Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-06-15

you do anything suspicious. 1 will drive
brace OF bullets through you without
word OF notice. Now push on.''es
The guide had started as directed. but
1t was evident from his mutterings that
he was alarmed at something besides the
action of his follower
In the meantime the thund,-r had in
creased its violeace, and the flashes of
lightning had become more frequent and
more binding
For while'the two horsemen rode on
in silence. the guide keeping his direc-
tons to the letter, while his follower
watched his every movement as a cat
would mouse.
Suddenly the guide stopped and look
ed behind him. Again he heard the
click of the strangers pistol and saw his
upliftea arm. -
Have mercy. meinheer." he groaned,
81 dare not 60 on"
IL give you three seconds to 60 on
replied the stranger stcrnly. s.Oner'
In beaven's name spare" implo"ed
the guide, almost overpowered by fear,
look before me in the road, aud you
will not blame me-"
The stranger looked. At first he saw
something white standing motionless in
the center of the road. but presently a
flash of lightning lit up the scene, and
he saw that the white figure was. indeed
CHASTITY and frightful enough looking to
chill the blood in the veins of even the
Srayest man. 1t his blood chilled for Il
moment, therefore. it was not through
any fear that he felt for his ghOstly in
terpreter, for the next Instant he set his
teeth hard, while he whispered between
them just loud enough to be heard by
his terror stricken guide:
BE it man or devil !-ride it down
III hollow. Two!"
With cry of despair upon his lips the
guide urged his horse forward at the top
of his speed, quickly followed by the
stranger, who held his pistol ready in his
hand.
i In another instant the guide would
have swept past the dreadful spot. but
at that instant the report OF pistol rang
through the dark forest, and the stran-
ger heard a horse gallop off through the
woods ridcrle>s.
Finding himself alone, the stranger
raised his pistol, took deliberate aim at
J the ghost murderer, aud pressed his fin
ger upon the trigger.
The apparition approached quickly,
butin no hostile attitude. The stranger
stayed his hand. At length the ghost
ad lrcssed him in voice Inat was any
thing but sepulclrll.
Here, Wunelm. We move out of your
perch this minute and give me hell ing
hand. Eve hit the game while on the
wing, haven't Z"
| Tie stranger was nonplusSed for a
moment, but recovering himself, he
Srtlinbled something unintelligibie and
leaped TO the ground. One word to his
horse and the brave animal stood per-
fectly still. By the STOW white trip
plugs on the would-be ghos. he was next
enabled 20 group his way in the dark to-
ward that Individual, whom he found
bending over black mass, about the
size OF IL man, on the road
As the Tiger pounces upon his prey, the
stranger leaped upon the STOPPING figure
before him, and bore it to the ground.
Il arrest you in the Kings name,
cried the stranger, grasping his prisoner
by the TIN Oat and holding him tight.
Stir hand or foot until have you prop
eriy secured, and FL send your soul TO
eternity"
This wasaasuch an unexpected, turn OF
affairs that the would-be ghost could
hardly believe his SENSES. and was hand
tcutfed and stripped OF his dagger and pis-
tol before he found time to speak.
Are you not my WilLcln :n ne gasp
ed.
NE. landlord" replied the individual
addressed, Il ain not. But L am an Off
Ger OF the King at your service, OH spec
ial tluty.todo WI hat have To might accom-
plished.l Your precious son Wilhelm,
whom you thought was leading an inno-
cent sheep To the Slaughter, lies III the
road, Killed by his fathers hard"
Twoayeeks later, at Bruchsale Prison,
in Badtn, the landlord OF the siyu OF the
Deer aild the Ghost of the Robber OF tie
Black Forest, " 10 was the same inenti-
cal pelson. having been proven guilty Of
numerous fiendish murders and artiuliy
contrived robberieS, committed 1T differ
times in the Black Forest, pail the pen
atty OF his crimes by letting fall his head
from the executioner's AK, since when
travelling through Schwartzwald ha:
not been SO perilous to life and purse
nor has there been seen any GhOstly
Knight OF the Road in that section OF the
world.