The Delta independent., 1896-06-10
Margaret, with blazing eyes, cried:
Don't beg my pardon, but-smash

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Then . consciousness Of what she had
said overcame her, and the excited girl
hid her blushing face on her friend s
shoulder, while Kitty lovingly stroled
her dark tangled hair.
Remark took step towards them
and stopped. Yates, with his usual
quickness, came TO the rescue. and his
CHEEKY voice relieved the tension Of the
situation:
Come, come, Stolilxer, don't be an
idiot l do not object in the least to
the handouts, and, il you are dying to
handcuR somebody, handcuH me. 1t
hasn't struck your luminous mind that
you have not the first tithe of evidence
against my friend, and that even If /
were the greatest criminal in America
the fact of his being with me Is no
crime. The truth Is, Stoliker, that
wouldn't be in your shoes for a good
many dollars. You talk q grent deal
about doing your duty, but you have
exceeded it in the case Of the professor
! hope you have no property, for the
professor can, If he likes, make you pay
sweetly for putting the handouts on
him without . warrant or even without
one jot Of evidence. What is the PEN
atty for false arrest, Hiram?" continued
Yates, suddenly appealing to the old
man. II think II is q thousand dollars"
Hiram said gloomily that he didn't
know. Stoliker was hit on . tender
spot, for he owned farm.
Better apologize to the professor
and let us get along-Good-by, all
Mrs. Bartlett, that breakfast was the
very best l ever tasted"
The woman smiled and shook hands
with him.
"Good-by, Mr.. Yates; and hope you
will soon come back to have another"
Stoliker slipped the handouts into
his pocket again and mounted his
horse. The girls from the veranda
watched the procession move up the
dusty road. They were silent, and had
sven forgotten the exciting event Of
Ne stealing Of the horses.
CHAPTER TX.
When the two prisoners with their
three csptors came in sight Of the Can
sdian volunteers they bcheld . scene
which was much more military than
the Fenian camp. They were prompt
ly halted and questioned by picket
before coming to the main body, and
the sentry knew enough not to shoot
until he had asked for the countcrsign.
Passing the picket, they came in full
view of the Canadian force, the men Of
which looked very spic< and span in
uniforms which seemed painfully now in
the clear light of the fair June morning.
The guns, topped by bristlc of hay
onets that glittered as the rising sun
shone on them, were stacked with neat
precision here and there. The men
were preparing their breakfast, md q
temporary halt had been called for
that purpose. The volunteers were
scattered by the side Of the road and
in the fields Remark recognized the
colors of the regiment from his own
city, and noticed that there was with
II . company that was strange to
him. Although led to them q prisoner,
he felt glowing pride in the regiment
and their trim appearance, . pride thu
was both national and civic. He in
stinctiveIy held himself more erect -
he approached.
"Renmarls," said Yates, looking at
him with smile, ''you are making .
thoroughly British mistake"
what do yo1 mean? haven't
spoken"
mo, but see II in your eye. You
arc Understanding the enemy. You
think this pretty company is going TO
walk over that body Of unkempt
tfamps we saw in the woods this morn
Ing"
Be walked over-which very much
doubt"
That's just where you make the
mistake. Most of these are raw boys,
who know all that can be learned of
war on . cricket-held. They will be
the worst-whipped set of young fellows
before night that this part of the coun-
try has ever seen. Wait till they see
one Of their comrades fall with the
blood gushing out of wound in his
breast. II they don't turn and run,
then I'm q Dutchman. I've seen raw
recruits before. They should have .
company OF older men here who have
seen service, to stesdy them. The fell
lows we saw this morning were sleep
ing like logs in the damp woods, - we
stepped over them. They are veterans
What will be but . mere slkirmish to.
them will seem TO these boys the most
awful tragedy that ever happened"
Some of the volunteers crowded
around the incomers, eagerly inquiring
for news Of the enemy. The Fenisns
bad taken the precaution to cut on all
The telegraph wires leading out Of Fort
Erie, and hence those in command Of
the companies did not even know that
the Fenisns had left the locality.
They were now on their way 70 . point
where they were 70 meet Col Pea
eocke's force ofregulsrs-a point which
they were destined never TO reach.
Stoliker sought An onlcer and delivered
up his prisoners, together with the in.
eliminating paper that Yates had
handed TO him. The omcer's decisioa
was short and sharp, - military decis-
Ions are generally sapposed 70 BE- He
ordered the constable 70 take both Of
the prisoners and put them In jeil at