The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-01-22

tire army OF tho south and tho loss of
all tho southern colonies | drOw DiS.
tol, it being my idea to kill tho horse,
but it was u shot that could not risk.
thrust tho pistol back in my pocket
and ran after my horse lie was 80 or
90 yards away, bali mad with rage and
pain, his bride swinging beside him.
am very good runner but | do not
claim to be rs swift rs q horse. Never.
thclcss | made speed rs ran after him,
and whistlcd and shouted with viCur
that must h>To convinced him of my
intentions. | looked back once, and the
girl and tho horse she rodc were growing
smaller US they slcd over the dcsOlatc
and unfCnCcd fields My ncCG # horse
too, was growing moro pressing Mount.
cd, thcro was hope. aiUut, thcro was
| mono.
] whistlCd all tho calls that friend.
~ and well treated horse should know
and meantime did not neglect to run
after him with the best speed that |
could crnImand Presently he seemed to
understand and to remember that | was
not responsible for the blow lie slack
encd his pace. looked back over his
shoulder at ne and whinnivd whis-
tied cncoura!!inGly. he whnnicd Ggain,
and, remembering Who ! was. his best
friend, cana" to Il full stop, for ho was
most intelligent horse. In half Il min.
ute overlook him, lrapcd into tho sad.
die and turned hi> head the other way
"Now, old horse. | cried, you can
gall0p, but v0u GallOp my way /"
wore my spurs. and | Gavo hlm n
touch OF the steel That was enough,
for he was always ambitious and proud
OF his speed, and away We flew over tho
fields after tho disappearing girl She
was full quarter of Il milo away, and
her figure was growing dim OF the hori
Zon Another quarter of milo and
sho would he in the woods, whcro tho
conccalmcnt of the trees would cnablo
her to cludo my pursuit Moreover,
these English girls arc often daring
H0rSCWOmrn, and even ut the distance |
could see that she redo like IL trooper
But ! knew tho country, and Sho did
not, and hoped to secure from it somo
chance that would cnablo mo TO over.
take her
encouraged my horse did moro
than encourage appealed to his pride
and his sense of gratitude ! reminded
him how had ridden him all tho way
from the hudson when | camo south
with Greene, how had tended him and
cared for hlm and fru him. often when
| WAS compelled to 90 hungry myself
] appealed to h!m now not to let that
girl escape when so much depended on
~ n i,rn | I, H.,
diSgraccd, and he with mo, if we per
mttCd ourselves to nr trlchru and out.
wlttrd ut such alInc 10y one rcd checked
English %l!i
lie WAS Il sensible horse. and no un.
dCrSt0ud llo Sald uuthiny. not even a
little snort, but his stri!r lrnylhcnCd,
and tho swift and regular beat of his
hOoiS Oh the tart was music
"Good horse. Old Put. good ladr !
said ! had named him Pat after Old
Put. tho famous old Connecticut gen
cral because no was SO rCllahc and
stcndy lir shook ms cars slightly as
sign that he would do his best for mo,
having no timo to say more, and no ran
little faster kept n sharp watch for
stones and holes III tho ground. having
~
nll and nursrd my comradcs strength,
for on land us well rs sea II stern chase
Is Il long one
The figure of the girl and tho horse
she rode WAS growing larger, good proof
that | WAS gaming. which was not
enough however. for might continue
to gam and yet sho could cludo mo in
the woods unless ! was close upon her
when she reached them Her long hair
had fallen down and was streaming be.
hind her like Il ribbon Of spray with tho
sunshine on 1t, but | felt like giving
that yellow hair II Jerk just then could
have put my hands upon it.
STEADY. Putl" l said to my faithful
comrado "Do you SEQ that girl with
tho yellow hair1 ics1 Well, noto tho
horse that sho is riding. common troop
horse. clumsy, i'll bred, no rcdigreo
Are you going to lot yourself bo beaten
by himf''
His ears waggcd violently, and no
ran Il foot to tho second faster Wo
struck picco OF beautiful turf evident.
ly an old field left to itself until it could
recover IT'S fertility. and with the soft
grass dradcnlng and easing his footballs
Old Put raced for lifo | could almost
count tho Yards that wo gained, and
still she was not III the forest Sho had
not looked back until then. and it was
haSty glance, followed by quick
lashlnG OF her mount Judged that
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