The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-01-10

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being thrown nearly from biz andd ~
IN ~ !@ vii wa kd q ~
IKE, - 9jpg HI&
H8 S6rIloQ IN h8 seaS beheld ~
strangers face, dark and frowning 6hd
EtD0lm7 UdEUu11llVBn aUelt < Il
&tf 1 y r. = u brea = 7
HI eneek. Z y z ~ ~ -
This cursed beast almost ran away
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'AimaeM As WEN AZ He. k0fA 1nAa& .tke
circumstances. stSy s1g1sxEs I'll
Yes Fknow = SlSid His companion
dryly, "but mark my word, young man,
If your he.rsc PLAYS such tricks aGain
hesll be the means Of seriousl& injul l1g
his masters health. y f-.> ~
They both turned and captesea ecH
to the road. When they Erefeh14 It
again, and turned the heads g. t46it ~
iinals in the right direction th9 atEpn9er
said to bis guide, in tRna Nhf(H MUS
have convinced his laeayer = ~ M
earnestness:
:. Now, friend WilAe11 hope We
understand each other ~ rest g
the journey. You are to continue on
ahead of ne ~ the right road With0nt
swervmg either to the right or LETT ~. y
l seq you 10 anything suspicious, ! viii
drive brsce Of hullefss hrougn yq9
without word % not1c0~Now Pushoh. :
The guide had ssfarteq as $1,000,
put II was evident IRON me- 4lu n.f llss
that ne was alarmed g soReelipe ype-
SIDE the action OF ms IoIIowe -,
In the meantn4c tho s,,uul 10y III
creased its violence ana Inc nasnes OF
hghmmg naa become more irequen'
and more -Dhneshe
For4vnae ne ~ ny ~ In - IL ~
IN siienee' u.suus kesPi1E u e5.a "
recaon. tossns is1asr III ~. so'.oweI
waleneo ms every movement 40 /" o"'
wouid wa,ch mouse. a -
auoaeniy me gu,ue sy ~ ard s tha
lookeu penlhu Mn Aa as;s. ~ n Ia sa,g
ciick OF tne stranger p's'oi anu 50"
ms upin'eu arm.
nave Mercy' lnei,neer' NC sio"'ou'
l care mol go On. =,
y give YOU lnlse se GW,s - ~ W;
repnso NC sttenee5 sly
~ neaven lanes spcte, IN,
Piore9 tne 9e. e,mo oysst"Ie9 y
'wItn1ear, look Detore me m tne road
and you VIII not plane me.
Inc stranger looked: AT mrs. ne saw
sometning whi,e s'anuins nio.a l'.'.ss. -
the center OF tne roau, put presently !,
nash OF isntnlng NJ up tne scene anu
he saw that the wnite inquire was indeeo
ghastly and frlgntiui enough looking 20
chill the blood m ne VEINS @ even me
oravest man. u NE piooo cnihed 1of
moment, therefore, u was not through
any fear that ne Ieit Ior MS ghos.iy IN.
terpreter, for the next instant heAse'
his teeth hard, while he whispered be-
tween them just loud enough 10 DC
heard by his terror-stricken gui1e:
BE 1t man or devii!-rlde II GOWN
Ill follow. Two!
With q cry OF despair upon his npe,
the guide urged his morse forward al
the top OF his speed, quickly followed
by the stranger, who held his pistol
ready IN his hand.
In another instant the guioe wouio
nave swept past the dreaoiui Spot, pu,
at that instant the report OF pistol
rang through me DARK ioFesl, sanq tns
stranger hearua morse gFDP Son
AhrDngn tne Hoe1s, riueEsesss
Finding himself alone; the stranger
raised ms plstol' LOOK peiloera1e ann az
the ghostiy murderer ana pressed ms
niger upon tne Trigger. -,
Inc apParitlon apploacnea quickly,
put IN no nosIiie at.i.uae. l ne - Stranger
sta{ Gu MS manu-. ~ ienS'n 'no siios'
aadfessea MN IN a voice tnat was any
tning put sePuichrai:
here, Milneim, ye move OUT OF
your perez .ns 1 1llse- snu s.sy ln me-, q
neiPlng nsnai Ivy BY s., ,ne game WINE
on the wing, maven ! ls...,,..-,,-,x -. -.
1ne stranger was nonplusseo ZOE .
moment put recovering himself ne
grumoled sometning unlhteihgioie ana
ieapea 70 inc ground. one woIu 70 ms
morse ana Inc orave amman, stooo per-
Iectly sun; Dy tne sno%-Wnise rap
pings on Inc Wouid-pe gnost, ne was
next enabled 70 groPe ms way IN the
eark towaIa mat lna'v,uuai, Whom ne
iouna penang over a Diack mass ABOUT
the size OF man. on the ROAD;
AS the tigef pounces upon ms prey
the stranger ieaped upon the stooplng
ngure oeiore him' ana pore II 10 the
ground. 90 :,
arrest you IN the nlngs name,
cried the Stranger grasPing ms prison.
er by the throat ana hoiding MN tight.
Str hand or loot until l have you
properly secured ana III SEND your
soul to eternity.
Inns was sucn an unexpected TURN
OF AFFAIRS that the would-oe ghost could
hardly oeneye hls own senses: ana was
handcuned ana strlpped OF ms dagger