The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30
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Or the yard gate save white thing
waved nightly and then suddenly with
drawn.
Dear lass" thought "she is watch
ing Ana thinks thus 60 bid me welcome
She has doubtless made my peace with
the Roaring one"
And ! smiled within myself like a vain
fool well content and secure.
Also / quiCktucd nay steps a little so
that I might arrive in time for the meal.
being hunger sharpentd with my travel.
ana having out of cxpectlnce ana forget
fuluess taken hut Iittle incoming proven
der with me from the Black Craig Of
Des
] watched tho window eagerly ~
came nearer for another CLINT of the kcr-
chief But not the beck 81 head or the
futter OF llstle hand intlmntcd that one
Of the b1nniest leases IN Galloway was
waiting within. Yet II struck me as
strange that there were no clamorous
dogs about or anv sound ~ life what
ever And ever and anon ! seemed 90
hear my name called. but yet when
stopped. and listened, all was still again
on the moment.
Now the entrance into the courtyard or
inner square Of Kitkchrist was hy yeti
or strong gate, closed when any raiders
or doubtful characters were in she neigh
horhoed. az well as In the night season.
Hut now this yeti stood wide open. ana
! could see the yellow straw In the yard
an freshly spread the stray ears yet upon
H. which last, together with the empty
look OF the crofts. told me that the oats
had been gathered IN that day where
then were the men who had done the
work? n was a thing uuheard Of that
they should depart without making mef.
ry IN the house place. ana drinking OF
the home-brewed ale laced with tas'
OF brandy TO each tankard.
The sun was how behind my back ana
was looking toward the onstead OF kirk
christ when suddenly / saw something
elisten in one Of the little throe-eorncrfd
wicket windows OF the barn, II was
bright and shonc like polished metal-h
metal pistol stock bciike. But ueverthe-
less l went on In the same dead, uncahhy
silence
suddenly, "biaml blaff' blaf" Three or
four shots went OF ia front OF me ana
90 the right ] heard the smooth hiss
ing sound OF lead bullets aud the whistle
of sluEs Something struck me on tho
muscle Of the forearm. stunning me ike
a blow. then n Kind OF ragged tear or
soaring OF the flesh. as with hot iron.
/ cannot describe q better-n0i very pain
full "a first but rather lingering, ana max
ing me. but for my recent c0nversion opt
to stamp and swear like kings troop
err
This. however, had small time 10 do.
even n had wished O., for after one
glance al the barn, through the three-cof-
nered wicket OF which. as through the
portfolios Of "a ship Ia action, white
wrcaths OF smoke OF gunpowder was curl
ing my right arm fell 60 my side and
turned 10 run. Even as / did 50 a little
cloud Of men. perhaps hail a dozen, came
rushing out OF the mickc yeti with a loud
shout and made Tor me across the level
sward Foremost Of them was Roaring
Raft SO / knew he had not forgiven the
clout on the head he had gotten. ! knew
him by his hight and by the white clout
that was bound like mulch about his
brows
Harry" said I to myself. when I saw
them thus take after the. "the Black
Craig will never see you more. Ye are as
a dead man. You cannot run far with
that arm draining the lfe from You. 0ud
there h no shelter within mlesi"
Then l heard the brainge OF breaking
glass behind mo and voice, "The linn
the Hmm IL Is your only chance They
are mad to kin you, Harry!
And even then 1 was glad 20 hear The
voice Of my lass. for 20 know that her
heart and her prayers were with me. So
/ turned at the word ana run redwud for
the HIM OF Kirkchrist. q Wild. steep place
an olins and screes and slithery spouts o.
broken slate. felt my strength fast leaV-
Ing mo as ] ran. and ever the enemy
shouted nearer 20 my back
KIN himi Shoot himl Put q bullet into
him.
wohdrous stimulating found such re-
marks as these. made 100 or 200 yards
TO leeward. with an occasional pistol
bullet whistllug by 10 mark the sense
as in printed book. This made me
run as think ! never ran before For
though I was a changed man / did not
want to die and go straight to that
Abraham's bosom Of which the Little
Fair Man had spoken as one that had lain
there Of q long season ] did not surmise
that the accommodation would suit me.
No, not yet awhile. with Rachel prlngie
praying for my life half mile behind
So ! ran and better ran. TIL the sweat OF
my brow ran into my eyes and wcli-nigh
blinded me. Now. ia those days I was
very young and timber. ] am none so
stm yet for my age. But then / could well
nigh have taken my great toe In my
mouth like a baby.
AZ all events. when came Ia the TAX
Ing on OF the linn ! saw chat there wns
nothing for II but my callants monkey
| trick Of letting myself down like a wheel
had often prnrticcd IL on the hoHrthpry
slopes Of the Black craig OF Dee so ]
caught myself behind the knees and with
my head bent like a hoop Hung myself
over che edge Presently I felt myself
/ tearing through thc copses and pluuniug
/ into little darksomc deus rcbouude1
/ from tree trunks and bruised myself
/ against rocks. Stones I had started span
whizzing about my ears and ! heard che
/ risp and ratsie OF shot fired after me from
I the margin OF tho linn. My wounded arm
seemed as II drawn from its socket Then
| I felt the cool plash Of water and knew
/ no more.
/ might have well been drowncdin Kirk
christ linn that day. but Il had not been
| 20 be- For 81 40 CHANGED that ! zen into
/ the deepest pool for miles and was car
/ rled downward by the strongest current
| into che place that Is now called tho "Har-
rvs Jaws" This o. darksome spot half
cavern. half bridge. under the gloomy
arch Of which tho brown peat water
fcams white as fresh poured ale. and the
/ noise Of us laundering denfcns the ear.
/ When ! came 60 myself ] was living half
out of the water and half tn. on the verge
| OF a great fall. whore the burn takcs a
leap thirsy or forty feet into a black pool.
| looked over and there beneath me with
1 one al my own pistols IN his hand was
/ Roaring Raif a terrifying sight. with his
| bloody clout all awry about his head. He
| was looking ut H. dripping wet rs u had
gone over tho fan when I came down like
| q runaway cart wheel into the linn %
| Kirkchriss.
| .stg,.s f,r.hcr doom tbe water how. 90