The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-28

three miles q nome tne cAH9lfYmen
we're within hatiing distance, ana
through the night came the command
"Halt." and then as no attention was
paid. a shot Whistied by. too near Bob's
head to be pleasant Again the COM
mand was repeated and then another
yoiiey. this time ali the bullets not 90
ing wide, one striking his hand that
held the relnn, and before he could
reach over and grasp them with the
other hand they bad slipped over the
dashboard and vgere dragging on the
ground.
The horses. noR frensled with fear.
were tearing along at brealneck speed,
holding their own with the pursuers
who sent q third Y6lley. this time one
of the balls striking Bob and luaictlng
q severe scalp wound ana causing him
to reel over and fall Into the bottom Of
the wagon insensible.
The horses continued 70 run until the
Lambert resideuee was reached and
there turning Into the driveway dashed
up to the barn doors where they stood
trembling with fear and excitement.
Dr. Lambert who had been awaiting
Beb's return. ran from the house and
reached the wagon as the pursuing cav
alrymen came Through the gateway,
raised his lanteFn. and seeing the app
parent llfeleSs body In the bottom Of
the wagon, shouted for the servants
who came running out. had the young
man removed into the house, paying no
attention TO the soldiers who had been
staring at the stu form In the wagon,
their faces wearing an expression Of
chagrin and regret when they realized
that they had been chasing and shoot
ing at a man who IN no way resembled
the refugee president, and as far as
they would be able to prove, had no
connection with Or knowledge Of his
flight or whereabouts.
The cavalrymen waited about until
they were told that Boh's injuries were
not serious and then Withdrew, riding
down the driveway and on reaching the
road galloped In the opposite direction
from that In which they came.
Shortly after Bob had been put to bed
and his wounds dressed he recovered
consciousness and made vain endeavOrs
to rlse.
Marion, who was Onear his bedside,
gently pushed him back on the pillows,
telling him that unless he was quiet he
would be very III.
Yes. / know" pleaded the injured
man. "but must get back to the preSl-
dents camp. I have promised to guide
him to the coast. and unless some one
aids him he will be captured"
Marion made no answer, but gave him
patton that had been prepared by her
father, the effects Of which. combined
with his weakness through the loss Of
blood sent him on into deep Elumber.
1t was stu some hours before day.
break when Marion, after leaving
note on the library table explaining her
intentions stole quietly out to tha sta
bles and arouslng old Tom. directed him
to saddle her horse as quickly as posi-
BILE.
on her arm she carried basket filled
with provisions and fastened around
her body was warm shawl intended
for the use Of AIrs. Davis or her sister.
Without the loss OF moments time
she mounted her horse and galloped
out into the rogd, leaving the astonlsh-
cd Tom gazing after her in wonder
ment.
Marion was q true southern girl, fond
Of a horse and thorough mistress of
the saddle, and under ordinary circum-
stances a ride Of ten or twelve mtleB
even in the darkness would have had
no terrors for her. hut now her great
fear was that she would encounter
some Of the Union cavalrymen who
were securing the nelghborhOOd. and
every few minutes she would rein In
her horse and listen.
She had done this a number Of times
and was near the place where Bob had
been first challenged when on stopping
she distinctly heard the FOOTBALLS OF
horses.
Quickly dismounting she led her horse
to tho side under the shadows of the
trses that skIFtsd the road and there
waited.
The horsemen drew nearer and hear-
or, and soon she could hear the mems
volces; she heard one say; That Niger
OF Lambert's was a bit muddled when
we asked him 70 account for that horse
that was gone from the stable, wasn't
he? That was clever idea Of yours,
sergeant, to hang around after those
people thought we had left the neigh
borhood, but how the dickens could any
one get out with horse and we not
hear them. is more than can under
stand" at Is q bit mysterious. but
you must remember that we did not
think anyone would try to leave before
daybreak, az the only one in the house
that is Mt 10 ride 10 the young lady,and
no one would suspect that she would
venture out at this hour. but as some
body did 80 out 1t must have been her,
and that only goes to show that some
thing of Importance was to be done or
she wouldn't have riSked IT."
Marion knew from this that It was
known by the troopers that she had I'M
dertaken a ride in the dark and that
they had. probably. thought that she
was on the same errand as Bob she
would follow the same road.