The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-04-29
".he case "a just tais," continued Carson.

u.
"Iou VIII have TO deliver thu girl up 20 nc,
Ia. ! mas take he. back 10 hcr paop,s."
".,hat VIII never Co." rc;o;Lea tie ba,s..
breed blGn!iy. "Thi5 sia 10 roth:sc 20 vou
cor have you aay Cleils upoa .le. VIII,
sAac'a N'a qnet.el. an Gs much c. Waite
man ca "eL s%in, ar. lie ycung lady
might heva wo:cs late .Aan 10 brcone nv
we. eTcn j. che becomes rly wife un.,;i-
i!neiy. thcfe ia TO possible call for vev 70
'n,9riere w:th .lie. 'TIe course fcr 7ou &c
taie. Ar. Carscn.is 10 20 your own ,yey and
ia.nC you: orr hGs'ueea, aad .eavo 40 to
niue"
-AG be ceased speaking, 20 uttered wild
cry OF command 20 ais pony, w,.ca Instant
y bounded away aon;awavl e. fil! ssl-
lon.
The scout raised ais rifle.
The figure OF tae ;liscrpant was row ,ri,,,
uncovered, p:asa.tiag u fair mark. but r,it
was Compelled to realize, ia view of the
bombing motions Of the pony, that be cod
bot fire r?ol TIE desperate villain wittou:
he greaest risk Of killing the captive.
.''HIa accused trash.' ra citcula,cd, L;s
long rcp.essed wrath breaaiug rorti:. we're
it not for sacriacing the girl-- Eu. / can
at least pursue hiin.'
l!e s'rsck his horse sharply with hie hea,a
and tie animal bUunGed away Ut she ton Of
his speed.
!. was o long time before the chase thus
begun showed wGlch horse could make the
best time. The pony wos carrying the mos,
weilht. but he was much fresher than the
scU"l's horse, so that the one circumstances
for q time cuunter-halanced the other. At
length. however, the increased weigh: told
upon the pony. The scout commenced
gaining
II shall catch him." muttered Kit, again
speaking under his breath. "Eow can |
save the eiri from bis drsprration?"
At this moment wild cry Of Gisnay
burst from thr fugitive.
just before HIN, MT ten rods distant. he
bad marked g deep and abrupt depression
in the PLAIN. the he'd of one OF these creeks
% nnineions in that region.
AS quick as i,ahtuiu-, the buuted nliscre
a. hid cpmprehended that he could not
cross this creek Vt tho, tnrious pace, the de.
pres:ion heinz too wide Tor flying !esp.-
He had also cnmrrehcnded thatae could rot
stop tbe pouy's Wild pace 10 season 10 avoid
it.
TIE scout saw all this too, and smiled
grimiy as he realized that tum lie was in
eyiiat'e.
1t VS. IN vain that the half breed. rednc-
cd 10 coa hand. pulled upon the reins. saw.
in, and jerking the pony's month, The an.
imai wnnd neither tim nor stop. and in an
other instant had hurlel himself into the
t'rupS abyss actually turning & sOmrrssuli
n the air. an! srndlng t!tet Foot ard the
girl h9'h! through space TO tie opposite
sloIe % tbc creek.
At tBe saInr moment. rs it seemed, tb.
scout threw his horse hoch upon bis haunch
es at the very edge OF the creek, ANA Slip
ped from his saddle. revolver in hand.
81 Lave yon now. Fleet Foot!' he shout.
cd, 'etping toward the prnsirate savage.
But, as terrible as had been the shock, as
quick "a had been the scouts movements,
tue ha'f breed had gathered blmsplf up from
the dust in which ht had been rolled: had
ought and found bis unconscious captive;
had drawn his huge huHtns-knifs and re-
voly'r; had PLACED hims'i! in dunhlr
posture Of assault and Cef nee tesiti, the
Girtirniess figure; and Thus. at the instant
Of Kits advance, be- found that the despcr.
a'e rnii. N was still active, still! dead, still
UnGauntcd.
Not a stsr nnaror!' was the half breeds
Grtinft c.y. while his face g!nwed like Il
furnace. Il am stiil master OF TIE lie Of
this eiil, and even Of yours. At Il toucb,
at breath even, viii Gle upon yon with
one hand, whir plUu,e this snii- into the
gir.'S heart VITA the otLer I've said ii,
AID s~rar it!'
Riyr'Cd 10 the spot he had - ined. the
scout stood erect. not ten feet distant. from
he revolver directed at hm-uot ten feet
from the knlf. uplril,d above lie bosom of
the cap'iyr--nuI there he remained mo;ion.
l'sS, not dafuG TO stir. nor ev II 10 breathe,
tst NE hai-breed shuali iuili! his terrible
,nrngcr.
:" Il was the lirst aud last time, said Kit.
10 rarrailng these things aI,tgward, &" that
| was ever treed on The 9roUHd!"
Aud there the two men stood, TINS
motlonless aud Silrnt ,hns garins ut r4ch
Other, with that helpless girl between them.