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The '
Devils Own.
ABomoncooF Ac Black Hawk War
AlW offcmftood"SWof Jwl:&f!u'daV.
When tVUdini wo Kiivj, tc.
OfRI6HT
The door closed behind lilm. nml the
ttegro nml I were nloiip. The (Ho was
cast; I liuil pledged myself to action
was fully eoimnllted to the attempted
rescue or Hone jieiiuoairo, mid no
thought of nny retreat ouoe occurred
to nip. The negro Mill remained sent
ed on the edge of tho hod. digging his
toes Into tho Imrd earth of tho floor.
"Pete." I bepm earnestly. "Vou
trust me. don"t you? You do not sus
pect me of being any slnve-liuntori"
Xn sah, Mussn li:ox, I n!n t
feared o' yer yors one o' dem down.,
easterners."
"Well, not exactly that. I came from
n slave state, hut my family Is of New
Kngland blood and breeding. I am
just as much your friend a though
you were white. Now, you and I have
pot a hard Joh before ns."
"Yos, sah, we sure has."
"And the first thing we have to do,
Is to trust each other. Now I am co-
Jug to ask you a question Is that the
test way for us to go, up the Illinois?"
He was slow to answer, evidently
turning the whole matter over in his
Wind. I waited Impatiently, feeling
the delay to be a serious loss of time.
"Well then, let roe put tills differ-
"Have You Ever Assisted Any Slaves
, to Run Away From Missouri?"
ently. Have you ever assisted any
slaves to run away from Missouri?'
"Well, Massa Knox, I reckon thet
maybe I knew'd 'bout som' gittln
away 'pears like I did, sab."
"And tbese escaped by way of the
Illinois?'
H!s dumb, almost pathetic eyes met
mine pleadingly, but some expression
of my face served to yield him cour
age. "I I reckon I I don't know much
"bout all dls. Massa Knox," he stam
mered doubtfully, bis bands locking
and unlocking nervously, "I I sure
don'; an' fer de mattnh o' dat, ther
. ain't no body whut does, sah. All I
does know, fer sure, is dat If a nigger
onct gets as fer as a certain white
man up de rlbber, 'bout whar de
mouth ob de Illinois is, he's got a
mighty good chance fer.. ter reach
Canada. De " next place whar he's
most likely ter stop Is Beardstown,
long wid som' sorter preacher whut
lives thar. An' thet's as fer as dey
ever done tol' me, sah."
"About this first white roan the
one near the mouth of the Illinois do
you know his name?"
Pete rose to his feet, and crossed
the room to where I stood, bending
down until his lips were close to my
ear. His answer was spoken in a
thick .whisper.
"Massa Knox, I never did 'spect to
say dls ter no white man, but it seems
I Just nnt'lnrly got fer ter tell yer.
He's got a cabin hid way back In de
bluffs, whar nobody don't go, Vept
dem who know whar It Is. I reckon
he don't do nnthin' but hunt an' fish
nohow leastways he don't raise no
corn, nor truck fer ter sell. He's a
tall, lanky man, sah. sorter thin, with
a long beard, an bis name wus Amos
.Shrunk. I reckon maybe he's a Black
Abolitionist, sah." '
"Quite likely, I should say. And you
could take a boat from here to bis
place?"- '
"Sure, the darkest night yer ever
see." (
This knowledge greatly simplified
matters. If :here was already in op
eration an organized scheme by means
of which fugitives from this side of
the great river were taken through to
Canada, protected and assisted along
the way, then all we would be required
to do in this case would be to safely
convey the unfortunate Rene and her
mother in Pete's boat up the river,
and there turn them, over to the care
of this Amos Shrunk. Undoubtedly he
could be trusted to see to it that they
were promptly forwarded to others,
fanatics like himself, who would
swiftly puss ..them along at night
across the Illinois prairies, until be
yond nil danger of pursuit The dis
tance to the mouth of the Illinois
could not be far, surely not to exceed
fifty miles ns the river ran. It ought
not to prove difficult to baffle Kirby
for that short distance, and then we
would be free to return, and no one
could prove nny charge against us.
Tho only Important fact fronting us
whs i.t.n wo 01111 an i,ili niV, ,.,,nro
KIrhy and his aides, tinned with legal
authority, could return this very
night.
"IVto," I snld shortly, my tone un
consciously one of authority, "we must
be out of hero before daylight, and
safely hidden somewhere' up the river.
The first thing to ho done, and tho
hardest, is to explain to those women
the situation, and persuade them to'
accompany us. They may not believe
my story; that was why I was so tins
Ions to have Haines go to the house.
They would have confidence In him.
Io they know you?"
"Lord love yer ob course dey do.
1'se knowed all ob 'em for a long
while, sun. Dey'll sure believe ol'
Pete."
"Well, we can only try our best.
Have you any conveyance herv?"
"Any whut, sah?"
"Any wheeled rvhk-le In which we
can ride to Beauoalre, and by means
of which we ran bring the women
back? The distance Is too far to
walk."
"I'se got a sorter khnrt. an' nn ol'
mule. sah. Dey's out yonder in do
bush."
'Hitcb them up at once, while I put
a few things we may need In the boat.
Show me how to find It." ,
He pointed out the path, with the
dlreetions necessary, mid disappeared,
while I returned to the cabin, dragged
a blanket from off the bed, and filled
It with whatever miscellaneous ar
ticles of food I was able to discover
about the place. My wound, now that
was busily engaged, troubled me
very little, and I easily transported
this stock of provisions to the river .
bank, and safely stowed them away In
the boat found there. I returned to
discover the mule und cart ready, and
a few moments luter we were creaking
slowly along a gloomy wood road. Jolt
ing over the stumps, with Pete walk
ing beside the anlmnl's head, whisper
ing encouragement Into the flapping
ear. The great adventure had begun.
CHAPTER VI.
The Home of Judge Beaucalre.
The road we followed appeared to
be endless, and so rough that I soon
climbed down from my seat, an un
pinned board, uncomfortable enough
under any conditions. In the swaying.
bumping cart, and stumbled blindly
along behind, tripping over stumps in
the darkness, and wrenching my
ankles painfully In deep ruts.
It was considerably after ten
o'clock when we emerged upon an open
plateau, and a glimmer of stars over
bead revealed to me afar off the silver
thread of the great river. Pete
stopped the straining mule, a feat not
at all difficult of accomplishment, the
animal's sides rising and falling as he
wheezed for breath, and came back
to where I stood, staring about at the
dimly perceived objects In the foreground.
'Out dar nm de Beaucalre place,"
he announced, as soon as he could dis
tinguish my presence, waving his arm
to indicate the direction. "An' I
reckon we bettnh not ride no further.
fer If A lick shud smell corn, he'd
nat'larly raise (lis whol' neighborhood
he's got a powerful voice, sah."
Equal to his appetite, no doubt,"
Yos, sab ; that's mostly whut Alkk
am."
"How far away Is tlie house?"
"Likely 'bout a hundred yards. Ter
see dat light out yonder ; well dot's It,
an' I reckon de ladles mus' be up yet,
keepln' de lamp burnln'. Here's de
slave cabins 'long de edge ob dc
woods, but dey's all dark. What's yer
a goin fer ter do now, Massa Knox?"
I was conscious that my heart was
beating rapidly, and thnt my mind was
anything but clear. The problem front
ing me did not appear so easily
solved, now that I was fairly up
against It, and yet there seemed only
one natural method of procedure. I
must go at my unpleasant task bold
ly, and In this case only the truth
would serve.' I was an officer In the
United States army, and bad In my
pocket papers to prove my Identity.
These would vouch for me as a gen
tleman, and yield me a measure of au
thority. And this fact, once estab
lished, ought to give me sufficient
tending in the eyes of those girls to
compel from them a respectful hear
ing. I would tell the story exactly as
knew It, concealing nothing, and add
ing no unnecessary word, outline my
plan of action, and then leave them to
decide what they thought best to do.
Strange, unbelievable as the situation
was, proof was not lacking. Delia
could be compelled to acknowledge
that Rene was her child she would
scarcely dare deny this truth in face
of my positive knowledge and she, at
least, must know that Judge Beau
calre had never during his lifetime
given her her freedom. This fuct
could be established beyond question,
and then they must surely nil compre
hend the necessity of immediate flight I
that there remained no other pos
sible means of escape from hopeless
slavery. Desperate as the chance ap
peared. It was the only one.
It dawned upon me now with more
frzzz. '-''--i eves hzSssL Z2: i
Won In whlolfTToml, und rSliraiik
from tho ordeal, A perfect stranger,
not even n rlmnco acquaintance of
those dlreoily Involved In this tragedy,
I would have to drug out from tho
closet, where It hud been hidden away
for years, this old lloauculro skeleton,
and rattle the dried bones of dishonor
before the horrified underslnndliig of
these two Innocent, unsuspecting girls.
Tho conviction ontiio to me thai I had
IWt do I liU alone; (hut the presence,
of the negro would hinder, rather than
help the solution of the problem.
"Pete," 1 said, measuring my words,
my plan of net Inn shaping Itself even
as 1 spoke. "What lies In there be
tween us mid the house?"
"A truck patch mostly, wld a fence
'round It. Don tliar comes som' Hotter
beds."
"No path?" '
"Well, 1 done reckon as how that'
might be n sorter path, sah, but you'd
hardly find It In do dni'K. Iv bos'
way'd be tor sorter fool 'long do
fence, 'til yer git sight o" do front
porch."
"All right, then. I n in going to leave
you hero while I scout around. Keep
your eyes open, mid have the mule
ready to leave lit any minute."
"'Bout how Ion' yer be gone, sail?"
"I cannot toll you that. As short u
time as possible. It may require con
siderable explanation and urging to
get those three women to trust me.
However, all yon huve to do Is wait,
and bo sure that no one sees you. If
you should bo needed for anything at
tho house, I'll get word to you some
way; and If I should send Delia and
Ititie out here alone, without being
able to como with them myself, load
them Into the cart tit once, und drive
to the boat. I'll manage to Join you
somewhere, and the Important thing Is
to get them safely away. You under
stand nil this?"
"Yas, sah ; leastways I reckon I
does. I'se ter take koor oh dem all,
an' let yer take keer o' yerself."
"Exactly, bocnu.se, you sou, I haven't
the slightest Idea what I am going to
run up against. There may be others
In the house, and I might not dure to
leave Miss Klolse bohmd alone with
out some protection. I shnn endeavor
to Induce her to go to 1 la hies tit once."
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YEAR YET FORESEEN
All KiicIoi'Icn .Wo fin in (M) to 1)0
Days llcliluil ami Prospects Not
Bright for Cntcli-t'p.
The present Hhortago of auloino
biles continues, with no sign of re
lief. Practically every dealer with
a lino that Is all desirable Is taking
orders for delivery in sixty or ninety
days, with no absolute assurance of
buing ahlo to inulio good on bis prom
ise even then.
How long will this romlltloii con
tinue? Is a question most frequently
asked. Another twelve months at
least will elastic before there Is any
appreciable closing of thu existing
gap between supply und deuiaiid.
Must manufacturers, wore either
engaged ill 100 per cent war work,
like tho National, or else were un
able to nee urn materials, and conse
quently fouud their factories empty
when thu armistice was .signed. If
tho war would have continued threo
months longer, not u single automo
bile would have been produced dur
ing thu further duration of tho con
flict, save those, required for act mi 1
war needs,
Tho war put tho country behind
to tho extent of iihoiil 1,000,000 au
'loiiioblleu, and its effect In delaying
I lie resumption of production is
moaning Iho loss of about as many
more. Even the troiiioiiduus outputs
thill are now being planned by most
uuuiufartuierH.i and u majority of
them are urriiiiKlng greatly to In-
J i i ,-nn tui'ii ,,i,ii,i. , will mil i
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Put ll In The Bulletin.
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will prevent the clinch's engaging
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u second and thus forming u quick
engagement. Tho operator often be
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Put it In Tim Bulletin.
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