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The ·Devils Owa A Romcuu:eof tlte Bkadc Hawk War . . ~ By .. Jr4U;fcJt Pd:t'ru!a · A.utlto.r ofConi:l·6~lrq!1d'\; ... SJa~M of ~J:mMJ.ri~ (OpYRIC.H7 <!J \i!Nhen W\Jld~t.a•tte WU6IU214J, etc. A.C.Hi O.VTlC. ~CO. ~~<~ted bj}J.tt>Win Kye;.r- ' CHAPTER XI. done hit u~; an' 'bout de nPxt thing Ah wu~ )'anked up yere on deck.\ The Story of l'lale- Clark. \But there was anothl!r woman on The next two hours dragged dread- the keelboat when it was sunlt-ll pr1R- fully slow, In spite of my pretense at oner also. Surely you mqst have seen. steady work, and the fact that my her,\ l insisted. . - th~>ught;s were continuously occupied. \Ah saw her.....yas,\ eagerly. 4 \But A eautlons whisper, sounding almost Ah don't know who !!he wus, sah, nor at my very ear, caused me tQ glance whar she ever cum frum.'' 'liP qulc!kly, startled at the unexpected ''Then she is not there with you?\ sound. I ~uld perceive nothing, a!- \No sllh; .Ah's yere all 'lone. ..Ah though I Instantly felt convinced that reckon, tho', Bhe sure mus' be on ·board whispering voice had ·lssned-'from b& sumwhar. All what Ah does know le, tween tbe D8l'l'OW slats defending the dat de gal called Rene Beaucaire sure wall stateroom window. No one was ain't' OD board ; fer she, an' her mah, lif sight along the deck, and the rag am at Beardstown ·long tore ells, an• _a I was wielding hung limp in my hand. headln' right smart for Canady; wblle .. Who was it that spoke?\ 1 ven- Ah's headln' fer down soufe. Ah's just tur.::hl, the words barely audible. told yer all dis, Mister Wblte Man \Ah did-the prisoner In the state- 'cause yon's a frlen' ob de Beaucalr~ room. Eave b<lth those men gone?\ -yer wus, wusn't yer?\ \Yes; I am here alone. You are a \Yes I said soberly, ''I am; ond, If .voman? You are Rene Beaucaire?\ I can find any chance to help you, I \No Ah am not her; but Ah know ' urn going to do It, Elsie. Don't tulk whar Rene Eeancaire is.\ I any more--the capt!.ln Is just coming \You know? Tell me first who yoo 1 out of the pilot hous.,,\ are. •• · [ As greotly as tnls brief, hastily \Elsie Clark. All am a mulatto, a whl!;perf'rt <'(ln'>Pr~a t.on hnrl RE>rwd to free negress. Ah bin helpln' Massa ·lear UI 1 certuln J.uzzllng matterH In Shrunk, an' cookln' fer hlm. Yer tny m!ud. the total-uJsult of the lnfor· know whut It wus whut happened ··atlcn thus Imparted by Elsie f'larh down thor?'· · t!y rendered the situation more l'Oln ''I know part of It, at least-that lpx nncl puzzling. F:vitlently tLP uthc1 .~hrnnk has been k!lled. I was at 1 --!sonPr hnd not hP~>n C'Ontln,·,l \\ the Shrunk's cabin and found the bodies. •pPr rlt>rk, but hfHl ht>(•n morr> prettre· ~ell me exactly what occurred thet'e.\ ' hlclrlen awny bPlow, whPr\ hPr t•res· \Whut's yer name1\ ' 'l{'f' on hoard would hE;ttqr~PMl'llfl<' <lr \Steven K1.1ox; I am a soldier. Rene : <'lion. I<'or ,what purp. ·7 A HI niH must have told you about me.\ 1 ·r <Hl<>, b.,.ytl!Jd ull douht-tlw expr .. ~ \No sah; shE> never done to!' me •n of a vnrrne fPPr In Kirby's hPu ri nutbln'. Ah didn't much mor'n see i · •It, through some arl'ldent, hPl her enyhow, fur as thet. goes.\ · :Pntlt~· might he d!scovPrPd, and hi• \Not see b.,r! Then she Is not con- Inns d!~arranged. I romprPh!'lldP<l tined there with vou 1\ 1'1e part he lntPnriPrl F.lolse Henu!'nll'l' \Wiv me? 'nur ain't nobody ron- · tn piny In hls fntnr<',,pnd rt>nllz•·d tllll tined yer wiv me. Ah just n!n't SPt 1 hP <'Ul'Pd mul't> to gain poss<•sf!!on ot eyes on nobody slno.'\e Ah done got on , ·••'r, to get her Into his power, tlum 1 11 • board, 'cept de cook. Ah reckon dem 1:<1 to obtain •·ontrol of tht> slnvf'. ThiN white men aim fer ter tote me soufe. l<nowle<h:;r lwlpl'rl mo> to undPrNtUJHI an' sell me fer a sluve; dot's why Ah's \tP pre<lh'lllw•nt whkh tlds revPI 11 tlnn locked up yero dis way. But Ah sute put him Into, nnd how d<'~P<'t'atPI.v h<' does know whar dis yer Rene Beau- would strive to retain the upper hand calre wus.\ If, In Vl'l'Y truth, she was Jurlge !1 1• 11 u \Whel'e1\ ~afrp's wh!tp dnughtPr, and could gnin \\Val sail, It wus J'boot Uke dis: ··nmmun!en tinn with others of hPr Long 'bout tbree o'clock In de mao- r!nss, hr!ngln~ to thl'm proof of hPr nlng ol' Bill Slkea cum up frum de ldl'ntlty, thPJ'e woulrl he real men hlwer pint, a-drlvln' his klvered wag- ··nnugh on honrtl the AdvPntur~l' to on, an• made :Musso Shronlt glt up out rally to her Hupport. WP wPrP alrPIHlv er bed fer ter git him unodder team o' 'lllling through free tPrrltory, nod r\·e~ bosses. Den dey dope routed me up now he hE>Id on to his slaves ruther fer ter hustle up sum grub.'' lhrough rnnrtPsy thnn lnw. on 1 ·r It \Sikes; who wns Sikes\/\ n-us wh!spPrP<l thr.t OJH' of thE>se Rlnve~ \Ee lives down by de lower pllie, ., DR wbltt'. tht> llnughter nf a we11lthv sail; be's an nbolltionlat, sah.'' ;>lunter, stolen by force, tM gam~ \Ob I see; he nnd Shrunlt worked' ·,·onld he up, together. Ee helped w!tb the runawny But woul<l ,::he E'VI'r proclaim hPr slaves.\ \lght to fr<'<'<lom? If she was ln<lt•t>d ''Yes, sah. Ah'&-bln called up thet r:to!RE> Bt>nucn!r£>-and E>\'t>n us to thi~ way afore. So All just nut'larly went j ! wus not us yPt whnlly ennv!ncrtl- ter work cookln'. nn' purty soon dey . <he had delihPrutPly assmnPd to b< 'all ov 'em cum straggl!n' 111 tPr de · ltPnP, lining so for n •pt>r'!Hc purpo\'- cabln fer ter eat Dnr wns four ov hut (lhjPct lu•lng to n!Torrl J]H• oth••r 'em, sah,\ her vol~~ a llu~ky whli\JlPI\. m oppnrt11Pit•· f·•r \\'\'.'\ \\'hy. \'\ ''11111 Sikes, totin' n g11n In his hun', a la<l no. ,, r!l; .. h n.q tr~~r • .',l n11•. F1·nm free nigger wbnt dPy l'nlled I'E>Ie. an' : .. '• ;y t..•g'mdag ~hP hnr! Prwnnru;;:••c: two wlmm!n. De hlgger nn<' waR a lilt' In tlw h~JJ,.f thnt ~~~ .. \'II\ n nP· qtJnf}r(IOO, ffiB:fhP 'bont fnrfy ~'t'llt'O.: or, ~rl'~\\'• Ill'\ Pr OIICP HTtliJ'-llrlS.: flu• f:J 1 JII1~-.:1 an' de oddPr shP wnn't mu•·h rnnr .. ·n -usplrlnn In my mlrHI. X•>thlng-: tlh·n, a f(lll; nn' dar wan't nuthln' 11v dP nig- I wns •·onr!JH'<'rl. •hurl nf d>'nth Pr tlls· ger 'bout hPr. ·.-.·pt It motJ~ht hE' tlf' :rn<'P, could P\'t•r comp<'l hPr to con- hair, an' de PYt's--<IPm wu\ RUrP hlark r,.~,. th•· truth y<>t. K!rl>y ml~ht rms- 'nough.\ t•Pc't. I•llcht f~nr, hut hP hnd ~ur 1 •1v \You learned who thPy wPre?\ ~··vPr l••nnu•d \\ hu >'hP was fr>11n 11,.,. \Cour!l(' Ah dlrJ. ::-;lkt'R hP 'splnlnrrl llps-tlult sh .. \\'11< r;lnlsp Ht•HlJI'IIil'>'. If 11 ·r.~•ni 'Ptn ter l\ln\'\'ll ~hrunk, un' Ah Tl~t• •·nt)t 1dlnn thu t tit!\ ~·ntlltg \\ll· bt·\l ... o\IJU( l.lt-' ~t·,;, ~-\.h \\H~ U \\,liflll\ lfl \\·...; \ 1 ],.tl\ t•fi,J,·;Itl't}. I'PilTH•d, fl1 on 'em. ·we nil ov us h<>lp .. •l fer tPr dnu~:h·Pr uf \\'\\l hlu<>tl-no flPPIIIJ.{ 11 ,. put 'em In de wagon, hid un<!Ph n lot o' ~T<'R>~. •·ur\'''l with th•• hln<'k strnln of b'uck. an' deo Rlkes he rtonf' drovP '~>m qn RIIPn rn•·•·· n unmeh•s.q RlnYt>-- out tbro' de bluffs. Ah done walked hrought to mP n su<ldt•n joy In dlsmv- wlf de gal, an' she tol' mor' 'bout her- Pry I mu•le no attempt to ronrPu 1. self, an' whar she cum from; an' dat \Elols!' Bt>nurnlre, Elolse Benn<>olrE>\ was her name, sa h.\ -the> n11n1P rerH'nted ltRelf on my lip!\ \Her name? What name?\ as though It were a refrain. I knE>w · \Rene Beauralre; de quadroon wom- Instantly what It all meant-thut some ·SJI, she wus her mother.\ divine, mysterious hahd hnd Jed from I could scarcely vole~ my surprise, th~ vvy hour of my leaving Fort .Arm- the quick t~gofmy heart threat- .strong, anrt would continue to lead un- enlng to choke me. t11 the will of God was done. It was \She claimed tbut nnme? Rhe acroal- not In the stars of Fate tl1at such vll- ly told you she was Rene Beaucaire?'\ , lalny slj,ould All<'<'eeti ;-such slicrlflce ·;,' · \Sb.e lrore did. Why? Wan't tbet hers fall of Its reward. •. her name?'.' · NevertheiP\\· In spite of this re- \I do not knn~.\ I confeAsPd. \Pel'- Rolve, and tbe fresh courage which had hnps I shall nnd<>rstand better. If you been RwakE>ned within me by the fnlth go ~>n. What bnppened after they that from now oh I battled for the love left?\ - · · of El(llsE> BE>nU<\alre no Immediate op. \Wby we just went· bark tel\ bert •. portunlty for servl\e came. I coulr' llll' 'long 'bout dayl!ght, I reckon. sumfl.,only walt patiently, and observe. fellar~ cum ashore off n steamhont, ·an•' I waR -convinced that Kirby what done bro~e int~r de ·hou.se. We never ever might be his ultimate ~urnose done beerd 'elll Hll-d\y h.uft in de do'rP. regarding the girl, bad no present In- One ob dem he kflockN! me down. an' •entlon of llolng her further injury. He den Ah saw Mas~u Shrunk ktn onp, l'ontemplatPd no lrnmedlnte nttE'mpt at .!!fore dey got Y,lm. Ab don't l<now rorclble pnRse~Rinn, and would be well llli!~·dUl~}'r:nt.,ob de frf'e nig-ger; •atlsfled If h~ could only cnnt!nn~ tp All reckon maybe h~'.t:un awny. Pnr's holtl hl'r In ~lri<'t seclusion. The tblnl! \a fellnr· on boar!l Y~'l'P whut kill~•I he wn~ gnnrrllng ugnin~t now. nnd M:nssa ·shrunk; an' he's riP !'nmP nn.. while tlwy rPnmlnPil un board. waR t's· whut made me ~m 'long wlrl !tim. A rapt'! or dls<'ovf>ry. man, sorter tull Iff..,., all It was about the middle ~f 'thE> fnl- an' who never tulks mu~h.\ lowl~fternoon when t.be Adventurer .c.!JIO.rb~v-:.-J oe-.t~::;rhy, n river !!ambler.\ poked her blunt nose around a 'point of nn~ne-:tKurby. Wal', he's land, and came Into full vl'ew of t~f> was IOOkin' fer ·dlsyere squalid hamlet of Yellow 'Bunks. A He waotPd her half-hour later we lay snuggled up Dey h~~t~ted ali 'round against the sbore, hol!llng posltlon ·. hol! ·hEr, cussln' .an' threat- nm!d several other boats made fast haulln' me round; . b1lt to stout trE>es, busily unloading, and 'sb·rter ustr.'h Son'.finnlly dey their hrond·gangplnnj{s stretching from ''~ '\''~'\ JJ!. de crlek-a· forward deck· to bank. The ronst- de odder abouts began uM~dinlt cnrgo n.t 'Once. \'flllo\\' rnud, und tbf\ iraf•' ot!kPr \\\\:: inrl 1 c~ut'n1! \'\·(\ry irv .. ·Jin~ltjon to 1 :-·•s .lllll rl<><IIUII1 nf RIJ!I!t. · 11 1 l·l\' y1'r h•\fi 'now:h. ~-~m ,Tt\ k•n- ~.. hr• ttU•\ !ton•••! brealhil•,..,.,.l). h'f'ht·Il, ltl:. Ill' yn, HUY so.\ I \All r-I!Inl •. \.>e-yel\ve bcstt 1 tld·: tlw\\ \\\'!II .Y<'I' totP thPm poPsels?\ Tlw tli<rnlllntPd .Jt•nklns, one whn\'' •·:v•·~ wns rlnRPd, and full r\lny. nlt<>rnpt ,.,] a ~~~kly ~:rln. 11 (1-1 Jw'rH.,\ hP (lrltnittPrt, \J'r) ~111'1• nrlmlrt• 1<'1' <l••w lr.\ ThP rnnqueror rel~:t~rrl hi~ grtp, an•' Eltool] liJl, J'P\'f'Uifng hi~ full hP!g-ht, fH!I( Tl'lll'hln~ «Ill for tlw dlsC'ardPd hlr>U>;P, 1 llliP11y ><lippPf} It on. Ont• of thr Ad· \•pnfUl'Pr'~ [):JflRPilg'Pr\;. 110 ofJlC(\r ill uniform, ~nlng a~hore, another tali, ,-., PH'll lturl hnltt•d nn the fffil•~ t~~allh t~• \\:ltdi thP C'ontP~t. Nnw l!tl '\'f•'Jiflf'd forwtlf'll tn grt•Pt thP \'l<'t• ... with NIH! !lng ••Yes unrl nuts: rPt<'lt•·\ hun d. \Kot 'l'Nl' hnrlly donP, cuptnln,\ ],\ >'Rill t'ol'<llnll~·. \I nm L!Pl!t. Jt'ffPI\!<• :1 I lnrL'< nf fl••nPrnl At<'h<'~<Ht'H F<taff, w,d nmy hu\·p n j!.t'ntHl worcl tu Huy regurd . ill!: your f'IIJ<'ifD<'Y RllnlP tii!H'.\ Ttw ot ll<'r 'WIJ•.·d hi!< ('!ny·h•·~puttPr ··1 flnc,.rs •>11 hi~ din~y knn punts, ar·•l grlpJ>Prl thr .,fl'•·•···d hnn<l. '\I\hnnk y'·· ~lr.\ ht\ nn~n\'Prt•d g~1n•l bumon•lly. \I'm Alw Llll<'ol11 of ~ .,. lern. ·nnn~y. nn' I ulu't got hut just oo:n jc•h r1~h; •i!'~;:-thnt's tet• make th• 111 hoy-.:: tntt\' tl1l~ stuff. nn' I ree:b~•~l th1•y•rp t:uin' tf'r tln it.\ \l'1tlt t IJ .. PXdlltn!!P of nnn'h••r w<>r.f Ol\ t\\11 flh·y parll'•l, and not Uil~il thirty )'PHI'R lutPr rtld I realize wl.nt thiiT C'hn nrp llli'Ptlng mPnnt, thPre- 111 t lw <'illy nnul of Y~llow Banks, nt th~ P<lge l'lf tltl' Tnrtlnn wtklPrnPR!<, wht>n Ahr11hnrn I.ln<>oln of Dl!nniR nnd Jeffer- l'OD Davis of l\lis~lsR!ppl stond In com• ra!IPShlp \iiYI tb rlllRJJPd Tutnd!!. 1 We hn d ,!lnlonded pE>rhapR a amtri•er v:d· · ·. ., ... ·1>'~( ~ v~ \ -' .... Wildroot is a guarantrffi preparation Wh1ch,.goes nght at the h1dde-n causE\ of comtng baldness- the sealy. ttchy cru>t of dandruff. Wildroot removE'S this crust- allows nature to produce the th>c.lt !~st rolls brut normal to any healthy scilp. WII.DIOOT 'I'HE GUARANTEED HAIR TONIC PM mle hem ufl<hr a mtJfU!Y·back guarrmtco E llic.oL tvi lie Drug · St-ore The Corner Store tn oon.neotlcn trea.tment. OL]) AGE STARTS' WITH· YOUR KIDNEYS Stand by r.!erchants Who St~ii' j by 'You ,k~ nrtic\~·.hi h giYe~ full \3.lue u:., cz·t f!d:llums, needs no pn::n::u.m~ t:J s..:l it. l\1nchan ts w h:• ,,.Jl ~ta ndarci Lrancls and g:ve full 'alu::! f'hould have your p.t tnwac:c. They make ~' >:Jr hPmL town a Letter plate i.1 11 h:,·h t, liw. Tr,tdewith the f11llowing n:lia'.le grucers: Ellicottville, N. Y. H. F. HILLER / C. J. HUcHEY J. J.' LOWRY J. C. McMAHON WALRATH BROS. -· ·.-.; L ROOKS K. M. REYNOLDS Ashford, N. Y. E . ..\!. LAWLER & SON '\ ..., fro \'• ... DR. C. E .. HATC' 1 LICENSED Veter!n~an <i~l1d f t n -1;:clephone Cull 2-H ·t -E~ll~~~~ot 7 ~~-~l~e,~~~--~~---e~w~~rk B~Phones Stephen G. Engel 8\l Main St. Optometrist IUld Salamanca, N.Y. Optician --INSURANCE-- . We w'rite all kinds of In- surance, Fire, Life, Accideni and Health--Liability, Com- pensation etc. ·' All in old line compa.nies. We solicit yoUl' business and gua.ran tee to give our personal attention to all business left with us no matte11 how · ·· sma ... C. C. GANGEE J. H. Youngs & Co~ I F. r;. ·TIMME -- ........ ~--·- I ' . ' !:. Pure Pure miik is the or.e cnrnplete bnbnc~~_; fcocl ·.:hich co~· ~~i:lc,.) c::i ~r.c c~c -:1ents ~f f..\'C:·f cct · r.u- ~:-U::::n. To r:rrr':..:cc r:i!k \'. h:)sc al{so!~ !\'ll.:ri ty is assured. to saf c·•uarcl ' ,, ch.:t puritv fro1~1 the 1':J..,~urc to the consumer. L1 distribute pure milk in the saf~st, tnost ccn- 1 ·vcnicnt 'f0nhs. · enry- 1 ~\\·here-this h:Js been tl:c I ! n~is~ ion of the B•-r,!cn I nst i tt.a ion. ,. Tl:c .Furit\ <m.J ~.iuality of Bcr~.!t..'l~ Products iirc substantiull\· rccor~lcJ iri t be r&~tl ic ~onfidep.cc. -....._ Borden -~Condensed~ !Jlkfo. E'tabltshc·J ].'\57 Borden Bu1IJmg New York C. A. Cuoe, Pres. W. D. \\a!rath, V. Pre~. J. M. Junker, Cashier The Bank of Ellicottville I nrorporatPd 1891 Calla.! f50,000.00 Sttr~,olus anJ undivided profits S35,000 CO Etlicothille, N. Y. A bank which by constant vOwth ~hows progressi~ and stability. WE INVITE Y<JuR ACCOUNT Notice to ·Creditors-.:..P~nm;n:J~ : o~der of Honoorable Albert A> Bird'• Surrogat.e of Cattaraugus Co\lllty all h . l • • • persons avmg .c aims against Fraiik.-. · Qerwitz, late of the Town of Ellicott;.. p ville, in said County, deceased, .are hereby req¥!red to exhibit the 511me, wi_th vouchers thereof, to the under- signed, administratrix of said de- ceased, at her residence in said Town and Connty, on or before the 1st day of ::VIarch 1920. Dated; Augu~t 25, 1919. ORILLA GERWITZ. Administratrix > IRA W. s:.rfTII, A.•orr.Py for Adm.inigtratrix, ~04 D. S. ~~ ::>rgan Building, lhlf>~lo, c-;. Y. · :\'otice To Credi'oN--Pursuant, to an urJ{'r of Hon. Albert A. Bircl S11r. _ rogat.e of Cattarauj1'us County. ll(>t.ice is ~enby ~ven to all persons having~ da•m.~ aga_mst • .the est !ICc of· Isabel fen'gtlly late of the tow?l of EUicot.. tv:ille, Cattaraugus tounty, New York deceased, that they are requirE>d· to pres¢nt the sa~e, with propex vouch- rs, to Belle Krieger, Executrix of the Will o~ ·said· deceased, at Iter tesi~. deuce tn, the town of Ellicottvilli; 4ilt m; before tha sixth day of December. ~~.~~-r~~·~- • <1 c ~ J E: J F 1 ' J - I 'Y. fo Le
