ho had been
posted, so Knox seizes the sheriff's keelboat, along with Sam, the slave left In
charge, and they begin their voyago up tho river.
CHAPTER VIII.
Tho Oawn of Deeper Interest.
It tested Ills skill as n boatman to
v oeato tho exact spot sought amid that
gloom, yet ho finally attained to It
closely enough so I was able to get
ashore, wading nearly thigh deep In
water and mud, but only to learn that
tho boat, which I had provisioned ear
lier In the evening, had disappeared
from Its moorings. No trace of It
could be found in the darkness, al
though I, devoted several minutes to
the search. To my mind this was pos
itive evidence that Poto had returned,
accompanied by the two frightened
women, mid that, finally despairing of
my arrival, had departed with them up
the river. In all probability we would
overhaul the party before morning,
certainly before they could attain the
mouth of tho Illinois. I made my way
back to tho keelboat with this Infor
mation, and the laboring engine began
to chug even while I was briefly ex
plaining the sihmtlon to Bene. She
listened almost wearily, asking but
few questions, nnd both of us soon
lapsed Into silence. A little later she
had pillowed her head on her arms
and apparently hnd fallen ,nsleep.
I must have dozed myself as the
hours passed, although hardly aware
of doing so. It was faint and dim, a
promise moro than, a realization of ap
proaching day, yet already sufficient to
afford mo view of the shore at our
right and to reveal tho outlines of a
sharp point of land ahead Jutting Into
the stream. The mist rising from off
tho water In vaporous clouds obscured
all else, rendering tho scene weird and
unfamiliar. It wns indeed n desolate
view, the nearby land low, and with
out verdure, ' In many places over
flowed, and the river itself sullen and
angry. Only that distant point ap
peared clearly defined and real, with
tho slowly brightening sky, beyond. I
endeavored to arouse myself from stu
por, rubbing tho sleep from my eyes.
Rene had changed her posture, but
still slumbered, with face completely
concealed in her arms; but Snm was
wide awake and turned toward mo
grinning, at my first movement. In
stinctively I liked tho fellow he ap
peared both Intelligent and trust
worthy! "Daylight, is it?" I said, speaking
low so as not to awaken tho" girl. "I
must have been asleep."
"Yas, sah; yer's bin a-noddln fer
de las' hour. Ah wus 'bout ter stir yer
up, sah, for Ah reckon as how wo's
mos' dar."
"Host where?" staring about Incredi
ulously. "Oh, yes, Itnssuer creek.
Have we made that distance already?"
"Wal, wo's bin a-goln' et n mighty
good gait, sah. She ain't done fooled
nono on me all dls night," his hand
laid lovingly on tho engine. "Nebber
kicked up no row o' no kind just
chug, chug, chug right 'long. 'Pears
like sho sorter know'd dls nigger hed
ter git away. Enyhow, we bin movin'
long now right smart fer 'bout four
hours, an' itnssuer creek nm just
'round dat p'Int yonder All's mighty
Jure ob dat, sah."
He was right, but It was broad day
light when we reached there, the east
ern sky a glorious crimson, and the
girl sitting up staring at tho brilliant
coloring as though it pictured to, her
tho opening of a now world. Tho pas
sago of n few hundred yards revealed
the mouth of Itnssuer creek, a narrow
but sluggish stream, so crooked and
encroached upon by1 tho woods as to
be practically invlslblo from tho cen
ter of tho river. Tho water was not
deep, yet fortunately proved suffi
ciently so for our purpose, although
wo were obliged tq both polo and
paddle the bout upward against tho
slow current, and It required an hour
of hard labor to place tho craft safely
beyond the first bend, whero It might
Ho roughly concealed by the Interven
ing frlugo of trees. Hero wo made
fast to tho bank.
I assisted Itcno ashoro, nnd aided
her to cjlmb to a higher level, carpeted
with grass. The broad river was in
vlslbl6, but wo could look directly
down upon tho boat, whero Sam was
already busily rummaging through the
lockets In search of something to eat.
He came ashoro presently, bearing
iouh corn pone and a goodly portion
of jeiked beef. Deciding It would be
better not to attempt a fire, wo divided
this and mado tho best meal, possible,
meanwhile discussing the situation
anew, and plnnnlng what to do next.
Tho negro, seated at one sldo nlono
upon tho grass, said little, beyond re
plying to my questions, yet scarcely
onco removed his eyes from the girl's
face. Ho seemed unable to. grasp tho
thought that sho was actually of his
race, a runaway slave, or permit his
tonguo to utter nny words of equality.
Indeed I could not prevent my own
glance from being constantly attracted
In her direction also. Whatever-had
been her mental strain nnd anguish,
the long hours of tho night had In no
marked degree diminished her beauty.
To me sho appeared oven younger and
more attractive than In tho dim glare
of tho lamplight tho evening before;
nnd this in spite of a weariness In her
eyes nnd tho lassitude of her manner.
She spoke but little, compelling her
self to bat, and assuming a cheerful
ness I was sure she wns far from feel
ing. It was clearly evident her
thoughts were elsewhere, and finally
tho conviction came to mo that, moro
than all else, she desired to be alone.
My eyes sought the outlines of tho boat
lying In tho stream below.
"What Is there forward of tho cock
pit, Sam?" I questioned.
"A cabin, sah; 'taln't so awful big,
but Mnssa Donaldson ho uster sleep
dnr off an' on."
"Tho young lady could rest there
then?"
"Sure sho cud. 'Twns all fixed up
fine afore we lef St. Louee. Ah'll
show yer de way,1 missus."
She rose to her feet rather eagerly,
and stood with one hand resting
against the trunk of a small tree. Her
eyes met mine nnd endeavored a
smile.
"I thank you for thinking of that,"
sho said gratefully. "I I really am
tired, and and it will be rest Just to
bo alone. You you do not mind if
I go?"
"Certainly not. There Is nothing for
nny of us to do but Just take things
easy until night."
"And then we are to go on up tho
river?"
"Yes, unless, of course, something
should occur during the day to change
our plan. Meanwhile Sam and I will
take turns on gunrd, whllo you can
remain undisturbed."
I watched tho two as they went
down tho steep bank together and
Sam helped her over the rail Into tho
Her Eyes Met Mine, and Endeavored
a Smile.
cockpit. Tho negro left tho door open
nnd returned slowlyr clambering up
tho bank.
'"Cuse me, sah," ho said clumsily,
as ho paused before me, rubbing his
head, his eyes wandering below. "Did
Ah henr right whut yer sed las night,
'bout how dat young woman was a
nigger, a runaway from Mussu Kirby?
'Pears like Ah don't Just seem fer ter
git dat right in my head, sab."
"That Is tho truth, Sam, although
It appears qulto as Impossible to mo
as to you. Sho has tho blood of your
raco In her veins, and is legally a
slave."
"An' now sho dono b'lc-ng ter dls
yert Massa Kirby?"
"Yes, ho won' nil tho Benucalrc
property, including tho slaves, in a
poker game, on tbo river, tho night
Beaucalro died."
"Ah dono licerd all 'bout dot, sah.
An' yer nebber know'd dls yere girl
nforo et all?"
"No, I never even saw her. I
chanced to hear the story nnd went
to the house to wnrn them, as no one
else would. I wns tpo late, and no
other course wns left but to help her
escape. That Is tho whole of It."
Ho asked several other questions,
but at last appeared satisfied, and
after that we discussed tho guard duty
of tho day, both agreeing It would not
bo safe for us to permit nny possible
pursuit to pnss by us up tho river un
seen. Snm professed himself ns un
wearied by the night's work nnd will
ing to stand tho first watch. I lay
down In tho tree shade, and must
have fallen asleep almost Immediately.
I do not know what aroused me, but
I Immediately sat, upright, startled
and Instantly awake, tho first object
confronting mo being Sam on tho
crest of tho opposite ridge, eagerly
beckoning mo to Join him. Tho mo
ment he wns assured of my coming,
and without so much ns uttering a
word of explanation, ho vanished
Into the shadow of tho woods.
I crossed tho rnvluo with reckless
haste, clambering tip tho opposite
bank, nnd sixty feet beyond suddenly
came Into view of tho broad expanse
of wnter. Scarcely had I glimpsed this
rolling flood, sparkling under the
sun's rays, when my gnzo turned up
stream", directed by an excited gesture
of the negro. Less than n mile nway,
its rapidly revolving wheel churning
the wnter into foam In ceaseless battle
ngnlnst the current, wns a steamboat.
A number of moving figures were per
ceptible on tho upper deck. I stared
at tho appnrltion, scarcely compre
hending the reality of what I beheld.
"Yer bettah stoop down moro, sah,"
Sam urged. "For sum o' dem fellars
might sec yer yet. Ah nebber hcerd
nuthln' ner saw no smoke till she
cum n-puflln' 'round dc end o' dnt p'Int.
Ah cudn't dnro go fer yer then, sah,
fer fear dcy'd seo me, so Ah jus'
nnt'nrly lay down yere an' watched
her go by."
"Is it a government boat?"
"Ah reckon maybe; leastwise thnr's
n heap o' sojers aboard her reg'lars,
Ah reckons, fer dey's nil In uniform.
But everybody aboard wasn't sojers."
"You know tho stenmer?"
"Yns, sah. Ah's seed her face afore
dls down et St. Louco. Sho uster run
down do ribber she's do John B.
Glover. Sho ain't no great shakes ob
a boat, sah."
His eyes, which had been eagerly
following tho movements of tho craft,
turned and glanced ot me. "Massa
Kirby ho wus aboard dat steamer,
sah."
1 "Kirby 1 Are you sure about that,
Sam?"
'"Course Ah's sure. Didn't Ah see
him just ns plain as Ah see you right
now? Ho wus forrad by do rail, near
do pilot house, a-watchln' dis whole
shore like a hawk. Dat suro wus
Massa Kirby all right, but dar won't
nobody else 'long wld him."
"But what could ho bo doing there
on n troop boot?"
The negro scratched his head, mo
mentarily puzzled by my question.
"Ah sure don't know, sah," ho ad
mitted. "Only dnt's perzackly who It
was. Ah figure it out 'bout dis way,
Bah: dat nobody kin tell ylt which
way wo went up do ribber er down
do ribber. Long cum do John B.
Glover, nn' Massa Kirby ho Just take
a chance nn' goes aboard. Do sheriff
ho goes der odder way, downstream
in a rowbont; an' da't's how dey alms
ter sure head us off."
I sat down nt the edge of tho bluff,
convinced that the conclusions of tho
negro were probably correct. That
was unuouoteuiy about how it had
happened. To attempt pursuit up
stream with only onrs as propelling
power would bo senseless, but tho pas
sage upward of this troop boat af
forded Kirby an opportunity ho would
not be slow to accept. Getting aboard
would present no great difficulty, and
his probablo acquaintance with tho
captain would make tho rest easy.
Thoisteamer by this time was mov
ing diagonally across tho river, head
toward tho other shore, nnd was al
ready so far away tho men on deck
were Invisible. It was scarcely prob
ablo that Kirby would go far north'
ward, but just what course tho man
would tuko when onco moro ushoro
was problematical. Whero ho might
chooso to seek for us could not bo
guessed. Yet tho moro fact that ho
was ulrondy above us on tlio river wus
In itself a matter for gravo consid
eration. Still thus far wo remained
unlocatcd, nnd thero was less danger
In, that direction than downstream.
Onco wo attained ttu Illinois and
mado arrangements with Shrunk tho
immediate danger would bo over.
Then I need go no farther tho end of
tho adventure might bo left to others.
I looked up tho steamer wns a moro
smudge on tho distant bosom of tho
river.
It was into afternoon before Itcno
finally emerged from tho cabin to
lenrn tho news, nnd I spent most of
tho time on watch, seated at the edge
of tho bluff, my eyes searching tho
surfneo of tho river. While Klrby's
presence upstream unquestionably in
creased our peril of capture, this did
not cause mc ns much anxious thought
ns did tho strange tllsnppcnranco of
Freo Pete nnd tho two women. Whnt
had become of them during tho night?
Surely they could never have out
stripped us with only n pair of onrs
by which to combat tho current, nnd
yet wo hnd obtained no glimpse of
them anywhere along that stretch of
river.
Tho knowlcdgo thnt tho steamer
which had passed us wns heavily
laden with troops wns most eneour
nglng. In Itself nlono this was abun
dant proof of tho safo delivery of my
dlspntchos, and I was thus relieved to
reallzo that the duty had been per
formed. Thero might bo wonder nnd
later tho necessity of explanation, yet
no one would buffer from my absence,
nnd I wns within tho limits of my fur
lough tho rc-cnforceinents for "'Forts
Armstrong and Crawford wero ul
rondy on their way. So, altogether,
I faced tho task of eluding Kirby with
n lighter heart nnd renewed confi
dence. Alone, as I believed hhn to be,
nnd In that now country on tho very
verge of civilization, ho was hardly
nn antagonist I needed greatly to
fear. Indeed, ns man to man, I rather
welcomed an encounter.
There is little to record, cither of
tho day or night. The hitter shut down
dark but rainless, ulthough the sky
was heavily overcast by clouds. Sam
made uo endeavor to speed his engine,
keeping most of tho uiy close to tho
deeper shadow of tho, shore, and tho
machinery ran smoothly, its noise in
dlstlngulslmlito at any dlstnncc. Day
had not broken when wo enmo to tho
mouth of the Illinois nnd turned our
bow cautiously up that stream, be
coming Immedlntoly aware that wo
had entered now waters. Tho negro,
Ignorant of what wns before us, doon
benched the boat on n sand bar, and
wo decided It would bo better for us
to remain there until dawn. This was
npt long In coming, tho graying sky
of tho'enst slowly lighting up the scene
nnd bringing Into view, little by little,
our Immedlnto surroundings. Nowhere
nppenrcd the slightest evidence of life,
either on water or land; nil was for
lorn and dead, a vista of titter deso
lation. Sam was standing up, his
whole attention concentrated on tho
view upstream.
"Do steamers ever go up this river?"
I asked, surprised at the volume of
water.
He glanced around nt mo as though
startled at my voice.
"Yas, sah; putty near eny sorter
boat kin. Troublo Is, sah, wo's got
started In do wrong place dar's
plenty watah t'other sldo of dls yere
bar."
"Who told you tho best way to find
Shrunk?"
Ills eyes widened nnd senrched my
fnce, evidently still somewhnt suspl
clous of nny white man,
"A nigger down St. Louco wny, sah.
Dey dono cotched h'.m an' brought him
buck aforo ho even got ter Beards
town." "And you bellevo you can guide us
thero?"
"Ah sure enn, If whut dnt nigger
sed wus correct, sah. Ah dono ques
tioned him mighty partlc'lar, an' Ah
members cbcry sign whut ho glv' me."
He grinned broadly. "Ah sorter bus
plcloned Ah inought 'need dat infor
mntjon." "All right, then ; It Is certainly light
enough nowT-let's push off."
Wo had taken the sand lightly nnd
wero nblo to polo tho boat Into deep
wuter with no great difficulty. The
broader river behind us remained
veiled In mist, but the gray light was
sufficient for our purpose, enabling us
to proceed slowly until our craft had
rounded tho protruding headland, out
of sight from below.
'"Taln't so awful fur from yere,
sah," Sam called to me.
"What tho place whero wo nro to
land?"
"Yus, sah. It's de mouth ob a little
creek whut yer nebber seo till yer
right plum at It. Bettah keep yer eyes
open 'long dat shore, snh,"
JTho girl, alertly bent forward, was
first nmong us to detect tho concealed
opening, which was almost completely
screened by the overarching trees, her
voice ringing excitedly as she pointed
it out. Sam was quick to respond,
rnd almost before I hail definitely es.
tnbllshcd tho spot, tho bow of tho boat
swerved and wo shot In through tho
leafy screen, tho low-hung brunches
sweeping against our faces and scrap
ing along tho sides. It looked n veri
table cave, and Indeed nil I remember
noting in my first hasty glunco
through tho shadows wus tho outline
of a small bout moored to u fallen
tree. I scrambled over, found preca
rious footing, and mado fast.
"So this is tho placo?" I questioned
incredulously, staring about at tho
dark, silent forest, which still ro
malned in tho deep night Bhado. "Why,
there's nothing here."
"No, sah; dar certenly don't 'pear
for ter be much," and the negro crept
out of tho cockpit and joined me,
" 'ceptln tint bont. Dar nln't no bont
'round ycro, les' folks lies bin a-rldln'
in It, Ah reckon,"
Snm advanced cautiously and begnn
noxiously to scan tho ground, beating
back and forth through tho under
brush. After watching him u moment
my gnzo settled on tho strange boat,
and J crept along tho log, curious to
"xnmlno it moro closely. It hnd tho
nppearanco of being newly bullf, the
paint unscrntchod, nnd exhibiting few
marks of usage. A slngld pnlr of onrs
lay crossed In tho bottom, nnd besldo
theso wns an old coat and somo ordi
nary fishing tackle but nothing to
nrouse nny Interest. Without doubt
it belonged to Amos Shrunk, nnd had
been left hero after tho return frani
some excursion cither up or down tho
river. I wns still stnrlng at theso
things nnd speculating about them
when tho negro cnllcd out from a dis
tance thnt ho had found the path,
Iteno answered his hall, standing up
In the bont, nnd I hastened back to
help her ashore.
Wo had scarcely exchanged words
during tho entire night, but now she
nccepted my proffered hand gladly,
"Good Lord'o' Mercyl" He-Exclaimed
Excitedly, "What's Dat?"
nnd with n smllo, springing lightly
from the deck to tho lnsecuro footing
of tho log.
"I do not Intend that you shall leave
mo behind," sho said, glancing about
with a shudder. "This Is such a hor
rid pluce."
"Tho way before us looks scarcely
better," I answered, vainly endeavor
ing to locate Sara. '.'Friend Shrunk
evidently Is not eager for callers.
Where Is that fellow?"
"Somewhero over In that thicket, I
think. At lenst his volco sounded
from there. You discovered nothing
In tho boat?"
"Only n rag and somo fishing tackle,
Corno; we'll havo to plungo In some
where." Sho followed closely as I pushed a
pnssngo through tho obstructing un
derbrush, finally locating Snm nt tho
edge of n small opening, whero tho
light wns sufficiently strong to enable
us to distinguish mnrks of n little-used
trail leading along tho bottom of a
shallow gully bisecting tho sldehlll.
At tho crossing of n small stream wo
noticed the Imprint of sovcral feet in
tho soft mud of tho shore. Ono plainly
enough wns small and narrow, beyond
ull question tliat'of a woman, but the
others wero ull men's, one being clad
In moccasins. Sam, still ahead, start
ed to clamber across tho trunk of a
fallen tree, but came to a sudden halt,
itarlng downwnrd nt something con
cealed from our view on tho other
side,
"Good Lord o' mercy l" ho exclaimed
excitedly, "what's dat?"
I was close beside htm by this tlmo
und saw tho thing also the body of
a man lying on tho ground.
"Walt whero you are, Iteno 1" I ex
claimed, waving her bnck. "Thoro is
a man lying hero beyond tho log.
Come, Sam ; wo will seo what ho looks
like."
Wholesale murder the
work of tho Devil's Own.
(TO DE CONTINUED,)
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members of tho staff should work to
gether In unison. Uo summoned tho
lending officluls, nnd ufter delivering,
nn address on tho desirability of thor
ough co-operation, concluded by say
ing: "Gentlemen, In my profession
when n Jury disagrees It Is discharged,
I think I need say no moro!"
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To Have a Clear 8weet Qkln.
Touch pimples, redness, roughness
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ment, then batho with Cutlcura Soap
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dust on a little Cutlcura Talcum to
leave a fascinating fragranco on skin,
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