The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-03-30
ESTABLTSHHD 1865.

down the slope into the valley about ten
minutes ago. She is out Of sight in the
| timber now. If Perry wel" only with
us I'd send him off there to see"
Eyes, we miss Perry on our hunts"
said the colonel to his lady friends.
| "lIc is ono Of our best riders and most
| enthusiastic sportsmcn. He will be out.
| will he not, StrykcrI"
eyes, sir. There is really no ncccs-
| sity for his staying in, and SO told him.
but he felt that he ought TO, at least
| until certain work WAS finished. Then
| he said he could ride eastward and join
us. llurrall! there they So!"
Far out to the front, straight to the
| cast, "a gray streak with Il white tip to
| it" went shooting into space as though
| launched from some invisible bow drawn
by giant power. a big jack rabbit, all
legs and ears, had listened quivcrng and
trembling to the sounds OF the approach
ing hunt, until an cntcrprising terrier,
foremost skirmiahcr Of the line, fairly
tumblcd ever him as he crOuchcd behind
| Il little bunch Of weeds: then with one
mighty leap and the accompaniment OF
n wild yrlp from his discovcrcr he spranx
forth into a race for his precious Efo
"lloy! hoyT yclls the sergeant rs he
sights the quarry. "llurrah!" shout the
nearest huntsmcn, and, with one stimuli
tancous impulse, skirmshinE ours,
stcalthv, sprinriny hounds. co,,rr stccd,,
and iubilant r;drrs-mcn and women
away goes tie entire field aycnp;ny IN
pursuit. At fist MI Ia one r,d rr,h
until i, Is certain that thc rabbit ia n
veteran who understands vcll ,he min,
that "a etprr. chase Is 4 long chase" n
the world over,
Clos" behind !Nc master Of tha hound,
all eyes ixcl on that l>ouncing 1urt Of
gray and white q fcv acorc wards ahead,
bending over tIlrir hoyscs' nec],a and
keeping just enough pressure on the bit
to prevent ovVrri,lin; the huntslnan, rido
Farke and Graham. two ..liuht 5richts
who have courarA ,!!"nY i mile of nrairi,
Just behind them. Il Iii:!~ to their ri.rht.
rides Mrs Bclknap, har vel, NuttcriDi
straight out behind, her Vloriuls ewes
flashing, her t,arl; skin flushed with tri-
umph and the cxh;laratiOn Of tho dash
ing pace, her little hands wound about in
the rcins she holds SO firmly. ;5p!pndidly
she sits her feet racer, and Dana has to
urge and spur his cl,unSiCr trOop hor;s
J
are we'll in advance of all the others,
Back of them, gallantly urging on her
sturdy sorrrl, comes Mrs. Spra%lc, with
Strykcr riding warily alongside and
watching her "going" before he will sat.
isiy himself that it IL safe TO trust her to
her own guiding. Level ns the prairia
Is here, he knows that mile or SO ahead
there are "brcaka" leading down into
the valley OF one OF the innumcrahlu
tributaries OF the Nashita. Then the
story may be diitrrcnt.
lic looks up III surprise at the thunder
OF FOOLS cioSc alongside, ana Mrs. Law.
tencc' WIN excitement III her eyes, over
taxes theh passes them on the way to
inc 'front.' SEQ! he points TO his part
her, see tha' oark shadow across tho
Ffaiilc OUT there. we cannot ride at this
pace when we pass that hollow; tho
breaks set III still Farther He glancrs
over ms s'ioul'ef ana signals t" the near
cSI o''icer 10 loiio" MIS-. Lawrence and
look OUT iof hcr, ana !hc gallant does his
pest p't an arc at top speed; the colonel
ana INC he'vy "c'gh's-lnfantry and
caEaIry-ar" n'%lhhinS TO lose ground,
anu SUN tllat gray pun Dali lar to the
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away from ms phFSuerS. M'il he keep
HIS oe.cF'hli'eo course up h'il and down,
e'la'Sn' away 10 lilc east or WIZ nc loso
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