The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-03-01

d heavy whip The lash cleared Oar
rcll's head as De lodged forward und.r
ii ana came down attn great force up-
on lls back Tile slap pain ard above
all, tile unexpected and unnatural acl
itself inspired Darrell with Il purely
instructive wrath Hc lCaped ~ Ones
Side avoiding a second blow and then
sprang - in such Way as % n
n0mentdrg f09ting on thc fatatl
wheel whence lie passed on upward
as 4 upon wings III lifting again
coachp0p who ratber from suV
perhaps than from TIE force of the
shock lost bis balance and Cen o. uc
street.
rs was lucky for Darrell that tile fol-
low did not carry Tie reins with Linn,
FOR the horses NEARLY jumpcd ou, VI
their harness. fr.g toned by the wnl
ing whip and Perhaps 1917 Tho yollcy oE
curses with which lAe C0achmm had
rc-enfofced the blows HAT he had aim.
cd a parrells head The team bottled
frantically, ana it was q matter Of lite
on death for The man on the box His
own safety. coupled with a neeting
thought of the woman whose cry he
had heard, kept Darrell busy with the
horses, and he had no time 10 look back
TO see whether the coachman bad bro.
ken his neck. There was clear infer.
ence that he had not. however, for Il
could hardly have been amy one else
who, at the moment when the fright
ened animals sprang forward, dis
charged pisto'that had the resonance
OF small cannon and shook the vim
dows OF the marrow street.
Fortunately, the way was absolutely
clear. Moreover, Darrell was n strong
and well trained master of horses, and
he had not a particularly mettlesomc
team 20 deal with He had secured
something near to control Of the brutes,
though he could not yet stop them.
when lac reached the end OF the street
and turned into the avenue. II was not
a right angle but the carriage was ON
two wheels as Il went round. Favored
by fortune he found another unfre-
quented street convenient FOR his need,
and before he had come TO the end Of
II the horses were weary Of the strug-
gle. Yet for the sake Of safety Darrell
turned them up hill, upon the crest of
which he brought them TO n stand.
Upon the last part OF the course
Darrell had had time for reelection,
and there were many puzzles whirling
through his mind. Granting that he had
stopped a team that was not running
away, II was natural, perhaps, that the
driver should have demonstrated with
him, but hardly so vehcmcntly, with
such blows and manlacal curses. Why
had the woman screamed? How had
It happened that n Paris jehu had been
so prompt with his revolver? Why
had he not fred a second time? Why
had he raised no hue and cryl
At the moment OF turning into the
avenue Darrell had had 4 glimpse 81
the street, and De had seen two figures
running, one undoubtedly the coach.
man. the other perhaps chnnce way
fnrer but both silent. THAT they
should DO that amounted to an nb.
fundity, for either ne was running
away with tie horses 81 they were
running away with him. and in one
cnse Or the other II would bc natuul
that tbc pursucr should crs out More
over, there had been mo- sound from the
interior OF tic vehicle since the mo
ment when the horses had made their
FIRST plunge. Then Darrell had fancicd
that he had heard a sthcd scream and
even the rattllng Of the catch upon tie
door, but from that Instant there had
been silence.
The spot where he had stopped tho
horses was unfamiliar to him. 1t WAS
quite dark, though a little farther on
were several cafes, and there were
cabs upon the street. His own equi-
page excited no attention, for there
had been nothing sensational about The
ascent Of the bill. Indeed, the run
away had created no commotion ex~
cept upon the avenue which had been
crossed, and very little even there.
Darrell got down from the box, hold
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