Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-16

avn NlAN lANAh
"No. no ones Mary Seldom liked
you, but she did not love You, and when
we me, she found out her mistake. You /
frightened her with your bad huinorG 7
without mentioning your name she told .
mo the whole story. You could not |
mako her happy, and / could; that's the 1
whole case. Do you blame hcrf
mo- said Cuixnrvin, thrusting thu I.
portrait back into his breast 81 don't /
But have sworn TO be equal with the /
man who turned hor mind against me-
viii mover believe he acted by fair means
and am going 10 do It, Defend your-
self give you warning"
Both mon r.mng 90 their feet 1t thu
Same instant and stood glurng nt cnch
other. At that moment there was
heard outside tho church tho rattle OF u
drum.
Only the ratio Of a drum. But the
found struck ihun mou1nless as figures
turned 10 stone. Nor was tho effect on
thoir companions lossrunarknblo Ihcre
was q moments silOucc IN tlu church,
deep a. the s.luucc OF the dead; thon "a
movement ious thrill Of horror That
summons molut that day was breaking
and that their hour was come.
The guard cot instantly 70 work %
prepare the first batch OF prisoners to b
led out Of tho church. Dare and Quix-
nrvyn were among tho irst seized.
With about o dozen others thoy wer5
marched into the opon air Tho gray
dawn WIS scarcely giving why 70 Tho
first stronl,s OF sunrise 40 they passed
out Of tho churchynrd gates, but tho
whole village was wide awake and IN %
tumult OF excitement, indeed, thoro had
been little sleep that night Every win
dow was alive with terror stricken
gazcrs as tho party OF doomed men, hur-
rounded BY band Of soldiers, wcro hur-
Z ricd through the narrow streets and out
/ ulon the open moor.
/ st the border Of tho moor sat nm OH.
Ger on horseback, surrounded by troop
OF soldiers. Hero tho party halted. ami
the guards salutod The officer was u
Imam Of about forty, whose dandi.iod APP
lppaunce, which was as trim ~ that OF
q toy soldier uowly painted, showed
oddly IN tho midst OF soldiers stained
will battle. This was Lord Foyorsham
"A man IN whose nature vanity, call0ua-
nos aud love OF pleasure were about
equally combined. His lacowus gay with
PLEASANT expectation Us the robcls were
drawn UP before him.
"Goodw hr remarked. "rho55 were
all iinglc1dcrs, were theyi Sergeant
John, draw mp your firing party and
tho1 down every man OF them
The order was instantly oboycd. Tho
fragpriy was druwnup; tho pri-ouUm
Were ranged IN line at y Pow pagos dis.
tluce AZ one extremity oil the limo
David Daro aud Johu Quixarvyu found
thcmseiycs once moro side by side.
An officer who sat on horseback nt
Fcyunham's right hand observed them.
"l know those two" he said, pointiu;
. 10 lhom with his finger. pity two such
, fellows should ho done for. One OF thUm
! Is tho bet runner IA tho country side
b and the C'hor the best rider
: "Ehy What. said Foycrshnm, stand
! ing up in bis sirrups. "liold there a
, moment sergeant; ! spy chance Of
! gallant sport. What say you, innjor-l
= race between these two across tho moor,
the one On foot, tho other mounted.
a Mill you blcl; the runnerg
Tho major was a man Of some human
: ity He reelected for u momont.
Agreed be- said. "Aud 10 insure
- that both shall do their best, let tho win
I nor hnyo the promise Of his life"
= Fovcrsham received thispyuposll wit,
by no means good grace, for TO pare
rebel hurt him to tho soul But the de
u lighiful prospect Of seeing two mel
. racing for Their lives, and of being able
q after all TO shoot the loser, at length
reconcilcd him 10 the schCmo. He gav'
o his orders End tho two prisoners were le,
E out Of the line
Out upon the moor, about quarter o
% n miloaway, stood % solitary troo. Ihi
y was selected "a the starting point !
a double line OF troopers was drawn ~
y stretching from tie tree to the fpo
4 whore tho general was stationed, Leaving
a space between them like q race course
some yards wide At tho end OF th
course Foycrahnm and tho major sat o.
10 posito zach Other. Whichever OF tn
. two competitors should pass between
Is thom first would 10 rewarded with hi
lifo and liberty.
~ And what were the sensations Of III
- pair whilo theso Preparations were Il
70 progrcssi
- David elrc, standing before tho mus
kots Of the firing marty, had heard Oh
Il strange proposal with sudden thrill d
= hope so keen that II was almost like
" pain. Then for II moment his heart al
uguin. lo knew his own speed Of foot
but no know also that against flee
~ horse, urged by II skilliul rider fpurin
~ for dear life, bis chance was likely to D.
u small. Sull thoro was hone agaiu, an
40 he could do his best More he could u,
- do. though success mean, iie-aud III
" with Mary Seldom. AT the last tAougl
40 his Dyes glistcuod, and be moved up III
y course between his guards with III
~ keonness Of hound in leash.
~ In tho meantime trooper had a.
- mounted, aud Quixarvyn, armed wit
- whip ind spurs, having taken his plag
w IN tho saddle the horse was led by
Nv couple Of soldiers TO the start!ne poin
Vo Unlike his rival, Quixaryna IN,
80 showed no citation. For one mormon
Y. on hearing the proposal, a CLEAN ha
W come into his eyes, but now heroic wit
- downbont head, ns II lost IN thoueht.
W sentence seemed to be running con IAN
"a ly IN his hoJd-the s,rtgnce used |
- Daro In their quarrel in tho churr
=, "You could not make her happy md
could" lie muttored the words oy
II, twenty times. 1t was not until tho In
ll' was reachod and the horse was halt