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"Why Daisy," he whispered, drawing his chair close, "where have you been all day? No getting a sight of you. What have you been about?" "I have been to Crum Elbow this afternoon." "Yes, and how late you stayed. Why did you?" "Loupe lost a shoe. I had to wait for Sam to go to the blacksmith's with him." "Really. Did you wait in the road?" "No. I had a place to wait."
Randolph, "you may do as you like, but I think it is a very unsafe proceeding. What's Sam? he's a boy." "Safe enough," said Mr. Randolph. "I can trust all three of the party; Daisy, Loupe, and Sam. They all know their business, and they will all do it." "Well! I think it is very unsafe," repeated Mrs. Randolph. "Mamma," said Daisy, when she had allowed a moment to pass "what shall I take to Mrs.
Loupe was always willing to stand, lazy little fat fellow that he was; and Daisy was giving her undivided attention to the purple "Jewess," with a sort of soft prayer going on all the while in her heart that her errand might be blessed; when she was suddenly interrupted. "Why where are you going, Daisy?" "Where have you been, Preston?" said Daisy as suddenly drawing up.
"Well, do, do, Sam," said Daisy after she had looked at the matter; and while he took Loupe out of harness, she turned back to Juanita. "What is gone wrong?" said the old woman. "Nothing is wrong," said Daisy; "only the pony has got his shoe off, and the boy is taking him to the blacksmith's." "Will my lady come into my house?" "No, thank you. I'll stay here."
Finding the trail I followed it for two days, although it was difficult trailing because the redskins had taken every possible precaution to conceal their tracks. On the second day Captain Meinhold went into camp on the South Fork of the Loupe, at a point where the trail was badly scattered. Six men were detailed to accompany me on a scout in search of the camp of fugitives.
It was pleasanter there, Daisy thought, than she had ever seen it. The fields looked more gay in that clear early light, and the dust was kept down by the freshness in the air. It was delightful; and Loupe never went better. Daisy was a very good little driver, and now the pony seemed to understand the feeling in her fingers and waddled along at a goodly rate.
"Well, I told you I was going to the church, and we hadn't time to go slowly. What did you come for?" "I suppose I came for some diversion," said Daisy with a sigh. "Ain't Loupe a splendid little fellow?" "Very; I think so." "Why, Daisy, what ails you? there is no fun in you to-day. What's the matter?" "I am concerned about something. There is nothing the matter." "Concerned about Loupe, eh!"
Loupe is lazy, but he can go, and I will make him." The chaise went off at a swift rate accordingly, after another soft grateful look from its little driver. Mr. Dinwiddie stood looking after it. Of a certain woman of Thyatira it is written that "the Lord opened her heart, that she attended to the things which were spoken."
On the second day Captain Meinhold went into camp on the South Fork of the Loupe, at a point where the trail was badly scattered. Six men were detailed to accompany me on a scout in search of the camp of the fugitives. We had gone but a short distance when we discovered Indians camped, not more than a mile away, with horses grazing near by.
Yet it was not merely, nor so much, the bodily exertion she had made, as the mind work. The excitement both of pleasure and responsibility and eager desire. Altogether, Daisy was tired; and sat back in her chaise, letting the reins hangs languidly in her hands and Loupe go how he would. But Loupe judged it was best to get home and have some refreshment, so he bestirred himself.
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