The morning times., 1896-09-20
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Toward the close al Il summer day dur
ing the times when roundhead and CavI-
ler were having it up hill and down dale
with their brOadsw"r'ls in England. Il
plainly dressed, hut ru.idy looking buv
riding Il large roam horse stopped IN front
OF a cru>s road inn not far from Bristol
aud looked at the apruned landlord wbc
came out Ia inquire what he wanted
jock has gone lame said the boy
strokinE the neck Of his horse
Who are yuu?' asked he as the lad came
back and waited for his opinion
Il am Eben Whylock the boy of the mill
l have been To Wessex on a mission Tor the
muller indI wuuldlike to get back tonight"
But you can't on that horse. He needs
rest and some of my linlmcnt. Your mas
Ter doesn't want Il crippled horse in his
stables I'm quite sure of that, for hap
pen To know Phillip Towsnn. the miller
! have a stall for the beast aud Il bed for
you, andin the morning You can 80 home
Eheu concluded To take advantage of
this chance To ride 4 we'll horse back and
accordingly disnIuunted and turned JOCK
over It. the farrirr IL ndlprI
In a little while ne was seated in the
dining room OF the OwleL eating a hearty
supper. while Jacob Seton, of the Owlet,
stood at his chair. with the smell of lima
mcnt on his hands.
A peaked-racc boy of his own age
showed him TO room and left the rush
light on a stand.
How do you sleep. Master Whylock""
asked his conductor. halting at the door
Like brick" answered Ebcn, whcrcat
the other boy smiled.
We may have some noisy fellows at the
owiet tonight. and if YOU sleep well youll
not he disturbed, with which the servant
departed. leaving Ehen in the room alone.
The bound hoy nf the mill found the bed
Soft and deep. and i'll "A short time he was
fast asleep.
By and bye, however. he awoke and fell
To listening to the hum of human voices
which invaded the room from the adjoining
apartment. the wall Of which was against
his couch.
AT the same time n light like thin
streak came into his room and fell upon
the coyerlct. and instantly Ehen had his
sharp eye at the Crevcc.
He found that he was looking into a
large room III which sat three men dressed
III the gaudy uniform OF King Charles dra-
goons.
one in particular struck Eben by his
splendid figure and oiled locks, which fell
over his shoulder and nearl hid his military
collar.
why, that looks like Prince Rupert i'm
self, thought the boy. watching the hand
some soldier Can II he that he is here
in the Owlet Inn? What brings him to this
place tOnight?''
lie SAW the soldier Glanc, at his watch
and then stride uneasily across the cham
Der.
We'll lose the game if they don't come
he CALCULATED. angrily. Just think of ii.
Here we have Il chance to bag old Oliver
himself and rid England of its roundhead
scOurge''
He slipped from bed, finished his dress
ing in haste, and when it was completed
he stepped over to window at the farther
side of the room and looked out.
A small moon was shining on the ground
outside and he saw three horses therc-;he
steeds of Prince Rupert and his captains.
Beyond the horses stood the stables Con-
nected with the inn, and Eben raised t:'c
heavy sash and squeezed his body through
the window, dropping TO the ground as
nOiselessly as a cat.
and made out the figures of the prince aud
his men, the former still uneasily walking
the floor.
Eben ran across the open space between
the inn aud the stables and threw open
the door.
Jock whinned as he entered and guided
him to the stall where he stood.
THE RACE.
Eben spoke to the big roam and pres
emily he was riding down the road that
stretched northward along a belt Of tini-
ber.
i. From the top of little rise he look ed
back and saw lights moving in front OF
the Owlet inn.
Forward! be heard commanding
voice say, and then the rapid gallup of
horses accompanied by the clankiny of
swords sn,ote upon his ears
1t was ten good miles TO Harrow house,