The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-12-14
CHAPTER xII.-Cosr,rur,.

MUCK. J0r0OO--H0IIOve " md 81 -
~ spurs home. the sood nor. c,na..a s.ns
stant that the smbu.cader,. ~ ,,,sh.,,
out with a about. rca,h.i 4, tn. -. A.
she left, who was r;dins n Whit. hors. n,i,s,,
m In an unsccount All. m.n,.r - -
ing a point Al The on. On nv sword , ~. :
tan him through the throat. nv Maj. tv;.,.
ins him clean round In an. .sddIs =. Z
dashed ON. The attsck;ng n.rtv cor,;rc
q q great pace. were carried bv thc;r
horses down the slone inio ~. =, roam .nJ
before they could turn / bsd Gained |. "a.
start, and 10 my iov heard .Jacono .w.. rim,
o. he Rallopcd behind me.
"Msidetto! I eoulJ mot ar. .,1nor.--v,,,
were r;rb, In hont of m.-h,, h.re o.. :.
He turned hack in bis saddle. and would
have let Of M, ni.c. had I no, .hon,.J
out:
"lloldi hold, till I tell vou." md for.
tunatc,y he heard INV words. or In. ch,r
were there would have been n mis-. w;,h
90 opportunity Of rcload;ne
We snined a full bundrsd v.rd. h.so,.
the Others recovered tbemsciv.. com;ns
after us with wells of anecr. and I i;.,;nc,iS
heard Ccci's voice.
"Two hundred crovns for them a..a or
slive!"
Now commenced n race for life. We had
The start and meant 10 kccn n. nm, ,h.;r
korses were the fr,.ber and n hcc,m. .
nere question Of who eould last Ioncc.t
We made the mace as hot ns we could In
the hopc that II we came 70 clos. ousr,.r.
soain somc ss our pursucrs would have
tailed behind. For n Gttlc finn. tbin,. vent
veil, and I was BEGINNING 10 think we
should be able 10 ,bow onr friends n c,een
pair Of heels. when I s,Jden,v fell nv hors.
ruf,ins. stretching his neck forward nnd
holding on 10 the biz. In a manner which
left no doubt Ia INV mind that he wa. don.
Jacopo. too. called ont.
"Ws h,J h.,,,- e,h, a, .,,. ..,,..
INV bor,r h h,own
Reforc ,;v;n. , 6,,i ,r.w.- s,,,, ,,,
In the mill. 20 s., ho,, ,h. .,,.n,,. 80. ,',
tips nm Tbs oniv ,.o ..ho 80. =, s,,,
heel. wa, m. man mou,,eJ an ,h. wh;,.
hor,r Who boj nn,,sd .s;ds In .o .,r,ns,,
4 manner When ch.r.;nc n. an5 .nn,h.r
whom i could No, mai. an, Th. ra., 49,,
veil behind bvt r;ding hard W. co,,,d
probably account for these two, and turn.
ing back shouted TO Jacopo:
IAN right; fight IL ont
As I s,id this my horse stumbled and
rolled clean over. killing himself on the
spot, but fortunately throwing me clear Of
him and without doing any damage 10 me.
had lust time TO scramble 10 my feet. when
the two foremost Of our pursucrs were upon
ne.
Jacopo had been carried some yards on By
the speed Of his mount. but as the men came
up be turned sharp round In his saddle and
fred. The report was followed by a yell
of pain, and the leading horseman fell: the
other. who bestrodc the white horse. again
Ihecrins of from me. Here he met with
'scopo. who was coming back at gallop.
and. It seemed to me. hung himself from
ns morse. dong TINS IN 30 clumsy a man
- 70 oe 'mneo's'ey r'aaeh over ny
~ nnsse'
Mount-monnt. exceIicncy.monnt be-
nNa. INV me. snu o..opo s'I"ucu .u n's horse'
". .ne'e vas no ","e, snu ."'cc VI 'ne ,e-
,sTns noIseme" uasnea w. Two oi 'ne
sn'eu Pas' tne Vouy o' my a"'mai,
s,.' .ae an.u s. came go'Iy 1 ap' an' & .ne ''ae.
.uy 49, s"sdsu su,sS oa."pJ .ou,a nos
my my brave n. ,e.i0w W any s,n a,a ,h ioI my time
-. TO- 49,. ,...s. 49, t...,, y 80
II, n hand @ nv - sr.,, sVo sood ,cL ,nd
.,hc, ' Sssi,s % ,h;. ! wadc a. n [ JasL scr"ss % s
road into the wood--it was but few
and both INV sJyersarics followed.
the result that the horse Of one OF
M, his foot in rut. and. stumbling
i, unseated his rider, and the other.
) aimiAe Z Gu; at me, got his sword en-.
ansled for a second in an ovcrhanr.
' ns sousL. hi. second was, however.