The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-12-22
WHOLE NO. l276

his helpless feet thrust OIL 4 = LIE
with his collapsed shoulders, aDd rs
bat pulled over his ewes Bsss@
hln. O s narrow wooden beds1eA6
lay J0A3ny. uuEed tightly a blsa-
kel thai nd a. save 5 SKIP q Fore-
head sl6 & feE cErls DAMP With PEI
splr.uon- Dick B11e1 mz6e 3 sep
forward bssilz-sd- I'D gls3ce6 over
his shoCl1s- mo he dsse-ed roou
kEery1hiag vas g1ie= Niih s su5-
den resolution he pared rs hure
Dastsctss Win both bzrds a1d s.oou-
ed ever ne Sleeping boz. B-t even
= be id - 3 ruIsctlsTo1s blast. "
i1g L vat sEoepe5 6oE1 tie chin
Der. rski0dlsd the besrtb. sid tx up
he roo-3 Eith & shameless gov f7or
Which Dick fed u b1stfsi terror.
HIS companions were slrssdv H All
ing for him 81 the crossing Two q
them we're struggling u tbe darkDes.
with saDe strange 1aissbspe1 baIk
which as Dick came nearer took TIE
4 ssmbls8es Of B great yellow horse
II was The mare She was zot 8
pretty picture From ber Roman
nose TO Der rising LEEBcbes- from her
archsd spine hidden by the SUI
H7abaJGs q 3 MexieE3 saddle 70
her thick, straight, b0ny lsgs. there
was noi 8 EDs e sggi1s Erzes- n
her hslEbiDd b85 wholly vicious
white eyes, II Der pr0i-Udi1g uD6er
SD. II her noas1-ous color, there Was
nothing b1t uEl8sss E1d VICE
-NoE tben, sad Staples, stand
cla- Of bsr heels, bovs. aad Up WIKI
you Don't Mss yo8r frst belt Of
ber na3e, and ui8d ys rst yoar q
stirrup gzck. Ready
There was 3 leap, 3 serGubinE
struggle, s bou13.s wId retreat e
fhe crowd, : ei-cls & fyi8g bo0fs.
two sprI1gless leaps thai Jared TIE
earth, . rspi5 plsy and E1rls q
spurs, E plunge, and Then thev0ice of
Dick s1mewbere u the darkness,
al right
Don't take TIE lower road back
onless y58're hard pushed for tine
Don't hal5 her n down mn. Wen
be a. the ford af FIRE GlaDg Auls.
Hoopz. CO..
A splash, 8 spark struck ron the
ledge Il The road, 3 cla1ter n The
rocky eut beyond. and Dick wls
gone
Siac. 0 Muse. The rids q Richard
Bune1. Si1g. . Muse Of cbivzlroas
men tbs sacred guest, The doughty
deeds, ths battery q low ehurls.
the fez-sone ride sDG Erswsone PEI
Il Of TIE Flower Of Simpsons Bar
Alsek, she : dainty, this Muse She
vii have 101s Of this bUekzng brute
sad staggering, ragged rider, and ]
musi fEin follow hin Il prose Efoot-
II was one O'Clock. s16 vet hs had
only gained RstllesnEks Hi For
in rtsI tine J0Tita bad rebeaI ssd 70
hin 81 Der IL ps-feetions and Prsc-
USED al her vices. Three had sbs
stumbled Twice had she thrown up
her Roman nose IN Z straight Inc
with the rsins, H15, resisting bit and
spur, struck ont msGly across coUn-
trF. Twice had she reared, and.
rearing, fallen backward and twice
had TIE agile Dick, u1hz-Ded, Te-
gained rs seat before ste found ber
vieioas legs sgEin AID 8 ME be
y01d them, 81 The foot Of E long hill
wRs Rst1lss1ak Greek Dick knew
that there Eas tbe crucial test Of his
ability 10 peTi0rm MS enterprise, sci
his teeth g-Iuly, PIT lis knees vel
into bsr tanks. and changed his de-
fensive tactics % brisk sggressi0l
BuIhed and msddeDed, Jovits beCa1
the descent Of The hIl Here tbe ar
IA Richard pretended 70 hold ber n
with os-s8is1ioDs obiu-Ez1i0n AID
vel feiC1sd cries Of alarm Il i
unnecessary % add that Jovi1s IL
stsDtly rS1 away. Nor need ! state
TIE tine made IN the descent, Il l.
written u the chronicles Of Sinp-
suns Bar. E10ogh that II another
moment, IS Il seemed 70 Dick. she
was splsshiog on the ovsr30Eed
banks Of REttlesDRke Greek
As Dick expected, the D0neDtuD
she acquired carried her beyond The
point Of baking, and, holding her
vel together f1r s mighty cap, they
dashed into tie middle Of the swiftly
flowing cu-reut 4 few moments q
kicking, EadiDg and swimming. ard
Dick drew a long breath o. The oP-
posits bank
The road from Rar1lss1ske Greek
70 BED Nountai1 was t0Ie-sbly level
Either The plunge II Rsttles1zks
Greek had dznpe3ed her balsful re
. or The AT which led 70 L had shown
bsr the supsrior wicksdness Of Der
rider, f1r JoFiIs 10 longer wasted
Lsr sarplus energy u wsDJo7 cor
csits. Once she b1cked, bBT i vGs
from force q habit. once s1s SHE'D
but il was from 2 rev freshly painted
meeting house 81 The crossing q The
country rosd Hsll0ws, ditchss,
grsTeLy deposits. patches O. freshly
s9rinciDr grasses. few from beneath
her rafting bo0fs She began 10
smell unplsasaDtly, once or twice she
cougbed slightly, but there was no
Absteme1i Of her Strength OF speed
By two O'Clock De had passed Red
Mountain and began the descent 70
tbe plain Ten minutes later the
driver q the fast Pioneer coach was
evertskea snd passed by man On
s PiEt0 hoss. an event Sufficiently
notable f9r remark At half past
two Dick arose n ms stir-ups VIII s
great short Stsrs were glItts-lng z
through the riSted clouds, and beyond
him. ont OF tie pain, ruse two spires,
flagstaff, and s struggling EDe q
black objects Dick 5ingled his spurs
snd SWING his riGts, Jovl1s bounded
forward, Eld u another moment they
swept into Tuf-levile and drew Up
before ne wooden piazza Of i hs
T Hotel of Al Nations
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