Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-02-20

with me- cried the guide. composing
himself as well as he could under the
Yes. know said his companion
drily, but mark my words. young man.
if your horse plays such tricks again,he'h
BE- the means Of seriously injurIng his
masters health
Tney both turned and cantered back
to tho road. When they reached it
again, and turned the heads Of their ami
mails 10 the right direction, the stran-
ger said TO his guide, in tone which
must have convinced his hearer as to his
earnestness:
Now. friend Wilhelm, hope We pn-
dersland each other Tor the rest OF the
Journey. You are to continue ahead OF
me ia the right road without swervlng
either to the right or left. Ii see YOU
do any Ihlng suspicious, will drlyc a
brace OF bullets througl you without a.
word ofnotice. Now push on.'
The guide had started as directed but
t was eyid n from his multerIngs that
he was alarmed at something beside The
action OF his follower.
La the meantime the thunder had III
creased its violence, and the flashes OF
tightening had become more frequent
and more binding.
For while the tw0 horsemen rode
on in sileure, tie guide keeping az his
directions to the letter, while his fol-
lowers watched his every movement as
cat would watch a mouse.
Suddenly the guide stopped and looked
behind him Again he heard the CLICK
of tue strangers plst,l and saw his up
lifted arm.
Have mercy, meinheer," he groaned
Il dare not 20 on"
II give you three seconds to 60"
replied the stranger stcrnly. ZONE y
'Iu Heavens name, spare implored
the guide, almost overpowered with
fear, 'lnok before me in the road aud
YOU will not blame me-
The stranger looked. At first ne
saw something white standing notion
less in the centre of the road, but present.
" a fash Of Lightning lit up the scene'
aud he saw that the white figure was
indeed CHASTITY and frightful enough
looking to chill the blood in the veins
of even the bravest man. II his blood
chilled fora moment, therefore, it was
not through any fear that he felt for his
yhostIy Interpreter, for the next instant
he set his teeth hard, while he whispered
between them just loud enough to be
heard BY his tert0r-s!Ficken guide;
BE it man or deyili-rido it d0wI-
III follow. TwOp
/. Nth cry OF dispair upon his lip:
the guide urged his horse forward at ths
top of his speed, quickly followed oJ
the stranger, who held his pistol ready
in his hand.
In another instant the guide woule
, have swept past the dreadful spot. bu'
t at that instant the report oil a plsto
= rang through the dark forest. and the
stranger heard a horse gallOp of through
: the wOoGs riderless.
Finding himself alone, the strangei
raised his pistol, took deliberate aim al
! the ghoslly murderer and pressed hI'
finger upon the trigger.
The apparition approached quickly
but in no hostile attitude. The stranger
sta, ed his hand. At length the ghssi
addressed aim in voice that way any
thing but sepulchral;
Here Wilhelm. ye move out OF youI
perch this minute aud give me a help
ng land. I've hit the game while on
the wing. havn'tI?'
The stranger was Ifonplussed Tor
moment. but recovering himself. he
grumbled something unintrllisiGle and
leaned to the ground. One word 10 hi:
horse aud the brave animal stood suh
By the snow-white trappnss on the
wuuld-bc ghost he was neat enabled t.
to grope his way in the dark TOWARD
that individual. whom he found Oeudmg
over a black mass. about the size Oi d
man, on the road.
As the tiger pounces upon his prey
the stranger leaped upon the stoopin-
figure before hlm, aud bore it to the
ground.
Il arrest you in the Kings name.
cr ed The stranger. grasping his prlsonel
by tine throat aud holding him tight
stir hand or foot until l have you per-
tectly secured, and I'll send your soul
INTO eternity
This WAS such an unexpected turn
to affairs that the wOuld-be ghost could
! hardly believe his own senses, and Sas
handcuffed and stripped OF his dagger
aud pistol before he found time L
speak.
Are you not my Wllhelm?' he
gasped.
4 No, landlord replied the individual
addressed. i am not, but am an otli
' Ger of the King, at your service, on
5 special duty, to do what have tonight
accomplished. Your precious scr
/, " ilhelnl, who you thought was leading
! al innocent sheep to the slaughter, lies
. in the road, killed by his fathers hand.
Two weeks later,at Bruchsale Prison
! in Baden, the landlord OF the sign Of the
p Deer aud the Ghost Robber Of the BlacI
. Forest, who was the same identica