The Delta independent., 1896-05-27

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moved his horse up the middle Of the
road towards the pedestrians, the other
two taking positions on each side OF
the wagon-way.
.who are you? Where do you come
from, and where are you going?' cried
the foremost horsenan, Us the two
walkers came within talking distance.
Its all right. commodore said
Yates, jauntily. ''and the top Of the
morning to you. We are hungry Pc
destrians. We have just come from tha
camp, and we are going to get some
thing to cat
II must have a more satisfactory an
swer than that"
.'well, here you have it, then" an
swered Yates, pulling out his folded
pass and handing it up to the horse
man. The ran read it carefully.
"You find that all right, expect?"
Right enough to cause your i'm
mediate arrest"
''I3ut the general said we were not to
own handwriting"
II presume IL is, and all the worse
for you. His handwriting does not run
quite as far as the queens writ in this
country yet. / arrest you in the name
Of the queen. Cover these men with
your rcvolvers, and shoot them down
If they make any resistance" So say
ing, the rider slipped from his horse.
whipped out of his pocket pair Of
handouts joined by a short stout steel
chain, and, leaving his horse standing,
grasped Remarks wrist
'I'm Canadian" said the professor,
wrenching his wrist away. You
mustn't put handouts on me-"
"You are in very bad company, then.
am a constable Of this county, and il
You are what you say, you will not re-
sist arrest"
II will go with you, but you mustn't
handcu6 me-"
"Oh! mustn't ~" And. with . quick
movement indicative of long practice
with resisting criminals, the constable
deftly slipped on one Of the clasps,
which closed with sharp click like a
burr.
Renmark became deadly pale, and
there was . dangerous glitter in his
eyes. He drew back his clinchcd fist,
in spite of the fact that the cooked re-
volver was edging closer and closer to
him and the constable held his strug-
CLING manacled hand with grim deter
mination.
Hold ont" cried Yates, preventing
the professor from striking the repre-
sentative Of the law. Don't shoot"
he shouted 70 the man on horseback;
L. Al k~A I,.
quickly put right. You are three
armed and mounted men, and we are
only two, unarmed and on foot. There
II no seed Of any revolver practice.
Now, Renmark, you are more of a
rebel 1t the present moment than
ONeilL He owes no allegiance, and
yos DO. Have you no respect for the
fosns Of law aad order? You arc an
anarchist q heart. for all your profess
sieaA Yoa. woslA sinR God Save the
-Qsssa- h he wrong plsce swhile sgo,
- aSW - satisAed that you have got
~, ~. sDsAsr, that she hss got you.
~, esasaable, do yoa want 70 hitch
Ne otAes - of that arrangement on
~ wrisss = Asve yoa eassAer pair for
~ own sposiAl ussT
''f'll taks yssr wrist, n you please"
'.All rigAs; here yOs are." Yates
asVW toek his eoat-sleeve and pre-
ssstsA ~ WsisA The dangling cut
was spssafly elooPed vpoa T. The
eansaoh1e 0D1oosA IL pa4Ssat hnsse
that stood waiting for him. watching
him the while with intelligent eye.
The two prisoners handcuffcd together
took the middle Of the rUad. with .
horscman on each side Of them. the
constable bringing up the rear. and
thus they marched on, the professor
gloomy from the indiRnity put upon
them. and the newspaper man n Joy
ous as the now thoroughly awakened
birds. The scouts concluded 70 20 NO
farther towards the enemy, hut TO re-
turn TO the Canadian forces with their
prisoners They marched down the
road. all silent except Yates. who en-
livcned the morning air with the sing
ing Of John Brown
keep quiet" said the constable.
curtly.
"All right. will But look here: We
ahaIl ps~ shortly the house Of friend.
We want to TO and get sDmething 10
eat
"You will get notling 70 eat until
unteera"
"And where. may J Ssh, are theyT
"Yoa may ssk, but I will noe a.
swer."
Nov, Reur,srk.- = said Ystes % his
companion. ''the tough part q thh
episods Is that we shall have 70 psa
Bartiett's house and feast merely On the
rcnembrsnce Of the good things which
Mrs Bartlett Is always glad 20 best0w
on the wayfsrer. ! call that re1ssd
erselty. Il b adding insult 70 is-
trrv.-