The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-03-23
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opea-and there stood his wife,
radiant with smiles OF welcome.
dt'Good graciousl" said she. g'..What
is the matter with you? You are ell
dust and look 30 pale!"
cts nothing" he said 81 got
fall at the 6Iip-bus I'll 90 to bed.
Dead or alive, have to be at that
sale tomorrow, at Thompson's-
Hullol Alsn." be broke of, as Cum
nor approached. "I'm sorry to be
like this the last night you're here
but I'm bi. shaken,-and as must
be over at Thompson's by noon to-
morrow, | must be off to bsd-but
Florry will look after you-and I'll
see yeu before you go.'' q.
The wretched wife did not even act
her part. She forgot to condole and
sympathizs. Her heart, suoh as il
was, was full of her lover and tomor-
rows elopement. Later on she re.
membered her duty, but on going
to him found her husband with HE
eyes closed fast, evidently asleep, so
she tripped back to her lover Next
morning Hugh was the first astir; be
had dressed and breakfasted; seen the
colt galloped by his Kafr jockey,
given the orders tor the dav and was
ready to start for Thompson's, some
twelve miles of. befor Oumnore ap-
peared. Florry came out SOON after
| and they exchanged good byes in the
veranda.
1--WE shall meet again-some.
where" said Alan, laughingly.
"Oh! certain too" was Hugh's
reply, "we're bound to meet again,
but"
And then the colt reared, and then
it kicked. and then it swung around
and made savage grab at the rid
er's foot and finally it bolted.
| Aud the lovers watched the head
long career of the un5rokeu brute.
till horse and rider were lost to sight
lin the tush. and then they turned
back into the house.
| Meanwhile the col! wa dashing
along through the thorn and Hugh,
! to take the devil out of it, had bis
spurs home. But a; last it gave in
and as they turned behind the Kop
pie the horse was beaten. It would
never try to bolt with Hugh Bantinck
on jts back again. The road &c
Thompson's lay due east; but
Hugh pulled the colt round due west,
and passing behind the Koppie
came down by 8 Ka6r path through
the bush back to the river again.
! "Ahoy: there, ahoy!" be cried.
and Kafir Joe jumped up from hi:
whiting and brought the boat over
and in ten minutes they were back
again On the other side.
"Now take my horse up to the
house and stay there with it. have
got to wait for friend and will look
after the ferry for you; and. look
here, Joe. lend me your has."
And away went Joe, giggling
nightly at seeing the Inkos' 10 bis
hat. with all the cocks feathers in il
and the scarlet band, When Joe
was out of sight Hugh got into the
boat and waited. An hour passed,
when
| "Ahoy, there, ahoy?" came a
familiar voios ringing across the
river, and with his back to the new
conner Hugh took the rope in hand
and began pulling the boat across.
As be nesred the bank he gave a
pull with all bis might and then, "a
the ferry boat glided up to land, be
turned around and faced, as be had
expected, Alan Cumnor.
Neither spoke. Hugh was as grim
as 4 death. sAlan speeches, with
amazement. But Hugh leaped out
and taking hold OF the horse with
one hand and his friend With the
other led them to the boat. Alan
stepped in mechanically and Hugh
began to pull the rope. Half way
across he stopped.
ITS short distance" he said.
pulling ous two revolvers, "but SO
much the better tor both OF u.s."
Then he gave Alan one.
''Ssand up" said be. ION that end
there-clear OF the horse. / shall
stand up at this end and hold the
boat steady. And listen" plover
was complaining with his monoton-
Gus cry upon the riverside-''count
that birds cries. | shall FIRE a! the
fifth"
Alan said never a word. and the
pIovsr cried "pee-weet." 81
Zone" said Hugh.
| And there they stood. the out
ragged husband ard the lover facing
one another, while the bird walled
out the measure of their lives. Twice
three times-four times, came the
desolate cry along the water. The
two men raised their pistols.
| Pee-weetl lt
The reports were simultaneous;
and then, on a sudden, Alan, shot
through the forehead, rseled back
and fell into the swift-running river.
And Hugh, throwing the revolvers
into the water, took the rope again
and pulled across. He led the horse
out and took it up to the store. From
the saddle-bsgs he took some papers
addressed to himself and read them.
As be had expected, they were his
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