Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-10-18
PARIS, MAINE, FRIDAY.

thick ioiiAge of tlss trees skirting tbe road
lie heard the chatter % his horse A. be
gAlloP-d Of. wnbout waiting another IN
stsni. be- toacbed has horse lightly 18th she
reins. gave him a prick nth the rOwels. and
oa the noble animal started Ike the Wind
10 tie wake Of the flying guide.
The Strangers borse beng mach superi-
or 10 tie others. the race vas a short one.
and terminated BY the guide being nearly
thro-n from has saddle by a beavy hand
~hieh vas lad upon bis birdie. stopping
him
lie turned in bis seat. beheld the sirAa-
gers face. dark and fro~ning. and trvabled
V'olsntly ss b. felt the smooth. cold barrel
Of pistol pressed against his cheek
Ihis cur-sd beast almost ran away With
me. erred the guide. composing himself as
vel a. be could under the circumstances.
Yes. ! kno-. sail his companion dryly.
bot HaArk my words. young man. fyour
horse plays such tricks AGAIN. be1l be the
means Of seriously iniunng has masters
health.'
the road. When they reached Il again.
and turned the besds of their animal. IN
The right direction. the stranger said to n.
guide. in a tone -hich must have convinoed
his heArer a. 20 his carnestne.s--
Nov. fread wilbelm. / hope -e under
stand each other Tor the rcss oi the journey.
\ GA are % oontinae on ahesd of nc. IN the
right road. without s-crving either 70 the
night or 20 the ieft. IfI see yoa do any
thing susPiciOus. 1 -ill drive a brace Of 0aI-
lets through you without another uord Of
notice. No~ push on.
The guide started as directed. bai q "a.
evident fron his nutterings that he vas
alarmed Al something beside the action Of
bis follower
In the meantime the thunder bad incrcas-
ed IN its violence. and the flashes Of the
hghsning hAd become more frvquent and
more biniing.
for AbOoi a male the two horsensn rode
on IA silenoe the guide keeping up TO his
directions to the letter. While bis follower
watched his every movement. As cat
-osld ~Aich n mouse.
81 ldenly The guide stopped and looked
behind Lim. Again Be beard The click of
The Strangers Pistol and sA- BIS upiised
arm
Have mercy. meinbeer.' be groaRed
dare no, 20 on
/ give you three seconds % 20 on. re-
Piled the stranger sternly-' One. =
ln Heavens name. spare nnplored the
guide. almost overPo~errd With fear;
look before me 10 the road and you al
not blame me
The stranger looked. AZ hrst he sa~
something ~hite standing motionless 10 the
oentre q the road. bot presently a fash Of
hghtning lt % the scene. and be "a that
tbe ~hne figure uas indeed. gha.ily and
frightial enough looking o. chill The blood
IN thc vcins of even the bravest man. n
his blood chilled for moment. therefore.
q was not through am fear that be feis Tor
hi' ehostiy entcrcepter. ior ihe neat in-
siaai h- st his teeth hard. vLilc o. whis-
pered bet~een them jast loud enough .
be beard by his terror stricken guide
BE t man o. dsvii-ride IL do-n-Iu
foiio- Two,'
Wrh aery Of despair upon D.. lips the
Euiie urged Do. bore iorward az ihc top oi
his speed. qaickiy followed BY ibe stranger.
ubo beli BE- pistol ready in BIS hand.
ln another moment tbe guide wouh
have s-ep' by ihc dreaded .pot. bot ai
thst instant 'be repor; Of pistol rang
through tbr forest, snd tbe stranger heard
horsc galop q through tbs wood rider
less
finiing blrnsclf alone. The stranger raiseJ
his pistol. took deliberate am a. the ghosf
ly murdersr. snd Pfes.ed b.. 6nger uPo'
ihe trigger.
The apparition srproached qaickiy. %
IN no hosiiie atiitudr. The stranger .fay
ed De- hsnd. Al length ihe gLo.t address
eJ bin in voice that "a anything b.
scpuiehsrsl--
Here Wilhelm. ~ mope out Of 700
perch th.s ruinate and give me heip.n
hanI. I've hit tie game -h,ie on ihc ~inr
havntlr
Tie strsnrer -ss noup'usssd for NO
uent. ~; fecoverine h.n.ef te rrsubie
so-ueth inr unintsliigihie ani leaped 90 Oh
ground. one vord % his horse and o.
brave snuasi stood perieody still BY tb
f-or-vtlts trappings o. tbs rould be gbos
b. "a nest snsbiei 90 grops his uay b.
fhs dark i0ssri thst individual. -hom b.
foarI tsudln- over a black mass about ths
size of nan col the rosi.
A. the Tiger rounocs upon his rrsy. th'
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