The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-06-30

"proof positiyel" aaid everybody !;
and their looks Of horror were eqnalc.l
by those Of the stranger, who was owl.
IDENTIFY contonndcd. lie trcmhled now ];
Int. partially recovering himself, no
sud:
- know not how II came. l Ind a
| pocket.hook like that," and, lifting up
his hands, he added, "nnl | call on"
"Don't blaspheme, sir; don't commit
my moro sin; you cant deceive w.
| You must now
An unexpected interruption forever
cut short whnt might have been very
majestic sentence from the constable.
| For tho accused man, desperate nj his
situation and stung 10 ferocity by the
behavior IL his intcrrogators, with the
qmickncss Of light knocked down two
who stood In his way, md IN another iii-
slant bounded upon tho mare. who WINS
standing handily ut his side, and, putt
ting her 10 tho top NJ her speed, before
any could intrrposc, he shook 4 defiant
fiat back at them IA ho rode, and WIS
soon ont Of sight, disappearing over tho
hill In tho direction from which hc Ind
come IN the early morning.
"Confound the luck he muttcred,
M the fleet mare sped. ~ had no
mind to 10 imprisoned, md Ind rather
clear myself to save time. | fancy how
it il. Ny horse il lost. will try to
got bnck 10 Messy Brook and find her.
Or, perhaps, this may he her, and the
wrong saddle was pMt upon her by the
bnngllng hostler. Yet how two mares
could look 40 much alike, or two peck.
et.books, or. Deuce take IL! II I get
back, tho mystery may I've cleared up by
the owncr of tho other horse--if there il
another horse. by Jupiter they ARE
coming 1"
Two or three horscmcn were IN hot
pursuit, though still mile behind, yet
mounted on fresh horses. and were fast
lcsscning tho distance between them and
tho fugitive.
Az he descended hill, the sight Of 4
wool had almost induced him to dis
mount anu seek its shelter nfoot, when.
coming fast in the opposite direction, he
saw another mounted traveller.
Soon they were abreast of cach other,
and, nj the instant, both reincd IN and
l;smonm,cd. Their mutual glance ex-
planned tho uncomfortable problem.
lit utFN0S WIZ uHuust VtSNicVsS
alike il shape, color, size. etc. saw that
one had hut two white feet, the other
four.
MY name is Amos Dunbarr ex-
claimed that individual, smiling and ex.
tending his hand. !" No explanation 10
needed. sir: tho hostlcr was half drunk
and acknowledged that he made the
hunglc. Here Is Your pccket-book, he
added. delivering it. That, too, is
like mine, and was placed where |
placed mine. But when l opened Il
| saw Your name, william Norton ~
"That is my name, dear air, Your
own wallet will be found ut the village
tavern, or with tho constable. They
recognized your marc and took me- for
both murderer and thief! Here they
come. some of them. We will ride back
together.
The pnrsners came up and few words
81 further explanation put all in good
humor us they rode leisurely to the tav-
ern again.
That night Sir William Norton, tenn.
porarily in America on important bust.
moss. was tho guest Of Mr.. Amos Dun.
har and his now very agreeable wiie.
They found the knight something hetter
than. 4 highwayman. his courtlv man.
ner shining through his travcl-wcrn Ap.
,arcl. and he confessed, when he re-
sumea his Journey in the morning that
he had learned this significant moral :
Throughout life. 10 he careful that you
mount tina riohf horSr