San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-03-15


brought out the horse, got up and started
west. She heard him gallop down the
PackertOn road till his horses tramp
died away. Then she got Driver and rode
away south. The squire and Pont were
riding north to meet her. She waved
them back, came up and galloped past.
''To Caramore," she cried, come on"
She led the way. They followed. They
swept away south through the night.
and the parson turned into the Cara
more road, and rolled on north.
"If we're not there in half an hour"
he had said ''I'll put you out of pain"
The mare was suffering severely now. l
had driven her twenty-five miles across
country, hill and sand and mud. 1 had
kept her well up to her speed every rod of
the way, and she had held out nobly. 1t
went against me to keep her up, but it
was life and death to me, and we were
headed home. The pace was plainly much
slower, though.
''Can't you work her up?" he said, with
a fierce, impatient glance.
"Don't you see the mares dead faggede
l answered.
He put his head out and called:
L
ing out. She'll follow better.
He came up and went by. straight
on?" he called. straight ahead"
answered.
He rode on. We followed The mare
went slower and slower. 1 knew the end
was near!
"Whip her" he said. looked him in
the face. do you think I'm a brute?"
Ia ha xtrhiH nd otr har
sharply. She leaped out wildly and went
on faster, gasping, now, every breath.
turned upon him with set teeth. 1t
must come to that at last; it might as well
come now.
"If you strike her again." 1 said,
opp He struck her quick and sharp.
/ threw down the reins. 'You may drive
yourself"
He threw down the whip. His hand
leaped up to his breast. His face was
deadly white. A gleam of devilish hate
glared out of his keen gray eyes.
''Take them up" he said, through his
teeth.
lie urew out Lis hand. saw the bright
steel glitter from the sheath
Then leaped upon him. 1 grasped the
hand that held the knife, pressed his head
back with my left, with all my might
turned the point in toward him and
pricked it sharply into his breast
'Let co." l cried, let go, or I'll drive
it through your dug my nails into his
hand. l tore the knife away, flung it
away, behind. Then we grappled close.
The mare swerved out one side; the
wagon tipped on a stone. We rolled out
locked together, fell heavily on the
ground. He was underneath, l upon him.
He was stunned one instant, l got my
hand in his breast and drew his pistol out.
put the barrel close to his face. yield,
or l freq
He was no coward at least. He glared
up at me fierce as tiger.
"Shoot and -" he Kissed.
flung the pistol back. 1t struck the
fence and went off / felt that l could
kill him; but l wanted no towards adj
vantage. l ground his head into the
sand; l gripped my hand in his collar, and
tore out the spotless shirt front. l wanted
to soil, tear, smash, blacken, bruise, dis
figure his fine, smooth dress, his hateful,
lying face, his glossy hair and beard.
He twined his arms round my neck,
and choked me down. got my hand on
his face, and pressed it into the ground
till he loosened his hold. l struck at his
glittering mouth; he caught my hand in
his teeth and bit it through. 1 clutched
my fingers in his silky beard, beat his
head on the ground with all my might,
tore and pounded him knew not how
I heard the tramp of a horse close by,
felt myself grasped behind, lifted and
thrown down heavily. / was under now,
and there were two Of them!
heard the rush of dozen tramping
hoofs; saw cleaning lanterns flash; heard
shouts and curses and oaths and pistols
report.
Then was lying looking into loving
eyes, my head upon Nell's breast.
CnIseI is in Lindesley jail with broken
arm. The parson has never been seen or
n, -,'ho Co.