The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-08-18

make for the Ridge road, which must
lie somewhere IN, this direction. It
will be easier walking than through
. the woods; and. besides, want to stop
at one Of the farmhouses and get some
breakfast. I'm as hungry as q bear
/ after trampirg SO long.
- Very well, !" answered the professor,
shortly.
They stumbled along until they
reached the edge of the wood, then,
crossing some open fields, presently
came upon theroad near the spot where
the fst-fght had taken place between
Yates and Bartlett. The two, now
with greater comfort, walked silently
along the road towards the west, with
the reddening east behind them. The
whole scene was strangely quiet and
peaceful, and the recollection of the
weird camp they had left in the woods
seemed merely a bad dream. The
morning air was sweet, and the birds
were beginning to sing. Yates had in
tended to give the professor piece of
his mind regarding the lack Of tact and
common sense displayed by Remark
in the camp, but somehow the scarcely
awakened day did not lend itself to
controversy, and the serene stiffness
soothed his spirit. He began to whistle
softly that popular war song, Tramp.
tramp, tramp, the boys are marching"
and then broke in with the question:
Say, Kenny, did you notice that
.aplug-hat on the bayonet?"
Eyes" answered the professor; land
saw five others scattered around the
camp"
''Jingo! you were observant. I can
imagine nothing quite so ridiculous as
man going to war in a tall silk hat"
The professor made no reply and
Yates changed his whistling to Rally
round the flag
Il II presume he said, at length,
there is little use in attempting to i'm
prove the morning hour by trying to
show you, Remark, what a fool you
made of yourself in the camp. Your
natural diplomacy seemed to be slight
ly off the CENTER
II do not hold diplomatic relations
I with thieves and vagabonds.''
! They may be vagabonds, but so am
l, for that matter. They may also be
i well-meaning mistaken men; but do
not think they are thieves"
while you were talking with the
so-called general, zone party came in
with several horses that had been
stolen from the neighboring farmers,
and another party started out to get
some more"
! "Oh, that isn't stealing, Remark;
that's requisitioning. You mustn't use
such reckless language. ( imagine the
second party has been successful; for
here are three of them, all mounted"
The three horsemen referred to
stopped their steeds at the sight of the
! two men coming round the bend of the
road, and awaited their approach.
. Like so many of the others, they wore
mo uniform, but two of them held re-
! volvers in their hands ready for action.
The one who had no visible revolver
moved his horse up the middle of the
sroad towards the pedestrians, the other
! two taking positions on each side of
the wagon-way.
"Who are you? Where do you come
from, and where are you going?' cried
the foremost horseman, as the two
walkers came within talking distance.
| Its all right commodore said
Yates, jauntily, land the top of the
morning to you. We are hungry Pc
aestrians We have just come from the
camp, and we are going to get some
thing to eat.
II must have more satisfactory an
swer than that"
| 'Well, here you have it, then,'' an
swered Yates, pulling out his folded
pass and handing it up to the horse
man. The man read it carefully.
"You find that all right, expect?"
Right enough to cause your inn
: mediate arrest
''But the general said we were not to
own handwriting"
81 presume it is, and all the worse
for you. His handwriting does not run
quite as far as the queens writ in this
, country yet. I arrest you in the name
of the queen. Cover these men with
your revolvers, and shoot them down
if they make any resistance" So say
ing, the rider slipped from his horse,
whipped out Of his pocket pair of
handouts joined by short stout steel
chain, and, leaving his horse standing,
grasped Renmark's wrist.
'I'm Canadian said the professor,
wrenching his wrist away. 'You
mustn't put handouts on me"
"Yon are in very bad company, then.
am constable of this county, and it
you are what, you say, you will not re-
sist arrest"
.sI will go with you, but you mustn't
handcuff me-"
ooh! mustn't 1?' And, with quick
movement indicative of long practice
with resisting criminals, the constable
deftly slipped on one Of the clasps,
which closed with sharp click like .
burr.
Remark became deadly pale, and
there was dangerous glitter in his
eyes. He drew back his clinched fist,
In spite of the fact that the cooked re-
volver was edging closer and closer to
him and the constable held his strug-
Cling manacled hand with grim deter