Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-05-31
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awestruok voice as she hid her face.
"Your father, child? Don't weep. We
have no time for that now. He fell in the
front of his men, fighting. You would
have wished him to die so, child, would
you not2'
The words seemed to nerve her. for she
glanced up at him gratefully.
"All our best and bravest have fallen
tonight" he went on sadly. Its only
such worthless scoundrels us myself
that
Shcput up her hand quickly and covered
his mouth. He kissed the hand and then
spoke quickly and firmly.
Come, child we must get out of this.
There's not moment to be lost. | think |
know the way Hank at the din those
cursed ficnds are making outside still.
Come, we must not wait hero. You trust
me, ehy' he questioned abruptly, looking
down at her
Through all things she replied
quietly
He hurried her through the place. and
they crrpt away hand in land to The sta
be.. How it wa, done She scarcely knew
aiterward but his own unswcr,I ing cour-
age seemed to inspire her, and together
they silently saddlcd two horses and
mounted and rode out. They could hear
the shouting still behind them, but it APP
pearcd to die away and, once outside the
walls of the place they knew that they
would be comparatively safe. Carlyn had
loaded his revolver afrcsh, and he still car
ricd the heavy sabrr il his hand, and his
black eyes CLEANED With an Increased
watchfulness.
IF any of those fellows spring up in
front of you ride straight at them and look
neither to right nor left I'll settle their
business When we pass the gates, ride
for all YOU re worth. I'll he at hand"
Even as he spoke there was sudden up
rising of dusky forms about them, but She
set her teeth hard and kept a firm scat and
rode ON. She had Il memory aftcrWard of
a great red coated figure beside her on
horseback, rising in its stirrups; of a
CLEAN of steel in the starlight as the sabcr
whirled round; of screams and guttcral
cries. He was beside her in an instant,
with his stern, set face peering straight
ahead.
"Sit tight and ride hard child" he said
huskily "Thcy'rc on our track. We are
safe, | think, unless they can secure horses
in time, and thcn'-
He did not finish the sentence He
slipped the sword back into its place and
smiled grimly. After time she heard his
voice amin.
"Whcrc is Clifford" he asked sharply.
AT Naas-K1li " she painted as she flew
along beside him "Scnt there yesterday. "
He was silent for moment. Presently
he said, speaking almost with jerk
"Thcy won't have reached there yet.
We are in IA straight line for it now. An.
other two hours mt this pace will do it,
pi,-ht for. .n,,,o littln limo Once or twice
tIo co,,t,in t,rrnd in his saddle and
,rl,rcnd hacl, anvio1slv Al last he soid
~ do,,t vent f., fti,Iton voi i,tIc one
, rrl.,,,, NO c,,,eo for fo,rEvct Tbnv.rr
,,,,,iul, artor 7 tLo,,obt +bo,, ,,.oi,ld
Tbry,re afraid we sbouid rive the alarm.
e,,,,,osn 1,non - hr,ve bn,rt chiId
~ l5,,,,t t,,,,.b ,,o,, :,
rto, ,,-n,, cl,,ttnrtne. THROUGH q kind ot
,,o+,,rs, c,itting, j., t6o hiiIs ne he smoke
thobirb nrnriI'itoIls sides Of which rose mr.
I ~, nitInr ho,,d IT WINS 1n,v narro1v and
t the oround vr,y Uneven. While she
r. Glanced nj him in grateful recognition OF
j Iis ,yords she fo1f hon horse sinl, undcr her
Carl,.,,s o,,n WINS loI,nd hon in an instant
and lie animal i've bn-tr,de was almost on
| 49, I,,,,,.l,rs rTI., f,,,nd to tbrf, di.,no1
e tot4rn NOM. l,.,,.,, l,,l .linnod one Of if.
t fn,.., Ioo. INTO, holn nri ranld nor over
t. st,rd r,,rorl,.
0 rhe cantatn's face WINS v,,v ,vhite bu-
varv calm 90 Won hear th.m. now
I child" he said oUiotlv. In The silence
Y around thom me nursuinr boof beat,
eo,,,dnd di.tiontlv cyan will ride ar
al,Ino - bo e,iI ,..itb tho air of ono ,,ivinf
j. . cor,,ooDd
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