Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-04-05
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CHAPTER vi

bctallen hlm and the dread and doubt
MS 10 the fate or hs beloved ones seemed
TO rally his stunned ana beWlldercd iac-
uitles and BRING nm face 10 lace with
the horror OF the SITUATION. Barely apie
TO breathe, he found hlinseif rudely
gagged. STRIVING to raise ms hana
to tear the hateful bandage away ne
iouiid 'laI no was plilloAeu ny .h' e.
bows ana bound mana ana roof ny me
very rata probably that had dragged
MN tnlthef. NO douoe as 10 lla H"-
llohali'T OF ms unseen c"p'olS ii'i''
me skill WIN "H,ch no H"" "SVn
ioopeu' .rIpPeu' Wni'Neu away ana
oo''lu sharp pltlnS euseS' even u1e
oa"r Oh olTty ra"nloe rope-all tolu
MN 'Ha' tiio'lSh Ali'eIlCanS were ho'
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Yi' ~ ',1n he'Peu io"l u nolelio
4''-,.ii 'li'iV S'To' INC Con(u'u wagon,
90" az i'ioi' Ih5i"E ~ INC Ho""S "a
W, 'I"iiSiH5 anu cACi'e' i!I4''H' pl1
i"li''u "iIc"HN III 'no uIi''I seat
M"'P ana IoiH' III n"li"' 'i,ere peH'ue
:. va, .,io pay iiiI''''I . "ili"''loilc'' in'o
Ni''Ii 'ilIce Vi 'le sung were Jus. SioN-
InS INC biecA i'alnVeu 'Io" SUI ne
"i''''i tt ,'oA '""t ii''' V.'"''u az 'p''A
mere -HoItIio N"lIluInla
O"> ''' P1'S''" ii''o SCI N40o anu Do-
ing used to carry the wounded, drawn
by the extra mules, aud then-God OF
heaVen' what SIGHT Tor brother eyes
10 see ana make no sign then one big
hru" Illted nom the ground and hand I
ed up to fellow already ensconced
Wlthln the covered wagon the seilseiess'
perhaps llIeIesS' form OF pretty niue
huth' ms 1a'her IDOL Inc poor chlld
Jay UNI osl'lilg IN INC rulilah ARMS
h''t not 50 faqulta' " TOOK TWO men,
strong ana L0rly' 10 ill' and force her
!hto lhe 0afk INTERIOR ana one of these
10 inc Nt'efMp't de'alI 81 ms equip
hi'ul' was 10 an appearance Il trooper
q ih' Hitpu HtdteS 'aNaIlN.
nero STOOD MS painting horse with
hanging mead and Jadod Withers. the
v5rT fteHd whose rush they had vel
colhcp with such exceeding JOY, sad
dIc1' Hioled, blanketed, faddlcbaGged,
larlated' slde lined, every item complete
ind exactly as issued by the ordnance
department. The trooper himself Wore
the heId uniform OF the caNalry-the
dark bluo blouse, crossed by the black
Ca'hIho sllhS' whose ing brass buckle
Ned could even now SEQ cleaning be-
tween the broad shoulders and gath
el1d ut the waist by the old fashioned
lhIhplc bst the troop f@ddlHrs used
10 lake Tor held service before the
woven Eirale was devised. Even
more, Harvey IN ms misery remem-
nefed inc thrill OF JOY with which he
haa noted as the splendid rider refined
IN ana threw himself from the saddle,
tho crossed saberS' tho troop letter "C'
ana the reGimontal number cleaning
at me 'front.' OF ms campaign hat.
"hoIwho could tins be, wearing the
honorable garb OF soldier OF the United
9'a'es' yet hSullng as ringleader i'll
oaho OF robbers and assassins now add
ing raPlhe 10 thelr calendar OF crime?
EH"aIu harvey hcart almost burst
WIN hGiple'' rage ana wretchedness
When ne saw MS precious sisters
uraSgPu Wltnih 'he canvas shelter saw
ne 'ail' uiiioIircu Dfigahd reap nightly
ai''r mem ana hcard MN fnout to the
iea'y GliYer' No"' OH with you
Nrack "ent 'ne Whip as inc men
sII%i9 rom tiie healS OF tho frantic
Ilule', ana "llh bound that nearly
NIehcEco 'l4e trace hooKS from the stout
"!''I l!e'iI9 'ho Son'"io VEN SlIh-
inns over '''e S'nuS 10 inc So"'h' "Elrl