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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1907)
WIMflQIJ Qtt9JIWtarEOinHUCTiUIXVULlML'11ni!H gMtmergmram i I A OF By E. la iiuiiinwKiinii u'n in.xr MAKti HISTOR PHILLIPS OPFENHEIM, gssssK emu Qsmttoimm qssmb tmmmm& Author of "The Mi9tcr Muitimcr." "A Prince of Sinners," "Mysterious Mr Sabln," "Anna the Adventuress," Etc. (U CopyrlflhU 1005, 1000. by UTTLE. BROWN, and COMPANY. 1 CHAPTER I. AETnil bcry sat up mill rubbed hn CTO-1. lie whs Htm, toot sore ami n Utile elillly. There was no man servant nrraug H? IiIh bath and doilies, no pleasant Miniil of coffee hone of (lie small lux HiiiM lo which he was accustomed. On Hie eoittt'tiry, lie hail slept all night lon it lied of bracken wllli no other oimlng than the .stiff pine needles firum Hie tall lilnek trees, whose M range, rustling niusle hail lulled lilm lo Meei. lie sat up and remembered sudden ly where he was and how he hud come Mii-re. lie yawned and was on Ilia point of mruggling to Ills led when hi became aware of certain chunked -omlltions in his surroundings. Home hutinet of simple curiosity perhaps, lint of far reaching effect, led him to m-awl hack Into his hiding place and witch. Last night two things alone, after many hours of painful walking, bad Impressed themselves upon his con hciousnoss the dark, Illimitable forest and the double line of rails which with the absolute strnlghtness of exact sci ence had stretched behind and In front till the treetops In the far distance had Hccincd to touch and the rails them selves to vanish Into the black heart of Hie close growing pines. For miles he had limped along the painfully rough track without seeing the slightest sign of any break In the woods or any hu mnii being. At last the desire for uleep bad overtaken him. lie was u hardy young Englishman, and a night out of doors In the middle of ,Iune -amler these odorous pines presented It helf merely as a not disagreeable ad venture. Five minutes after the Idea htul occurred to hiiu he was asleep. And now in the gray morning he looked out upon n different scene. Scarcely a dozen yards from him stood a single traveling coacn of dark greeu, drawn by a heavy engine. At inter vals of scarcely twenty paces up and j ilnwii the line as far as lie could see soldiers were stationed like sentries. They were looking sharply about in all directions, and he could even hear the fojtsteps of others crashing through 1lie wood. From the train three or four men in long cloaks had already descended. They were standing In the track talking together. The young man behind the bracken felt himself In somewhat of a dilem ma. There was n delightful smell of fresh coffee from the waiting coach, mid there seemed to be not the slight nt reason why he should not emerge from bis hiding place and claim the hospitality of these people. Ho was u finite harmless person, with proper cre dentials and nu adequate explanation of his presence there. On the other Imnd, the spirit of ndventure natural to his years strongly prompted htm to remain where bo was and watch. He felt certain that something was going to happen. Besides, those soldiers had exactly the nlr of looking for sotne ody to shoot. While he was hesitating something did happen. There was n shrill whis tle, n puff of white smoke iu the dis tance, and another train approached rom the opposite direction. It drew up within a few feet of the one which was nlready waiting. Al iost Immediately half a dozen men, -who were already standing upon the platform of the car, descended. One of these approached rapidly and salut od the central flguro of thoso who had een talking together in the track. .After a few moments conversation these two, followed by one other man only who was carrying a writing port folio, ascended the platform of tho train which had arrived first and dis appeared Inside. Tho young man who was watching these proceedings yawned. "No duel, then," he muttered to him self. "I've half a mind to go out." Then he caught sight of a particularly flcreo looking soldier with his finger already upon tho trigger of his gun, and ho decided to remain where ho frns. In about half nn hour the two men reappeared on the platform of the car. Simultaneously tho window of the car riage in which they had been sitting was opened, and the third man was Tisible, standing before a small table and arranging some papers. Suddenly Mo was called from outside. He thrust hh hat upon the papers and hastened to obey tho summons. A little gust of breeze front the open ing and closing of the door detached one of tho sheets of paper from tho re straining weight of the hat. It flut tered out of tho window and lay for a moment upon the side of the track. No no noticed It, and in a second or two H tl uttered underneath tho clump of bracken behind which tho young Eng lishman was hiding, lie thrust out his baud and calmly secured it. In lcs than live minutes the plnce was deserted. Anilil many hasty fare wells, wholly unintelligible to the watcher, the two groups of men sep.i rated and climbed Into their respective trains. As soon as every one was out of sitrht the Englishman rose, with a ' little grunt of satisfaction, and stretch ed himself. He glanced first at the sheet of wiper mill, finding It written in Orman. thriiflt It Into his pocket. Then he commenced an anxious search for smoking materials and eventually pro-1 duccd a pipe, a crumpled packet of to hacco and two matches. "Thank heavens!" he exclaimed, lighting up. "And now for a tramp." He plodded steadily along the track for an hour or more. All the time he was in the heart of the forest. Pheas ants and rabbits and squirrels continu ally crossed In front of him. Once a train passed, and an excited guard shouted threats and warnings, to which he replied in lluctit but ineffective English. "Johnnies seem to think I'm trespass ing," lie remarked to himself in an ag grieved tone. "I can't help being on their beastly line." Tall, smooth faced and fair, he walk ed with the long -stepped, lightsome grace or the athletic young lmgnsn man of his day. He was well dressed I y i j Our May B 1' fl,,,vll' pms ) . bargains j White Goods. India Linons, from ....81310 30c yd Hatred Dimities, from 10 to 20c yd Barred Nainsooks, from 10 to 20c yd Dotted Swiss, from 1 5 to 25c yd Lmbroide'rcd Swiss, at 30c yd Lace striped Swiss, from 12A to 30c yd Silks. Those soldiers hud cxuctlu the nlr looUliiu for somebody to shoot. in tweed clonics, cut by n good tailor, a llttlo creased by his night out of doors, but otherwise immaculate. He I hummed a popular air to himself and held his head high. If only ho were 1 not so hungry! j Then he came to a station. It was a little more than a few rows of plunks, I with a chalet at one end. But a very welcome sight confronted him. A lit tle pile of luggage, with his Initials. G. P., was on the end of tho platform nearest to him. "That conductor was a sensible chap!" ho exclaimed. "Glad I tipped him. Hollo!" Tho station master, In uniform, camo hurrying out. The young Englishman took off his hat and produced a phrnso book from his pocket. Ho Ignored tho stream of words which the station master, with many gesticulations, was already pouring out. "My luggage," he said firmly, laying one hand upon tho pile and waving tho phrase book. Tho station master acquiesced heart ily. He waxed eloquent aguln, but tho Englishman was busy with the phraso boot;. "Hungry! Hotel?" be attempted. The station ninster pointed to where the smoke was curling upward from a score or 80 of houses about half a mile distant. Tho Englishman was get ting pleased with himself. Outside wns a weird looking carriage, and on the box seat was a very fat man In a shiny hat ornamented by n bunch of feathers, fast asleep. 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