Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1902-05-07
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sue dSkeu, ueIIllyAoI lJeuIll, TelnlQS
in her horse besidHhis
II had no idea Il Eas looking so lu-
gubrious, he said laughing land |
don't believe aIIbeither. 1t S the
morning mist ting has got into your
usually bright eyd
mo, it is not, Persisted Miss syl-
>verton, emphaticyHy, shaking her
head; the signs woe upon your
face are unmistMable 1 suppose
you nave presentiment that you will
be slain today, and Naturally don't rel
ish It,"
you are wrong" said he-"entirely
wrong. II felt the shadow of such
feeling upon me- should go straight
home again and walt for the dawning
of some luckier day
And then Immediately afterward
they came within full view of the
hounds, as they stood clustered to-
gether in the hollow, for the most part
seeming one mass VI spotted skin and
waving, restless tails.
Three hours later, and Miss Treva-
Mon, with heightened color and
warmed blood, was riding exctedly
along to the occasional music of the
forward hounds. A little in front. Sir
George and Lyndon gave her the lead,
while behind there were none; for OF
all those who had met that morning
but few now remaifiNl to be in at the
death" Some finding the pace to hot
ia the beginning had wisely drawn rein
and solemnly plodded home again;
others, more adventurously but scarce
ly so we'll Judging, trusting to tickle
fortune to favor the brave, had come
to violent end and now sat or stood
lamenting their fate and abusing their
goddess in no very measured terms;
while of those who still held on
among whom was Frances Sylverton-
most of them rode to Mildred's left,
down deep in the hollow of Harris
Chase, leaving to her right but one,
and that was DenZil.
A passionate lover Of riding and de-
voted to sport, Younges keenest en-
joyment was to feel good horse I'M
der him, with the certainty of hard
days run in view; and today, his
mount being undeniable, he was grow
ing almost happy again.
Having made false move about
half an hour before he was now
crashing through or over everything
that came in his way, to make up for
lost time, and gain on Sir George and
Lyndon, who-clever and wary sports
men both-had sailed along from the
beginning straight in the line of vie
tory, without amoments swerve.
Just as Denzil-at hst~ caugirt sight
OF them and knew himself to be once
more In the right way he found he
was on the same ground with Mildred
Treyanion, only considerably higher
UP. 1t was lengthy meadow, stray
Cling and untidy in form, and Mildred,
entering at the lower end, could
scarcely distinguish her companion
above, but succeeded in making q
shrewd conjecture nevertheless.
From where she was 1t was easy
enough to get into the adjoining feld,
but with Denzil it was far different
A short ugly wall rose before him, sur
mounted by a hedge OF some sort,
thick and prickly, which effectually
concealed from view the heavy fall on
the other side. Still, 1t was not ex-
actly an impossible thing to take,
though decidedly "facer" and Dem
I'll, understanding the danger and
trusting to his horse to carry him
through, determined to risk it, come
what might.
Miss Trevanion, slightly ahead Of
him now-having managed her last
jump satisfactorily-turn nervously
in her saddle to see how it would end.
She wondered breathlessly whether
whoever he was-he knew of the.
And then she saw the horse RISE land
at the other side, stagger, and then,
plunging helplessly forward, bring it.
self and its rider heavily to the ground.
Mildred shut her eyes and pressed
her teeth cruelty on her under lip to
suppress the scream that rose so nat
urally from her heart, and when she
summoned courage to look up she
found the horse had risen and stood
trembling at some little distance of.
while on the grass lay motiohless a
mass Of brilliant scarlet cloth and a
CLEAN OF golden hair.
Ito be continued.)
How London coaid BE Defended.