The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-07-17

-endk4eGsnHfo11ant.dU ffnseS Hdd m1n.
were almost as motionless as statues.
lsSa Then came the clarion notes Of the
rumpet, sounding the charge, and away
Event our braYe fell4 Tvs stlaisht as an
errm, .rrow from we'll P9sns RoT W E.
The relief had come not mbnient to4
IIssoop,xforxwken the first British sabr&
NdesSeAded oil .the head of rebel Sepoy,
a hand-to=hand fight was goinggoR be-
tween the, garrison and the mnhneers.
Vandele1r and Benthorpeskepfsl slose
together and THRUST aud p6rrie and
gave downright blows, aa ssfheI agade
their way through ,swarms pfs sduakyzhe-
men, whose faces blanohed :befm6 Tire
courage displayed by tHe EBfitishz sol
diefs. Who if well handled, J sre. always
invincible until they tight with their
brothers, the Americans.s ssss,:ss:
At last Vandeleur was able to fake
General Coghlandby the hand, and 10.
congratulate ,hiih.uS~. >EE4 e. II II
Where re is is Miss coghlan,se Ben
"She was safe moment ago" :,
w. by .heayeps! that's her voice calling
for help!" exclaimed Vandeleur, as,
squirting his horse forward, he rode in
that~dissetien,sisAe AeXed b5~~ReniNoTpe
.bdh 81 whom SAT- the woAA they
/ loved in the arms Of an officer of sowafs
(irregular cavalry, who was we'll
Mounted, and at that moment was rid
Mg off with his lovely prize.
Both men rode after the wretch eager
to be the first to rescue Cicely.
tswasa race fefHlQve,~epd promised
tosbe along ones for she,srebel's horse
was powerful animal, and kept up
good. place. m spite of lts::double burden.
= Once but upon the Open plain thechases
became exciting, for the sowar, seeing
himself pursued, put forth every effort
to outdistance his foes, from whom he
would meet no mercy if overtaken.
Vandeleur being light weight and
"a good rider, was gradually heading
away from his friend Benthorpe, when
his horse caught his foot in a hole and
s';T9 TSis gave Bsnshoppe a q To th as1avsntases,.
and Hhs was not SLOW pIussit, III hs
shot <ahead With a. grim smilesof pleas
ure,- and was pleased to find that he was
gaining on the sowar. x-
Suddenly the fellow wheeled faH-
round, and taking deliberate aim fred
e. s,1 htsRussRsE l;ag whese hesse 1T 1T and
By this time Vandeleur rode up,
when =Benthorpe shouted:ss ~.
"a "Ffank, win her -savesC Ciesly!"
Vandeleur's answer was to wave his
hand; as he kept straight on, like a
bloodhound on the scent of death.
by: heavens y hes Missed between ,hisa
clenched teeth, "'he1l escape me- after
all if I'm not careful !"
Snatctiinga pistol from the holster,
he fired, but the cap only snapped.
With an anathema ofdisgust, he pro-
duced it's fellow, and being a noted
shot, fred this time with. success ,fnrs
the sowar reeled in the saddle, and fell
to the ground, still, 'howevef, = holding
Cicely in bis arms,
When Vandeleur's sword entered the ,
rebels body'it was only Just in time TO-
save Cicelyls life; another moment, and
the fellows dagger would have been
plunged into hersheart. . '~.s - i
, The war isl pyef, and, in .rdear old
England Major 'Vandeuleur stands at
tho alter with Cicely Coghlan, Ben
thorp being best man.
Twas not till the honeymoon was
over that Frank told his wife of the lit
tie incident of "Who Wins?"