Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-12-30

% .n;ss ~ 81 - 81, 81,
s,,n W.. Iand - - ,so,.,,,, ;s,o 4
IN my 'l,'' ~ss.s r; 'ss.,.s 81 =, !, 81
S .s5,;,ss z,:.s;I ]Elsd s. fae.f fvo -sy's (
p."''' i,,a.s z3< -; ,sa I.,s -
1.ssi1s 4, Z, : No., "a tis,;;'
s;t,,s ;;Ss - s.. s.. = go 4 5s,:s 9
n Nf.<s a 1;E 55.S ~. t5,5;d x ~
two S. isns,5is =, ,.'=,e s. !. nerv,,,s ), 81
Iow,,,s.st {;sz7s sfs ~ AZ o.I<s,,3 ..os,.
o,,or.1 -: - = {s,,,asz.;<,,, an, -.
dear.,,,s7 q .Is;rr s,,,,. .hpr co,,. l,a,,jls5.
In n & s3,r S,ss ;exe,.fns!j. ~
FIJI. sd si.a sal.;,,' wae - - 4; IS ,x5s3
the ls5riter n. kI,e sssxs,,
I,v sf7sue m;rth fi,l reu3fnfsce 4 Il III
Kate Sss relat;no 4 when e <s;:,ii i,i3s|
rl,l Knock at the slfo,r ss,,s q sii:I
den ter,piuat;eu to- tii;rjr * ! rrin,ent
n, two women Startotl Is zhsi7
feet md oszed s1.sxi6<assiy. info each
oshef'3 sacess luth OF wlich had
crow 1ale xitli a,ipreI reIselfsiou.
Katk was the first to recover j er'
self. ao;ne to the door, she s I'd.
in a voice which tremblcl 10 sp:te0l
all her efforts:
aWho is there, and what do you
wantf
1.-Two travellers who have lost their
way. answered a yoiceffasn without.
sCannot you accommodate MS foi
the lsght?"
sWe cannot do 81 conveniently. .
Katetat last managed to articulate
aYns must pass on to the mex,
house,
..How far is it?" asked the same
voice. after a few moments of hesita
tion.R
"A little more than a mile," re-
piled Kate.
Aoain there was a slight pause
then the person from without said:
"Wes cannot 20 so far tonight
NV ebmpanion has been thrown from
his horse. and NAV die before We
zach there You mnst lot Ms in
othayw;se bis murder-it would be
M Iess-will he ON vour head. Will
vo, onen the f,6or9''
E.ta,s svun.tbies were touehed
cha has;tated a moment then look.
~ otlW.rv
.Wbot sbau wo do9n che asked
sbortlv
81 hardly tnow Tn afraid to ad
.san, - so;d ,rrs Ellis
'n,D s.pat;rth;s ,nan,s storu oo,oarn
~ ao,,,on;on ohonjd ho trna,
Jf d;od wa sbo,l5 nevar foroiv.
n.a,,'ns - y
.It would ho dreadful, and vet w,
.,, fosrr.,l r;sk~ said Mary look
inc undecidcdlv at her sister.in law
@ ..wsa ,,ust To-, the,n in y sai,l Kate
oftor ! moments thouri,t "If the,
',a., no harm we win trust t,
Waa,,sn for nrotection
S Sha tr;ai to sna,k these word,
hra ,...Is=. Inf n.yertheless it wa
vii i trembIina hands that She unit
tho fastcninos of the door opened i
and bade the annlicants enter, Sh
almost regretted the act when sh,
came to see the two men as the,
crossed the threshold and the ligh
fell upou them. They were rough
looking fellows. even for the back
woods.
sand so Won decided to let us in a
losty' said the more woollish-lookins
of tbc two as he crossed the room
and unceremoniously seated himsel
before the fire.
"Yes," said Kate. "But," she con
timed with a quick start, Il though
one of Won was injured and nearly
belnless?''
Horo ono of the men appeared t.
loon,heoyilv npon his companion. VIII,
so;J. CIV friend was not so mucl
hnrt 90 at first supnosed. He wa.
somowb,t stunned by the fall. bu
80 hos roo,ly racoyered with tb,
NV - 81 st;Il bo;ng very weakn
Ni;thor Kote nor Mrs Ellis wer,
o,,;to sot;sfoJ with the apDearanc,
d W. tSo mon and had even BEGUN tc
J;.snod;t " tho storv hv means of whicl
u,ss' .,.' I had no;uod oam;ttance Th,
0"es y u'ho hod nretnndad to have bee,
,."a n ,.onld accas;onollv when h,
oI li".' ~ eo,oot himself annear a,
sem" a " stroon &c bis comp.n;on
wen an. U9 ,,n@on bog., 70 feel vnr,
anu 'ne WV va onn,ot;moS oast caorf,;
'inA'o"s' '," aa",, othor Thor war
slniee1 seI i'",ro''ar ~ ~ not 70 hatrav tbe;
careiu'' "E".'e o:'', ~ t,,n;. | ,r',oSts
apPrehe''1'o" W '" ns ~ 80 .s,vod
S"''''eny ,: J. - - To.,nC wo
10 y, no" '''o e' ~
mem. ,o .ho o,oo.;on wo
ha'e' W ,, "iI." d,.q1Saa III d tIo.al
more pir'lc,'. ans,so, 80 o',;a,i,.
staftiea' nianise" ~ a'"', '''s ~, Ie ~,
"On' no: my n'o'n.' :, "' W w
ed away on business. .g,
w III ne re'u'h I ~ IN ro oho,l
oon nno". oss;h,o ~
come oack as soon as po's:o,e
never mas Gee" away over n,snS' an
l. lIzGhQll nlGL MIN AJ aIlH u.