The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-05-03


went the faster came the Thing.
Each time he looked back his alarm rose
higher for the Thing was closer whenever
he looked. At last his alarm grew 10 5ueh
proportions that he ceased to look back,
| but addressed himself entirely 10 the work
| OF urging his horse to higher speed. Pres
| emily no heard quick, fierce snorts on his
right and his eye caught sight Of the
! Thing. Its course was parallel with his
| own and It was not more than twenty
yards away.
He saw enough for his alarm TO rise TO
| the height OF terror. He saw something
| that had the head ana feet OF Il black
! horse, but the body was wanting MOL
| There was a body and a rider. but the
| rider wore long pale gray robe. and he
| was headessl If this was the black DEM
| on that the young man had seen in this
pasture on d former occasion, he was now
more terrible than ever, for ne was GUIDED
| by a headless rider!
The young man would have checked MS
| horse, but tho effort was IN vain. Inc
| horse had eyes. He also had seen the
| Thing, and had swerved away from II. but
he was TOO frightened TO pay any attention
! 10 bit or rein. The Black Thing was gong
! faster than tho frightened horse, and II
! soon drew away. the palo gray r0De OF
| tho rider nuttering about like fierce
signal of warning. The young mans horse
! was soon under control and il a few min
| utes he came up with MS companions. lie
| found them huddled together like SO many
! sheep, this vancouver having been instinct
| ively made BY the horses. Tho dogs. TOO,
were acting queerly.
The men appeared TO be somewhat sur
prlsed to SEQ their companion come sal
| Looping up TO them. After riding away from
tho young man who had taken II upon
himself to leave the double gates open'
tho huntsmen had concluded to wait for
him when they came TO the bars that
opened on the public road But the Sal-op
of their horses had subsidized into q walk
when they were stu some distance from
that point They were conversiuS about
tho merits of their favorlte dogs when
suddenly they heard from behind them tho
sound of a g8uoping horse. Tney saw
as the young man mad seen, q dark. NOV
Ing mass, gradually assume the shape or
q black horse with a Needless rider Wear
ing a long pale gray robe. the nppaf1-
ton was somewhat further from them
when 1t passed than it had been from
/ their companion. whom. in spirit Of mis-
chicf. they had deserted. but the Black
| Thing threatened TO come closer. for, when
st had gone beyond them. It changed It's
| course, described a haif circle and vanished
! from sight on the side Of tho pasture op-
posite 10 that On which It had first ap-
/ pearod.
| what do You think now?' said George
| Gossett, speaking in a low tone TO the gen
! tleman who bad been inclined 70 gro"
I merry when the former experience OF the
/ patrollers was mentioned
WHAT do think? Why think rs
I right queer if the chap we left at the dou-
( bic gates isn't trying to set even with rs
I By riding around l-he q Wild Indian ana
I waving his saddle BLANKET rep4ea ll1
/ doubtful gentlemen
"Wny. man, he's riding q gray morse
| one 90 the others explained
I This Dut another f1ce on the matter, and