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f w 4 tf The 83W&U fl . CHAPTER VIII. I The Oiwn of Deeper InUreit. 1 II lealcd IiIn aklll mm n hnutmuii to locale dm exact Mnl aoiiKhl Minlil Unit irloom, yo( tin finally attained lit It cloudy (niiiicli no I wna nhle to i!t aahoro, wuilliiir nearly UiIrIi deep In water ntifl mud, lint only tu Icurn Unit thi' hunt, which I linil provlalnncd CNr Her In (ho uvcnliiKi hud dlKtipprnrcd from IIh mniirliiRH. N Irnco of It could hit found In tin iliirkucaa', lib Ihnuiih I dnvnlrd acvornl mlutitca tu tho M-nroli, To my mind thla wan nb Ithn nvldenco (lint Itt hud returned, ncoitnpiinlcd by llio two frlKhtcned women, nnil tlnil, llniilly deftpnlrlng of my iirrlvnl, hud departed with them tip On river. In nil probability wo would overhaul (ho party before morning, certainly hi'fom they could attain tho moiiili of tho Hllnola, I Hindi' my way buik lo tlin kcol,lioiit wild IhlK Infor mation, nnd tint liihorlnc oiirIiio bcan to rlmir oven while I wna briefly rtx plnlnlnif tho Mtiuiillon to Itciic. Kite HMeucd nlmoHt wearily, naklnir bnt ffw iiH"!li)iiH, nnd both uf tu noon lapard Into allpnce. A Utile Intor rtio lied pillowed her head m her arm nnd niinrrnlly hud fallen mdeep. I mint )mvi dozed myaelf ua ibe hourn ini"(Ml, nlUioiiich hnrdly nwirn nf doing an. It waa faint mid (III.), n promluc mum Ihnn a rcullritllon of p proudilng day, yet nlrrudy milllrleut to afford mi' view of tho ahon ni our right nnd to reveal I In outllnea i.f n aharp point nf Und nhoud Jutting Inlo the xt renin. The mint riidng from off the water In vaoroii cloud nbai-urcd nil clip, rendering tho aeeno weird nnd unfamiliar. It waa Indeed n ilcxolittn view, tho nearby Innil low, nnd with nit verdure, In iimny plueea ovrr flowed, find (he river Itaolf atilb-n' ami ncry. Only Ihnt dlainnl point ap peared clearly riclliicd nnd real, wild th olowly brightening aky Iteyond. I endeavored lo nrou niyoelf from atii Ior, rubbing Ihe alerp from my pyen, Hrno hud rhunRMl hrr pout tin, hut Mill Nlunihfrmt, with fnn comidrlely roncpnle In hrr nrtiw; hut Hum wnx wldo nwnko nnd turned fownnl mo kTlnnlnir. at my llrat uiorement. In HtlnctlvHy I liked tho frllowhr np penred Iwlh InlelllKent and I runt worthy. -nayllcht. la It)" I aatd. M'klnf low ao na not to nwakrn the girl. "I rnunt Ihtb lfn mlppp." Taa, anli; ypr'a bin a-noddtn' frr At laa' hour. Ah wu Imut trr Mir yr up, aah, fcr Ah reckon aa how wo'a inoa' dar." "Moat wlirrrr Ularlnr nnotlt Incrert nluiioly. "till, yea, Itnmuer crprk. Havr w made that dlalanr lrpa'dyTM "U'nl, w'a hln a-goln' el n mighty cood cnlt, mil. She nln't done foolpti nnne.on mo all dla iilicht," hla hand laid InvliiRly on tho riiBlnr. "Nrhhur klrkpd up no row n no kind Juat rlinp, rhiffr, rhuc rlfjht 'Urns. 'Vent IILii alio anrter know'd dla iiIrrit IohI ti-r Kit nwny. Knyhnw, wi hln ninvln lonjr now rlsht amnrt fer liout four lioura, nn Hiimiiit creek urn JrtMt 'round dat p'lnt yonder Ah'a mlehty kuro oh tint, anh." Ho wna HkIiI, hut It rna liroad dnyJ k l aaaaaaaaaaata. a v - llchl when y rendnil there, tho euit rn, aky n iMorloua crhnxoti, nnd tho Kir I allllnc up alnrliiK nt the brilliant folorlnc nx Uiough It pictured lo her llio openliiB of n now world, Tho paa micc of n few hundred ynriN revealed lln moiiili of llnaaiior creek, u niirrow hut alucehdi atrcnm, hi crooked and I'licronchcd upon liy tho wood na to ho prncllcnlly liivlalhlo from tho ccn U-r of tho river. Tho wnler wna not deep, yet fortunately proved kuIII clcnlly ao for our purpoxc, iiIUioukIi we wcro nhllRpil lo luilh polo nnd piiddlo tho hoiit up word UKitliiHt llio alow iirrcnl, und It reiiulred nil hour of hnnl Inhor to pluco lljo eruft wifely hc. ond tho llrat heinl, vihcro It nilulit Ho rotiKhly concealed by tliu IntoneH' InK frliiRo of (rcoH. Hero wo innilu faat to llio hunk. I nxHlaltil Iteno nclinn', and ulded her to climb in n hlpher level, cnrpclcd Willi Kruaa. Tho bnmd river wna In visible, bul wo could look directly down upon llio boat, whcio Ham wiih nlrenily biiHtly riiuuniiKlnK throuKb ihu lot kora In H'liteli of aomethlnK to out. Ho enmo nahoro presently, bcurliiK aomo corn pono mid n Koodly portion of Jerked beef. Deeldliik It would bo better not lo utlempt h lire, wo divided tlila und mndo tho heat meal poaslblc, meauwhilo dlaciiKHlni; Uio altuatlon unew, and pluunliiK wlmt to do next. Tho iiPf-m, aeatod at ouo aldft iilouu uixin tho KriiHH, aald llltle, beyond nv plylnK to my iiucallona, yet hcaiccly ' onco removed Ida oy" from (ho K'lrl'H fnco. IIu aeeuicd uiiahlo lo sniap tho tlioiiKht that alio wna aeiually of Ida rare, a runaway alave. iir penult Ida tonuuo lo utler any worda of equality. Indeed I could not provent my own clunco from IioIiik conslanlly uttmcted In bcr direction nlso. Whatever had been her mciilul atrnlu and nuuulsh, ihu Ioiik lioura of tho nlijlit had In no marked dopreo (llinulalied her beauty. To mt alio appeared oven youmser n,nd more attractive Hum In tho dim rIiiio of tio iimpllht tho ovouIiib bororo nnd thlH In apltu of a wearlneas In bin lt.vi;H nnd-tlifl Inaaltudo of hor imtnuur. ' N"! y'nnko. lint lltllo... compelling lior- Devi u Own. Xw5wS nnlf lo eat, nnd iiaaiimln n chOcrful ncaa I wna auro alio waa far from feel Intf. H wna clpnrly evident lipr UiourIiIk were plaewbero, nnd flimlly R,ii i Her Eyes Met Mine, and Endeavored a Smile. tho conviction emtio to uic Hint, inoro than nil otac, aho dcalrml to be alone. My cycNHoucbt tho outllnea of the boat lylnK In tho atreain below. "Wlmt le there forward of Uie cock pit, Bamr, I quewtlonod. "A cnbln, anb; '(nln't ao awful hit', but Inaa Donaldaoa bo inter aleep dar off nn on." Tho young lady could rcet Ciero tbcnr anro aho cud. Twna nil fixed up fine nforo wo icf Rt. Iuee. Ak'H ahoiv y'cr do way, mliaua." Who nifp to her feet rnthcr cnRprly, nnd alood with ouo hand rcatluj. nicnlnat the trunk' of a auiall tree. Her pyea met mlno and endenvored a amllo. "I Uinnk you for thlnklm: of Hint," aho HAld Krnlefully. "I I really nm tired, nnd nnd It will bo rent Juat to bo alone. You you do not mind If I Ror "Cerlnlnly not. There la nnUdnt; for any nf un to do but Juat tako thlnga may until nlRht." "And then we are to ro on up the rlvery "Vph, nnlpM, of conrae. KoraetblnR ahnuld occur durlnc the day to change oar plan. Meanwhile flam and I will take turna on guant. while you can remain iindUtarnoct" I watched tho two aa they went down the atwp bank toxetaer and Sam heliicl tier over the rait Into the cockpit. The negro left tho door open and returned alowly, clambering up the bank. "'Cuac me, aah," ho aald clumally, aa he pan nod heforn mo, rubbing Ida head, hli oyo wandering below. "Did Ah bear right whut ycr ril Ina' night, 'bout how ilnt young woman wua a nigger, n runaway from Moaan Klrbyt Teara like Ah don't Jut aeem fer tcr git dat right In my bend, aah." "Ttint la tho truth, Sam, although It appear qulto na Iuiioaall)l to tun na to you. She baa tho blood of your race In her velna, nnd la legally u alnvc." "An now aho done b'lonir tcr dla yoro MflHu Klrby?" "Voa, ho won nil tho lleniicnlro pmiNTly, Including tho hlaves, In a poker gauie, on tho river, the night Ilenucnlro died." "Ah done hecrd nil 'bout dnt, aah. An yer nebber know'd dla yere girl aforo ct alii" "No, I never oven anw her. .1 chanced to hoar tho alory nnd went to tho Iioiiho to warn them, aa no ono clao would. I wna loo late, and no other courao wan left hut to help her caenpe. That la the whole of It," Ho nMteil aovprnl oilier queatlona, but at "hint appeared aallatled, and after that wo illacnaai'd the Kiiurd duty of tho day, both agreeing It would not ho aafo for ua to permit any poaslhlo pursuit to pnaa by ua up the river mi aeen. Sam profcaapd himself ns un wearied by tho nlght'a work und will ing to aland the llr.it watch. I lay down In the trcoVsluule, and mtijt bnvo fallen asleep almoat Immediately. I do not know what nroiiHod me, but I Immediately ant upright, atartled and liiNlnutly nwnko, tho tlrst object confronting mo being Sam on the creat of tlio opposite ridge, eagerly beckoning: mo to Join him, Tho mo ment he waa naaurt'il of my coming, nnd without ho much ua uttorlug a word (if explanation, ho vanUhed Into tho Hluulow of the woods, I crossed tho rnvlno with reckless haute, clambering up tho opposite bank, nnd sixty feet beyond suddenly camo Into view of tiio broad expanse of water. Scarcely bad I glimpsed this rolling llooll, sparkling under tho Bun's rnya, when my garo turned up ntrcani, directed by an excited Ko.ituro of tho negro, Less than a inllo away, IIh rapidly rovolvlng wheel churning tho water Into foam In ceuaeleas Imttlo against tho citrrcnt, wad n ateiimbnnt. A number of moving llgurea were per ceptible on tho upper dock, I attired nt tho apparition, aenrcoly . compre lU'iidlim .ilio- reality of what I beheld. wMkJs "ypr liolfnli aloop down more, and" Ham urged, "Kit sum n' ilfitti fcllnrH" might himi yvr yut. Ah nebber hecrd ntilhln nor anw no nmoko till alio cuiiuii-pulllii' 'round do ciido'dal p'lnt. Ah cuiln't daro go for yer tbon, aah, for four dcy'd aco me, ao Ah Jua nut'nrly lay down yoro an' watched hor go by." "la It u government bontl" "Ah reckon mnyho: li'natwlgc tlinr'a u hciip n' aojera nliuiiril her reg'hira, All reckons, fer dey'a all In uniform. Hut everybody nbonrd wuau't nojcra," Ton know tho atenmcr?" "Yna, aah. Ah'a accd hor fnco nforo dirt down ct RL Louoo. Kho uater run down do rllibcr aho'a do John I). Olorer. ftho nln't no great ahnkctf ob a boat, anli." Ilia oyea, which bnd been eagerly following the movementa of the craft, turned and glnncpil nt me. "Mnaan Klrby bo wun aboard dut steamer, aob." . "Klrby I Are you &uro nbout thnt, 8nm?" "'Cotirao Ah'a auro. Didn't Ah aco him Juat na plain aa Ah aeo you right now? Ho wua forrnd by do rail, near do pilot limine, n-watchln' dla whole ahoro like a hawk, Oat auro wua Muaxn Klrby nil right, but dar won't nobody clsa 'long wld him." "Hut what could ho bo doing there on n troop limit?" Tho negio nerd Idled hli head, mo mentarily puzzled by my miction. "Ah atire don't know, r.nh," bo ad mitted. "Only dnt'H porznckJy who It wna. Ah figure It out 'bout dla way. tuth: dat nobody kin tell ylt which wiiy wo went up do rlbber er down de rlbber. Iuig cum do John n. Glover, a n' Manna Klrhy ho Juat take n chnnco nn' goe nbonrd. Do ahcrlff ho goes dor odder way, downatrcnm In a row boat; an' dat'a how' dey uim tcr attrn IhiuI tm off." I aat down lit the edgo of tho bluff, convinced that the rouclualona of the negro were probably correct. Tliat waa tindoubtetlly nbout how It bad hnpppucd. Tu attempt pursuit up atrcnm with only oara na propelling power would be aenaelosa, but the ptB aace upward of this troop boat af forded Klrby nn opportunity he would not be alow to accept. Ccttlng' oloard would prwerit no great dlttlcnlty, nnd hla. probublo acquaintance with tbo captain would mnkn tho rcat ca Tin Meniner by thla tlmo waa mov lug dlugonully rtcroxa the river, dead '.uwiird Uie other hhore, and waa nl ritdy ao fur uwny tho men m deck vero luvlalble. It waa acurcely prob able that Klrby would go fur north ward, bul Jut whut course the man would Inko when once inure ualtore was problematical. Where ho might cbooMo tu aoek for ua could not be. giicseiL Yet the mere fact that he wua nlrenily above u on tho river waa la llaolf n nmtlcr for grave consid eration. HUH Ihna far vye rpmaliieil unlocated, and there wna los danger In that direction than downstream. Once we attained the Hllnola and made arrangeroenta with Hhrunk the Immediate dancer would Imj over. Then need go no farther tho end of tho adventure might be left to other. I looked up the, ateamer waa a raer araadjo oa the distant bosom of the river. It was late afternoon before Rene finally emerged from the cabin to learn the news, and I spent most of the tlmo on watch, seHted at the edge of tho bluff, my eyes aearchlng the surface of tho river. While Klrby'a presence upstream uuquesttonnhty in creased our jierll of capture, this did not chuso mo na much umlous (bought aa did tho atrunge dlsnppeurancu of Free I'eto and the two women. What had become of them during tho night? Hurely they could never have out stripped ua with only u pair of oars by which to combat tho current, ami yet wo hud obtained no glimpse of them anywhere uloug that stretch of river. Tho knowledge that the ateamer which hud passed ua waa heavily laden with troopa wna most encour aging. In Itself ulonc (hla was abun dant proof of the safe delivery of my dhtpfltcho. nnd I wna thus relieved lo realize thnt tho duly had been per formed. There might bo wonder and Inter (ho necessity of explanation, yet no one would suffer from my absence, nnd I was within the limits of my fur lough tho ro-enforceiticnW for Torts Armstrong nnd Crawford were al ready on their wny. Ho, altogether, I faced tho task of eluding' Klrby with n lighter heart nnd renewed confi dence. Alone, aa I believed him to be, und In that now country on the very vofgo of civilization, ho was hardly an antagonist I needed greatly to fear. Indeed, ns man to inuii, I rather welcomed nn encounter. There Is llttlo to record, either of tho dny or night. Tho latter abut down dark hut rainless, although the xky waa heavily overcast by clouds. H.im inatlo no endeavor lo apeed his engine, keeping most of llio way close to (ho deeper aliadow of tho shore, anil tho machinery ran Miimoihly, Its noise In dlstliiguMiuble nt any distance, Day had not broken when we canto to tho mouth of the Hllnola nt)d turned our bow cautiously up that stream, be coming Immediately aware that wo had entered new waters. The negro, Ignorant of what waa before us, soon beached tho boat on u sand bar, and wo decided It would ho better for ua to remain there until dawn. This was not long In coming, the graying aky of the east alowly lighting up tliu accuo and bringing Into view, little by llttlo, our Immediate mirrotindlngs. Nowhere nppeiued the slightest evidence of life, either on water or land; all was for lorn and dead, a vlstu of Utter deso lation, Ham was standing up, hla .whole attention concentrated on (hu view upstream. .,,,, . ; "Do aicnmcra over go up thla river?'' I naked, aiirpriaud ut tho volume of water. He glanced nrotind nt mo nn though atartled ut my voice. "Yna, hiiIij putty near eny sorter boat kin. Trouble la, aah, wo' got alarted In do wrong phico dur's plenty watuh t'other aldo of dla yero bur." "Who told you tliu best way to find Shrunk?" HI eye widened nnd searched my face, evidently atlll somewhat suspl clo'tla of tiny whltn man. "A nigger down Ht. Louco why, anb. Dey done cotched him nn' brought him back nforo ho even got tcr Hcnrda town." "And you bellovc you can gnldo ua there?" 'Ah auro con, If whut dnt nigger aed wua correct, anb. Ah d'ne ques tioned him mighty pnrllc'lnr, nn' Ah members rh.'ry algn whut ho glv' me." Ue-grinned broadly. "Ah sorter aua plcloncd Ah inought need dat Infor mation." "All right, then ; it Is certainly light (nough now let'a push off." We had taken the wind lightly nnd were uh! to pole tho bout Into deep water with no great difficulty. Tho broader river behind ua remained veiled In taint, but tho gray light was HUlIIcletit for our purpose, enabling us to proceed alowly until our cruft had rounded tliu protruding hcudluud, out of night from below, "Tuln't ho awful fur from yere, sail," Ham culled to me. "What the pluce where we are to lund?" "Yna, anh. It'a de mouth ob a little creek whut er nebber aeo till yer right plum nt It. Hettoh keep yer eyca open 'long dat shore, irah." Tho girl, alertly bent forward, wan first among us to detect the concealed opening, which was almost completely acreened by the overarching trees, her voice ringing excitedly na alio pointed It oat. Ham was quick to respond, and nlrnost before I had definitely es tablished the sot, (ho bow of tho boat swerved and we ahot In' through the leafy ecrevn, the low-hung branches sweeping against our faces and scrap ing along the Hide. It looked u veri table cave, and Indeed ull I remember noUni; In iny tlrst busty glance through (ho shndnwM was the outline of a Miiall bout moored tu a fallen tree. I scrambled over, found preca rloua footing, and mnde fust. "Ho thla la the placer I questioned Incredulously, staring about at the dark, allent forcat. which still re mained In the deep night shade. "Why, thcre'a nothing here." "N'o, aah: dar certenly don't 'pear fer ter be much." and the negro crept out of the cockpit and Joined me. "'ccplln' dnt Itont. Dui nln't no bout 'round yere. lea' folks lies bin a-rldln' in It, Ah reckon." Horn ndvancrd cautiously and began anxiously tu scan the ground, bentlng back and forth through the under brush. After watching him a moment my gaxe settled on the strange boat, and I crept along the log. curious to "xaminc It more closely. It bad the appearance of belnjr newly 4juJH, the paint unvcratched. and exhibiting few mar ka of image. A single pair uf oars Iay,cr6sacd In the bottom, and beside these waa nn old coat nnd some ordi nary Ashing tackle but nothing to arouse any Interest. Without doubt It belonged to Amos Shrunk, and hud been left here after the return from some excursion either up or down the river. I was atlll storing ut these things ami speculating about them when the negro called out fronts ills tunce thut be hud found the path. Ueno answered Ida halljtnndlng up In the boat, and I hastened buck to help her tjshore. (To Do Continued.) MORE FRY WANTED FOR ODELL LAKE ot I'noupb Planted In Proportion to NuiiiIkt Taken Out fop llofchory, Hays Hotel Man. In an endeavor to have uuthorUed Ihij planting of moro trout fry In Odell Lake In proportion to tho quantity of spawn romoved for hat chery purposes, W. H. Urock, pro prletbr of tho Odell Luke hotel, was in Bend Stiturdny on bis way to Portland to put the matter before tho fish nnd game commission. Mr, Brock states that approximately 700,000 rainbow eggs woro taken from the lake during the past year, but that tho trout planted would total only nbout 25,000. "Although tho tlshlns Is still excollent, wo BRICK vs. BRICK BUILDINGS IN BEND VALUE ABOUT $500,000 FIRE LOSS IN FIVE YEARS NONE Kfcil1.11 BEND BRICK & LUMBER CO. WRIGLEYS 5 5 c a package c a package 5 c a package THE FLAVOR LASTS SO DOES THE PRICE! must look to tho future," Mr. Brock aald. An added advantage which Odell Lake will have during the coming season will result from the road now being constructed by the forest ser vice from Crane Prairie to Davis Lake. Davis and Odell Lakes are already connected by a forest road. Having the Largest Line of Used Furniture i In Bend we are in a position to make you some very attractive offerings. Almost Anything You Want If you are going RANGE this year, Monarch Range .Featuring the Duplex Draft. We also Buy See Us first Standard Furniture Co. H OTHER BUILDINGS before the war i during the war NOW Mar and with the completion of the sew Davis Lake route, It will be possible to make the trip from Bead la a loop, returning from Odell by Crea cenl Lake and Crescent. TaTaat to ky ar, siflod nd. to have aV.NEW first considerate Used Furniture before buying Oregi fin I Pat K fr. Tk WmMtttm. ,' aiawiiMi OTHER BUILDINGS VALUE ABOUT $2,000,000 FIRE LOSS IN FIVE YEARS OVER $100,000 V , 5 !' i