The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-11-27
hIm,elf a. wen .. he could under The cIr.

cumstanccs. I,
ayes, I know said bis companion dry
", but, mark my word, young man,
your horse plays such tricks again, hc'l
Be the means Of seriously inIurlng hi
master,s health, ,r - =.
Tbev botl, turned and cantsred back b
the road when thew reached II ap.in
and turned the heads Of their animals 4
the right direction. the stranger said {,
tho guide, In tone which must have con
vinced his hearer As to his earnestness.
"Now. friend wilhelm I hone wc IN
derstand each other for. tho rest of tn,
tourney. You. arc to continue on shea.
Of me. the right road. without sweryin,
either to the right or to the LEFT. III &c,
YOU do ANYTHING suspicious, I will drive
brace Of bullets tiIruugn you WITHOUT
word Of notice. Now push on" p. .F
The guide had started as directed bnt II
was evident from his mutterlngs that M
was alarmed at something besides the &C
ton Of his follower. ~ .'.l'" 'n' ~
In the mean time, the thunder had In
creased In violence, and the flashes OF
lightning had become more frequent and
moro bllndlng.
Fer mile, the two horsemcn rode or
In silence, the guide keeping up to his Ill
rections to letter, while his follower
watched his every moveinent, US ca'
would watch mouse. 'sr'''' ....' ..
Suddenly the guide stopped and looked
behind him. Again lie heard the click Of
the strangsr's pistol and saw Ills uplfted
arm. -n r". f'.".
"Hayc mercy, meinheer," he groaned
III dare not 20 on"
am rive thee three seconds to 70 on,''
rcnlIed the stranger. stcrnly. "Ono!'.-
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:" ns"'on 49,. - ,.,..,,",,.roa With f.,r
.no S"'us' " 49, uo,I .rd vo, ,y,,,
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not Diane me-
The stranger iookca. ~ ,rs' NC saw
somcthihg Whi'e s'anu'"S =" '"o .'..'. "
the road, but presently a hasn OF i,gh'nlms
lit up the scene, anu no saw 'hat tnc whu,
hsure was ihueea ehaS''y ""u , nsa % ~.
c"o"Hh i'oN''s " ."a '"o 80 ~ 70 ~,
ve"s y. o'o'' '"' D'"'ss % - I,
blood chliied ior u inohen'' 'neieioi',
was not through any iear 'ha. ie iei. io'
Ills ghostiy intercep,er' ,'' ''o ~ -
s'aiit nc se' h's 'ee''' ''aiu' "",'o "o ""s
pered Detweeh 'hen' just ,ouu 'NVus" "
be heard by his terror-stricReh g"'ue'
"Be 1t man or dcvii-ride It dowh-ii'
follow. Two"
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% -. r 49,. 80, or I. ,,sto, ram, throuo,
.no ,,.rL s,ro., mud Tho STRANGER heard
horso co,lonIny of, tbrouyh the woods.
r,1erlcss.
Finding himself alone, the stranger
raised his pistol, took deliberate aim ut
tho obost,v murderer. and pressed his H..
gcr mon the trigger.
The appar;tion approached quickly, but
In no hostile attitude. The stranger stay.
cd his hand. At length the ghost ad'
dressed him In voice that was anything
but sepulcliral:
"Hcre, Wilhelm, ye move out of your
perch this minute and give me helping
hand; I've hit the game while on the
wing. haven't lg'
The stranger was nonplussed for mo-
ment, but recovering himself, lie grum-
bled something unIntellIyible. aud leaped
70 the ground. One word to his horse,
and the brave animal stood perfectly still.
I,y the snow-whitc trapping on the would
be ghost. he was next enabled to grope
his way In the dark toward that indlvid-
ual, whom lie found bending over tho
black mass. about the size Of man, in
the road. l
80. "a. S - ,s..Is l ,.as, .hr .,.o.,pn AM
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VI arrest you IN the name OF the King
cried the stranger, grasplng the prisoner
by the throat and holding him tight. "stir
hand or foot until have you properly Sc
cured and III send your soul to eternity"
This was such nh unexpected turn Oh
affairs, that the would-oe ghost could
hardly believe MS own senses, anu was
handcuhed ana stripped OF MS dasger
and pistols before he could find breath TO
speak.
Are yOu not my WiIhclmy' ne gdSped.
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