San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-08


paper, stuck on the scratch, and you're
jar, don't you? Yes. Well, we must
get You outside irto the air. Now,
then, make a lift. Thank you, miss.
Now, again. Why, sergeant, you're al
most as steady on your pins as | am.
Now, miss, You hold him on that side,
and here | am on this, stiff as the lord
chancellor. Think you can step over the
window sill, sergeant? Well done! And
here we are, out in the fresh air! And
here's the boy with the horse. All
right! All right, major; here we are
waiting for your
The last was said to Major Skerrett,
wno came hurrying out after them.
"You are not badly hurt, thank God!'
he said, grasping his friends hand.
NO." replied the other, still feeble
with the shock, "heaven does not per-
nit such horror. What have you done
with her?'
Il have left her confined in the parlor.
We bound her there as tenderly as
might be. She cannot suffer in person
at all"
Il suppose l had better take your word
for it."
You must. Wemust not daily mo-
ment. Some straggler may have heard
the pistol shot and be on our track.
Now, boys, mount the major on his
pony"
My daughter, Skerrett; you will give
her your hand for good will, said the
father.
In the hazy night she could but faint
ly see her paladin, and he her. There
was no time for thanks and compliments.
No time for Lucy to search for the one
look with all the woman in it, and the
one word with all the woman in it, that
might express her vast passion of graft
tude. She gave him her hand, contain
ing at least one lobe of her heart. He
pressed it hastily, and as certainly por-
ton of his heart also was in his palm,
there may have been an exchange of
lobes in the hurry.
Hoist away, SAM said Hendrecus
Canady, buckling to one of Major Kerr's
limp legs.
"Ay, ay!'' rejoined Galsworthy, on his
side boosting bravely at the lubberly
carcass of the prisoner, while Ike Van
Wart held the runt pony's head. Seems
to me these Britisher's get drunken when
they're drunk than we do"
We're so full of the spirit of 1176,"
rejOined the root doctors son, that no
other kind of spirit can please u.s."
''CoOducher take summuddy elsh,
now, boysh?" boosily entreated poor
Kerr. "Shrenry Clidn vanish me-"
All, major! Sir Henry must continue
to want you. Nobody listens to your
deteriorated kings English, and no
more of it shall be here repeated.
We have not moment to lose" said
Major Skerrett. I'VE must not let our
success grow cold. have my prisoner,
Mr.. BrOthertOft, and your daughter is
with you. Each of us will take care of
his own. For the first ten miles we had
better separate. l, with our friend the
major, will make a dash along the
straight road, and you will take to the
bypaths and the back country, as we
agreed. If there is any chase it will be
after us, and we can all fight. l will
give you charge of all the non combat
ants. Noltaire, you and your family
will travel with your master"
Yes, sir" says Voltaire, 1--WE never
want to see this house again 50 long as
she's there. The women will come in
the morning, and they can cut her
loose"
well, your master will settle that
Until Miss Lucy is out of danger you
must all stay by her. Where's Jierck
DEWITT"
Here, sir" said Jierck from behind
Volante.
You've deceived me and been drink
ing, Jierck."
Il have, major" the repentant man
replied. II saw my wife going by, and
everything grew so black that 1 had to
fire up little or Ishould have stuck a
knife into me. But I'm all right now
Trust me once more"
Il must! Go with the lady. Bring
her safe through, and 1 will forget that
you have forgotten yourself"
The two parties separated with "Good-
by, God speed!'
Major Skerrett only waited till he saw
the pumpkins of the Fishkill plain,
lying solitary or social, and turning up
their cheeks to the cool salute of wan
and waning Luna. Then he gave his
prisoner to Van Wart and Galsworthy,
to be put to bed at Putnam's quarters,
and himself, with Hendrecus, turned
back to meet the fugitives.
Let us now trace them on their flight
from Brothertoft manor.