New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-06-15
Keep close behind me, in the
shadow OF the rushes, " said the

miller.
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ahead What sha1l % AZ t,,a,, d, u ~
uStrike m tha hiII.s;da &. n 3 +l,a
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They soon reached : mo 90 IL low
thick set hnshas avte,,d IN -. 8, ~
distance -, the 81 the I'LL E,,,,,s
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woods.
They had hardly cleared q third Of
the distance when fierce yell showed
that they were discovered. On they
went, over the thin grass and the
smooth outcropping rocks.
They had nearly reached the edge
81 the wood when al volley was fred.
Then came shout OF triumph as
Hancomb was seen to fall
Son, are you hurt? asked the
miller.
Not a scratch. father. Istepped
into hole. Well give 'em the slip
yet. Thank God, we have reached
the woods. But see! they're coming
Yes. 1t won t do to take the trail
We must get down the rocks to the
river, il Wecan.'''
After running a, few rods homeward
they turned east toward the p Palisades.
This lofty picturesque wall OF igneous
rock, many miles in length, is familiar
enough as seen from the Hudson
River. For almost it's entire length
It's top is narrow forest-grown
plateau, which descends at the westin
irregular slopes to the Hackensack
Valley.
The basaltic formation forms groups
Of huge columns. whose fat miner
surface sometimes rise one above
another, like steps cut in the rocks
Here and there the giant ridge is i'll
.dented by steep slopes, clothed with a
stunted growth Of bushes .nd small
trees.
Now noisy confusion Of voices
came rolling through thesforest. Han
comb, pausing for an instant, heard
the command given to search the
surrounding underbush, where he had
fallen. The troopers doubtless. ex-
pected to find him, wounded, and the
miller with him
They soon found they were ap-
preaching the verge OF the vast es-
carpment, at the base of which four
hundred feet below them, rolled the
Hudson.
'That was a lucky fall of mine,''
said Hancomb. 1T has thrown them
off the SCENT"
eyes; but we are not out of the
woods, vet nv boy. Cautions the
word. Keep in the darkest shadows,
and be:silent."
. IL
we come Ito, and work up the riv-
err"
I'VE would break our necks. It's
dangerous enough in daylight-do ubly
SO with the cliff in a deep shadow like
this. No, that will never do. Well
strike strairht for home. I believe
we have shaken off the enemy. No!
Good heaven! They've got a dog on
the trail"
The wind brought to their ears the
baying OF hound, and the sound was
rapidly approaching them.
TO retrace their steps meant cap
ture. At their right was the precipit-
GUS wall OF the Palisades. From the
left the baying Of the dog sounded
nearer and nearer. Before them
stretched an open, moonlit glade, q
hundred yards and more in width.
They sped forward into the telltale
moonliht. Scarcely had they left the
shadow of the trees when q party Of
their pursuers leaped from the woods
in hot pursuit.
Not a shot was fired. It was evi-
dent that the intention was to cap
ture the fugitives alive. Weary from
their exertions, the Demarests were
rapidly gained upon.
.Hancomb was just behind his faith
er. Suddenly he turned to the right,
and sped toward the brink OF the
frightful precipice "a hundred wards
away.
+ Puzzled by this unaccountable
movement, the pursuers slackened
their speed. Some ran cautiously in
the direction the boy had taken. The
hound led the advance.
For moment the form OF the Young
hero stood out against the eastern
sky. Then after one glance backward,
and longer, steadier look into the
gulf before him, he leaped into the air