The Van Buren press., 1897-12-11
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preSfaupaus and FalEirk still rankle'
n their minds. and though the bloc.
shed Al CuilOden and amid the grin
scenes which followed that tragic deati
struggle might well have satiated thei
last Of slaughter. they hunted rather (
Ill than TO capture. and dead Jaeobiti
.as exer a more grateful sight 10 then
Tran living one.
Once OF twice they had caught sigh
Ct their quarry. and the hillside hae
raug with shouts. the jingling Of har
ness the thud Of hoofs and the cracking
ef uikfsls. But the man they hunted
vas on familiar ground. the estate o.
Is father. a gentleman Of Cumberland
and being auiek-witfed, agile and fee
ef foot. he threw them of the scent
again and sgain. and vanished among
tie rocks and bushes as though the
ea7rh had literally swallowed him up.
The troopers began 10 despair. 10 ind
ssmsethfng almost supernatural about
tAe amazing activity and resource o.
IL fugitive who had for hours con-
-rsreE 10 evade them Many Of them
I'D sz5sruaanred. and explored with
deszuad rersistenCy every bush and
k=zznr and elump OF bEacken; but their
szn-1s proved fruitleSs. and they wan
szs-,as about The hillside helpless and be-
.zs5e-ssa. ard 5Ele5 with admiration al
~ craft ard sped the quick shifts and
s-5rses. a the invisible rebel
Had auvane seen him admiration
~nusz haze been the last feeling sng-
ses1s=z by Is appearance Hunted Ike
: MID a.szss. uzsh death threatening
I'm q every haad. X was reduced 70
.assf eoz5zsioa q panic terror into
MA5eA aka hrzve<s nay fzll VIXEN the
eds zgzfass them are 50 great as %
lave - haze cf sseaps- With ashy face
ard AzoaEsAn- eFes= with bleeding
hznsz- znz clothes far1 b rocks ard
frzmssss. hs Fza and erzwiaa and
esUaeAe5. ezspiHs far breath szd aea-
~ IL ever liEa-
Al Eeze1h by 8 sudden rRsh- which
= is Fez2 auaaeltT passed. unnotleed
= rhs troopers. he succeeded il cross-
fAr - onen szzee and gaining TIE
tza14H&H ga . AAAHA1 Al - 4+#A1 H.
f-shsz tkzt bandere5 The side of a
ssream. Sheltered bF The trees. he rzn
sNfftlF dasu fhe hillside i the dire
ION q N iFy-elad rszin. for which y
had been making ever stree tie dTz-
eogns 6rsf sighted hin I vas an Cd
rTiorz. ard contained a hiding place
which he I'D discovered - a boy. !;
consisted Of a niche n ore Of he high
sfonz walls which lad ozce held 4
statue The niche was some SIX OF seven
feet from the ground ard was cOm-
pietely hidden by q thick growth Of
NV II be could contrive 70 clsmbeT
MP. force his body through the ivy. and
stand in the niche without being OBJ
served. he believed i would be impos-
sible for the dragons TO discover him.
Another quick rush across the open
brought him 10 the ruins. but as he
scrambled among the loose heaps Of
stones he started back with = groan OF
despair = little. fair-haired- blue-eyed
girl was sitting on a stone al the foot
of the wall. Just beneath the very spot
where the niche was situated. She was
laughing gleefully al the antics OF e
tiny white kitten. that was pursuing .
piece of string which she trailed before
ii ON the grass. Now, with quiyerirg
limbs and waving tail. ii crouched be
hind a stone or a tuft Of grass till little
more than the tips Of its ears were yis-
ible, then sprang swift as fash OF
light on its prey. only to dart away
again with tail erect, frisking and gam
boiling back TO its shelter.
But a fresh outburst Of shouts from
behind, as though a pack Of hounds had
recovered a lost scent, brought him face
TO face with the grim fact that in a few
more seconds his pursuers would be
upon him. What was be 10 do2 He
could fly no farther. As he reached The
ruins, his limbs had sunk beneath him.
and. choking for breath. with his hear1
beating Ike a fail be had been forced
10 crawl forward on his hands and
knees The hiding place In the wal.
offered the ouly chance OF safety. and II
would be impossible 70 esin il ureb-
served il he wasted moment.
He knew the child wei enough b.
sight. Her name was Jessie Waters ard
She was tie daughter Of a poor Ee-t-e-
woman. whose husband. a naval Cfz.csr.
had been killed in az engzgsmsrt with
tie French. Still he feared hat II his
present ragged Erd dtsEegeled eouEi-
tioH she might faii % rec1Euzze hIrn-
and by q scream Of terror or rzrle-
stricken fight attrzc; TIE attsrtio- q
Tie dragons
He rose painfully 10 his feet aid s;zy-
Fered forward Tented a. -zs ss1r
q this ragged. ha-lezs Ez-- uitt he
hsEearl face and hlcCzsh-- sTss. rks
child lszped 70 her fser vttt e c-y O.
fear. iusiine-lre-y caught % rhs kit-
tru- and vas darriug zWaF ate- ks
s.utcAei her ~ he Az
Let ne GO Sic aIca-ed. r---r-
Eiug frzntiealy to g. free. ard sob-
bzE with friest % - re Ec--
Jesse be sid cesperz-s'y. for
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ced c-f q hsr eyes AID she hzlf
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