Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-04-28

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and running wild She shouted, tour
listed her pole, struck at the horses head
It swerved and leaped through the gate
She knew 1t was not Driver. She
shut the gate. The horse ran round the
yard, then slower, then trotted, head up.
snorting and stepping high. Then she
stopped at the barn and looked around.
Nell went up. The mare drew off at first,
but Nell coaxed her, and got her hand on
the bride after minute or two She
patted the mares smooth neck and head,
talked to her: $500, Nancy"
Nell led her up to the house, where the
light shone out from the window. She
knew the mare-Brame's roam, Skylark
The Squire had driven her over only last
week Saddle and bride she knew, too,
knew them, and t,embled with horri-
Bile fear They were Prent's! There was
1.-THE rent in the skirt that she darned two
DAYS ago. There was the new stirrup-
strap on the near side, and the new ring
| bit in the bride
/ She hitehed the mare to the gate, went
in, put out the light and locked the door.
She opened the gate, flung over the off
stirrup, stepped up on the gate and leap
| ed on
| Past the house and garden, Under
the shadow of the orchard trees, trotting
faster and faster. She has the mare well
in hand There is only one thought in
| her mind-to get to Brame's. She calls
to the mare, and breaks her into run.
From that it is one long, hurling flight,
all the nine gathering miles. Along the
clear high road, by fields and orchards,
level and slope Down through Treacle
Hollow, miIe-Iong tunnel of gloom, thro'
over-arching trees. Up again-out thro'
the hills-out with rush, and away.
Hill and level, dip and rise, straight
stretch and window curve. no break or
halt, horse and rider az one, flying, fly
ing. The painting mare stopped at the
tavern door.
"Ha.loa," she called. "Quick there
--halloa !"
The Squire came out with frightened
face He knew the voice He saw his
mare Skylark He looked in Nells face.
He knew what it was.
"Ain't you seen him, Nell p
She shook her head. She stepped up
on the piazza ''What shall [ do z"
He slipped his hand under the saddle
He came close to her and whispered !:
| sThe moneys hereunder the saddle.
They can't have hurt him. He wouldn't
| fight when he knew he bonds were safe
Don't fear, girl"
81 must find him, Squire Brame," she
said "You will help me, won't you p
await bit," he said. "We'll go to-
gether.'
! He led the mare round to the barn,
took off the saddle and the precious pad.
He shut the doors, dug out hollow in
the side of the NOV, stuffed the pad in,
and covered it over. Nelr was waiting
outside. He came out.
He ran in, and came back after min
ute. Nell went into the barn. Driver
stood at the rack, quite fresh and rested
now.
They mounted and rode away. West
down the pike to the turn north.
At every turmoil they stopped. A
the Lindesley road they saw the tracks OF
buggy and two horses bound east
They kept on north.
| "Squire, said Nell, "I'll ride home
He may have gone there. I'll come
back"
She headed Driver north, struck into
gallon. and was off Ten minutes later
She turned the bend half a mile from
home. She started, and gave a joyful
crv. Out of the east window bright
lieht shone A little farther on she
heard a sudden sound that drove the hops
out of her heart--the whlnny of horse
in wood to the right She got down
tied Driver to tree, and ran on. Sh'
crept in softly through the open gate, anc
round to the east side.
She looked in, but she did not SCI
Prent. BY the safe, in the corner, mai
was kneeling, with slouched black ma
and suit of rough, worn clothes. HI
back was towards her. Her own lam
stood lighted on the top of the safe
With a drill and heavy mallet, padded
at the end, he was picking hole IN tn
iron door, lust above the lock.
Into that safe Preut had put, only tn
night before, three thousand dollars AM
, odd, of taxes taken at Carrom.
On the taole just behind him lay hl
pistol. She saw the copper gleam OF tn
, cap under the hammer. AS she looked
the man stood up, threw off his coat ant
, raised the window He took red hand
. kerchief out of his hat, wiped bis tore
head, and got down again to work. III
pistol lay close by the open window now.
, She crept round to the window AM
peered in. The burglar was plckin!
. away at the iron plate. Moving yer
; cautiously she raised her arm; and fhen
! timing the motion by his. regular stroke
+ and holding her breath, she thrust IN he
f arm, lifted the pistol, and drew 1t ou'
: She aimed it at his head, expecting to Sc
. him turn but he did not hear-plcke'
t away at the plate mn
! She ran round to the back. The KIT
chen door stood ajar. She passed IN, 81
lent as death, caught match from tn
J shelf, lit candle, and stepped through
the passage to the door of the east room ON
The door was open. She held the candl
outside in her left hand, stood IN the door
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