Part 24 (1/2)
For over two hours Nellie was left alone, a prey to the keenest ine As the day was drawing to a close Vorlange appeared, a peculiar smile upon his face
He had met the cavalrymen, and Jack Rasco had been captured as previously described
”Well, we are going to move now,” he said to Nellie, and thren a rope that he ht haul her up out of the hole
”Where to?”
”You'll learn that later”
As she did not wish to reht the rope and was drawn up Then Vorlange took her outside and sat her down before hi her hands
It was during the ride that followed that dick heard her cry for help and started to her rescue, only to et lost in the brush
A ride of half an hour brought the pair to the edge of a heavy tih this they picked their way, until a s cabin, containing two rooe pushed open the door without cereht,” he said, as he ushered Nellie into the smaller room ”You can see this has been used for a prison before, as all of the s are nailed up I don't believe you'll try to escape anyway, for, let me warn you, it won't pay Make yourself as co we'll coot another prisoner besides yourself, and between the two of you I reckon we'll find out before long just what the boomers are up to”
And with a dark look upon his face, Louis Vorlange stalked out of the apart Nellie to her fate
CHAPTER XX
THE MOVING OF THE BOOMERS
”pawnee Brown at last!”
The words came from one of the boomers, a fat but spry old chap nareat scout ”Were you getting anxious about me?”
”Well, just a trifle, pawnee”
”The camp must move at once Send the word around immediately, Dunbar”
”Whar do we move to?”
”To Honnewell As soon as all hands are at Honnewell I'll send out further orders”
In less than half an hour the ianized by the boomers located in Kansas was on the way
At the front rode pawnee Brown, Clemmer and several others ere personal friends of the scout
It was a grand sight, this randest sight they ever beheld
Every heart was full of hope Past trials and hardshi+ps were forgotten