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SWEET REVENGE Mr Captain P. A> niTCHSL, Author of "Chattanooga," "Chlckamauga," Kto. Copyright, 1807, by Harper & lirothors. -H-H l"l I I ?!? 1-1I'M IW-H-f1 CHAPTER XI. bt kaliko tue oun8. JAQU ELI NE once more becnme nn object of undivided Interest. Tho men crowded about tier, staring at her, uttering exclamations of admiration, vainly seeking a wny to do her honor. Presen. ,, they cut sap lings, out of which they constructed a rude chair, decorating It with twigs, and one 111 favored bandit, to whom nature bad Imparted,^, spark of art, gathered wild tlowcrs with which tc put on finishing touches. When the Beat was completed, the men looked awkwardly at Jack, and the captain, presenting the tips of his Angers, led her to her Improvised throne. Helen, who at the first sign that I was to bo temporarily spared had recovered her equanimity and had Infused some of her restored cournge Into Jack, saw at once tho advantage of keeping up her cousin's popularity. Seizing some of - the flowers, she wove them on a frame work of green twigs Into a circular gar land and insisted on crowning tho fa vorite, not queen of May, for May had not yet come, but queen of a mouth fur more appropriate?April. By this time night had come on, n ronrlng fire was lighted, nnd the guer rillas, forming a ring of which Jack was the gom, threw themselves on the ground and listened to her chat, her Bongs, her stories, their fire llghtod faces stiuidlug out of tho gloom In grim contrast with her refined beauty. The captain, with his superior breed ing, served ns a link between her and his men, keeping them In check nnd stimulating their admiration by his own. If Jack tlagged for a moment be tween her stories and her songs, Helen was quick to suggest new ones, and oc casionally both wore 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 eutertalnmeut could not go on all night, und I began to dread the momcut when the girls should attempt to take their doi -rture. Presently fielen In u firm voice said: "Come, It's time for us to go." Shouts of "No!" "A dance!" "A song!" greeted tho proposition, nnd the guer rillas began to form In groups to resist an exit. Helen, seleetlug the uoislcst knot of men, drew a revolver from her pocket and, cocking It, moved toward thorn with her eyes fixed upon them, calm and steady. Whether It was that they were cowed by tho weapon or ad mired this evidence of woman's pluck, they opened a way. The captain, seiz ing the opportunity, quickly took Jack by tho hand and led her a er her cousin. Once beyond tho ring, he as sisted the girls to mount, then, mount ing himself, tho three rodo away, fol lowed by a cheer. As for me, I breath ed one long sigh of relief. "Well, Ginger," said Buck, "reckon ef we uns air golu to git to Sparty to morrer we'll have to travel all night." "Is the nigger takln yo* to Sparty or air yo' takln the nigger?" asked one of the men. "Dat ain't gwluo to mak' no differ'," said Ginger. "Mars Buck an 1 don' never had no trouble. Mars' Buck, he's my mare' till I gits to de new ono." Buck led his horse to tho log nud mounted, giving uio a slgnlficuut look, as much ns to say, "I won't desert you," then rode av/ay, followed by Gin ger, with the remark: "Goodby, yo' fellers. Much 'bilged fo' the good time." The restraint of the girls' presence being no longer felt, the men's behavior changed In a twinkling. Tho captain's absence left Pete Hnlllday, tho worst man In the gang, free to foment trou ble, and he began to do so by sneering ut his chief for being brought, as he expressed It, under petticoat govern ment. Thero appeared to bo two fac tions In tho band?the ono headed by Halliday or Jaycox and tho other by Captain Rlngold. Halliday set about instigating the guerrillas, or, rather, his adherents, to go after Helen and Jack and bring them back for another dance. To make matters worse, one of the men found some applejack, and It was not long before the gang were half drunk. Meanwhile the captain returned and received a hearty cursing from Halliday and his adherents. Sev eral of them started to bring back the girls, but Rlngold drew upon them nnd threatened to shoot them unless they returned. They staggered back, grum bling, and the captain adroitly pro posed another pull at the applejack. This diverted them, and after finishing the liquor on* after another sank Into a drunken slumber. It was midnight Every member of the band was asleep save the man who was deputed to guard me. He was Hit ting on a piece of firewood, bo placed that he could watch me across the flame. I lay on my back looking up at the stars and featherlike clouds that cow and again floated across the great ? blue dome, the only motion apparent save the tree tops bending under an oc casional breeze. The Are flickered, the guard nodded, and an owl in the dis tance gave an occasional hoot. I heard something stir in the under brush. Glancing aside, I saw a small light disk over a bush. It was t*o face of little Buck. Now, In the name of all the gods, will those devoted friends never give over risking their ttves In these useless at tempts? What Is to happen n?w? I scowled an order to the boy to go away, but he paid no attention to It. Something came sliding aloaat the ?round and Icdg?d against me. The guard beard tt, started, cast a quick glance at me. then about him, but, seeing nothing, relapsed Into Ms for mier quietude, _I fffc f* art**,had, struck me and oasped a Jackknlfe. Meanwhile Buck disappeared, but. soon appealing again In bis place, held up a carbine. He had doubtless stolen It from one of the men who slept ou the edge of the circle about the fire. Again he disappeared, and I Watched eagerly for bis return. The guard was ?till awake, though nodding, but had he been more watchful be would uot likely have discovered Buck, for the underbrush, both where the boy ap peared to me and where It skirted the sleeping guerrillas, was so thick that In passing around the camp . > was Comparatively safe from observation. Besides for moat of the distance Buck traversed in his gun foray the guard's back was toward btm, I watch the point where Bock's head ?DueajiA jgptcttMLJflL am vthM*ln1 tiut In Its stead presently see two white points. Straining my eyes, I discern the whlteB of two eyes, then a black face. It Is Glngqr. A white line appears directly below the eyes, and by Is allow ing his tooth In a .smile. Ho raises his arm, and, behold, another gunl Again a white line of teeth, and he puts thu weapon down, Live, 10, 15 minutes elapse. Ginger holds his ground. Has he gone to sloopV No. Another five minutes, and ho holds up another gun. iAh, I see. Little Buck; with catlike Sread, Is gathering in the arms. That's well. He is far bettor tilted for such delicate work than a stllT old negro. The little pantomime begins to take shape In my mind and bring anticipa tions of more thau a fight for my owu life. If 1 can escape and Buck and Ginger secure sufficient arms, It may be possible for all our party to got to gether and make a defense. I must tell Ginger to get some ammunition. But with a guard looking straight at me it Is no easy task to convey an order by 61g;:.und that to a stupid negro. Catch ingfeghl of a small stone beside me. 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 aud the point of my forefinger, as a boy holds a murble. Watching till tho guard's head Is turn ed, looklug meaningly at Ginger, I lire the stone a short distance, hoping ho wPl understand the word "ammuni tion. Ills face Is a blank; It Is evi dent that ho does not know what I mean, and there Is no prospect of bis getting It through his thick skull. Ginger turned away, and I knew that he was speaking to his young master; then Buck's white face showed Itself inquiringly 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 ho was right. He went away and after a long absence came back and held up four cartridges, two In each hand. Then, putting down tho boxes, he held up three flugers, and I knew that they had secured three guns. Ho next held up four flugers of tho other hand, pointing to the sleeping guerrillas, and I knew ho proposed to get one more guu. Buck was a long while capturing the fourth gun. One of tho men awoke, yawned, sat up aud looked luto the fire, yawned again, lay down and was soon snoring. Then the guard got up from where he was sitting. There was a slight sound In tho bushes, and he listened attentively. Then he put some wood on the flro and sat down again. Ho had scarcely seated himself before Ginger held up the fourth gun. ' I moved slightly, showing my friends by ray manner that I was about to try { to get away. They appeared to under 1' J The ouard opened hi* eyes and looked straight at me. stand and gathered up the guns, Buck taking one and Ginger three, doing ail so silently that no sound reached even me. I waited, watching the guard In tently till he should nod. I had no ex pectation of his going to sleep. I only hoped to free myself from my thongs before be should discover my move ment He nodded. I moved. Ho open ed his eyes. I snored. He nodded again. I grasped the knife. Thoughtful Buckl He had opened the blade. Drawing up my knees, I cut the ropes that bound my ankles, then folt In my boot leg for the revolver. I was about to cock It when I remembered that the guard would hear tho click. I thought I would conceal tho sound by a sneeze, but a sneeze might disturb some of the band. The owl, which had for some time been silent, hooted. It usually gave three hoots In succession. I count ed?one, two and at the third cocked my revolver. Through my half closed Uds I cast a glanco at tho guard. His eyes were shut ! looked significantly at Buck and Ginger to show them that 1 was ready, then motioned them to g& Waiting long enough for them to put a few hundred yards between them and tho camp and noticing that the guard's eyes were still shut I prepared to follow. Rising slowly and silently, keeping my eyes fixed on the man by the Are, raising my revolver and taking as good an aim as possible with bound wrists, I stood on my feet One step back ward, then another, a third, a fourth, a flftb, n sixth. I had reached the bushes where Buck and Ginger had been concealed and was about to take one moro step which would secure con cealment when tho guard opened his eyes and looknd straight at mo. Surprise wns his lost emotion, my figure the last sight he ever saw. I shot him through tho head and before tho report had ceased to reverberate was In the bushes. CHAPT1DR XII. A DATXIOHT ATTACK. DESPITE tho thickness of the surrounding underbrush, i made quick progress. Jump, lag clean over bushes, darting around trees and under low limbs, aft er running tome 200 yards from the guerrllia camp I came to a compare tlvely open space. Seeing a figure standing within It and surmising it to be one of my friends, I was about to oall whou a woman's voice cried "Halt!" I knew that I was covered by a weapon and stopped short "Are youM? i, "Yes, and yon"? "?! ' "Kelen. This way." She darted awaj Uk? a <Ucr, I good [ The < World's Greatest' Fever Medicine'. I I Kor all form? of ferer tako JOHNSON'S CHILL AND FBVBR TONIC, l* l0? I I Mines hottor than qulDlno and does In a ulnglo day what ?low auinln*. ??""22 I I do In 10 days. Jt's splouUld cures aro In striking contrast to tho fu?b10 ouros u overtook her, ami together we ran per- i hapa half a mile, when sho began to climb an ascent lending to the base ot an overhanging cliff. 1 saw through tho gloom a large and a small tlgure climbing Just ahead of us and knew they were Ginger and Buck. Helen led tho way up to a recess In the cliff, an?I I saw at once a position that we could i hold against a dozen men so long as wo i bad food and ammunition. "Hello!" It was Jack's cheery voice, i "Goody! Ain't 1 glad to get out o' the wildern ess!" "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 stouo luto a gap between two others, and as soon as It was In position had a continuous breastwork. The guerrillas were call? I Ing to euch other In the woods below, but tbey did not seem to know where we were. I picked up one of the guns Ginger had thrown down, Buck had uiiu in his huUds, Giujjer kept u?o, and Helen seized the remaining one. "Where de I come in?" chirped Jack. "Here." I handed her the revolver, !n which there were five loaded cham bers, aud told her to hold on to It, as she would doubtless need lt. Wo all took position behind our breastworks ready to repel an assault, at tho same time seeing to the condition of our pieces. They were cavalry carbines, all loaded and capped ready for use. "Where are your horses?" I asked. "Picketed down there," Helen re piled, pointing westward, "In a thicket not far from the road." "Have you anything to eat?" She glanced at n parcel on tho 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." Helen set her lips, Jack turned pale, Ginger showed no emotion whatever, whllo Buck remarked that he'd be "darned If he didn't plunk ouo of 'em, anyway." As for myself, I was aghast at tho terrible fate that threatened those w,-:0 had ao nobly and so bravely risked all In my behalf. "What brought you here?" I asked, impatiently, of Helen. "When you were taken from * our house I resolved to follow. Buck came in just as I started, and Insisted ou 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 ho saw two men climb a tree near your window and enter your room. Ho watched from a distance and saw them brlug you out, but he could not tell whether they were taking you away by force or assisting you to es cape. Coming Into the bouse, he told us what had happened. "Jack started to awaken Cnptnln Beaumont, but I stopped her. If you had been assisted to escape, this would be fatal. Besides, from what Jack had told me of the captain, I Judged he would have his night's rest before starting In pursuit. I told Jack I would! follow you my.jolf, and she was wild to come with me. Ginger had seen you leave tho plantation and knew tho di rection you had taken. We sent him and Buck ahead, aud they soon came near enough to you to hear your horses' hoof beats, then waited for us to come up. Soon after we lost track of you, but, hearing somethlug come crashing down the mountain'*? "A stone." ?"we follow td the direction of the sound. In the early morning Buck and Ginger came upon you unexpectedly. As soon as you had gone they rejoined us, we shadowed you and yesterdny afternoon laid a plan for your escape." "A wild, Impracticable scheme. Ono circumstance has led to another, each Involving you more deeply. My Ood. what a load of obligation 1 We can't stay here. We'll starve. Buck, couldn't you slip out In the darkness and Und help?" "No, slree; I'm not golu out o' hynr. I'm goln t' stay an fight with the rest." "But you may save all our lives." "Why don't you go, Mr. Brandy stone?" "I? 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 n-goha to sneak away If I am little." "Bucky," said Jack, "jro' needn't go. I'll go myself." "Yo* don' do nuflln like dat. Missy Jack," cried Ginger. **Dem grillers shoot yo'I Wha' mars' say ef 1 go back an tell 'em de apple ob be eyo go down 'mong grlllers fo* to git shot? I gwlne, mars'," he added to me. But by this time there was more call ing among the men below, a streak of light appeared in the east, and 1 did not dare let any one attempt to evade tho enemy. Resides, I could now see . by the lay of the land that It would bo Impossible. Something must havo glveu tbo guer rillas an lokllng of our whereabouts, for as soon ns it was light we could see them standing, looking up at our position. I told every one to lie low, hoping that some of tho outlaws would climb up to Investigate and wo might pick them off. For more than an hour we remained concealed, only speaking In whispers; then we saw the knot of men below divide, three going to the west, three to tbo east, while three be gan to climb townrd our fortross. One remained below, aud as the light In creased I saw It was the captain. Wo four who wero armed with car bines knelt behind the rocks, I to the extreme left, Helen next, then Buck behind the stone wo had moved to fill tho gap, with Gingor bringing up tho right end of tho lino. I was an excel lent shot?I had long been considered ono of tho best In Tennessee? and it turned out that Helen was not bad. Ginger was no shot at all. I selected tho man In advanco for my especial ob ject, deoiguated the second for Helen and gave Buck the third. They were to Are after mo In the order named. Gingor was to flro at any who might bo left standing. Jack had only a revolv er, and I directed hor to keep back. Sho was trembling, and In order to strength en her by concentrating her mind on some duty I told her to De resny to hand us the ammunition after tbo first volley. The guerrillas came on, every man holding a carbine. When they b*4 cov ered i third of the distance, I saw that Buck was iibout to Are out of tum, and I was obliged U> speak to him some what sharply. I think the advancing men heard me, for they stopped and consulted, Th?. cjptate. ggmdlfig be ^*9H low, called to theui to '-to on. und. Bop- ' aratiug ?o "s to leave u dozen yards j between each man. skirmish fashion, they started again, watching eogerly j for a sight of something to tiro at. As they were all abreast, my order for thing would not servo. I gave another. "I'll take the left mau, Miss Stau forth the center. Buck the right." There was no response. All were too intent on the work before us to speak. 1 permitted the men to come within a hundred yards, when, taking deliberate aim with the rest. I shot my man through the heart. In another mo ment Helen's rille cracked, and the center man dropped. Buck, who was excited, tired wild and missed alto gether. Ginger lost his heud com pletely nud did not tire at all. As Gin ger's courage deserted him Juck's came to her all of a schien. "Why don't yo' shoot, Ginger?" She cried, with Hashing eyes. Snatching his gun and aiming it at the remaining man, who was rapidly getting down the declivity, she K,,n' him tho r??sr of the way with u limp. Two meu were ' put out of tho 8ght and the third dis abled. "By golly." cried Buck, "we licked 'em, dldu't \vc?" 1 thought it best not to discourage him by telling him that this was only a preliminary skirmish, but asked Jack for the ammunition, and we nil reload ed. The wounded man went back to tho captain, who appeared greatly agitated over the result. He was evidently sur prised at the reception of his searching party. The men who had gone to tho Hanks, hearing the thing, rejoined their lender, and two men who bad beeu lu the roar came forward. Heaven preserve us! The captain has started up the Klope nt the head of a Btormlng party of eight men. I was appalled. We had but four guns and after tiling a volley must 10 load before Qrlllg another. Wo could not expect to disable more than four men nt the first lire; then the remaining four would bo upon us before we could reload. In quick tones I gave the or der: "All load. I'll lire." With that I l<; drive and dropped a man. Then, throwing down tny gun, I took Helen's and dropped another. Buck handed mo Iiis, and 1 dropped a third. "By jltnluyl" cried Buck, exposing his head to see better. "Ain't yo' a bul ly shot?" Bin?: went a bullet within ?n Inch of his ear. and he ducked. "Keep dowu!" I cried as tho lend rat tled against the rocks In front of us. / Khnt mu man throuuh the heart. and fired tho fourth gun, again hitting my man, though I only "winged" him. Indeed. I believe he dropped to cvndo tho fire. By this time the first gun had been reloaded, and I took aim at the captain. I was sure I lilt him, but he came ou. Taking the next gun now ready, I tired at him again, but Just as l did so one of the men stepped In front of him and received tho shot. Tl. I.. ? ;..1 ?*.<. ?-, ..1* rr\\ _ *UIO UUlBUcU nit; uoouua. ' lie men broke and lied and before I could get another shot were Tar back toward tho nosltlon from which they had started. ' l-U f CONTINUED.] A Good Jokk on Herself,?Tho Philadelphia Ledger says that the ex ceedingly handsome wife of a certain Senator is going about those days doing what only tho hundredth wo man would ever think of doing. She is telling a story on herself. Not very long ago a woman cf fashion gave a voiy elaborate luncheon. As the Senator's wife seated herself and drew off her gloves sho noticed that beside her sat a stout, elderly person, obvious ly wealthy, obviously dressed by one who didn't know and just as obviously unused to tho ways of polite society. Indeed, she presently turned to tho Senator's wife and confessed it. " I guess yours is tho only face hero I know, except Emily's thero," in dicating tho hostess. " Sho's my niece. But I knew you the minute I set eyos on you. I sa>s to myself. ?There's Mrs. Senator Blank,' and I know it." " Perhaps you'd seon mo somewhere before," said the Senator's wifo graciously. ?? 1 think you are from my husband's State, are you not ?" *? Yes, I am," admitted the stranger, " but I ain't ever seen you before.'' "My pioture in tho magazine, then?" said the Senator's wifo, who had appeared in the public prints fre quently of lato. "That's it," answered tho other eagerly. " That's just how I come to know you as soon ss I saw you. I've been seeing you in the backs of maga zines for months, and, say, I want to ask you, confidentially, is that soap as good as you say it is?" President Roosevelt has given his hearty approval to the schemo for building a bridge across the Potomac river, which will include a memorial arch in honor ot the late President McKinley. The Washington G. A. R. Eosts and the National Memorial ridge Association propose to hold a publio meeting at an early date to for ward the movement. President Roose velt has promised to Write a letter to be read at the meeting. At Cotta, in Saxony, persons who did not pay their taxes last year are published in a list which hangs up in all restaurants and saloons of the city. Those that are on the list can get neither' moat nor drink at these places under penalty of loss of license. When some elderly women try to look young they dye in tho attempt. "? j&tfirl&to Ail woman who auffnr from ohronlo dlsaasps to wrho to Dr. Ptoroo.^ Tlmt advice is based upon practica] experience. After suffering for mont'-s, and finding no benefit result from the ttreatment of the local physician, Miss Belle Hedrick wrote to Dr. Pierce for advice. She acted on the advice, regained her appe tite, recovered her strength, and gaiu ^ ed several pounds ^ "Write to Doctor i Pierce " is good ad J vice fort every itv-*^>jf V j[ w011181* to follow. jOfS^UM coBts nothing. wjf^^^\A\Wf f^r- Pierce invites fj/'/e? ?','| sick women to con >^5k?I*i ' him, by letter, /P'jr*AN> free. Address Dr. **? V- Vie?' lQ" ' I valids* Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y. In a little over thirty ycura, Dr. Pierce, assisted by bis staff of nearly a score of physicians, bus treated and cured over half a million women. ?I suffered from female weakness for five months." writes Miss Belle Hcdrick of Nyc, rmnum Co., "w. Vu. "I t.c?tc? "> " K0*"* physician, but he never seemed to do me any good. I wrote to Dr. R. V. l'lercc for advice, which I received, telling me to take his ' Favoi Hi Prescription 1 and'Ooldcu Medlcol Discovery.' I took thirteen bottles of'Favorite Prescription' audtlfsht of' Golden Medical Discovery.' 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