The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-10-30

bring him to terms. Of course this
left her wild with distractin thoughts.
AS for Mrs. Harl, Elias mother, she
had kerlapsed at the first fire and
was of no account.
.'Harl came upon Jack Lang jist at
the foot of Washoe lake, and hailin
him, ordered him to halt. Jack was
about 100 yards ahead on the road,
going northward, and was mounted
on his favorite black mare, a strong
and feet Tag as you'd often find.
sOn hearin old Sans yell Jack
faced about, but seein the old man
ehargin down at him with gun in
his hand he put. spurs to his mare
and dashed away toward Truckee
medders. Bein lighter than old Sam,
and havin q swifte. nag, Jack soon
widened the space between himself
and his pursuer. But Harris horse
was a powerful beast, and one that
would hold out for long race.
Il can tell you that was life and
death chase. saw q big part of it.
Sol Geller, who is now dead, and I
were out cattle huntin and had rode
up to the top Of that big hill over
yander to look over the country,
when the two men came in sight and
passed right along here where we
stand. On to the northward they
clattered and thundered. We know
ed them both at once, and seem old
Sam, rife in hand, in full and des-
perats chase Of Jack, we guessed at
the natur of the trouble, for we'd all
been expectin to hear Of a weddin up
at the Harl ranch.
"On past our lookout hill the two
men dashed-on toward the medders.
AS Sol and watched the chase the
distance between the pair seemed to
be slightly narrowin, for Jack had
left the beaten track and struck out
into the open plain, and in the sand
and sagebrush the more powerful
hoss of old Sam had the advantage.
ssWhile watchin this desperate race
we heard a clatterin Of hoofs behind
US. Turnin about, we saw Ella Harl
mounted upon her beautiful bay
mare-one of the finest and swftest
animals in the country. With her
hair streamin backward she few
along the road like the wind, nor did
the long, swift bounds Of her mare
seem in the least to siacken when
she left the road and struck out into
the open plain.
ssFrom our stand on the hill we
could see miles away to the north.
Jack at first seemed to be headin for
his cattle camp in T-uckee medders,
but when in sight Of it he for some
reason turned west and struck in to-
ward the foothills Of the main Sierra
range,
"'He is goin to try to git up into
the mountains to where the main
herd of his cattle is stationed and
where he can git a fresh hoss,' said
Sol, but he'll gitinter trouble before
he has gone far. He'd done good
deal better to kept in the plains with
that nag, for everywhere close in by
the mountains he'll find the canyons
big and deep-hard for him to cross.
But look at that gal! She's takin a
cut off! Jehu! See her fly!
"Sure enough, she was takin a aear
cut and was a.fyin. When Jack
swung round west toard the noun
tains she veered and took q course
that would save so much distance as
soon to bring her near to her father.
Some of the cowboys at Jacks
camp had seen the chase, and from
our lookout we sew two mounted
men dash out in the direction taken
by Jack and his wrathful pursuer.
Having fresh animals and good ones,
the two men went over the plain Like
the wind, steerin so as to strike In
ahead on a straight course.
"On dashed Jack and old Sam, now
close in by the foothills, and on few
Ella, who was fast nearin her fa-
ther, when the three passed out Of
sight behind the point of a hill. The
two men who had cut across from
Jacks camp reached and passed
round the point of the hill almost at
the same moment.
1.-THE old man got to the edge OF
the canyon while Jack was lookin
for way up out Of the bottom Of it.
he sung out to Jack to stop and dis
mount or he'd blow his head off,
Jack paid no attention, but started
to goupthe opposite slope. OF course
he couldn't go straight up, so was
turned broadside by the time the old
man raised his gun. Just as he was
takin aim the girl dashed up.
"'Hold father, she cried. The old
man turned to look at her. Father,
I'm the one to do this shootinF said
she, and laid hold of the rife. The
old man let go of the gun, too s'prised
at her bein there to know what he
was about, / guess. Then the girl
leveled it, and called out to Jack to
stop. He stopped, held open the
breast of his coat and nodded to her
to fire. Then she blazed away.
"As the crack of the rife down
went the mare and Jack, but as they
fell Jack managed to throw himself
Of on the uphill side, and there ne
lay, while the mare rolled over and
over down the bill. Then the gal
charged down the hill and was soon
at Jacks side.
1T seems she shot to kill the man,
and aimed all right, but move of
the beast brought Jacks leg in the
way and she sent a bullet through