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

stu she kept on;.:the command was re-
pe9ted; then ahe heard shots and the
noise Of the bullets as they whiStled by.
shots again. one cutting q furrow across
her cheek, and IN another moment. with
a grOAn almost human, her horse tum-
bled headlOpg. throwing her to the
ground.
When the soldiers came up they
found the GIRL lying on the grSInd,
caught under her fallen horse, insensl-
bic.
The SLOUGH hat that she had been
wearing had fallen OF and her long
hair, uni0Osened. fell in disorder about
her shoulders, and the cavalrymen, who
happened to be the same as had ridden
after Bob on the preceding night, rec
ognized her ct once.
my God, sergeant" calculated one
Of the men. SITS That Lambert girl MS
sure as you live"
$50 II Is" answered the sergeant.
what the devil do you suppose she
means by gniiOping like mad through
the country dressed In these toEB?"
II have an idea! Here, sardnm und
Knowlton," ealing two Of the troopers.
nook after the young lady, battle her
face with some water, rub her hands
and do all you can TO bring her about
all right. and the rest Of you mount Just
as quick as the Lord will let you and
follow me-"
Marion regalned consciousness soon
after the departure OF the men. ana
being assisted to her feet found that
she was none the worse for her fall, and
that the wound inflicted by the bullet
was not OF a aerloua nature. other than
that she would probably always carry
the scar.
In answer to her Inquiry as 10 what
they intended doing With her, she was
told as she was suspected of having com
niVed at the escape Of the president Of
the former Confederacy, 1t would be
necessary for her TO so with them to
headquarters.
With the help Of one Of the troopers.
Marion mounted his horse, and he hold
ing the rein and walking by her side.
they commenced their journey back In
the direction from which they came.
When the place where Mr., Davis and
his party had been encanped was
reached she learned that all OF her ef-
forts had been Of no avail, and that the
sergeant and his party had returned in
time to capture the fugitive Just as he
was walking away, clad in the old
storm coat, with the shawl Marion had
brought thrown over his head so as to
hide his features.
He was standing, leaning against n
tree, talking to his wife, and as soon as
he saw Marion and noticing her wound,
he came forward. and with the tears
tricltling down his hollow cheeks. took
both her hands in his and said: May
God bless and reward you, my brave
girl, you have done all that was possl-
bic to aid me; will always remember
you as true daughter Of the south"
Marion was taken to the headRuaE-
tiers, and almost Immediately allowed
her freedom. and before noon arrived at
the Lambert place where she found her
father. Bob and the servants In state
Of great anxiety for her safety, and
while the doctor and Bob greatly re-
grated the capture Of the president, all
retoiced at her safe return, and Bob in
tlnated that as they had both been
wounded In the same cause they were
more comrades than ever. and that
their war-deferred wedding should take
place at once.
Many years have elapsed since that
memorable May day, 1865, and Marion
Is no longer a slip Of girl ready to
mount and ride the most fractions
steed: she is a Inatron now; yes, more
than tina !, and sometimes when one Of
her younger grandchildren climb on her
knee. and looking up into grandma's
still beautiful face. ask her about that
great white scar she sends the little one
to grandpa and then Bob tells the
story Of "MarlOn's Ride"