The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-22

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might have cried. 6siss .ovstgrousht bsds
Marie yho ,lop. tse, her VIZ: to bring . her re-
'R;! = n ~: .Hd TSSS S.yi ,S.Ss.d So,ro,
cause to thank us Il We isii. Hssvsn and gop
iorgiy. y. ny LADY. for this man will Aot II
w. viii not b. tet.k.nr my lady cried
st.S: :y could ~. .ad ts.; iss sy svs9
hers. ada 1ouss Js9ob and Franz are watch.
ing ops;sid;. .ot Ar all L ressdyrs ,.u .,
S GHtH Who 6o sss III s'1
S:S and dS:D Ssis iii i S
asts ss TS%sa doe: 3: i not COL" m, lad, said
answered In 10. tone that thought she
moi" nv. lady cried hsrshly-.he could b.
belong 10 our party. Let her star with her
paymsster: and tomorrow he will doubtless
What reward she wa, likely to get Frsulsin
feet In an agony OF fear. and. clutehins her
| skirts. cried abjectlJ for mercy she would
shs nigh, SoP p HnSs R thai We dsfod not
leave her. since she would be certain to release
"s wa: ssd .aen M.p. .So:. s.ars wa:
touched. Joined her prayers TO the culprits
IL has taken long to tell these things. They
sdusrt.r Of an hour had eispssd between our
T..dI, 70 So eon. Will. the General siovsr.d
though. IL hsr mind look .round IN dismss
:. she drew me aside. Martin. she said.
hoI,s. The moment We are gone he win shout
% We We hsv. provided for tina. my l.dy.1.n-
swsrsd, noddinE; Then assuring myself By
Il. E .TSd Sat stsys -S sap gave
In a Winklin he hung over the Generals
head snail sack doubled inward; w. heard
the strong chair crssfsd a. our prison or struS.
El.d; and I f0T moment It seemed as Il the
S.s snd 10 En- 'ss
Steve had secured the sack to the chnirback.
4 Vas so SS. e gag and safe. fSiS
into the back room put /. down and locke th.
mi: M ss M:it.n ;. =. said "is Won't b. an
back q the house. stsys who had survcy.d Ii.
hen came d. %sidersy. Alter o Ri@ Il. n TWO
yomen and Friple!n Max, with Franz and
a. but ' ssd stood minus s%:
IL the dnr ,sI while Stew. listened. drew
face sgain and again, and she ciunx to me.
trsmblinx her eyes shining into mine Then
NTH sS..T: sss . s:5 ss s
Geld At the back and through the ditch.
. w. r HsH 4. sS tsn :sfs q q. vi
g the e IN IL.
hrss; Toward this gap steve led the way
could BARELY max. on. r.. ;Rird 'f aSur.
nag sven the r.,t. 81 dice G on q
sncios.d on al .id... the darkness: PROVED an
SsnE q The fh little :s sr.. S1 noa.s
hass.S par:sd rS. STATED ' Of
blank had Siddsn' bsfSP: Us :o isy t ho
stream. bshind us tho camp. At AM. moment
a; uGdn :: . q. q: HS,
Ss sh s. S and that the
ana in the work Of p..sies The V Women oven r
tSrEot my fears. The darkn:ss. the Poril-ior
aS hss. n And "a. ssIroI e ots
rs ana w.. ss S.srs hot
formed the farther bank.
rs hs o ,ni. troubles we're sny BEGINNING
n nss: now FLASHING into pools now STUN
knees In mud and water. The frogs croaE ed
around Us. the bog moansd and eurglsd: In |
msurniuS we .tood 'sf oistssas e0sm n
i was horrible time: the more horrible. A.
camp lights behind u.s. . poor halt-niIs or SO
Non. but desperate. men could ha,, ..nos.d
women to such . labor. nor could any but |
women without hope and at their wits end |
Nae .Ss to .a' sv fs.sn
puef iea Toq lSusS, srss and had
little better: Wet to 81. waist drassisd. and
NO, worn out BY the ellnging slime and ths rsek q
Strength and my isdy,s courage. think ":
been caught ike birds lin cd on a boaah.
As II was We plunged and strove for more
mems sssDins . our ears. RS Then Then at ss' last.
AS sSsS sS Gsd sd ' :sS
shaken and painting. astonishsd 70 mad solid
70 walk but ON dry soil and though at an
other time the task might have seemed to the
70 Tighten them after what we had gone
through. Steve took Frau Elm and one OF the
held as the Other. For Marie. hsr snsil Ws St
the marsh sns q had e0 Rsrsr isS
tainted. On the road the tears came into my
for Ply s, and .y. nG
q thiSs:t ESi:h ' lay SstTssH il s aud t.:
river Iheard him parting the branches be-
fore him: and stumbling and swsarinE, until
presently the sounds died away in the dis
tance. and We remained shiyerine and walt
ipg what n the horses were gomez What
they had strAJsd from the place where he had
tsthersd them early In the day. or some ons
had found and removed them? The thought
threw me into . cold sweat.
. Then heard him coming hack, and caught
the ring OF iron hoofs. He had them I
brsAthed again. In . moment he emerged |
snd behind MIN . string Of shAdows-hys
hoFsss tea head and tail;
Quick !" he muttersd. He had been long
enough alone to grow nervous We are two
hours gone, Aad II they have not yet discov- |
cred him they must soon IL Is q 6hOrt start |
and half OF us on foot Z"
No que answered. but in 9 moment We had
he WaldGrays. my lady Fraulsin, and one OF
he women mounted. Then we put up Marie.
Who was no heavier than q feather. and the |
lighter OF the women en- the remaining horse;
md steve. huyryinE beside the leader. and ], |