The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-12

OF tho Immediate future was that Inc
would ho bcntrn in his flight for froc.
dom
Glancing over his shoulder at tho
Pnrty dashing down the highway after
hir' and noting that they wcro surely
gaining. tho fugitive pcrforco did somo
hard thinking
"Th's cunt 20 on much longer.
don't think they will need n court mnr-
tinl next timo to decide what to do
with me.
Tho purSucrs wCrc cl0so enough tn
tumbl" tnkmnn from tho saddlc, hut
h" knew they would not do that, since
by waiting; awhile no must fall into
their tHnhs. whiln there was danger
that IN irinG they might wound tho
horse. Even though no was tho lrnst
'alunhic of the lot, tho party wcro not
Willing; to luAr him
Oakinnn glanced krrnly to the right
and left. in the hope Of discovering
something that might bc turned to nc.
count IN his flight. The open charnctor
ct tn" country WAS diAcnurn;,inH. but
h" recalled indiStinctly II sr,nll stretch
of w""'ls through which he passed when
nf""t. which he thought might M rvo
his purpu&"
II soon lu"mrh to view in the moon.
light. and he again prickrd the flank of
his horse. who wna unable to increase
his pace hy y single hoof beat.
at y do or die. was his Thought.
Then II moment later he added with
the wonderful c"olnrss that had mark
cd everything thus far done by him.
"And guess its die.
The timber was not only less cxtcn-
sIvc than he had supposed. but WAS SO
open that if he should leap from the
back OF his horSr and dart among tho
trees. even when favored by the gloom.
h" would l." scarcely out of sight More.
over. IT his purSucrs SO desired they
could r";WIily surround the wood and
take him mt their leisure
1t wHs n shock to the officer ns ho
sped with mrowy swirtnrsa through
the dark"nrd lane without slackrniny
tn" speed of his animal and speedily dc.
h"lch"d again into the unobstructcd
moonlight. Tho ON" thing rlmn which
he had pinned his hope WAS guno and
his Immediate future could not hayo
looked darker
(;lancinIs to the rear again. II notice.
ahl" change struck him. The pnrty had
driiird back Il few rods. ~ il their ami
mails were growing tired or they had
n:;rrrh upon Sumc new %tratc,icnl move.
lhat In" latter was the fact was prob
nhl" because one of the pursucrs was
well IN advance of his companions and
bearing, steadily down on the fugitive.
He had nurSt likely asked and rrcriv.
cd th" privilege of running to earth the
officer who had played so clever II trick
on them
eff | wrrn sure those other fellows
would show fair play" muttcrcd tho
lieutenant. II should wait rur that gen
tl"man and have il ont with him |
don know whether Ii~ suspects have
the revolver OF the man i'm the hall. but
he Is in Il fair way to learn it pretty
soon
:" far az Oaknlan could judge there
was little to h" gained hy puslponiny
tn" ti,tht upon which the purslcr had
set his heart, though it WAS good gen
rralShip t" draw away the man from
his supporters \ vague idea of srcur-
ing ih" hnT#r which showed superior
t"rtn"SS WIS in the mind of the lieu
tenant, when. lrrkinE back and olscrv-
ln% that his enemy was about midway
between him and his party he for the
first time since starting on this dcsprr-
ate flight drew rein and So slaclicnrd
his pace that the other ovcrhaulcd him
"hana over hand
"No use, Iank! Yen may as we'll
give in! You rc drvilish sly. but it
won help YOU out OF this muss
"Arc You willing to iigh, mc?" call
rd back Oalllnan. rrtarding the pace of
his animal still more.
"N"thinE would suit mo hotter if
you had pistol instead Of that tooth,
nick ut your side, but
~ have II pistol" was tho startling
information of the lieutenant, who now
wheeled his horse about and fully con-
frontrd his enemy
The latte; WAS pluC.:y. and, though
slightly diSc"ncrrtrd hy the unexpected
action OF his antagonist. he whipped
out his revolver and fired point blank
! at him. Dakman felt slight twingc in
! his shoulder. instead of through the
hrain as would have been the fact but
for the rrStlrSSncSS of both animals
! B,'orc his Zoe could fire Il second
time the lieutenant let fly. The uthcl
rr"lrd and slipped ont of his saddle tc
the ground. dead when he struck tho