The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-12

iIs uat 90 ,aausst Aan They EVER
tEu.
for F.GrE eng ais sa2uup regiment II
Poosiam Guards which was then
c0ina1a.,dot ~ tle ruiu.c Nlnc. little
fredCriR1 vac "A sllne was - bo.
come Fecugcck hc Great.
These ih11Lclos glUaya cavc tlc
honest nm rfeesTr q great deal OF
Wc-ble. aud thul Gt came 70 be rus.
plcogu1 OF er,gTyAac rhs EtcppCd with
hiEl fcr Tear hat ia was 600 o. she
kinsh rsg.E-liag u,2ccra who wcro
scOt<1g EurcPs fcx additions 20 Tho
regiuag1t II Eisngk
Earl - CsUSto czne 20 have tac
S1ule fearA sid every man who put
NJ q tec lgtbs ,lace was watched hy
thua ID ke,s "A llght from Che time
M arrived up % the very hour "a bis
sitpagturc The boys were bright .cl.
Aers. who ecpt tholr cars and eyes
sehA 20 hat they were alway1 on che
iOoAOO; sor the King'l officers.
III.
One evening. Just AZ tho sun was
setting behind the hills back ~ Her.
Cheeseman's Inn. three horsomcn came
IN sight The Grossman boys were
yinying Ia the road but looking up
they Cspied the men. and IN an ln.
Giant were running towards the house
Herr Gresham was seated In his
old-fashioncd chair In the main apart.
rnCat % thc little road house: bat
Ghe moment he saw the boys rush In
vita excitement written on their faces.
he waited with oagcrncss Tor ,hcm
90 speak
''rhe Kings officers arr coming 10
the ruadl" cried Otto. carl aud /
have Just sighted them. and we are
SURF they are coming FOR your
The big inn.keepcr was on hie feet
In a jlfy, and. running across the
room, Dc took down a spy glass which
his father, an officer Ia the old war;.
had used. and trained Il on the road
and looked at them carefully for soY.
cral minutes.
They ride Ike men who have seen
military service All. can tell such
n the spine. Try n dozen saddlcl O.,
necessary. but get one that Is right IN
this respect aud you will never regrc;
the cxtn bother yoa were pui ,o ,p
fellows" said be. ''rhcy am nos
dressed like soldiers. hut the mannc.
n which they ride tells me that thcy
hnvc been "a the Kings service"
80 they have" eclaimcd Kari. pa.
thcr. you must not bc herr when They
come"
Hut what VIII son do chndrcl?'
we viii stay aud face them. They
will take you 20 ltisdam unH enroll
you In the Giant Guauls II you re-
main"
"rhcy shall not do this II we can
outwlt them" was the quick reply.
and the landlord Of the little inn can.
braced his boys aud ran from tho
room.
The boys did hot follow 10 scc
whittier De had gone for they guessed
that he had raised door set ingen-
iOusly In the floor ~ the next room,
aud had descended q number of stems
a. n hidden chamber underground.
which be- had prepared for an rmer.
Ccncy like the present one
When they lookcd out again they
cav that the three men wrrc d..
amounting IN front of the house. and
presently one advanced aud knocked
hauhly.
Kari with glance at Otto. opened
the door and asked the mau what BE-
wanted
'irood Tor man and beast" was the
answer. "aul tell your hlr father 20
hurry mp aud set the best be- has b..
fore US"
Father sir Is not la the house; but
we viii do the best we can"
The three men glanced at ono an.
other and then came inside. their
spurs blinking ON the floor. aud thclr
heavy boots making q sound which
must have reached Herr CHEESEMAN'S
ears. hidden as be- was.
"Wherc Is your father hoysw asked
one OF the three.
"Iic went away n while ago"
"Will lac hc gone longY
"fhat we cannot say"
"Did he 20 TO padcrhomY
This was the name of the vlnar,
through which the men had come. ANA
Il the landlord had gone thlther they
would have seen him
Eve think not. sir said kafl. az he
hogan TO set lunch for the men Ia
the long dining room, Ia one corner 90
which was the trap door which their
father had used In his illghi.
Ill.
II was n cold lunch, Tor the men OK.
pccicd nothing else az that hour. and
when all was ready the three drew un
60 the table and began to eat. but all
the time they east sly looks ut each
other and began 10 speak In suspicious
whispers II was evident 20 the boys
who watched them that they were -.
ing 10 have trouble with the trio, and
Il came when the fellows rose fr0m
the table.
eve must sec Herr Grossman,' said
The spokesman Of the party
shut. sir, he Is not In the house. ~
Piled Karl.
VEN well You VIII let rs eearch
~ vQnt yOul We arc here ON I'm
t'e.sani hnsiness-"
haH waved his hand and interrupt.