The Van Buren press., 1896-02-29


We snail 10 a big dining i We rsaeh
fiiass men tasnigiit. II we9s'e ff1f. tfi5iiu
a a ride and deliver fiiia aispadsti ~
Biie rsnerall 9ou all dndersisaidH ~
''.a.s. sr. Yes. ani Ess, sir.fs
1T il aeeessaa9 gsr al siould.
4sas,it. now As aas not likely austl'ils',
6as, .sf,esue II si8iats buf We aae lllSgsiF "a
run nvy sasaast small parTdes Newi
+ Kennedy. if tlaeY down ne. Y5n aass 40
stss, lu;a Ioaa saaugit la1 Hralh the lis
,a1s.ii e,ssal NY fIss,sisl t.tissn 'tseitY Y1u
+ =gs,-=aiwasgs an the main road, II HiseT
Down Fau AFTER you've 9aa tlie pa41er
f.,ss man who aan grab IS tiasst s - ate
Fl and asu1'Y forward. so m, rigist "a
i,, asst nam If aae9 down linn. and
8e's got His seuses wlien lle falls Bs' !
f.a Hsar 6st 1a93er alf 1id seatter H "a
.,,,a..lp as he ssai. In fnl understand 2
Yes, SRI Tsss sir
f s4IG dpitt Hiien Stirring ant aesi1s
ae taasseht.d 6lie haH with. she spun
as,d shot ahead
f Nss stll1 HlnIangaf Ciie. prai3failiiitY
shaU should n,s further 81 the way
siaa asq eaalnsfls excerpt Che lieuee7is
amt. or perhaps fr0wa1nt and gastea'.
f whose asss,ses Wsae a geah slaapet
was fiinlsiiag myself Hia.ig 10 ssill 3s'1'
Iisss.assgs.siss before aaar1ainr vixen srT
sau,ae sua ~ the darkness ahead. f1e
easTfs of tine shailenge c @as aag aals
Is sapea.. hu8 Z Aeaad @llsr siionas
Forward, aogs
+ Ne slaaolc aus na0re s2eed Ilss a. a
fifiy spaa ~ long aasia at rs fi'oua about
# 900 Yards ahead Pas ONE nldale1ls
hlaialg saw sae souahernezf's agllzsj
Kennedy reel.sd beside mr. alng aD
MS Aa8,as with q scream and fell. Us
horse st9Io,pea az onee Ia a aaanaslat
+ alse nss,issnaaB had ridden the SENTRY
5own
rhen f.am She sigia6 side ~ sae raasi
a PARTY. who naslst aape been lYilag
aroaad aae campfire taa5 we 5lstilil y
sasN IN aanon9 ose piaes, let ag az ~.
They had sarsig aeeT surprised in
their slesp. Z clearly saw them a. Ciaeir
qams flashed
'Rsswarag Dopt sfsotg Ride On
s4aafea lfalsr atisliaVha.,iesrs Fl'a1als
+ Cod. nos aaoaaabe8f my Of goQ naais.s
aus hsapses with Gaea ss
''Ns sie. No, sir'
"@ao 4eiled2 Who went dcwaT'
"Rs1lnsag. zir.f eviesi.
Too 6adg Nagan's ellss' ''s
"Na. sif
~sll safef
f ~gaa touched ia my s4gat arnas baf
re- nothing. 8 said. The sNinge was
81 gin. asa Ia tine asssY 5lies .ia frssat
81 a4 shoulder. { snaid nor make aaH
T saaa i Nss laasin9 5ioods and aae pam
eas scarcely pepaeD8ials,
4 'e.ss,9d aeYt Keep ap. Adaan r. called
T a8e HeNfsHanH, wish .01ad tome
4 remembers aa4 ssligat taat ass spoke aa9
etonf aaass, On va aeas-
Possibly the sAags lad seen heard
4 by Tine 5arGq haJf aaile fartaer azas
Z sar sAeY greeted as with z eaileY. y
aorse ecs4aaes hard And 5issaera ds9s0n
6ssiafs me Flfs rifief gsileri as ass fsia
Then two na@rs sls6ts asnle Cfsss faaa
fses4 Ia fraas . NE and somehow
sssstsiseFl rs lsssFse saw haaa no more
Se5sa Haoment NE Nsrs a9on she xraElas.
agta our pistols.
flow mang Of a1g comrades had gone
avma knew aGa. nor beside oaons :
Was r1ang. Suddenly aNf horses
plunged lnf6 a holes his stsnaBleri, shss
nsan giteaed forward ahG was Isfs be-
aga3. Then heat8 A shot. the eiatter
% a@othsr failing horse, the angry yell
OF aE.gthsr thrown rider.
ON we nsat~-fiss fedcs d "a. Vow
we rushed ovss Of sas pine FOREST into
broad moon.zat, and : sam teoo riders
between me and the Iisuesnsh6--one
aaan aln,ost at nag shaeld.sr Add another
railopsng sen yards aehiad,
F:a6sr and Nbsalom Gray were nsaF-
est me- Neither spoke . ~oFd @ntjl
we ssfuaes apoH a sDaee Of sandy road.
Then eoe.d hear. far heAlad the rear
asan. soaa& of ZslloplaZ on. the hard
highwag
"Theg'rs after as. yseusenantI' sAost,
sti Ssder,
a1Gaagy' Fis SACKED sgess and @s
listened.
~Onlg saes~ erred MaIer, HE'S
coming fast
The p8fsg@r gained 40 rapidly shas
pos booked 20 oBr pistols again, Then
&bsaloTa Gray cried
"Irs only a h6fse,7
IN a isp nagTagats the great gray
II fsi.en corporal Croaefoos opsrtoos
as. went ahead. ssd Stacked speed BY
tAs lssa'snaas,
"CooG, lie'l be fresh when fhe rest
40 doont* saoaicG Miller. ~Let the
49, man hqoant she Yfayi7
8odasnly ne hoofs of cFop fsasss
gfag ard the IisHtehanf's bay ssan-
dereG upon plank road atoes holloa
roise. wbea ws aii reached is. sho -
have been heard afaf u too< as
'r.rosg gh wide orchard lands into a ic,1o.
lgjnQ faiss ~ the banks oi a great
marsh. tiB ns passed through tha'
fog. STRIDE heavily up q slope. and sapq
TIE simmer 0f foofs andsr the MON
Straight fhrosgh me main stree, ws
ptuh'is1 along
Whether it oeas mhoily deserted !
know not. bHf not human being aas
10 ths streets. nor sHy faee visible ~
fbs biaek windosos. Not ssth 1og
haFkeG. noticed no Hsing thing sS.
cepf some turkeys rDosting On fsues
sH1 D white css fhsi spfsHg upon tbs
I pillar n RaiepsY aad thence 70 a
I tree
OHt 81 ths village es vent ~ The