Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-07-19

his DbON-
.,,ggezt.,d course. Barnabas chose Ma
IS993Ewhose wind and strength wei We.
6+1l1 him for the purp ana ~
lava LAVE and hearty men Of his own COM .
n,nr TI,sv started at once, taAlhs
I p"Ay If ammunition and supplies ioI
- DAYS and were a mile on tAe!'
~, v,1en the main body they hHG e.
%e5ird beean their afternoon mdICh
The region stretching Nor0l"ea. ~
4he Susquehanna at Wilke5oaI4e va
md anu lonely, but Baln1bds rhe
oyery foot of the way. He ayo! lea 'Ht
ci,,r,Iinous bridle-rOad, and led the part!
nv narrov and direct trails OF MS o"'
~ l,. rugged and dismal
mountain passes, through fore5 5 WneI5
deer and bear, turkeys and pheasali-s
abounded, and across streams IA1'
ieemed with fish.
Nv the aid of an early moon they
travelled until 10 o'c,ock tn1t night ahG
aN.er sleeping soundly in the GOODS ana
without camp-iires, obey resumed ihelf
march at day-break About the mlCl.e
Of tha morning. coming to an open
nd Inv q SD ''nc they made Sal /
ling discovery. Here a party OF morse
men had plainly spent the previous
right. The ground wa5 CrCcden by moo
and footprints. The ashes OF two hres
wore stfli warm. and close by 0ere heaps
Of rhine bcugL5 that had served fc- OeI-
ding. ., -,.,
Nathan.
81 cam guess. lad" replied Darnabas,
shaking his hesd, an it's hard to say
v5sre they're bound fur. Theyain't
been long gone, an from the locks OF
thin,a,s they numbered nine CT ten. we
must have crossed UA5.r trail some
where's back Without SEEM it. From
here" stepping forward and pointing
to the trodden grass, they went aimo5.
due north. | reckon they're strikin
fur the bIidle-rC2d yonder, which runs
scrt Of parable. with the course we're
maxim"
He sudG -rly 7ppcd as he spied a
glitteu.ng object at his feet "A BRIT
'sher's spur" he exclaimed, picking II
up. an The pattern the dragons wear
What On c3rJh does this mean?
1T means q squad Of the eaemy's
cavalry. Parnabas," declared Evan
JJ1cs.
Il believe You, man s2?d Barnn has.
"Who else but the cus2ed British Wcuid
have cut limbs for bedding? An p1a
c2mp-fres show ,hat Uhey didn't reck-
ON on any travellers be.n' in the relsA-
hcrhoci. I'm clean heat to know
Here's something csc interrupted
Nathan, handing Barnabas large norm
button Of an odd color.
The old man looked at it intently.
HIS eyes flashed, and his teeth showed
between his parted lips Simon
Glass" he cried.
Simon CLASP" echoed three or four
voices.
AYE, Simon Glass, men," repeated
Barnabas. answering grimly. If IL ever
came of his hUckzkin ccat, an the in
human fiend lost it here hisself.'
1--WE bcard Of simon Glass, Nathan
said curiouzly. who is he?'
You don't want to meet him, lad, d
Barnabas answered grimiy. IF ever
there was a devil in human shape, hes
that same. He's ,iJt.s squatty man
with enc eye out; but the others worth
half a dozen. Aa' his face is a crl2s-
cross Of knife scars.
There amt any crime too bad fur the
wretch" Barnat-s cCnInuad, earnestly
'T-rtil eight wears ago he lived about
Wyoming, an everyone WIS a.rald CT
him. He shot TWO m5n what crc:ssC
him. an robbed an murdered anc.ner
Then he had to skip cut IN tire mex
heard of him was that he had Killed
man an woman up at Niagara. WheT
the war begun he turned tory and join
"a the British. an since then tnay Sa!
he's killed a heap Of Americans in cold
bleed. | have a score 2gin him, an
wont furgit 1T. As fur this ord buck.
skin cc.t-why he's been wearin' i
steady fur fifteen years, an he wore il
on this very spot last night. l know
the buttons"
What can he be d5irg here?" asked
a Scotchmannamed Collum McNicol.
He may have some bloody work O.
his own ON hand" replied Barna6as
but It's more likely he's BEEN hired Il
lead these dragons up to join Butler!
force at Wyoming. An We, it aim
material fur such a little handful q
British to march a hundred an fifty
miles up country from Chn-cn's army
Well. it's no use guessin', We can
overtake the party. see.n' they're
mounted. an p'raps its jes- az well. Blu
IL we do run across 'em-2long the wa!
up at Wyoming have bullet read!
fur Simon Glass. We've fooled toC
long. men-marCh on
III.
Rapidly. and With untiring speed, TIN
little band CT seven fled Gu through thf
forest paths while the sun crept from
horizon TO horizon. P2rnabas We in
sober and thoughtful mood and h
companions could not shake OF feel
ing Of impending i'll. Brave men though
they were, the presence Of Simon Glas
in the vicinity Wa: enough 70 uns15ad.
their nerves. Eyes ware keen and ear
alert as they advanced.
About the middle o. the afternCoG
footsteps were heard In front. and dow
dropped every man TO cover. Sevel
musket barrels were in line with Tn
stranger as he came in sight among ~,
trees-a bearded stranger in gray home
spun.
"Hooay. Luke Shfppenr cried Bar
nabas, jumping up, and soon the Who'll