Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-20
Then I knew it was runaway match.

81 see now it is" said I. keep up
your heart, young man. 1t the young
lady likes you, she'll stick to you
through thick and thin. I'll do my
best to help you"
ooh, heavensr' she cried again.
"Oh, my darling. 1 hear the horses
sir, look; tell me-"
looked and saw many armed horse
men following swiftly.
"Closer to my heart, Betty cried
the young man. "My beloved, they
come"
He drew his sword.
| Among other things he wore sword.
Ipulled my pistol from my pocket.
| We all stretched our heads forward,
and at that moment the coach turned
rocky point of the road, and l saw
we we're on the margin OF a precipice.
All this time Black Jane had kept up
her furious speed, and 1 saw we were
in danger.
Have a care" cried I.
"Faster!" screamed the young man.
Suddenly there came a jolt and .
scream from the lady. I heard him
say, "At last we die together"
And the coach lay flat on its side
not over the precipice, but on the edge
of it.
A man is little stunned by a thing
like that.
When I'd climbed cut of the window
and helped old Anthony up with the
coach, and coaxed Black Jane to quiet
ness, remembered that no one else
got out Of the vehicle, and l looked
about in vain for my pretty lovers.
They were not there, nor were there
any signs of the troop of horsemen 1
had seen dashing up the hill. They
could not have passed us in that narrow
path by any possibility.
I've ran chance for our lives, mas.
ter" said Anthony. "Yet, I'm called
a good driver, and Black Jane is the
kindest thing ever saw in harness.
Thank God for all His mercies. It's q
strange thing we did not go over the
cliff"
But where did they go ?" / asked.
WHO? ?" said Anthony.
"The two lovers-the pretty Great.
ures in fancy dress. The people who
were after them-where are they?"
"Where are" began Anthony.
Then he turned as pale as death.
"All good angels over us!" he cried.
we have ridden with Lady Betty.
It's the 10th of May. 1 might have
known better than to try the road to-
night. Protect US all. Yes, yes, we've
ridden with Lady Betty"
- Whn 10 LADY Pakkr 0O eo:I A.,
pretty creature as ever saw, at all
events. Who is she?"
Old Anthony stood looking at me and
shaking his head.
Its an old story, "he said. "Book-
learned folk tell it better than I. But
Q hundred years ago and more, on this
blessed night, my Lady Betty Hepe,
the prettiest lady, ran off from country
ball with her fathers young secretary.
'They put one cloak over their heads,
and an old servant drove them, know.
ing 1t was worth his life.
But before they had gone far, be-
hind them came her kinsfolk, armed
and ready for vengeance. And when
they reached this point they saw that
all was over. -.-..' b.
Better ole together than live apart
he said. holding her close. Then he
called out to the servant, How goes
it?' ...-
All is lost, SIR said the man. The
horses can't hold up FIVE minutes long.
err
"'Then drive over says he.
1.-THE man 0beyed orders.
But ever since that night, sir, as
sure as the 10th of May comes arc und,
there's plenty here that will tell you
that whoever drives q coach past this
road after nightfall. won't ride alone.
"There's nobody that remembered
the night would do it for kingdom,
but I forgot. Tn getting old, and
forget things whites; and so we've rid
den with Lady Betty"
That's the story old Anthony told me,
and what went before is what I saw and
heard. I'm a solid, sensible man, but
facts footo onI h.vo xoy- Lo~o 49,.