The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-10-18

'HD'' DHN' "lu ltI iuhttu ny Jne Bulue
being nearly thrown from the saddle
by heavy hand which was laid upon
his bride, stopping him
lie turned ia his seat, beheld tho
strangers face, dark and frowning,
and tlembled violently as he felt the
smooth, cold barrel Of a pressed
against his check
This cursed beast almost ran away
with me, . cried the guide, composing
himself as well as he could under the
circumstances.
Yes, know said his companion
dryy; but mark ny word, young
man, if your horse plays such tricks
agan, he'll be the means Of seriously
lnluung his masters health"
They both turned and cantered back
to the road. When they reached it
again, and turned the heads of their
animals IN the right direction, the
stranger said to the guide, in tone
which must have convinced his hear
or as to his earnestness:
Nov, friend Wilhelm, / hope we
understand each other for the rest of
the journey. You are to continue on
ahead OF me, in the right road, with
out swervlng either to the right or
left II / see you do anything suspic-
lous, ! Will drive brace of bullets
through you without another word of
notice Now push on
The guide started as directed. but
il was evident from his movements
and his mutteriugs that he was alarm
ed at something else beside the action
of his follower
In the meantime the thunder had
increased in its violence, and the flash
es of the lightning had become more
frequent
For about a mile the two horsemen
rode on In silence; the guide keeping
up to his directions to the letter while
his follower watched his every move
ment as a cat would watch mouse
Suddenly tho guide stopped and
looked behind. Again he heard the
click OF the strangers pistol and saw
his upltted arm
Have mercy meinheer hegroaned;
i dare not so on.
Il give you three seconds to go on, :"
replied the stranger sternly-"O ne r.
"ln Heavens name spare. implored
the guide, almost oyerpowered with
fear; look before rue in the road and
you will not blame me"
The stranger looked, At first he
saw something white standing motion
lass in the centre of the road. but
presently fash Of lightning lit MP
the scene, and he saw that the white
figure was, indeed, CHASTITY and fright
full enough looking to chill the blood
~ the veins OF even the brayest man.
II the blood chilled for moment,
Therefore, il was not through any fear
that he .elt for his ghostly intercepter,
for the next instant he set his teeth
hard, while he whispered between
them, inst loud enough to be heard
by bis terror stricken guide:
BE it man OF doyil-ride it down.
III follow. Two!
With a cry OF despair upon his lips,
the guide urged his horse forward at
the top Of his speed, quickly followed
by the stranger who held his pistol
ready in hia hand.
IN another moment the guide would
have swept by the dreaded spot, but
at that instant the report of a pistol
rang through the forest and the stran-
ger heard Il horse gallop off through
the wood riderless.
Finding himself alone, the stranger
raised his pistol, took deliberate aim
at the ghostly murderer, and pressed
his finger upon the trigger
The apparation approached quickly,
but in no hostile attitude. The stran-
ger stayed his hand At length the
ghost addressed him in anything but
sepulchral:
Here, Wilhelm, you nope out OF
your perch this minute and give
helping hand. I've hit the game
while on the wing, havnt II"
The stranger was nonpiussed for
moment, but recovering himself, he
grumbled something unintelhgible
and leaped to the ground One word
to his horse, and the brave animal
stood perfectly still BY the snow
white trappings on the would be ghost,
he was nest enabled to grope his way
in the dark toward that individual.
whom he found bonding over black
mass about the size of man on the
road
As the tiger pounces upon his prey,
the stranger leaped upon the STOPPING
figure before HIM, and bore him to
the ground.
81 arrest you in the kings name"
cried the stranger, grasping his pris-
oner by the throat and holding him
tight. "Stir hand OF foot until | have
you properly secured, and I'll send
your soul TO eternity"
This was such an unexpected turn
of affairs that the would be ghost
could not believe his senses, and was
hand-cufi,ed and stripped of his dag
ger and pistol before he found breath
10 speak.
Are You not my Wilhelm ?" he
gasped.
mo, landlord, replied the indiyidu-
al addressed, I'm not. But I'm an
officer of the king, at your service, on
special duty to do what / have this
night accomplished, Your precious
son, Wilhelm, who thought he was