Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-03-08

handing the glass to the ParsOn, he eX-
YOU have read him; nevertheless, he Is
q detective. yet something more IMAM
a detective.
just at this time several hounds
Opened OUT i'm the covert on the hill
side. about two hundred yards in front
of the hOrsemen. who were the subject
of conversation: and almost immediate
ly thereafter. a fox burst from the
cover. closely pursued by six hounds.
At this Montague, with the cry of
"Tallyho, put his hunter 20 speed and
raDidly drew ON the hounds.
The Doctor and the Parson as they
occupied high ground, thought II best
To- retain their position.
The fox bore straight away. holding
his own with the hounds, and the sol
itary huntsman i'm pursuit; for Wing
field. could not Dee said to have part
m the race. as ne logged along on his
fat roadster.
To was q hot chase; Montague was
riding i'm "a gallant fashion and was now
almost up with the hounds. Reynard
being hard pressed had turned towards
the ridge and the covert on the left
but the cry of a stray hound i'm the
brush had turned him back again, when
NE continued straight ahead towards
the brook. which crossed the line of the
chase about fifty yards in advance.
Tt seemed now that the hounds were
gaining on the FOX as they approached
the "ruu." but he turned quickly aside
and ran across the top rail of water
gate. without wettins his brush; be-
yond. ne sought the friendly cover of
the thick underground which here clos
ed the way.
The hounds i'm fun cry ran straight
ahead. with noses in air; they plunged
into the brook. which was full to the
banks. and padding over with whim-
periug cry, were soon lost TO view in
the rbicket
They we're scarcely ont of the water
when MOutague's chestnut hunter. at
FUN speed sprang upon the bank, and
with one brave bound cleared the brook;
but unfortunately the bank broke UNI
der him as he made the leap. and the
gallant horse fell prone on the OppO-
site bank
Nothing daunted. his rider with rein
and spur. lifted him TO his feet and was
away before one could realize Jnat he
had been down
Thirty yards beyond the brook. there
was a rail fence. about five feet high.
which enclosed the wood. over this
fence Montague shot like q red meteor.
and disappeared i'm the underbrush be-
yOud.
The hounds we're now running IN
from an directions and there was q
great clamor rs the chase bore along
the wooded ridge: but as yet none Of
the huntsmen had come into view.
Twenty minutes later the fox again
broke from the covert There were
then a large number of hounds at his
heels and Montague was riding in their
midst. as straight as q bolt. Thus they
ran alta tremendous pace for fifty yards.
before they passed over the ridge ana
out of sight
The Doctor an wrought up with eX-
element turned 90 the Parson and eN-
claimed There never was more
gallant sight than that Montague does
stir my old blood with his noble horse
mansbip"
"He is. indeed. a fearless rider, l
never saw one more SO. replied the
ParsOn. "By the way, Doctor is this
Montague a relative of the cavalry Col
Onel. who led the famous charge. on
that day when YOU were wounded?
"Why Parson, this is the man. him
SELF"
go, wei. then I am not surprised at
his feats i'm the hunting field replied
the minister. but I doubt If there Is
another man in the club who would