Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-14

ORT LENGTHS OF FINE DRESS G o !, Children's Union Suits, 2oc; from soc. "Keep by my side," said. "Re- member that we must become separated by no chance. Here, take this pistol You can shoot, can't you?'
 l She said "Yes'' and took the pistol Then opened the door, and we dashed out, running with quick and noiseless steps across the open toward the wood, which rose in dim line ahead of Us. While the window opened toward the campfire of the besiegers the door did not, and we had gone perhaps 50 yards before they saw us. This knew by the surprised shout that came to us, and looking back saw them hesitating, as if in doubt about my identity, and at last running toward their horses. I was glad that they would pursue on horse back, and had taken that probability into consideration when we made our dash from tho house, for even at the distance I could see that the dim wood looked dense and 8 poor place for the use of horses.
 Courage, Julia!'' said, taking her hand. "In minute or two we will be- into the woods, and they mean safety" I looked back a second time. The guerrillas had reached their horses, mounted them and turned their heads our way, but in doing it their time lost was our gain. Unless famed by some unlucky pistol shot we would surely gain the wood. They fired once or twice, and heard the thunder of their horses hoofs. but had little fear. I still held the girls hand in mine, and she made no effort to draw it away. She was run ming with firm, sure step, and, though her lace was white and her eye excited, she seemed to retain both her courage and presence of mind. >i
 The wood was not as far as had cal culated, and vixen our pursuers were many yards away we dashed into it at such headlong haste that tripped over a vine and fell upon my nose, burying it in a pile of soft leaves, which saved it from harm. But was up again, re- joicing at the accident, for in 8 wood interlaced with vines horses could make no progress.
 II hope you are not hurt?'' asked Julia anxiously.
 "Hurt? Not bit of itr' replied. | "Aoo t OACSSAh$3 eACSO WOOAS aA Q! A1OW dark it is in here, and what blessing that is too!'
 In fact, the wood was our good luck and our best luck at that, for even we on foot found it difficult to make ou1 way through it. Afar we could hear the British cursing in profusioE and variety as they strove to force their horses through the dense bush.
 "Hold my hand," I said to Julia, "for otherwise might lose you in all this darkness and density"
 But instead of waiting for her to take my hand, which she might not have done, took hers, and, bidding her agair to step lightly, I led the way, curving among the trees and bushes like brool winding around the hills in search ot z level channel. My object was to leave our pursuers at g loss concerning ou1 course, and we soon ceased to hear thei1 swearing or the struggles of their horses I dropped into a walk, and of course tho girl did likewise.
 '1 think we are safe now," said "There is not one chance in a hundred to bring them across our path again What 9 fine wood! What glorious wood! There is no such wood as this il England. It grew here especially fol our safety, Julia.''
 'sIt did grow up in time,' she re piled, "but now that you think us saft again you can call me Miss Howard ane not Julia. '' -
 "That's true, and now that we ar' safe again must ask you, Miss How ard, as an especial favor to me, to pleas quit holding my hand.
 1T am not holding your hand. MT Marcel!" she replied indignantly. ''I is you who are holding mine, but yo' shall not do so moment longer.
 She tried to jerk her hand away. let her jerk three or four times, an' then added as an afterthought:
 ''It is very dark here, and there is stil danger that we might become separat ed. think will let you hold it lit because it is military necessity Simply 8 military necessity" re peated, and, seeing that it was useless she made no further effort to withdraw her hand. l could not see her face, tn darkness being too great, and therefor had little opportunity to judge of he state of mind. Wewalked on in silence winding here and there through tn twood, with an occasional stop to lii ten, though we heard nothing but th common noises of a foreet-the cFanklin , |rustle of dry leaves and twigs, the ger tie swaying of aome old tTee as the win rocked 1t and the soft swish of tt . bushea e they awung back into plaG