The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-22
CHAPTER XXVI. MT. Sanders Visits Some of HIS
 Old Friends.

Mir Sanders is now supposed to be on his way to Savannah on the same train with Cephas and Captain Falconer. Nev- ertheless, 1t is necessary to give lurther account of his movements before ne start- ed on the journey that was to be such an important event in Gabriefs career
 On the third morning after the arrest or the young man. Mrs. Lumsden expressed A desire to see MT. Sanders, but he was nowhere to be found As matter or fact' MT. Sanders had gone to bed early the night before, but little after midnight he ayoke with a start. He had had dream. he had heard no noise; yet ne had suddenly come out of sound ana refreshing sleep with every facuity alert He struck a match and looked at nls watch It was quarter to l. lie put on his clothes in hurry, and went out to the stables, where Be gave his horse good feed-seventeen ears of corn ana two bundles of fodder.
 Then he returned to the house and rum maged around until he found pitcher of buttermlk and a pone of cornDread which he disposed of deliberately and with great relish. This done, he changed his clothes, substituting fer those ne wore every day the suit he fwore on Sundays and holidays. When all these prepara- tions were complete, the hands or his watch stood at quarter past 5.
 To bridle and saddle the horse was a matter of a few moments only, ana when Mir. Sanders mounted, the spirited horse was so evidently in for a frolic that he was going at a three-minute gait by the time the rider had thrown leg over the saddle.
 A horseback ride, when the weather Is fine and the sun is shining, Is very pleasing experience, but it is not to be compared to a ride in the dark, provided you are on good terms with your horse, and are familiar with the country. There is no other feeling like 1t, no other pleas ure to be compared to It; all the rest smell of the earth.
 The sun was just rising when MT. San- ders rode into Halcyondale. Coincident with his arrival, the train from Atlanta came In with a tremendous chatter. It paused just long enough for the mailbag and A trunk to thrown off with a bang, and then 1t went puff1ng away. Short as the pause had been, one of the passengers. in the person of Colonel Bol- ivar Blasengame, had managed to escape from it. The Colonel, with his vaiise in his hand paused to watch the train out of sight, then leisurely made his way to- ward his home As he emerged from the side street leading to the station he met MT. Sanders, who had been watching the train.
 Hello, Colonel, how are you? We be- long apparently to the early-bird soci- ety."
 Good morning. Mir. Sanders" replied the Colonel, with a smile of friendly welcome. What wind has blown you over here?'
 "Vhy, I want to see Major Perdue. You know we have had trouble in our settlement"
 And you want to see Tomlin because you have had trouble; but why Is it. MT. Sanders, that your people never think of me when you have trouble? Am losing caste in your community"
 Well, you know. Colonel you haven't been over sence the year one; an then the Major is kinder kin to one of the chaps that's been took off.
 Exactly; but did 1t ever occur to you that whoever is kin to Tomlin is little kin to me-" remarked the Colonel. Tom lin Is my brother-in-law- But where are you going now?"
 Well. I thought I would go to the tavern, have my hoss put up an fed, git snack of somethin' to eat, an then call 7n the Major"
 You hadn't heard, I reckon, that the tavern Is closed. and the livery-stable broke up.' said the Colonel by way of giving the visitor some useful informa- ton.