The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1880-01-08

left and front; but how much depends
upon that choice ''It must be this,
she says to herself; and, as she says it,
the sickening conviction comes, mo, TO
il is the other ~ She hears hoof-strokes
upon the road in front, on that to her
left, and now too, on that which turns
sheer to the right. From one to the
other the whistle sounds-sharp, short
signals. Her heart sinks within her.
She has halted at the very rendezvous of
the enemy They are ell about her. 10
attempt to ride down either road now is
to invite destruction.
She woke from her stupor when the
first horseman came in sight, and thank
ed God for her dark horse and colorless
habit. She urged s'Young Lollard'
among the dense scrub pines which grew
between the two roads from which she
knew that she must choose, turned his
head back toward the point of intersec-
ton, drew her revolver, leaned over
upon his neck and peered through the
overhanging branches. She patted her
horses head and whispered.to him softly
to keep him still.
Hardly had she placed herself sin hid
ing, before the open space around the
intersecting roads was alive with dis
guised horsemen. She could catch
glimpses of their figures as she gazed
through the clustering pines. Three
men came into the road which ran along
to the right of where she stood. They
were hardly five steps from where she
lay, painting, and determined, on the
faithful horse, which moved not mus
Gle. Once he had neighed before they
came so near; but there were SO many
horses neiShing and snuliing, that no
one had needed it. She remembered q
little flask which Maggie had put into
her pocket. It was whisky. She put
up her revolver, drew out the flask,
opened it, poured some in her hand and,
leaning forward, rubbed it Oh the horse's
!
Considerable confusion arose (among
the gathered riders, who had some diff
ference of opinion), and Lily, with her
revolver ready cooked in her hand, turn
ed, and cautiously made her way to the
road which had been indicated by their
talk as the one which led to Glenville.
Just as her horse stepped into the path,
an cverhanging limb caught her hat, and
pulled it of, together with the hood Of
her water proof, so that her hair fell
down upon her shoulders. She hard
noticed the fact in her excitement, and,
it she had, could not have stopped to re-
pair the accident. She kept her horse
upon the shady side, walking upon the
grass as much as possible to prevent at
tention, watching on all sides for any
scattered members of the khan. She had
proceeded thus about hundred and
fifty yards, when she came to q turn in
the road, and saw, sitting before her in
moonlight, one of the disguised horse
men, evidently sentry, who had been
stationed there to see that no one came
upon the camp unexpectedly. He was
facing the other way, but just at that
instant turned, and, seeing her indistinc-
lively in the shadow, cried out at once
"Who's theres halt"
They were not 20yards apart. "Young
Lollard' was trembling with excitement
under the tightly drawn rein. Lily
thought of her father half-prayerfully,
half fercely, bowed close over her horse s
neck, and braced herself in the saddle,
with every muscle as tense as those of
the tiger waiting for his leap. Almost
before the words were out of the sentry S
mouth, she had given "Young Lcllard'
the spur, and shot like an arrow into the
bright moonlight, straight toward the
black mufled hrseman.
my God!' he cried amazed at the
sudden apparation.
She was close upon him in an instant.
There was shot; his startled horse
sprang aside, and Lily, urging "Young
Lollard" to his utmost speed, was flying
dow the road toward Glenville. She
heai / an uproar behind-shouts, and
one or two shots. On, on, she sped.
She knew now every foot of the road
beyond. She looked back, and saw hel
pursuers swarming cut of the wood into
the moonlight. Just then she was in
shadow. A mile, two miles were passed
She drew in her horse to listen. There
was the noise of q horses hoofs comma
down hill she had just descended, as
her gallant steed bore her, with almost
undiminished stride up the opposite
slope. She laughed, even in her terrible
excitement, at the very thought that any.
one should attempt to overtake her.
They'll have feet steeds that follow,
quoth young Lochinyar,"
she hummed as she patted "Young Lol
' lard's" outstretched neck She turned
, when they reached the summit, her lone
5 hair streaming backward in the moon
light like q golden banner, and saw tht
+ solitary horseman on the opposite slope
then turned back, and passed over tht
= hill.
The train from Ferdenton had reached
e and left Glenville. The incomers has
t been divided between the rival hotel
s the porters had removed the luggage
and the agent was just entering his offic
when foam fecked horse with blood,
S nostrils and fiery eyes, ridden by youn.
r girl with white. set face. and fair flow
t ing hair dashed up to the station.
Judge Dentonl" the rider shrieked
S The agent had but time to motion wifi,
e his hand, and she had swept on towar,
g carriage which was being swiftly drive
: away from the station and which