The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-13
CHAPTER XXIv.
on THE FRONTIER.


The evening train was almost due Upon
tho rise Of bare and windy ridge Hollywood
sat on hors. bhrk waiting Man and horse
tn" horizons. From his point vantage he
looked out over III" DIM .imt,"sS mTarshes
ing darkness rendered the low features OF the
landscap. even less distinguishahlc than usual.
readily Tor til" flat map before hun had been
etched in upon, his memory by tho slow
The gray outlook changed to black. Then a
red light appcared as 1t were. over the q l:r 81
The world }ts,coomng afforded certain EFeak
Slowly i crept down the incline for tn" on
Gincs Of NASSAU, like Belgian pistols are not
ward to meet il. the tufts OF grass creaking
under III" horse feet :, Put instead OF slacken.
past him, and, gathering speed wound away
into he dosoate night.
blamkness. The" chancclor's cXordi um and
the duke remarks had rather prtmed him 10
q stat" q cyrcc,ation, aud i" to!t asif he had
light contracted and died away into the gloom !;
then discomfort mastered him. In his restless
mood he had erasneh at The situation WHICH
train passed and thrust him back with hand
That Serm%d 2,moSt napaee intT ,hr ISIS
had lett behind him the old content, the humor-
ous adaptabity to- circum stances which had
Turning his horses head due west he rode
slowly beside the track. where the metals had
drove drove" hohnd hitn as i driving him out into
the waste, II" rode on for five minutes. Then
hs n1G Ea9 the u roar Of the the rvs
he iancied he had detected some other sound.
Puzzled, \" turned AMI roH" back at n hand
the noise became more distinct, and presently
out OF n" night s2n"thing black and bulky
cam" l"ltlng painfully and slowly down tho
slope OF the railway track
Az Hollywood drew rein alongside he saw it
was single carriage. unlighted and solitary.
or toward
Gradually tn" pace slackened, AMI at last.
with n rheumati" jerk backward and forward
it came to a standstill. by this time also Rally
wood had perceived that It occupied h" further
act Of rails on which the outgoing trains from
Rcvondn travelled And already the nigh. man
could not he far away
was as f"cnr S for his matches. While the horss
fell t" sailing half-heartedly ut tho mcagro
hnrhaC",
Ealigwood mou1to tn" strns Of the carriage
for he platforms in Nassau are very high. and
turned the handle. Then, bending forward, h.
the. seats seemed empty. ,Rallywooi ,steppcd
n ps.fy ar frI II from in the
route maps III. -r the musty racks to the cush.
Toned seats. aud 40 down to figure heapcd
uTro,n the tlIorru by the opposite door o,,,,
pant. Also h. cave Al gns Of lie, Tor he srNntoL
i"mh!y in tnn dark as the match went out.
Rallywool felt for tho lamp above his head.
for in Nassau til" trains are liahtsd by oil Ian
terms lot in over tn doors. Finding it he broke
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! the wick. Then he turne Tor n Closer cXami-
| nation OF the man who had com" TO him in so
stratnEe InaRHer bnt th@ en- manner n2htoM 10
| to hold at Kotn FOri until to- morrow Politics
nrcait to worE OUT 90 curious ISSUES IN CONT
! many timnS. though they are not often noised
abrond;, The man lay With one arm throTTn
! was n big man. and Il fringe OF white hair
showed under tn, back OF his travelling cap
aG.3.}yyG erase tn.,@ 81 Neshv neck.
For an Instant Hollywood turned sick; and
his head 'c't light. lilo rrmemh"red feeling The
same sensation Year9 before, when u heavy OII-
poncnt sat abruptly down on h IS chest IN a foot
ball scrimmnGc, His hands shook as h" lite !
tn" fnc". sticky and disilgur"l with hlool,
After forcing soma brandy from his flask down
! hollywood opened the window vide to let the
cold air blow IN upon him, and fired two shots
iroM MS rny"vcr IN RAPID succession put into
mni was Ulrcaly at Allau,
BY this time Iodls 'llor Crunting and swear.
/ ing had E'l A,ru-"E ~ on his elbow and stared
at the voting man with vacant ayes.
Nv hero i" d"uce, have got 70? Is that you.
| John: By heav"u, | r"member'" His fingers
went cropping weakly TO his breast, then with n
Eroan he struggled to his iee'. The ruhians
Eur the effort exhau Sted him he sank back
| putting his hands to- his head,
Il don't understand this. What has hap
I pennG' John, whore am -
4 liuIiy wood eN planned hurriedly
%We'ro OF The ~ line major Iiav" another
pun ~ lt'N lANk, anu S't " NDh eau ESL W tHc
! Fort hlogkhO Tn" might mail VIII he on Nc
! directly An. thor" are III" men" as stolid
sergeant thrust ms weather Leaton lace in at
the door
lai' WOO gave the necessary orders rapidly,
| then turned back to the MAJOR.
| Ar" you lndly hurt DO you think you can
| ride sad he.
Ride 81 course can ride, How far Ia It to
Revundc;"
| Ralywoo put his arm round him and helped
| bIm very tsndery from the currags-