The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-09-03

l awoSe and the same idea ciung fo me. All day long demon whispered in m. ear how easy il would be. Tn the dead oi night. 10 enter the stable l had seen, lead out the coveted horse. mount him and away. away.
 Urged by an iIrescsisible impulse. left the town once more. and inspected the magistrates premises. entering the stable. on pre;ext of inquirIng my way o' boy Sho was at wort; within.
 The horse. the glorious black. ~as there and my heart beat high t, a closer ln- speotion confirmed my first opinion of his quality liow long migh' have fingered here. fc1stin5 my eyes on thai noble piece af hofse:lesh who can ,iy: Twas infatuated and could, v,rtly be- iicve. have galetl nu | f. hoars. .d i.5s the sudden appafitton oi May N"uis. the magistraie'> daughter. .mPe,ied me io 4 hasty flight.
 And ,acr not III then a5 danced It the pure proud face that had ,o nief- csted me the day before. dld tca'z5 ti7 all lts hldckncss the trae import If ias though, that had taken PosScssfon Il ne.
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 Nv hrain rccicl wI,h horror t, the dark rf75r vawnIns bcnc tth rnt feet, .sad yei ,,ill ! fell the ,cmp'tfina sii.ans aP"n ne te3 follow ta .hc end the plan had .,linos. an,onsclousl, mapped out fir sejl'as ti4e coveted animal.
 .Au' -o went back ;o tbe town. II e.at. noaea' >hfinklns T n liz. lho..e htaf n islth ;n @h5ch l had fallen. .t; tna;he all-d Vith lcl sllt Ii the ease "l;h ahi | ! fnssld seikr upon hla, ane .'.'.,! 7n l.4s u. .erass the plans.
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 The rcsUi; Nh Naa have elfctds dNlnctl Il. tcit around n ihc daiknc>- found l hutll" llil t saddle. and m | mo,acni uorr lei the ol.tzk \ oat l0to the ! road and there | l,sg~ct. ni> head Ash'tl- ne with eNulfJtfau. fegsfdl,-~ ei the, ltt that do. NJ, b..rkH, taliaus'y Ii ts;.d and that Il hghJ Wl, tapldi4 spprf{ca.n. =tre,t,-tife r,..te.i.l,.,r,i4..-- sIs. elAn&. .-a
 waited Qa3e tN autl beans af the lantern almost dashed lnto m, eyes. Md then. with one loud ''lluIlah ." lc s, ln,r the saddle. and plunged down tsc fotd aJ l wonderful speed eon>ldrilnS that the ground m,> .,ifc ,ds deeply ssActca Vlh the f.tst-ifliiag snn0e fhaea hefe Inz there. hiel dftiieti intn hug, heaps .a.tnast ! be,e ktlns the WAY.
 ltw.,s ua, lon. before hcard sounds hch,ud me ,ha' pr@N cd l Wls hcins iel- lowed. >c, lhc knowledge tIeuhlcd mc no,. hu; enlv lent additional lc~l to .hc adventure on Nhi,h l had embarked - Ehe4nel,i,. sts..d .Ie-nee.i,..l lesiher whlp nor spur to Ulev him en the h,.te- ms tn and blludiaE s,.og1 seem, q. n i,.,,,. nrcd kis blood. and laughed J'ead i, tie iacI nf au, other umal botoe abie to nvcTtlke him. the speed he made through thc ~ot, snow hrfag perfectly wonderful
 tn and oa wC went: on0c or twice drew rem and 4S,cncd uuiS. n he .ts>,,rcsi that w5> >iili followed. and tlast. tee. NeIN ola>clN.
 Aga,n l laughed anu shook ry list II iaN. invisible foe and then. suddenly surrounding uie on eNcfN ,Idc. tchcd ;. multnudc-ot demons. each mounted nn hol,e the counterpart of the one rode. and in their midst, appealing to me ter help va, site l,4etl> gal ~haSe t,.vorle >,ccd had appropriated.
 frcnHci N lhc sight. ! brought doAn the switch carried heavily on ,hc horses flank. lic indignantly responded with hcrec sidc leap yhAt landed hm in ,hc midst of a deep snow-itfi. and pitched me hcadfaremes, luio another.
 fat w,rS up dE.1In Fl ! moment and waded out into the level track. mN blood on hfe wlth the determination tu rescue the beautiful maiden fad seen from the IesieA of demons who were earrylu. her into bondage.
 .But lo they had vanished. one and ail no demon, we're te be seen. fsa horses no maiden Nothing was stirring on the great white plaln except myself .,nd the proud beauty from whose back had ss