The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-07-06

"All1right, stranger, said Harry, "and thank
you, too"
The two men led their horses into stable
already. full Ned watered them, and secured
them for the night, and would have left the
stable at once, but that one of the animals at
tracted Harry's attention. He turned back to
look at him; examined him from head to foot,
turned red and pale, and suddenly clutched
Ned's arm.
"You remember the horse we bought for
| Charles Chester?' he asked.
eyes," said Ned.
"Look at the fellow" said Harry. eyes, the
Oh his foreleg, the color, the height Ned, it's
Charley's horsep
cit is the horse" said Ned, slowly. "Harry,
if Charley had lived to go, his horse would
have gone with Him."
.'eThe owner of this animal may know all we
want to hear" said Harry. "It won't be good
news, Ned"
| Ned shook his head, and sadly and slowly
they went toward the house. They found the
dancing at its height, and that this was the
| home coming of the farmers bride, pretty
young woman, with rosy cheeks and sparkling
eyes, of whom the stalwar bridegroom seemed
very fond and proud.
"Sit down, strangers" said an old man near
the door, you've come at q merry time,. and
don't get much attention. My son is just the
happiest fellow out, / believe; got no eyes for
nobody but that gal. You see, they've been
ut all, and it seemed he'd got to give it up, but
six months back he had streak. Wonderful
explained it, but don't remember, so he
sends for her and me from Connecticut. She's
an orphan gal, and as soon as her school term
was oversize was teacher, ye know-she come.
This is their warming, and them's the neigh
bors. They all like Ike Ike's good fellow
Ia real good fellow, though say it. Take
| nip, strangers; don't be afraid of the jug; Pll
fiji it again. Why, what ails your dog7"
The dog left outside was bowling rather fear
fully.
"Wants to come in, porhaps," said Ned, 'but
it mightn't be agreeable to the ladies'"
"Bring him in" said the old man; but the
dog would not come.
He stood beside patch of grass in thegar-
den, bowling woefully, and scratching and
tearing with all his might Leave the spot he
would not, and the friends, when they saw him,
and remembered the horse in the stable, felt the
blood curdle in their veins.
s"Whose horse is that with white star on the
forehead, and a scar on his foreleg- handsome
brown horse, with wonderful eyes9" whispered
Harry to the old man.
CHATS my sons horse" he answered.
"Where did he buy it ?' asked the other.
"Don't know" said the old man, laughing
childishly. "Come to him with the rest of his
good luck six months ago."
Again the dog outside began to howl. Again
the friends felt cold chills creep over them.
'cWhere are we to sleep?o asked Edward of
the old man. eve don't want supper, we need
rest =,
"pll show you," said the old man. 'oThe
house will be full tonight, but you'll not mind
roughing it."
And he led the way to an upper room, where
arude bed was already spread.
"Just lie down here strangers" he said
sThere's blanket, if you are cold, and there's
candle. Good night"
And he left them; but not to sleep. The
two men had sought solitude that they might
commune with each other. Yet now they could
only say, "What does this mean?" They had
said it as many ways dozen times, when Har-
ry, by accident, lifted his eyes to peg in the
rough wall On it was something which rivet-
ed his gaze with horror Yet it was an object
quite common and innocent in itsslf-only
pair of brown saddle-bags, rather new in ap-
pearance, and with the letters &c. c." on the
side.
"Look !" he cried "Iook, Edwardp
i
then gave spring toward the peg, tore the
bags down and opened them. Within they
found garments they knew their friend had
worn, an empty belt, and daguerrotype of q
young girl of whom they had known him to
be very fond.
"His horse in the stable, his saddle bags and
belt here the dog howling ON the turf without
what does it all meant" cried Harry again.
And Ned answered, "We shall soon see,"
and strobe into the great room where the dane
ing was going on, and up to the bridegroom,
standing at the, head of a Virginia reel, and
with his brides hand in his own.
"Stop q bit,n cried Ned, furiously. eve
have question to ask. What horse is that in
the stable-the brown one, with star on the
| forehead"
"Mine," said the farmer, turning deadly
| white.
"And the saddle-bags up stairs marked C.
lCP"
| "Gentlemen," he said, "wait until morning.
| and will explain everything"
ave choose to learn the truth for ourselves" I"
| said the young man fiercely.
! "You had a mysterious streak of luck six
months ago, ! understand from the old man
there" said Harry Bray.
sNot very mysterious" said the farmer. III
went to the diggings, and fell in with mug
get As for the horse, found him, and the
saddle-bags, too. If you know to whom they
belong, he's welcome to them"
'They belong to the man you murdered for
his money, and buried iu the ground yondcr,
where the dog stands. howling," cried Harry
Bray "We are going to dig there, and heaven
help any man who hinders us p
"Dig where you choose" said the farmer. II
| am too we'll known here to be afraid of two
madmen I murdered mani! There, Pm
fool to care for such words Dig, confound
you. Many horse strays in the woods; many
man has found one as we'll as [. Come,
neghbors, set the fddlers going, and let these
madmen dig"
| And spades sank into the turf, and the ter
rifed guests gathered around, and the bride