Show it I I Perils erliS of a P. P Pioneer loneer I IX DlO THE t HATS noor OF Or t the tl he Scout 1 n r rH H J. J jr n. n n J A j From Yesterday S It Is this If it you you- OU will vill lI listen ten to tit the wishes or of your our father tather an and 1 duty tc Ic parents Is strictly enjoined in the Book Doole of or Bool Books s the arm army shall be withdrawn from Boonesborough said the Frenchman calmly hanging upon S a keen and penetrating glance Merciful Father can this man be be trusted she exclaimed No no The bad Monito Is with him said earnestly It is Js terrible to think of beIng that mans man's wife added Rosalthe wringing her hands And nd Is there not something equally appalling in the fate of or D BOonesborough ough 1 asked the Fren Frenchman hman I whose hopes In this new device momentarily S grew stronger I doubt your our power to do this hits I Bring Dring me mo face to face tace with Captain Bu Dui Quesne returned Rosalthe You hav have wish I am Captain Du Quesne answered Le Bland drawing himself up proudly and smilIng smil- smil Ing coldly at the tho amazes expression that passed paRSed over o the face of or Miss Al Al- ston You Du Qu Quesne Queene cried tho the latter iatter Ay Ayl Ay Miss Aston Alston I am that mon mon- ster was the Ironical rejoinder It has only r H required re this declara- declara lull iu LU u mU mane m my recognizance complete com com- If It you ou have hare no other condItions condi concH to offer Doone boro igli gh must indeed perish returned In Jn despairing accents Think of those you OU love Jove have re respect respect respect re- re to tho the gray hairs halls of or your o or r father tho the cherished wishes wl of ot the tho kindest of or mothers Dare you OU hold such language Inthe In IP Inthe the face fac of or Heaven and ana In the sight of or God Do you rou feel teel no fear tea Do you not tremble at your ow own enormity enormity enor enor- mity p replied our heroine You Ton talk like lilo a n woman I have ha gone Jone to too tod far to r recede cede I feel no remorse remorse re re- ro- ro morse none of tho the I of conscience conscience con con- science YOU speak of I have but one desire one desIre one absorbing wish that lows laws up all other thoughts thoughts the the ambition ambition ambi ambi- tion to call Je u mine to mine to know OW that S you ou are arc connected with ny fly destiny that destiny that fate fata If cannot take you from me S I r am not o sill silly n a av to b. b.- de deceived de- de ci by b- bour your our I know I I the baseness s of th the heart henn from ironi whence S they spring If It m my life would ro redeem eem Boonesborough from the tho danger anger that now threatens it with annihilation I would willingly yield It but but this other condition you taU tall oC ot Is too horrible To lo know the danger to which your our friends are exposed you must go with me you ou must look 1001 upon the painted faces you OU must witness on their theil red rca visages tho Impatience which they feel Ceel to dip their hands in gore It If the spectacle does not move you you are com composed hosed of sterner material than I IS I IGo S Imagine Go Co with you God Goa forbid I would not look on the doomed station sta eta tion But I shall not consult your wishes you ou shall shah see Boonesborough assailed with firo and sword and behold behold behold be be- hold tho the destruction of at all an the Inhabitants inhabItants b by hands that l know now no mercy merc Du gave a n. shrill whistle and ond three savages appear appeared d who instantly seized the two t maidens Both called for tor assistance but their lee cries were immediately immediately im im- im- im mediately stopped and they were placed on horseback In a n. few minutes minutes rainS min rain S utes th they were moving on through the tho forest at a rapid rate in tn the direction of or Boonesborough Monon bore bOle her I fate with stoical firmnesS but Ito Ito- KO- KO o less loss resigned el sighed hed for tor the gentler captivity of or Star from r m which sho she was being conveyed to a B condition which might prove a a. thOUsand thousand thou thOU- sand times more wretched Ho then referred to his hili imprisonment imprison ment at the station attributing the same to tho the agency of ot Allan AlIan who had luaU hadI I artfully contrived to poison polson the minds of at his friends against him I In rh theS the S moot moAt unequivocal terms he lie vowed tha the de destruction of ot Norwood His ho lie averred was a a. thing Impossible wh when n it was wae ae considered how J many any warriors he could let looSe upon him The Ebe wilds of ot Kentucky were were not large I enough to admit admit- of at his hiding himself away from his wrath Ho lie would send so many savages after him that they would be as numerous as the trees In tho the forest provided pro the party parly he had already dispatched did not suc sue coed These Those menaces Rosalthe was obliged to hoar hear in silence and It added not a little to her unhappiness to think I that Allan ml might ht soon loon be In tho the power I of or her hem persecutor How mutable are the things hUman himman human hu hU- man thought as sh she pursued pursued pursued pur pur- sued the way toward the time fated fatell station sta sta- sta- sta tion How uncertain Is the future how how wea weary the journey of life liCe when circumstances conspire against us CHAPTER I nm Tho Tho Tr Treaty Time The maiden approached the station and Renol Reynolds s and Joel Logston hastened hastened hast hast- ened coed to open the postern for her ad ad- It was taS Innis McKee she entered pale and agitated and asked to to be lie conducted to Captain Boone Elizabeth who had hastened to meet her took her kindly by the hand hanF and led lell her Into the block hou e This Boone said Lizzie Let mo me breathe a moment i nm im COULDN'T BE GO GOOD OD 00 WITH MILLIONS S x x S x x 4 V 1 fi I I x I 1 I I 4 S I 7 J I IJ Ls IY t A I I Pt I 1 U O- O J zv Alfred E. E Dieterich the tho young oung Standard ard Oil on millionaire now admits S t M that ai his bis beautiful young wife wile who v was Miss Young of Virginia has bas eloped i with vilt II 11 Barr Harry formerly coach man for Cor Alfred G. G Vanderbilt Mrs i n has six millions of dollars In her own right Pictures here shown t areS 11 from recent photographs of Brenchley and Mrs Dieterich excited r my heart beats bents very err fast i i M d Innis S SS SS S XI S o wonder yonder Joel 1 said salU Jo Its a Q tory m ry to me how you managed to toM to h lu alive M zi I t re i 1 I have come to speak peak about tho thoi I i raty aty proposed ed by Captain Du Dim Quesne I irly and others said Innis when she ho hc had grown somewhat calmer Then Th n Qu you were re serit h here asked Boone S No nol noi I quite came me of my own accord ac ac- ac- ac cord answered Innis earnestly And for Cor or what purpose young woman woman woman wo wo- wo- wo man 1 inquired the captain To save you all from destruction the treaty talked of ot I is but a n trapS trap to destroy you If It you go so put of at the tho fort Cort you rou will never come back you will be seized and perhaps slain on the tho spot added with Increasing I In ing fervor Who are you 1 asked the Captain Cap Cap- 1 tain In a 0 m more re tone The young ounG girl hesitated and then covering her taco face with her hands re replied replied replied re- re plied My halI e name nane Is mats McKee J I unfortunate e t muttered Joel to S And you have risked your your- life to tell ten U us this exclaimed Elizabeth Ellzabeth embracing embracing em em- emI I bracing mats innis warm warmly Ah Aim what is Es life Ute to me she re re- re pUe plied 1 What pleasant pleasant- ant ant- hopes does it hold out 1 Sure enough Added adde 1 Joel in fn the same tone tono with s such ch a father tather Be De silent Joel said the captain I Now Miss l McKee l be good enough ita to tell us the of this plot I and In tn so doing you need not Implicate cate clUe your father unless you oU choose Alas AJas sir 1111 lr why should I attempt to I I conceal what is BO so well known mown Th The Tho perfidy of ot my father fills me with shame The plot is 18 simply this when you OU go out to make your our t terms with Du you will wUl be seized and not hot allowed to return to the tho fort fott A large I party of ot warriors wl will 1 surround you and effectually cut of off retreat nt Tho principal men being captured the station eta sta lion tion will be greatly w weakened and forced torce to surrender when Whon a horrible t ot b butchery toli p will 1 follow v. olo-v. K KnowIng Know Know- o tar Ing InS thia I hiVe haVe ive h hastened bit hither er in In order to oa lt catastrophe so sol dr dreadful i m l You p have acted t nobly I and nd alt all 1 these helpless women omen anti and and children will wll I thank you ou a and not only that b bu bull bullI 1 I these gallant galant men who are ue their na naI natural na- na r I tural turl defenders said Mid Boone Boon feel el V I Do you know knot an anything ot of S the two young youna oun women omen who were were v re carried awa away I b by Girty asked JoelI Joel I 1 have seen een them returned Innis What hat Is their condition Inquired Mr rr FI Fleming anxiously Wi Why do you ask uk their condition when you ou know into whose hands handa the they have fallen falen asked Innis Too true true true-t true too loo o true tue exclaimed Mr Fleming turning ai aside e to hide hilo a a. tent tear that glistened In his eye 80 Alas AJa m my child my m- child cried Mrs Fleming Captain Boone Doone sighed an and pre pressed ed his hand to his brow Do not giVe gl wa way to despondency said sId Boone Doone This I I no time to weep for tor the dead or grieve for tot the living ret et u us think k only of ot the thc general good Have I not cause of oC sorrow also Could I not weep with wih you Jou all al Hath not nol tho the hand of oC death touched me I Cheer up wife wife cheer up Trust TrustIn In n Him who lio doth cloth oth not willingly afflict us us said Fleming In a calmer voice olce Perhaps can bo be done dono tono to liberate Ubel-te the gals a added cIl Joel Joe thought thought- fully ully I 1 think so so replied Innis The Time affair of or the trot treaty must first firste be attended e to resumed Boone Doane ro- ro 10 covering his wonted serenity or of e ex- ex presson n. n Let us hear your our opinion said Mr Ur Alston Knowing as we do their Intentions I J think w wo may ma safely moot meet them un under under un un- der del certain conditions Name them said Fleming Send thorn them thor wor word that we wo will meet th them m sixty yards ards from Crom th tho blockhouse block block- house bouse n Go on said gold sad Alston In the house block-house wf We will wi station eta sta tion Uon our sharpest shooters If I they attempt attempt ot- ot at at- tempt to seize us let them shoot down the first who lifts a 0 hand Very good saId sold Logston Logton object to to meet you within sixty yards of ot the fort said r Rey Roy Then we wo will wf not attempt to treat treat with wih them returned tho pioneer If I they the accede to this who will wi go so ako asked Mr Fleming f I 1 will wm for tor one ont replied tho the captan cap cap- tam tain tan And I I. I for tor another said Sold Fleming Ill Il go for tor a n. third added Logston Lorston No o more mora will wf be bo necessary said Boone Now the thE next question queston to be decided is Is when hen shall shaH we meet them thor J al rl |