The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-05-11
CHAPTER XIV.

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IN, a os ,h, t0m wi E'ySs ,Ss SH,u mem Msr Su
tins $ courage was perfect as as far as il went. H,
~ b;a r,,d. i;So .nd ,hsso famiI;,, dansors 4.
~.rM c,na -;,L srnu,.n - a.. ;,,,an a,,.nss iii
sngiSorcncs hui h,J neyer hec,, bnn,eJ Nv
Cood- hound nor had he ever seen thai bru{s;
onerr;ns instinct befi,ed by human cunnins
Isr. ,hcn , senss NJ The suncrpa,uraI combinss
= f.v atcp, ne leaned ON his bow. and energy sns
Hooe oozed out of him. Gerard, To whom th.
dsnecr sppeared slight In proportion as IL We
distant urged him TO hvht.
'TWhst ayails II io said Martin sadly; ~
90 get clear Of the wood We shall die cheap
N~r,. bari-by. know place where we NAV
dis dear."
.Alas! good Martin" cried Gerard: ''despaii
not 40 Quickly; there must be some way TO e.
cara.
!Oh. Martini" cried Margaret, "Whs,
n we were to part company Gerard,
IL IL pursuit s on US twain and let him 60 .sfs,'
euro. liz Is not on this mans track, or that
Nv, taten him to where ChysIrecbt feiI. ~
ffom GhysLrechts blood 70 the man that shsl
h that cursed hound will lead them, thougl
Gerard shoula run through an army, or swim
Che Meuso." And again he leaned upon hh
ana ms nead W sanA' .,,. a
Inc "ouhds mei'o" VOICE rang 'n'0usns 10
.,,. ass
awas never halioocd TO, nor cheered with sofs,5
-;In Crete, In Sparta, or in Thesssly, -
.Susnge Una, 'hinss oeausnui III snouiu .. tsi
'e1bis and deadly. Inc eye OF tne ooa constic
ecf while fascinating It's prey is lovely. NO roy
~ crown holds such lewei; ruuy wiz.
"a, ths aesr tSst sec.1t ioses Iii nower ~ mo
1on, and Iemoies, ana awaits ms deatni an, IN,
zen 20 70 eIhpare nenrihs WIN siSn', an,
Martin WittenhaaSen. He stood unccrtaiI
oewiidered, and nnneIv'd. Gerard was iittl
oetter now: Martins last words had daunte
% nm. ne nad struck an old man and shed y y
leods four-footed avenger was on his tracl
Wss not the finger Of Heaven In tmsf
WmA the men were thus oennmOed, the yo
mans brain was oil activity. The man she 10y
ed vas In danger.
end me your knhe, said sne 10 SaaHin
.,S,iss 49, ~ y, ~ he'i %a i,,,,. ;, ro., h.,a.
n but V"m oe ht'ie us III VOW hahos' -.
-
Then Margaret did ely thing. She NePpe
Sehhd Gsr.sa, and nrllyeiy drew the kni s
ssooulne, smeared her hose and thoes; and sta
~ TIE blood trickled she smeared them; out
adrsNly that neither Gerard nor Martin ssN
Ties she seized the soldiers arm. go, ,.,
.'Come, he q man." she said hanghtny,
h. this end. Take us to some thick place vhe
numbers will no, AVA, ava ,,iS Iur iS sn,li,x "Hun
walls not; We can't shun tho hound, and .
Slaoe II hard by" then turning 10 the iei''
ysd the way, as men 20 TO eSeeution. :
/ He soon brought them TO thick hoZei co
-. Ike the one that had favored their escs
II the morning. t,-y
| .There" said he, "this y but turlong oros
hat II Win servo our turn" p
'What are we 70 dor =, --rsI.S
ZEN q, they come stragsling through .r Ill.,, .n'
y All n" .
ais that all you can think Off" said Gers
\ V".sThsr, M,rtin wittenhaagen, take tho le
con have lost YOUR head. Come, can
Sh.y an ,ouse a man as | ami"
iOh YEA Martin" cried Margaret, 'do
A.;n.sv j;ersrdI lie is wiser than his years
N.riin uave sullen assent, and they ente
SAs thicI eoppicc.
When they had painfully Travelled thro,
SaH the brnsh wood, the blood hounds d
~ came nearer and nearer, louder and, 10
Margaret trembled. "a. ssssett
Martin went down on his stomach and lis'
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~ hear horses feet" =. ,.,.ll,a,,,,s. "A.