The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-09

by the sudden sound of a laugh, ring
ing out from somewhere-no one knew
There-somewhere in the dark thick
4 ness of the harden hedge. The spokes-
man of the party distinctly started
even uttered a rudimentary scream,
some said afterward; the tall erect
figure next behind also started; horses
began capering and backing into the
Il roadside ditch.
Here he is" cried the voice in the
shadows, and he's got you covered.
This thing I've got isn't a Winchester,
i its French army rifle. AS you stand
now l can drop two of your horses
with one shot. Don't novel"
We didn't offer to shoot, did we?"
n the tall rider made haste to call out.
%, take one shot if you like" was
4 me aggravating, reply, Just to see
how near you can come to where l
am. Remember to poison the dogs
next time. Dogs bark-Chapultepe -
10 the captive negro boy-''you stay
Where you are; l may want you"
The man in the hedge appeared to
enjoy the grotesque humor of the thing
al least seven times as much as if the
SIX whItecaps had shared his laugh.
f0r the present they seemed quite I'M
aware of the fun in their situation
punched in that narrow roadway, COW
cred by a powerful magazine rifle in
tne hands of the man they had come
10 make their prisoner, while he, with
a trained eye and a natural talent for
observing details amused himself oyer
their appearance.
I want to talk with the official
spokesman" he announced between
laughs. The tall gentleman will
please keep still. Now, the person in
'front.', with the stuffed drapery-"
AT stuffed drapery" one, at least,
" the other five whitecaps audibly tit
tefed. The wearer of the criticised cos
tune sprang nimbly to the ground and
stood' still obstinately silent, on the
j !!afther side, showing only an upstick-
.ls apex of the white head covering
above the horses shoulder.
), VIII the young lady who has just
tulsnounted kindly state the object of
ms visit? And the men in the hedge
1 laughed again.
4 But no answer came; only the creak
saddles, clink of bits and stamp of
IOIses that We're beginning to improve
ny opportunity to coop at the roadside
"eeqs. The man in the hedge waited
n o,, ntle longer watching the uncouth
w., VI the mounted WulleCdDS
4 making hobgoblin shadows on the ashy
1pSt of the road. At last he said,
wen, gentlemen, my name is Charl-
wi 6arrard, if that's the man you
n o, le looking for. Now, is the war
sWered. - 10 sever a '0ioe' an
its clean f1zzle, anyway"
90 1t looks from IN here. 7 must
4 a.n. And a long-limbed man in white
s. do,,.ue4 and a scarlet sash crawled
H. r5"n the bank from under the hedge.
Ana carefully drew his rifle after him
& slo1 as ne stood up in the moonlight,
3 VIII 20 laughing face, bareheaded,
3 if ~ d peaked bronze beard. Il know
3 soon r'usl be only meant for a joke as
s lad a. az l saw you had brought young
4 off this time five of them had taken
cav. .heir hoods: from the sixth hood
mani. III the staccato of offended wo-
\ Mr y, olgntty. Please understand,
Hlagv Cnarlton Garrard, that this young
~ vas not brought along"
Vitt this declaration being hailed
psnioaeo burst of laughter from her COM
&knor,'S7 she added cuttingly, Yes. I
was 1 lntruded. But l did think 1
eloo,a,- inohg Kentucky gentlemen" And
live Quenehed the laughter of the
+ fens, none you won't take serious Of
4 10 se1a (-nlarlton pleaded. I'm going
''u Ohapultepec to get the mate