Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-07-15

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q little, but not hurt. He had not thought
that a young girl like myself had such
power in her heels.
Go on" he said; 'you're a strong 'un,
and l like you better for it. Kick away,
but don't try screaming, because If ron
do shall have to lie your pretty head in
q bag. Master Matthew's orders, not my
wish. Besides, what's the use of pretend
ing, when there is nobody here but yen
and me, bless you pretty eyesi. Iknow
ali sbout it and here's a honor for you 70
be carried of, nothing less, by your own
man. Why, there isn't another woman
10 Wa1kwOrth that he'd take 80 much
trouble for. Think upon that! Now,
then, miss, another kick, or a dozen. If you
like. Alb, you eau kick, you can. You're
a wife worth having. A happy man he'll
be. Lord, it would take the breath out o.
most, that last kick would. Why, I'll
swear there's not a woman in all North
cumberland with such q kick as yours.
Keep it up"
Thus talking, while abe drummed with
her heels, he slowly carried her through
the dark gateway, picking his feet among
the stones.
Outside the castle, beyond the great
gate, another man was waiting for them,
wrapped in a great cloak. It was Mathew
Humble. He had been drinking, and his
speech was thick.
Now" he said, seiziug the prisoner by
the arm, you are in my power. Escape
is impossible. If you cry out-but ! am
your master now, and for the rest Of your
life l mean to be. You have got to be an
obedient wife. Do you heaI?. I've
bad enough of your contempt and your
sneers. You'll write to the boy, will you,
mistress? Hs! Fine opportunities you
will have on the way to Scotland tonight.
Hc! The boy will be pleased when he
hears of this nights job. wont hep"
"Come, mistress" said Dan, setting her
do Sp gently, ''here's the place and here's
the ponies, and if you like, just for the look
of the thing and out of kindness, as a body
may say, to rax me q cuff or a clout, why
don't think / mind it. Oh, Lord!"
1t was q kind and thoughtful invitation,
and it was followed by so vigorous, direct,
and well-planted a blow that he resled.
"Lord!", he cried again. II believe she's
knocked half my teeth down my throat.
Who the devil would ha' thought a slip
of a girl Why, even Nan HERSELF
He asked for no more clouts, but kept
at a respectful distance.
There were half q dozen ponies, all
loaded in readiness for the road. Mathew,
Dan, and the boy they called Cuddy, were
to conduct the expedition, the two latter
on foot, the first on pony back. There
was also a pony with a saddle, designed, l
suppose, for me.
NOW, Drusilla," said Mathew, "get
up; there ia q long journey before us and
no time to spare. Observation-Disclosures,
whether we met friend or stranger.
Silence, l say, or"- He shook q pistol
in her face.
She drew the hood more closely down,
and pretended to shrink in alarm. Then,
without any more resistance, she climbed
into the saddle, and took the reins from
Matthew's hands.
That's a good beginning" he said.
MAY be you have come to your senses and
know what is best for yourself. Aud
bark ye, my lass. if you behave pretty,
we'll send Barbara to the devil. If yon
don't you shall have a mistress at the
mill as we'll as a master. Think upon
that, now"
Then the procession started. First
Cuddy; then the ponies, two by two, who
followed the boy as the sheep follow their
shepherd; lastly, Mathew, upon his pony;
Nan upon hers; and on the other side Of
her Dan Gedge, still wondering at the I'M
expected strength displayed in those kicks
and that clout.
In addition to the advantages already
spoken of possessed BY Warkworth for the
convenience of a un, should be mentioned
the happy circumstance that IItt5 Gss CLOSE
hills which occupy so large a part Of
| Northumberland. These moors are crossed
by bride paths, it is true, hut they are
mere tracks, not To be distinguished from
sheep runs, except by people who use
them, and these are few indeed. If you
lose the track, even in: broad daylight, you
run the risk Of deep quagmires, besides
that Of wandering about with nothing to
guide the mex perienced eye, and perhaps
perishing miserably among the wild and
awful hills. As for the boy Cuddy, he
possessed O gift which is sometimes granted
even 10 blind men, of always knowing
where be was and Of keeping in the right
path. It is with some an instinct. He
was invaluable on these winter runs, be-
cause, however dark the night, whether the
moors were covered with thick fog or i'm
peuetrable b~lackness, or even if they were
three feet deep in snow, he never failed to
find his way direct to the point whittier
they desired to 90. In general, how
ever, the widest road, though
the shortest, was avoided, and the ponies
were driven through the country which
lies north, or northeast, Of the Chevi0ts.
But on this occasion, so great was Mathews
desire to insure the safety Of a run in which
lis ponies carried something more precious
even than lace or rum, that he resolved
upon trying the moro difficult way across
Chill moor, south of Cheyiot. Even on q
summer day the way across this moor is
difficult to find. On q winters night it
would seem impossible. Yet Caddy de-
clared that he could find it blindfold.
They were to cross the Border by way Of
Windgate fall and to carry their stuff to
the little village of Yetholm, on the Scot
fish side.
1t was past midnight, and they had been
in the saddle for five hours and more when
they reached the place, close to the village
of Altman, where they were to leave the
guidance of the winding burn and trust
themselves TO the knowledge Of the boy
upon the painless moors. Here, under the
shelter Of q Kinney, Mathew called a
halt. Dan produced q lantern and o tin
der box, and presently got q light. Then
be found some provisions in one Of
the packs, and they ate and drank.
"You are so far from your friends
now" said Mathew TO his prisoner, that
You can talk and scream and do exactly
what you please, except a away. Now
you guess what / am going to do. Once
over the Scottish border you will be my
wife By Scottish law, il ! call you wife.
So that now, you know, you had better
make up your mind aud be cheerful"
She made no reply.
H"well, then, have you got nothing to
aay?"
She had nothing.
"Sulk, then" he said roughly. Fall q
sinking till vou are tired. You NAV think.