The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09
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~uh. PES: twas litfls enough. She cut Me
len at the 1rst word ~ sc my speaking were
q mortal I'm. And when would have tried
again. she gave me, 3 look to make me
vince and broke out crying ~ II her heart
would burst
stsadied myself n could by the sad-
tdle horn and waited fiIl he was up and ~
lWere moving on. Then would say: Truly,
There y = barrier. Richard: II I promise you
THAT I an going to Charlotte to remove It
once for al. will you trust me and 20 about
your affair with General 0ates?"
Trust you, Jack7 Who am that I
should Do ausht elsa? When am cool and
sane. Tn nons % cureed selfish; could
even giys her over to you with fres hand.
could but hear her say she loves you ~
would have hsr love me. But when am
mad An. God only knows tho black
ihlood sAsFs . IN the heart 1t such times."
We rods On together in silence after that.
and WRe come to the hank Of the river
lbsfoFs Ne spoke again But hero Dick went
bsdk - my warning. saying. whilst NO let
itAe horses drink: "'Tis patrolled on the
other baak. you sayr'
1T was when passed It few days
Asone''
Then VIII turn back and cross at Beat
itis's. Twill make you a risk you need not
Itaks-to have me with you"
But thought now that the upper ford
might be guarded a. well. and II there must
Be . cutting OF a road through the enemy's
OUTPOST line for Dick. two could do 4 bet
ter than one. 30 said:
NO: We are hero now. and II need
lbs can lend you tho weight Of second
lblads to - you safe through -
And you with your head hummihg Ike q
basket Of bees. rs I make no doubt It wilif''
laughed. 81 should be but = sorry sol
idier and = sorrier friend II / should let .
llove-tap with the fiat OF q blade make me-
lfail you at the PINCH
He reached across the: little gap that
parted - and srasped my hand.
by 0odi'' he swore. most. fselingly, '.you
ARE a. trus - the steei.you carry. Jack Ire
toni" &.sg
Nay" said I. in honest shalas: II DO con-
Tess was thinking less OF my friend than
OF the Importance OF the 7srrand he rides
,on.'
'But IL there should be . hight. you win
spoil your chance Of coming peaceahlys to
jCharlotts and my Lords headquarters... :.
IF am recognized--yes. But the night
~ dark. and = brush with the outpost ned
mot betfay me-"
At this he conssntsd grudgiagiy. and ~
pvshed on to the crossing. Now sincs this
Wording place Of Master Macgowan's has
marched into our. history. you VIII like to
know what the historians do not tell you:
nAmely. how it was but makeshift wadlng
place, armpit deep over 4 muddy bottom
arom the western bank to the bar above an
Island In midstream. and DETECTING thence
Through rocky shadows to.<4 point on the
,eastern bank some distance below the. ISL
and. Twas here that Lord CORVALLIS got
,entanglsd some months later-but must
mot anticipate ~
We made the crossing Of ths main current
ID safety and were a-spIash In tbs rocky
shadows beyond the island when NJ sighted
the campdres OF the outpost. ITO The
etisiynt upon the patrol was to invite disas-
ter. md though Jennffer was for = charging
cash, q hurly-burly with the steel, and 80
on to freedom beyond. be listened when
pointed out that our beasts were too nearly
outworn to charge, ana that tho snoise ~
mist make would rouse the camp and draw
the IRE OF every. piece in It long before We
could reach the hank and come to blade
Mcrl
what for II. Them he asked, impatient
n. Ny courage II freezing whilst we watt
There 10 nothing for It but to hold
straight on across" Sid
That We cannot; twill be over the
6of8eg ears. The beasts will drown them.
selves ana ~ Is well.
How We should have argued II out I d.
not know. FOR just then Jenniferss horse,
ocenfing the troop mounts on the farther
i1hDre. cooked tail and ears, let out asqueal-
Hng NIGH, and fell to curyetipg and plung-
ianG b 4 raclst that might have stood fol
tn apias0tngU of IN advancing army.
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