The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-07-29
copvrisnt sscursd.l
BRET HARTE'S NEW ROMANCE.
IN THE CARoUYNEz wOoDs-A TALE
OF CALIFORNIA.
CHAPTER VIII.


sky. dropped thick veil on the high road and
the silent streets oil Indian spring. AZ the
buggy containing SheriH Dunn ana Brace
dnshed through the opscurity brsco suddenly
turned to his companion.
Some ono ahead"
The two men bent forward over the dash.
board. Above the steady piunging OF their own
morse hoois they cou'd near the quicker irreg-
ular beat OF other hoois In tho darkness before
them
IT'S that horse thief." said Dunn In saw.
ago whisper Bear to the right. and hand
me the WHIP
dozen cuts OF the cruel lssh ana their
maddcned Morse bounding ~ each stroRe.
broke into via cnhter. inc iran venice
swayed from siue 10 sue at ehch spring OF 'he
elastic shafts. steadyinR himself by one hana
on the low rail-. Dunn drew MS revolver win
the Other sing OUT 10 MN 10 pun up or wen
hre. My voice Is clean Gone'' no added In a
husky Whisper.
Ihey were no near that they couiu oistin-
guish the bulk OF vehicle earecning from side
10 sac IN inc o'ackhess ameau. punn aeho-
erate'y raised MS weapon DING out! ne re-
peateo iihpat'eht''' put Dr"ee. VINO WIS pun
Keeping In tue shauow' suuuehiy sraspea h's
COMMUNION arm.
hush' us "o' buckskih. no Whispered
h.rrieaV'
Arc you sure'
Dont Do" see "ere GAMING on n'm r rop'ied
companions hand and pressed 1t silently.
Even IN thAt supreme moment TINS horsemahs
triou'e 10 the !uetNe Duckskih iores'aleu
MI oasor cohsioerauohs oi PURSUIT. anu cap-
'ure'
:" '"o"ty seconus 'ney "ero epre"s' u Tue
s'raneor' clowa,n9 MS morse anu oueR' ne"r'y
lnto tue di'eh' nrace keeh'y watchiu'. Dunn
suppressed anu p"'e' In nan q minute they
wore iea"ihs MIN u !e"s'h. ana wheh the,f
horse again settled down 10 MS STEADY WORK
the stranger was Already iost In the circiing
dus' tnnt io'lowed them. But the victors
seenoa disappointed. Inc ooscurlty hao com
p'ete'y hidden all Out the vague outlines OF the
MYSTERIOUS driVer.
mes not our game anyway Whispered
Dunn. DrlVe on.
nut II IL was some irieho OF MS sueees'ed
o!aoo uhehshy. wnat "ou'o 70" 20
VIVA. sa'o Ia 10. Responded Dunn, saw
agey. uoh want nVe minutes 10 90 IL In.
eitnor; we DO nan an nour ahead OF that ID
tooi' whoever ne LOOK mere. all you've got 70
40 ~ 10 put me In the traii TO that CABIN. stand
back Of me. out OF sunshot. alone. II you ike.
as my oepu.y. OK Win any numoor you can
PICK up as my posse II no gets oy me as Mel
40 1oser' YOU may suoot n'la VI '"Ae nin as u
morse tn'ei' II you hke.
Iheh you won shoo' MN on s'ent
MOI I'LL 'e n"o . worn Win nim'
Dut
IVe chiIpeo' sa'u tue onefiH' sraVeiS.
Drive on.
FOR Few moments only tne p'uneine noots
"uo 'a''""s ""eeS wo.o ne"!u' a uu'' 'ur'o
go" pesan 10 aehhe the norizen. Ihey were
silent un''' an aoatemeht OF the SMOKE the
van'sn'ne Oh uo s,nomy horizon nhe. anu
cer'"'n i,"pehs'ra"''''S IN the darkness "neaa
snowea 'ne ' ,"'y Me.e neAtiss ,he oaraulheN
Woous. nu' ,'e' "e'' S"rpriseu q" eh'crns
'nsn ~ ,,"u t'lo ",r, "'Sies "ish. win 'a'h'
m,s''o Aur","' no Ups vi '"e lowering
spires "oo'e mem nad caught Inc eIeam OF the
Instant ,'re'' "feS ahu lehec'oo ~ ~ iFom
emuen aomF;
"""'' w h"' WORK IL '"e Carou,nc|
"o'us sno"l" cohs,uue 20 'aNe manu- IN TINS
~, 'Ht'e snu,e tnn' kolh On over On 'he VI
v"e y'huo'' S"',i oraee. necurinG MS norse
",' s,,'"on'' ~ '"' 'P,iee o.ofne"n. ireekon
~ r".n'e t"Ae oacS Sea. al Ah'ih spring
"neh l''e s"o" coni'iences'
D"hh "iu not rep'y, pu'' ou'ohins ms coat
p'"ceu o.e nan" o" Ms companion shouiuer
MI" s"''""'S ""so MIN ieau Tue way. Au-
S"hcihs SLOWLY ana Win oiniculty. the desper-
a'e man might nave oeeh taken LOT peacelui
lnV"'!u returning from an garry morning stroll.
MS r'sht h"hu WAS purleo thouRhtiuiiy IN the
sac pocket OF MS coat. on'y brace knew that
l" r"stHo on the hahu'e OF MS pis'oi.
from ,''ne 70 t'he 'ne iat.er stopped ana
cohsu,teu tno 'aiht tran WIN minutehess
TINT s"o"e" Iocent c"reiu' s.uuS' ouuuehiy
ne paused. MADE o'aze, herenbouts TO
show where to leave the trail. There 1t IL"
he added. pointing to slight notch cut In the
trunk Of an adjoining tree.
But we'vo Just passed one" said Dunn. II
thnt's what you're looking after a hundred
yard. back"
Eruce uttered m oath and ran back in tho d.
rsction siynifed by his companion. Presently
he returned with a smile OF triumph,
They've suspected somethng. It's a
clever trick, but it won't hold water. That
blaze which was done to middle YOU was cut
with an axe; this which made WAS done with
q bowie knife. It's tho real ono Wore not
far of now. Come on"
They proceeded cautiously at right angles
with the "bnzed" tree for ten minutes more.
The heat WIS oppressive; drops OF perspira.
ton rolled from the forehead OF the SheriH