The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-08

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They both turned and cantered bacI
to the road. When they reached j
again, and turned the heads of their AMI
mails in the right direction, the strange
said TO his guide, in tone which mus
have convinced his nearer as TO his earn
estness:
Now, friend Wilhelm, l hops we I'M
derstand each other for the rest OF the
journey. fou are to continue on ahead
of me, in the right road, without swerv-
ing to the right or left If see you Go
anything suspicious, will drive brace
of bullets through you without WORD
| Now push on"
The guide had started as directed, but
it was evident from his mutterlngs That
he was alarmed at something besides the
action Of his follower.
In the meantime the thunder had in
creased its violence, and the flashes o.
lightning had become more frequent and
more binding.
For while the two borsemen rode on
in silence, the guide keeping up his d.
rections TO the letter, while his follower
watched his every movement, as cat
would watch q mouse.
Sudder ly the guide stopped and looked
behind hin. Again he heard the click
of the strangers pistol and saw mis- up
lifted arm
"Hsve mercy, meinheer," he grosned,
al dare not 60 on"
IL give you three seconds to go on
replied the stranger, sternly. "One!"
sin Heavens name, spare" implored
the guide, almost overpowered with fear,
"look before me in the road and you will
not blame me-"
The stranger looked. At first he saw
something white standing motloniess In
the centre of the road, but presently
a fash OF tightening lit up the sc3ne
and be saw that the white figure WAS IL
deed ghastly and ightful enough look
ing to chill the blood III the veins of
even the bravest man. Ii his blood
chilled Tor u moment, therefore, 1t Was
not through any fear that he telt for
mis- ghosLly interceptor, for the next ~
slant be set his teeth hard, while ne
whispered between them just loud
enough to be heard by his terror-strcken
guide:
"Be it man or devil-ride it down
I'll follow. Two"
With cry OF despair upon his lips the
guide urged his horse forward at the top
OF his speed, quickly followed Dy the
stranger, who held his pistol ready III
his hand.
La another instant the guide would
have swept past the dreadful spot, but at
that instant the report OF u pistol rang
through the dark forest, and the stran-
ger heard d morse galIop off through the
woods rideriess.
Finding himself alone, the stranger
raised Ills pistol, took deliberate aim at
the ghostly murderer, and pressed his
finger upon the trigger.
The apparltlon approached quickly,
but IN no hostile attitude. The stranger
atsyed his hand. At length the ghost
addressed him In q voice that was any.
thing bu. sepulchral:
"Here, Wilhelm, ye move out OF your
perch this minute and give me helping
hand. I've hit the game while on the
vi g, haven't II
The stranger was Eonplussed for q
moment, but recovering himself, he
grumbled something unlnteillglblo and
eaped to the ground. One word 10 his
horse and the brave animal stood per-
fogtly still. BY the snow-whiLe trapplngs
on the would-be ghost he was Lext
enabled to grope his way In the dark to-
ward that individual, whom he found
bending over q black mass, about the
size OF u man, on the road.
As the tiger pounces upon his prey,
the stranger osped upon the figure be.
fore hlm, and bore it to the ground.
Il arrest you in the kings name,
cried the strau ger, gras ping his prisoner
by the throat and holding him tight.
STR hand or feot until have you Sc
cured properly, and I'll send your soul TO
eternity
This was such IN unexpected turn CT
affairs that the wouli-b5 ghos. could
hardly believe his own senses, and WAS
haudCutfed and stripped OF his dagger
aud pistol before ne found time TO speak.
Are you not my WIlhelm?" be gssped
"No landlord" replied the individual
addressed, 81 am not. But L am al
officer OF the king, at your service, On
SPECIAL duty, to do what | have tonight
accomplished. Your precious son VII
nelm, who you thought was Leading al
innocent sheep to the slaug hes IL
The road, killed by his fathers hand
Two weeks later, at Bruchsale PRISON,
in B d II, the landlord of the sign OF the
d .er and the Ghost K bier OF the Black