The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-07-04
CHAPTER III.
A FIGHT FOR LIFE.

Then he whipped his horse again The
horse was galloping: he galloped at least
five or six minutes at a rate that threat
! ened to unseat the rider Then he les
sened his speed.
The figure on horseback seemed to be
fastening his speed, too He increased
| his sueed until il wa plain that Caper
could not soon ov rtake him as long
| as he kept on the road. Then Caper
looked for low place in the fence to his
| right, dismounted, showed the top rails
aside, led his horse through the opening
remounted madly, and pursued Dick.
1t was pain now that Dick was on the
! horse he saw. He was urging his horse
| to his utmost speed. Capers horse was
much the swftcst In a few minutes
more he would oyertake Dick. Caper
| shouted to him. bat Dick only urged his
| horse the faster. Dick was riding horse
| without bride or saddle.
Some men in fed fancying the man
aud boy were racing, shouted encour-
aging words to Dick as he few past
headlong.
go it, young 'un. Go it, old man.
] Go it, both of you"
! One man cut switch, stepped out and
| handed it to Dick, and Dick whipped his
horse up lively. His horse spnrted ahead
again, and then Caper sworc until the
air turned blue.
| At last, when man and boy were near
| zach other Dick looked back and saw
murder in his pursuer's face.
Murder looked out Of his eyes Muir
| dor was lined In his firm mouth. Above
all murder was cypressed in the forward
pitch OF Caper's head. Dick knew only
| 100 well what it meant when Caper held
| his head down and well forward The
! devil ALWAYS goadcd him to desperation
| then Dick knew. and more than one in
GAINESVILLE knew, that murder was done
more than once when Caper rushed at
| his victims with his head down ike a
! bull charging and lunging in his blind
| rage.
"Wil you stop now?"
| $40"
The horses spurted under the drivers
whips again.
"Stop, tell you"
| al die first +"
| Even as he spoke, Dicks horse STUN
| bled. fell and came within an ace of
| rolling over in a gully upon Dick
| In a moment Dick was on his feet, and
running as fast as his legs could carry
| him.
Caper overlook him and tried to ride
him down. but his horse SHE'D Then
| Gamer tried to hit the bow with the butt
Of his whip
The handle erased Dicks shoulder.
aStop. Won devils imp,n
Dick did not heed him.
stop"
Dick tried TO climb over fence
Carer was off his horse in an instant
He graspcd Dick by the leg Dick
kicked violently with all his might His
foot struck Caper square in the mouth
The blow looscned two of the Suporin
tendent's teeth and the devil in him was
unooSed, too, bv the same blow
"Now III kill you, You whelp"
He pullci Dick OF the fence; but the
bow vas supple and full of fire He hit
Caper a singing blow in one eve with
his fists as he was falling off the fence.
The blow amazed -dumfoundcd Ca
per Before he could grasp Dick again
the boy was several yards from him.
Gamer ran after him. Murder was in
every line Of his fac. His cxnression
was SO horrible that Dick gave himsol If
up for lost. But he resolved to sell his
life as dearly possible
.Say your prayers. You brat, It's the
last chance you'll ever have"
Dicks glance fell on a large. smooth.
round stone. Ills nand was as swift as
his eye. He stopped suddenly, picked
up the stone. and, just as Caper was
within few feet of him, threw it with
all his might at him
The stone struck Capcr on the head.
He fell like 4 81 k, all abroad, on the
clay road
Dick. drcading lest h" was playing
trick, stood off, looking at him. Then
he approached him, and observed him
intently.
If II was acting, it was marvellous
But there was tiny st cam of blood on
the ground
The sight OF the blood unneryed Dick.
The thought that Caper was only pre-
vented from numbering him did not
occur 10 Dick until he satisfied himself
by putting hand slowly, timilIy on
taper head. that the Superintendent Of
Barncvillc FoorhouSc was not playing
poSsum
I'm sorry! But if | hadn't hit him
whcrc,d be now:'
And Dick shuddcred AT the recollcc-
tiod of Capcr'S mnrderonS expression.
He lifted Caper's hand. The hand
fell limp on the ground.
lie turned Carers ia e up. 1t was
pale and colG-deadly cod.
I've killed him-I've murdered him.
said Dick aloud.
Then he cried; he looked at the fallen
man: at the road, up and down: across
the fields
No human being was in sight
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