The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-23

wants 10 come with Us as bad as ndcr
lm-every bltw Ranse said. a. they
crmc 90 the Epperson fence. ramp or
overFroWn hrieTs nve yaros across. The
place had been tenantless for years. All
its wet breadths were yellow with tah
edge once inside the fox doubled. but
the rack was 600 close upon him. All
Do. could DO was 10 veer sharply wesi-
Il lay We don't see nither kaintucky
ner Br~r Foa-ef be ain't headed OF.
Hes making right straight for the buns
al Dolin's mil" the man next Tobe Mar
tin shouted very loudly. Tone scowled
sack s; sim Hadn't YOU better so ten
he Judge lou know he never went fox
.naslu' before" Almost tho same minute
the Judge beckoned Ranse 90 him. unsiuns
bis horn. and tossed Il to Tho young fellow
saving. Keep the dogs straight ON. un-
less 1 hall0o. II I do. blow tWice-and
come a. hard as you can ride"
LET me go" Ranse entreated. The
Judge shook his head. smiling. lie know.
but would not say It. that Claymore alone
could make three miles at dead run.
set keen in the hunt. lie chirruped
softly Claymores stride heightened BE
circlod the pack. took the north fence
with a Swimming leap tore across ragged
grassland. topped the outer fence, low ans
fotting. then went down hill along the Ulli
road az a pcrllous pace.
The hll steep and fun OF red guileys,
led down TO a clear valley miles long.
over against. beyond the nall creek, the
bluffs rose gray and craggy II once me
fox gained them, no was safe from man
or hound Now the valley was fun u low
winter sunshine. The clouds had driited
FAR 10 the north--ihere was almost touch
Of spring IN the cir. The judge shifted u
gratefully on one hand new fallows gave
out fine earthly fragrnnce upon The
other cropped meadows lay steamius and
dank with tears Of mist
A reidish brown something, low and
swift as a fiyiRg shadow. stole almost IN
distiuEui sha bic across the wet gruas. ~
sight OF q the Judge gave a loud hailoo.
Claymore wheeled in his tracks. took the
lane fence ofhand ana broke into a
stretching galop lie heard. his master
heard. answering halloos, undeuoiced by
the thin high singing OF the horn. The
dogs, running for life. gave but now ana
| then a yelp. The judge smiled ana
| nodded THAT is Beauty. Now, Sweet
lips now Venus. and tho puppy Rinsrcsc
with her. Wen done. lad"
The fox doubled sharply and broke for
cover but not the cover Of the slopine
woodland Instead he kept shtteUns 20
aud out 81 the hedgerow at foot OF &c.
|
| low made Ia from the nat woods, be
slipped through the fence and ran due
| south into the teeth OF his pursuers.
The Judge knew what that mcant-the
cunning beast would double again with
in a hundred yards. with a louder halIoo
| he sent ClaymOre over the fence ana
dashed up the hollow. The sides Of a.
though wooded. were free OF ianSle. bu'
down the middle rank hazel and sumach
aud alder made wall OF matted stems
A dead tree had fallen and crushed the
! wall. 10 was the biindess gap but the
Judge set Claymorc al g.
"Back, / will nopbe taken alive a man
said. rising up IN the tangle 10 seize Cay
moro's rein. At the words the judge grew
very white. lie began 20 see inside tle
stem wal. a sort OF sylvan cave. hiding a
faded. snud-splashed horse. and man
whose hand gripped a revolver. lt was a
white hand. white and soft. with cu-
rious blood-red seal ring upon tho little
finger There was no need OF the ring,
though the Judge knew Il well. Peyion
Ashe che younger had his mothers voice