Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-03-05

50 that they either ran away. or thre"
their riders they felt choking sensation
and sort of smotheriug. and finally died, a
they thought. but awoke in an hour or 50 tt
find themselves lying BY ths, roadside
robbed. of everything
Indeed - CALCULATED ID tranrer,
looking abstractedIy at the RI 5 in the
ceiling, as though he was mora = ent upon
counting them than he was ND &e,tei IL
k.he landlord story
Rshe innkeeper looked at him in amaze
.SPahh ;PHe!hh perfect GOODNESS he had not
- -ng time.
lleinain, then 2 suggested the
Nord, after waiting some time for his
quest to speak
Il 2 cri, the stranger, starting from
his fit Of abstraction, as though he were
not sure he was the person addressed -
"Oh, most certainly not ; | am going z
straight ahead, ghost or no ghost, to-
night
Half an hour later, the stranger and a
guide, named Wilhelm, were cut on the
road going at pretty round pace towards
Naustadt
During fash of lightning. the stran-
ger observed that his guide looked very
uneasy about something, and was slacken-
ing his horses pace as though he intended
to drop behind.
Lead on, cried the stranger, "do not
be afraid"
I'm afraid I cannot, replied the per-
son addressed, continuing to hold his
horse in until he was nov At least length
behind his companion MY horse is cow
ardly and uumanageable in a thunder
Storm If you viii 20 on, though, think
| can make him follow close enough to
point out the road.
The stranger pulled up instantly. A
strange light CLEANED in his eyes, while
his hand sought his breast pocket, from
which he drew something. The guide saw
the movement and stopped also.
Guides should lead, not follow, said
the stranger, quietly, but with frmness
Which seemed to be exceedingly uuplcas-
ant to the person addressed.
but, taltered the guide, my horse
won't 20.
wont he z" queriyd thc stranger,
with mock simplicity IN Als tone
The guide heard sharp eAcN, and saw
somethln5 giean IN MS companion risHt
hand. lie seemed TO understand perfect
I'ly, for he Immediately drove spurs into Lis
horses TANKS, and shot ahead Of his soAl-
III III, ~, "-'-o,' 'l'- 80 r.anLni he IN position
borayer tb,n tLo s,rancnr saw FL, .,;[,.'
! = sbarn tprr 70 the r;gI,t and them ,I;.1n-
,,,ar ay tLnnr|, bn L9G von;sb"3' tb~'.u.LL
liz +h;l, f,I;1,.o If tLa +r.ns that sLirt1I
tha xon1
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re HG"Iu 'Ht el''''F o' MS ho'Se a. Ne
2"'lokteu On !" i'nouI "4I'tils %"o'ne' ill,
Instant Nc 'ou'ntu us morse !ISn,iE VII"
'he 'e1ns, o-'e MIN pI''h WIN 'ng u, SPu'
anu on 'no nooie "iiI,'ai = s''F'eu I'Ae Iio
"iiiu ,,,i III 'ie "'ne % sue - ny S1'I'
nc stranger NoiSe 0'''8 'n''li Su up
lioi - ',0 o''''' D '1i' %V' vas d ''''
one 'lu 'o' ii'tli''''t ~ 'HV ~, "Iu. '''"e :
,"Fo"h ne"r'y rom !1 ms ''''''ie I" hca'S
n@ho, WIZ" vas i"'N upon 'ltS VI io'e'
S'oIP "ln'
ne ~ i'',' ~ L'S sg'''' pene'u 'is S''' 'u-
49, u'I' n anu ~ WINS "'lu u en-
plor 'f'.''.J ''s ~ ~ 10. ~: s.-o5'lI 'oiu I
O"tigt " " Ps'o5 r LesSen = ''Ils' MS VNeeA
;, Hls eu' Sc0 OI"S' Al'i,oS' lSn away
"''n nio' ri'u u tn' s,0' 'o'n Poslns
iii'iSei' ''' '1' 10 i'e 'oui0 unuVi VIC e'i
ol'iiS'''ees'
Yes, | know, said his companion
dry y, but mark ny words, young man,
he'll be the means of seriously inJurlng
his masters health. =
They both turned and canterad back
to the road. When they reached it again,
and turned the heads of their auimals in
the right direction the stranger SAID to
his guide. III tone which must have
convinced his hearer of his earnestuess, :
Now, friend Wilhelm, | hope We un-
derstand each other for.th rest Of the
journey. You are to continue on ahead
Of me, in the right road without swerv-
ing either to the right or the left If |
t,feo YOU do anything suspicious. viii
2 fdrive brace of bullets through ynu with
out another word Of notice. Now push
HSn
lSGs.Suide had started as directed but
evldent from bis, mutterngs that
was alarmed at something besides the
action of his follower.
In the meantime the thunder had in
creased IN violence. and the flashes OF
lightning had become more frequent and