Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-03-08

the Protestant camp for the money.
IN spare the bullocks," quoth the old
man whom we had rescued, who was
now sufficiently recovered to sit up, Zince
my poor dame is foully murthered. il
matters little To me what becomes q the
stock. | shall zee her laid in Durston
graveyard. and shall then vollow you to
t camp, where l shall die happy if can
but rid the earth o one more q these
iucarnate devils.
You saw we'll, gaffer,' cried Hector
Marot "you show the true spirit. ME-
thinks | see an old birding piece on Son-
der hooks, which. with brace of slugs
in it and a bold man behind it. might
bring down one of these hne birds, for
all their gay feathers.
~ RS been = true mate to me for
NOR IA thirty year" said the old man, the
tears courSing down his wrinklcd cheeks.
| THIRTY Zeed-tpimeS and thirty harveSts
we've worked together, But this is 4
| 2eed-toimc which shall have a harvest
o blood ii my right hand can compass
If Yea 30 To t Wars. CATER Swain
we'll look 10 your homestead said the
| farmer who had spoken before. AS 10
| t green Stuffs as this gentleman asks for,
he shah have not one wain-load, but
| three, if he will hut ri MS half an hour
TO fill them up. II he does not tax them.
others will, 50 We had rather THAI they
20 10 the good cause Here. Miles do
You wax the laborers and zee that they
throw the noGato store wi the spinach
and the uiied meats into the wagons WI
all speed"
linen we had best set about our part
of the contract" said Hector Marot
With the MD of our troopers hse carried
ont the four DRAGONS and our dead SER
geaut. and lald them on the ground some
WHY down the lane. leading his horses
all round and between their bodies so as
4tea t..ts aA.ll .A1tf h,
/ idea of a cavalry skrmISh. While this
WIS doing some of the lahorerS had
washed down the brick floor of the ktch-
/ esn and removed all traces of the tragedy.
| The murdered woman had seen carried
4 up t. Ter own chamber so that nothing
4 was 'Nft to recall what had occurred,
save the unhappy farmer. who SAT me0d-
4 lily in the same place, with 6is chm rest
1 ing upon his stringy. work Worn hands.
| staring out in front OF hiin with Il stony
| empty gaze. unconscious, apparently, of
/ al that was going ON around him.
! me loading of the wagons had been
quickly accomplished and 1ihe little drove
| Of oxen gathered from Il neighboring
| field. We We're Just starting upon our
Iretuln journey when young country
man rode up, with the news that Il troop
of the Royal Horse were between the
camp and ourselves. This was grave
| tidingS. for we We're but seven all told,
and our "ace was necessarily slow while
we are hampered with the suppnes.
How about TookerH" | suggested.
"Should we not send after him and give
him warning|
III goo at once Said the eountryman.
| I'm bound to zee him if he be ON the
| Athelney Road" So Saving, he SCI
spurs to his h@rse and galloped off
through the darkness.
while we have such volunteer scouts
as this | remarked, 1T is easy to see
which side the country-folk have in then
hearts. Hooker hath still the better part
of two troops with him, so surely he can
! hold his own. But how are we to make
our way backE7
POUNDS. Clarke! let us extemporize a
| Fortress suggested Sir Gervas. I'VE
could hold this farmhouse against all
corners until Hooker returns, and then
| join our forces to his. Now would our
/ redoubtable colonel be in his ssfo@v to
have chance of fieyising .cross-fires ans
| hanking-fres, with all the other refnc
ments of a wellconducted Lacquer
i Nay. / answered, after IaaviN
| Maj Hooker in somewhat cavalier
| fashion. it would be bitter thing TO
have to ask hrs help now that there is
/ danger
lilo, hor' cried the baronet. ut does
not take a very deep lead-line to come
| to the bottom of your stoical philosophy.
| friend Micah. Fer all your cold-blooded
stOHdity YOU are keen enough where
! pride or honor is concerned. Shall we
| then ride EDWARDS. and chance it? I'll
lay an even crown that we never SO
much as see Il red-coat."
If you will take my advice. gentle
men" said the highwayman, trotting up
| upon beautiful mare, II should say
| that your best course is to allow me to
act as guide to You as far as the camp.
/ 1t will be strange if | eannot find roads
which shall battle these laundering so,.
diers'
"A very wise and seasonable PROPOSE
| ton" cried Sir Gervas. Master Mar0t
Ipinch from my Snuffbox. which is ever
Il covenant of friendship with its owner.
/ AdSlidkins, man! though our acquaint-
ance mt present is limited TO my having
| nearly hanged YOU on one occasion, yet
| have a kindly feeling towards you,
| though | wish YOU had some more saw
| cry trade"
$50 do many who ride % night Marot
/ answered. with "A chuckie. ~I3ut We had
/ best start for the east is whitening and
! IT will be daylight ere We come TO
| Bridgewater."
Leaving the ill-omened farmhouse be-
hind us, We set off with all military pre-
cautions, Marot riding with me some dis
tnnee in front. while two of the troopers
covered the rear. 1t was still very dark,
though thin. gray line on the horizon
showed that the dawn was not far off
In spite of the gloom, however. our new
acquaintance guided us without 4 mo-
mentS halt or hesitation through not
work Of lanes and by-paths, across fields
and over hogs. where the wagons we're
sometimes mp to their axIes in bog, and
sometimes were grooming and straining
over rocks and stones. So frequent were
our turnings. and so often did we change
the direction Of our advance, that |
feared more than once that our guide
was at fault; yet. when at last the first
rays Of the sun frightened the landscape
we saw the stceple Of Bridgewatcr par
iSh church shooting up right in front of
us.
POUNDS man. you must have some
thing of the cat III Won to pick your Wav
SO iii the dark cried Sir Gcrvas. riding |
up to us. Il am right glad to see the
town for my poor wagons have been
creakine aud stranin@ until my ears are
weary with listening for the snap of the |
axle bar. Master Marot, we owe You
something. for this"