Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-10-11

prisOnment of their rlngleaders,
and as night came on, the repOrs
that they would come to the city IN
force and endeaN or to take their
men from the jAll was gaining
ground every minute.
That Is nonsense, plain and SIM
ple,' said the Captain 0f the
Guards when approached by a
newspaper men on the subject,
The miners have had a dose they
will not soon forget. The only
danger the city now stands in Is
from men out of work, who are
more desperate by hunger and
want, and who will take to robblng
if they cannot find any other way
to llve.'
And that very night the Cap
tain's words were proven.
The Major and Dorothy had
been to the theater and were re-
turning home. The night was
warm and soft, and the moon shone
so bright and clear that the old
soldier and his pretty daughter
walked OH another square before
going in to enjoy the night. Tue
Major was about to say something
about the stiffness of 1t, all when
from behind them there came a
light tread, and the next moment,
without the slightest warning, the
kindly old soldier was staggering
forward from a stunning blow on
his head.
With little cry of terror Dorothy
caught at him as be fell, but she
was quickly grasped from behind,
and hoarse voice whispered IN
her ear: Scream, an I'll choke the
lie out o ye!'
Go through his pockets, jim,
continued the fellow, who was now
binding DorOthy's arms to her
sides; 'he won't come to right away
but we've got no time to lose.' AS
he spoke, he picked up the short
heavy stick he had used with such
murderous effect a moment before
and as he stopped to do so Dorothy
sprang away from him and dashed
toward the corner. With a nut.
tered oath the man rushed after
her.
Despite her clinging skirts and
imprisoned arms, the brave girl
had gained the corner and was ust
turning down 1t, however, while
her puIsuer was still several yards
away, when she ran plump into a
tall, sOldierly young man, who was
coming up the street with a long
easy stride.
What why, Dorothy yOuV be
exclaimed, as he looked down into
her white face; but he got no fur
thrr, for the man was upon them
With another fierce exclamation o
disgust and anger, for he recognlz
ed the Lieutenant as he turned
the corner, and utterly desperate
as TO the consequences, he threw
himself at the yOung Office. Halo
way stepped quietly aside as h'
saw him coming; then, as the foot
mad missed his aim and hurlec
himself past the Lieutenant, th'
latter struck him a sharp, hard
scientific blow Just below the ear
and doubling up like an empt.
sack be tell TO the pavement with
out a sOund.
Then the young soldier spranl
to DOrothJ's side.
'Wuat in Heavens name is tb
meaning of thisP he cried, freelp
her arms.
! There are two of them-he struc
papa-back therep abe answered
pointing to the spot where th
other highwsyman was still benz
ing oyer the Major. WilhOu
Il stopping to question her fnrt lel
a her lover rah quickly up the dan
street, and made out the prOstral
form OF the Major and the kneellD
one of his assailant. Al he cam
:, upon them, the latter sprang to b
feet, and seizing his own club b
struck at tue Lieutenant viclousl,
= but tue soldier was too quick fC
q hm.
Like a fash OF light the slPnde
!. tough sword leaped from It's sea-
= bard, and rs the mans blow fell
ir was parried neatly by the officer
X ouIy weapon. Again the stick vi
II raised and swung about his hea
n and as the man moved his fa'
= came into the single patch
Ie moonlight that shown through II
n thick hOughs above, and HalIows
p, laughed grizzly as be recognize
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