Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-01-15

sasy--0seF eos 70 mako Il up, and, come
back with al speed; Il b iffe OF death.
Here b one Of Mr. Weliester's horses for
yoa." then perceived . groom stand
Ing with one ready saddled at the gate,
ON which / mounted and galloped Of.
For. upwards Of . mile the road lay
open and clear enough; but beyond that
II Wa darkly shaded BY copses and plan
tatfons, through which the moons rayi
found little space TO shine. Ihad barely
penetrated . dozen yards into this dark
and lonely spot before / received q sum
mons 70 ssstand and deliver" Ny horse
being very fresh, quite entered into his
riders feelings, and had not the least in.
tention Of checking his speed, but con.
tinued his journey; while behind he
who babe me "stand," threatening to
put = bullet in me If I did not draw
rein. This only made me urge my ami
NAL to greater speed; but my pursuer
did his best to keep his word, for he
6Eed, and the ballet just grazed my left
arm, at the same instant a hand was
laid upon my horses bride . suddenly
u to throw him of his launches and
cause me . speedy and ignominious dis
mount. But be that as it may 1t served
me : good turn, a. I Was enabled, not
beipg 1t all hurt, to slip away into the
darkness and conceal myself in the plan.
tation. !
"Where Is he7" inquired the horse.
man riding up.
Stunned, 1 spose, close BY" was the
reply.
"The fend take him for a plaguey
horm dealer rejoined the first speaker,
- I fancy they searched for me. AT
last the same voice said: "Here,
Stevens ! can't zee him. Take this note
to Walters, of Garforth, and bring me
back An nsw sharp. Take my horse;
that other brute might get you recog.
nized:"
I" Besides" said the other, "the ami.
NAL has tFotted off," which was true,
and much to my regret.
~ will wait for you at the corner oil
Deadman's lane" said the first speaker,
~ his companion mounted and rode on
and he continued his search for me little
thinking l was creeping away from him
through the plantation, out of which al
length / emerged, and crossing SOM
fields ] regained the road, and had the
u~nspeakable qualification of seeing tht
horse l had ridden fastened to a gate
This, / suppose, had been done BY
Stevens when he overlook him. l wa
soon once more in the saddle, and away
We went as fast al the horse could go
About three miles from here the roat
branches of to the right; and a. I cam,
down the road towards the turning,
perceived Stevens riding along it. Quicl
as thought l threw myself on the horse,
back, thinking it just possible he nigh
hear the galloping, turn around, ane
try his hand as a marksman; fortunatel,
he did not; and I arrived at my destina
ton without further adventure. To cal
up the assistant, have the prescription
made up and attend to the horse wer,
things speedily done, and ere long / wa
again in the saddle.
Now ] looked before, beside and be
hind me, but all was peaceful. l nearet
the plantation where / had been stopped
but no one barred my progress; 20
rode on, not quite treasured though, fol
| had not forgotten my pursuer was t.
wait at the corner of Deadman's lane
and ! did not know where that was
And now the open road, shining in tn,
clear moonlight, lay bright and unten
anted before me. / could distinguish
Marlborough house, and, nearer, tn,
lane up which, when coming with DR.
Seyton, we had seen q horseman. Their
it struck me that as that horseman wa,
not the messenger dispatched for the
doctor, that f~unctionary having arrived
before us, it might have been the one
who had stopped me, and that that was
Deadman's lane. There was no help fol
it; / must pass the spot; so feeling fol-
the pistol l had taken the precaution to
bring with me this time, l pressed the
horses side and urged him on. l was
not four or five yards from the lane
when a man started into the roadway
and stood directly in front of me; his
figure was slight and his face concealed
by a mask; but when he spoke l recog.
nized the voice that made me "stand
and deliver"
"Not quite 80 fast, young sir" said
he, az he perceived my intention to draw
on one side. "We don't part quite 81
easily this time. / must have the medi.
cine"
"What medieine7" l asked.
"Ohl none of that stuff for me. ]
want that physic you have been sent for
and that bottle / must and will have. Sc
take your choice-that bottle and life
or" producing pistol, "this barrel auc
deathp
1t was q serious moment: but my pla1
was at once decided on; SO putting my
hand in my breast, as if for the bottle, ]
refined close up beside him, and IA HI
eagerly stretched forth his hand for tn,
expected Prize, l drew my pistol ane
fired. l saw him stagger, and in q few
moments after, as it seemed, / was a
the gate of Marlborough house.
Once inside and safe, / had no sooner
delivered the medicine to the servant, K
be taken up to DR.. Seyton than the stat,
Of tension to which my nerves (not O.
the strongest) had been sitting, CAV,
way, and, but for some stimalant from
the steward, l should have tainted away
However, I soon recovered sufficiently
to narrate my adventure to him, but h
only laughed at my attributing a litera.
meaning to the robbers demand for tn.
bottle, and suggested it might be slang
for murder; 30 l held my peace on tha1
head, feeling the force of the lines:
A man convinced against his will
10 Of the same opinion still.
The conversation with the steward
soon changed to the family, and ]
learned from him that Hon. Frederick
Wellester had a half brother Ernest, q
very wild, dissipated person, who had
been a favorite of the earl until his char.
acter was found out. This Ernest used
to live at Caultdale Place, n of the