Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-09-16
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ascent, ana had nalteu lot d momeut u
take breath. Before they could go for
ward again. a boy dashed up the path
and shouted after them:
"Ben, Ben, the soldiers. The soldiers
are coming. They are at the mouth OF
the glen. Hurry, lads, hurry"
But Ben checked the wild rush which
followed the first shock of terror.
LET not q man STIR" he said.
"Wait till I've been up to the top to
see. For all we know, some OF the SOL
diers or the coustnbles may be there be-
fore u.s." And he went up alone.
The sight which met his eyes was
alarming enough. There was sufficient
light TO enable him 10 see, away down
at the mouth OF the glen, a red mass
which he knew represented a body Of
soldiers. From this central mass a
broken red line extended away TO the
right, and, extending farther every mo-
ment, threatened soon to cut of all
access TO the sea. Even as he watched,
it began to move forward, parallel
with the glen itself. In despair
he turned his gaze land wards, but on
that side also his enemies, a black
mass this time, were advancing. The
constables, indeed, were the nearer OF
the two, having starred first gu account
of the greater distance which they had
to travel, for it was their purpose to
gain the head OF the glen, ana then,
marching back, to attack the defense
Of the barrisade in the rear. They were
taking a straight line across the coun-
try, over plowed seids and meadows, for
the wesver's cottage.
When Ben got back to his friends he
told them that the baggage must be cast
away, and that was accordingly done.
Indeed, most Of them had already set
] down their burdens so as 10 be the bet
ter prepared for an emergency. Those
10 whom they had just hidden, as they
thought, q long farewell. now came
focking up, some so frightened that
they talked necessarily, others clinglng
in silent fear to their ~netghoorS' skirts.
For the lads among them Ben had a
special errand. he sent them away
| under cover Of the wall OF the noun
tain, aud told them that when they had
gone some distance they were to show
themselves carefully, and so draw the
cOnstables after them. When they saw
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shout and ruu as hard as they could,
scattering after a time so as TO increase
the difficulties OF their pursuers, who
would have to follow in greater num-
berS. As soon as they were clearly
seen, the chase after them would OF
| course be abandoned, but ven IL they
were overtaken no harm could come TO
them, for there was nothing wrong In a
scamper across the mountain, and that
was the worst that could be said against
a parcel Of boys like them. with THESE
words Ben, the counsellor, despatched
the lads on their mission, while he and
his party cIambered up the bank and
concealed themselves among the crack
en- TO await the result.
The ruse proved successful. The
constables, catching sight OF figures
moving swiftly on the far side OF the
wall, took them TO be- the fishermen es-
| Gaping from the glen, and went in pur-
suit. They ran %grandly, every mo-
ment taking them further away from
the m 4 they wanted to catch. At first
the soldiers cOntented themselves with
watching, but as the chase proceeded,
orders came for them TO fall back upon
the glen, and the line which had been
extended along the mountain slopes on
the right side was rapidly transferred
10 the fields on the left, 80 as to pre-
! vent escape towards Scadden Bay and
the coast about there.
While the movement was In progress
Ben and his party left their hidiag
place, and, creeping under cover of the
bracken as far as they could, finally
rose and made a dash for the creek.
Their sudden appearance at this point,
while an excited chase after them was
seemingly going on in another, took
their opponents by surprise; they could
| only stare at the wild stampede down
the mountain side.
But on the rocks at the mouth OF the
glen stood Tom WIllmott, and quickly
suspecting the truth, he and some half
a-dozen others rushed forward along
the top of the cliffs 10 Intercept the
fugitives. They had very nearly as far
to 90 as be had, but the wind was dead
against him, and although he tore along
like a mailman, grinding his teeth and
hinging his arms about, with his hat In
one hand and his stick in the other, he
soon saw that he had no chance on the
land. So he turned his attention TO the
water. HeEan back at the top OF his
speed, calling upon all he met on the
way TO follow.
Upon the beach, when he arrived
there, he found u mingled compShy OF
constables and soldiers, gazing helpless
~ at the boat which was fast approach
ing the lugger. To imperil their lives
in the stormy sea which they saw
tumbling and tossing before them, never
| entered their heads. They had aban-
| doned the Job as hopeless. But Wilmott
rushing among them, shouting 10 one
to do this, and another TO do that,
stirred them into activity. By his or
ders a couple of boats were dragged
down to the waters edge, launched
and packed with shivering constables,
who had TO wade through the surf TO
get in, aud with this force, just ss the
SUMS first rays were tingling the sur
face OF the sea, be started for q small
yawl which was lying at anchor under
the lee of the break water, about two
hundred yards from the shore. Before
long they were all safely on board.
And now the excitement commenced
in earnest. The boats were cast adrift,
for there was no time 10 bother with
them; Wilmott set the sails himself,
hosting every stitch in spite of the
strength Of the wind, and trusting to
the weight Of his crew, or rather pas
sengers to keep the yawl steady; while
this vas yet being done, the constaoles
were busy hauling the anchor on board.
Although the little craft, thus set free,
--a5iatalv he1an drifting towards me