The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-25

As Col. Thorne was riding homeward,
/ one day, at noon, he was startled by the
sight Of a powerful black horse, saddled
and bridled, but riderless, galloping furi-
ously in the direction of Tallahassee; a
| little farther on, as he turned the corner
of the brier patch where old Gilbert used
! to gather sassaTras roots, his own horse
SHE'D violently, and the colonel was
| hardly surprised to find a man lying on
/ the edge of the road, motionless, with
his head against the 0btruded roots of an
overhanging oak. His face was hidden
by his position, bat his hat had fallen
OF, revealing well shaped head, and
fair closely cut hair.
The colonel dismounted, and lifting
the unconscious head, discovered the
face Of a stranger, well dressed, well
made man, Of two or three and thirty,
perhaps, and Enthusiastically gentleman.
He revived, in a measure, as his head
was moved to a more comfortable posi-
ton, and muttered, indistinctIy, "Lost
my way"
"All right, SIR" said the colonel.
"What IS your name:'
There was an effort to answer, but The
voice died away in an inarticulated MUIR
muir
Col Thorne, having made a pillow Of
his Overcoat for the strangers head, re-
mounted his horse and galloped back to
the field, where some negroes were at
work, to order the construction Of lit
ter of pine boughs, upon which the in
Jured man was borne to Thorne HIl.
a messenger was dispatched TO town
to summon a doctor, and to leave at the
hotel a statement in writing that an IN
known man had been found uncon-
scious, on the road near Thorne Hill, and
carried to Col. Thorne's house.
Nothing was found on the strangers
person to give any clue to his identity,
but had he come heralied by unimpeach-
able introductions he could not have
been made moro welcome. Miss Elvira
beSdrred herself With eager alacrity to
have a room put in readiness; the colonel
gave his personal attention TO his uncon-
scious guest, using such skill IS he pos
seSsed for his recovery; while Missy,
watching at one of the front windows
for the doctor, who she thought would
never come, sighed 10 think that there
was so little she could do.
As thus she sat alone in the fast gath
ering gloom of the wintry evening, her
thoughts wandered away 20 her long ab-
cent brother, who himself had been
sufferer among strangers. Alas! where
YVES he now? When should she see him
again?
missy, is dat yoa:' 1t was Glory
AIMS voice that penetrated the shadows,
and presently Glery-Ann's withered hand
was laid on Missv's arm. DE doctor
done come, honey she said, in an awe
some whisper
When exclaimed WiHifred, starting
up in alarm.
BLESS ye' seul, bout half hour ago
He come de short cut, en- is gone street
upstairs. by de back do. Tell you, Miss
Winifred, honey, he tux one look at dat
man. en- he shuk his head. en- Missile
virey, when she hear dat, is plum gin up
wild de headache. De grit o de Thornes
was lef outen her makeup, YOU better
bullleve; dat hukkoDn l ain telln' Missile
virey what / gwan tell you. Missy, chile,
don't you know who dat upStairs;'
No said Winifred, seized with a vio-
lent trembling. Il did not see; could
not bear TO look at him; how should
know
Hits de Fed'ral gemman," Nom Bee
announced, in the voice Of fate.
''Oh, Nom Bee" broke from Wini-
fred's white lips, a cry Of mingled dis
may, reproaeh and disappointment; for
one wild moment the baseless hope that
the stranger might prove to be Nicholas
had completely mastered her: it left her
faint and i'll. She san, back ia her chair.
claspinE her head in her hands.
Outlaw 4.lsSEL SD Glory Am. in