Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-03-30

sstiI; he lad dressed and break!asted,
sun the colt gaIlopsd by bis ksftr
Jockey, given the orders for the day,
ard Nss rpsdy to start for Thompson's,
q me- twelve miles of, before Camn0r
appeared. Florry came out soon after
aud they exchanged good-byes ON the
VersndA-
1--WE shall meet again-somewhere,"
laid Alan, laughipgly.
"Oh certain to-" was Hugh's reply;
we're bound to meet again, but"
And then the colt reared, and then 1t
kicked, and then it swung round aud
n ade = savage grab OF the riders foot,
and finally IL bolted.
And the lovers watched the headlong
career Of the unhroken brute, till horse
ard rider were lost to sight Ia the bush,
ard then they turned back into the
he Use.
Meanwhile the colt was dashing along
through the thorn and Hugh, TO take
the devil out Of it, had his spurs home.
But at last it gave in, and as they turn
q behind the Koppie the horse was
testsD. 1t would never try to bolt with
Ru- b Be- ntinck on its back again.
Il z
hut Hugh pulled the colt round due
west, and passing behind the hoppie
rsu down by Ksir path through tue
tu,h back to the river again.
Alloy, there; shoym he cried. aud
Kstir Joe jumped up from his whit
ling and brought the boat over, and in
Ell minutes they were back again on
the other side.
Now take my horse up to the house
AID stay there with 1t. / have got to
wait for friend and will look after the
N,rry for you; and look here, Joe, lend
ne your hat"
And away went Joe, giggIing nightly
at seeing the Iukos' in his hat, with all
the cocks feathers in it and the scarlet
bsLd.
When Joe was out of sight Hugh got
into the boat and waited. An hour had
passed, when
"Ahoy, there, ahoyw came a familiar
voice ringing across the river. and with
lis back TO the newcomer Hugh took
the rope in hand and began pulling the
boat across
As he neared the bank he gave q pull
with all his might, and then, as the
ferry boat glded up to land, he turned
around and faced, rs he had expected,
Alan CumnOr.
Neither spoke. Hugh was as grim as
death. Alan speechless with amaze
ment. But Hugh leaped out, and tax.
ing hold OF the horse with one hand and
his friend with the other, lead them to
the boat. Alan stepped in mechani-
cslly and Hugh began to pull at the
rope.
Half way across be stopped.
Ills short distance" he said, pull
ing out two revolvers, "but so much the
better for both of U.s."
Then lie gave Alan one.
stand up" said he, ION that end
theTe-clear Of the horse. shall stand
I'D at this end and hold the boat steady.
And listen-"a plover was complain
ing with its monOtonous cry upon the
,Ntr-side-"count that birds cries. j
srlll ire at the fifth"
Alan said never word, AMI the plo-
vGr cried "pee-weet"
Cone" said Hugh.
And there they stood, the outraged
bu. band and the lover facing one
another, the fefryboat's length between
,h,m, while the bird walled out the
mtssure of their liyes.
1wice-threet times -four times, came
J g desolate cry along the water.
The two men raised their pistols.
Pc weet,
The reports were simultaneous; and
then, on sudden, Alan, shot through
the forehead, reeled back and fell into
the swiftly running river. And Hugh
throwing the revolvers into the water,
took the rope again and pulled across.
He led the horse out and took 1t up to
the store. From the saddle bags he
took some papers addressed to himself
end read them. AS he had expected,
they were his Uncle Fosters will, In
his, Hugh Bentinck's favor, and the
title deeds of his property on the Trans
vaal border. He put them into his
pocket and sat down, while Joe went
down 10 the river.
My wife is coming over" said he to
Joe, "but don't say | am here" And
Joe gigRled prodigiously at being a
partner in joke with the lnkos.
They bad not long 10 wait.
"Ahoy there, ahay!' 1t was FlOrry.
Hugh watched her from the door
she rode up, flushed with excitement
and more beautiful than be had ever
steH her, SO he thought, and all his love
came to his lips again.
my darling" he murmured, and
now she was at the door.
Alan she cried ont and 10! in ans.
wer to her voice there stepped out ner
husband! But for his arm she would
have fallen from her saddle. AS it was
STE bent her head upon her horses
neck and tainted. 1t was only for the
minute, however, and her husband gave
her brandy and water, and then, before
she knew it, she found herself out with
him alone upon the veldt, the horses,
ike fsmiliars in the stable, pacing
along side by side with mutual recog-
uitlOn.
GOOD heavens" she suddenly cried,
where did you get that horse ?-
Hugh was riding Alan's-"And where
- be-"
Twill tell you by and by" said he,
in q voice 50 stern that she trem5leu
with q sudden fear.
You are not going to kill me, are
you, Hugh?'
NO, FIorry, l am quite unsrmed
Ne are going to the landrOst's to prove
Uncle Fosters will and with that
Twelve thousand POUNDS which Alan
Cum nOr meant to rob me Of, knowing
Vhst the lsndTost does not know me BY
,ight-and the diamonds you have
with you, you shall go anywhere you
will. But FlCrry," he added, "wher-
ever you 60, remember, if you are in
rouble, that you have a loving hus-
land IN the Farm on the Moi"
And after that they never spoke, but
rode along side by side. At night they
>taid at CarSon's farm and next day
reacEed the landrOst's. Carson went
with them to be witness 10 the deeds
ard sVr5r TO Hugh's identity, and it
'Ook Tut little time to have the deeds
transferred, for the Beers wanted Rich
ard Fosters lands and buildings aud
Hugh was very glad to sell them, aud
20 the landrost himself paid the money
over there and then in q check on
Pietermaritzburg and the business vas
over.
Husband and wife were alone again.
"Florry," said he, 'give me those
diamonds" and she took them out aud
then Hugh made them up in q parcel
with the check for twelve thousand
pounds and his watch and chsin and
the ring she had given him three years
before, when they were married; aud
he tied them all no tightly together in