Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-30
4 RIDE TO DEATH.

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bcaln was vacant without thought; be
walked vita tie automatic step or the
oFC2kard whom T7l4I alone MAINTAINS upon
his indeclsive legs
Arrived at MS own house, he threw
himself upoa c1-lr, leaned his elbows
upon his k2ees, LIS brow upon his hands,
GIld -a,2&1lsd thus, astonlshed 10 ind
himself almost cain. fearless. but still
unable e reject from tine u time a
sharp pl15 I1l75rsIn5 Lls Aslrt moment
3 riIy recalled 70 nm nat he suffered, he
-.445 n-nse-! pale De made al effort 70
rouse himself, So Up, opened tie '7i-l-4J "
Ana re-1-oel l-a -o@Te-S 81 u5lt,
tender o.I6. tie blue Of the early spring
Elor-i--5 -Ea1 follows r-s--- - rain
Inc trees u the --ar4-n had oe-Un 70
bios5o rosy clouds coated above the
houses, lowered I1oIlel- upon the chin
hey tops Ike ne wings or Llrd5 anu then
resumed t-e-r way BEFORE A-42, Oatas0
Ii P---l- asLltSAr, Fe-4eI Sill by v2
porous INST, the qia1rSn guar bulk o.
TIC qlarJerS, is walls ye-loW ana NAKED,
showed Itself IA an attitude srlI and mar
la foF rae l17S -l51e ne seemed TO see
al tLese I--i55, and more Ql4c4ly taa1
ever. r.-e Il preston q external OBJECTS
acting upon q s---el ana tortured brain
e-5--e4e-S. WINE II lis longs tie fresh,
pure ar OF ne L-5r---5 c.-clI1ted, and
Le I44t ana De s4" the beauty OF t2e
Wor-d about an, o a curious DOUBLING
q! PSrsoh&-lLy &c I5-loWeQ IIlpaHsiD-F "a
another s9-I, tie terrtJ-5 and common
place history that L4o dI51o-yoed MIN
he. Lapt- Lanco1. accused Of forgery,
was song 70 be brought before q court
martial 4C-U0rroy, a. latest, nc would
be arrcsred-cle colonel had given IA
Dat tTenty-Iour aOU-s-ll1 said and
now, monsieur, you know, think, wL--5
you have 70 do
lie hac but one pa-ssi0a-the ho-se-end
-nE- passion lad r'1-Ied him 10 ride, %
run them 70 mount them 1t races, and 10
nave stable had been the fixed idea Of
his lie; the goal OF al lis desires and
EFFORTS, the single thought e his soul :
marvellous agrserl-l, absolutely iIdis-
nounta1le, - they -l,d IN the regiment,
the mex nd s'sr1a1e4 him The Jockey
q name that Was at once his ambition aud
his pride- The maintenance u his stable,
however. had cost him his pa-ric-ory. 10
had borrowed, and > PACK Of creditors
lOosed at his heels tracked and harassad
alIa- At last, a. bay one day, mad With
worry and lost il one Of those moments
when moral sense IS ooIiter2tad and con
sclence uses sCpListrles to put 10 sleep
its scrEplss, lie had drawn from the casA
box OF LIS squadron forged signatures 70
the bills l. It, and lal5lled his accounts
II the hope Il hiding the deficit
l IsLlAluIT done, tie fault was
speedily discovered, and tomorrow 40
vas 10 % Puohcly braI1e-, and the
cavaliers y tie second class. who, IN tho
street, ro4e behind him, would then have
the r1E1t 10 refuse 70 salute him, the
rlgE2 10 Seo7l Inn
Row coNl- nave done - ne cried
aloud, cL-teIing tie window frame II
agony, al IN . sweat, his eyes dry and
staring straight before him IL n attitude
OF b. In despair lie had vision ~ tho
ordeal awaiting L--l-the I've brother
oLicers uILleA there - Judge, condemn
slld degrade MIN
And now monsieur. YOU know, think,
what ycu have - DO.
The phrase OF the colonel returned TO
him suddenly L. is lmp,3caJle sLEnll-
canoe, followed b. that other one that
ms BRAIN conveyed = nm Ike an ec4o;
- re means yau - 6l-l y0sirSelI-
lie rema-nel q moment 1ewl-1ered,
sLupeie1 1lln sob shook IS breast,
tears rolled iron LIS eye. and Ike
CHILD TAo, feeble and without support,
has neei TO sustain and solace Itself by
allec1lo1. re vas seized WITH an INFINITE
e--'-tItud9. an instructive taan-lIullesa 10
the colonel T-o nal oae- kIl-4 10 him
Us o0!oEe' VINO lad ace 9l-2-- ---i-- twenty
TOUR hours q -Face, VIC had opened TO
NM 4 C5or OF saw t-.2n II permitting MN
70 t'-,-e d t.-J-lc -l7ilo-oT
d lust 81! himself -. nat T. 9erry alone
RENAMED % MN All MINIS II. ii--sA
H. al Immediately L@AeA- No more
LCoDuo, 10 more t--7-5iLl77s or 1lsq4ta
uce! iAcI-eTeIee - TIE future. For
Get1o-neSS oL every tilnS and ~ AL-lseII-
% DC III Ae nd A--~ enough Of tl-i5
Ceelv- fc--elte1 eXlscen-el
Meanwhile te had not stirred from his
wlll1e''' N--aoIe 70 Tear lis reFeTo from
the spectacle Ct Lte t-1.I : surrounded HIN
n Inc distance nom TIE gates or tLe
quarters p4450al 81 ri-erS we're gong
0uC Tor their regular r-----lvers- Men
eIl1 horses we're Ike iE--is---s------ 1C5
dlS1i-ct- Mechanically LIE counted them.
-Four. eight. twelve, sixteen, eighteen.
Soon tie platoon was lost from sight Z
ere or the cross streets, and wlen the
lost OF the cavaliers lad disappeared
around tie turning, --eat emptiness
filed tie b- .-$t CT hal-ll. Il seemed
70 him that heuceforrL le was alone il
the world. z6lLG0Ead by every oce, lie
drew himself back slowly reC.1sed lie
sasa az.L -e-arte-ca his chamber.
A--.rst tle wa. cu the r.--hc = ranorlv
Of arms f.sei6iously ar--a--e. caught his
eyn Ee rejected. cyl1zly passing IL r.
vleyv TIE divers means ~ suicide that
wee az his door. s-ccesslvelv rejecting
tko- zll-g-e ravulve-. coruennLacc;
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