The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-09

~ will have to ride after him
Sh him. If 1t Is a tall horse I
him down to that ice, SO that
Bit likely TO roll in a heap"
said I, "the fellow will be
sword?" said Ieuan; "a sword
Sistol? Perhaps they do not
said I, IT might have to use
krsuasion."
lso will have good arms" said
he sure of that. And Gruffydd
them, too"
kydd!" I said. DO you mean
dark man with the sword-cut
cheek2 Why do you name
have you not seen him follow
bad old man as a dog follows
ster?" demanded Ieuan. HE
be as sure as we stand here"
{rned and went up on the gentle
fhich rose from the thicket. The
the rise vas scarce fifty yards
he spot where the ice-trap lay,
In this point we looked out along
n open stretch, lying silent and
8 under the moon.
$all jump from behind this bush
to beat him from his horse with
IL" went on my companion, but
8 nc good cover handy, and 1t ISIS
4 shall miss. Then you must stop
Bottom with your horse and cut
j, If he passes the Ice"
lay" said I, and beat my hands
~ -~- -
S surely. Then 1 went back down
4 to look at Whitesock, and found
Ending like a lamb under cover Of
Gck bushes, but making a soft
Eing noise for joy to see me
4 I walked her gently up and
afor an hour or more, without
pr sound of anything happening
hill. then secured her again,
the cloak carefully over her, and
np the slope.
Gas reached the top. Ieuan rose
Ia patch of brake in which he had.
/ himself. and I saw his beckon-
hger against the sky. 1 ran at
sand he pointed to the distance.
light was still and MINDLESS, and
lence intense. I listened eagerly,
bard nothing. l shook my head,
euan wagged his shock Of hair
the completest confidence, and I
by ear to it's task again. Yes, +
| now. The sound Of clinking
faint and far, and swiftly beat
} the iron road.
m right; yes, I am always right"
euan, softly. as proud as a pea
'ver the way in which his forecast
true. "Eie ISIS coming, he
ming"
viii get back to my post, said l.,
way I ran down the hill. I led
sock to the edge of the bushes
myself into the saddle and
! with my eyes fixed upon the
above, clear in the moonlight.
rider was no laggard. for 1 had
ready but a short time when I
the clang of hoofs rafting up to
Suddenly horse and man
nto sight, and upon the instant a
leapeG at them with a wild
n. The horseman must have
his spurs home at the sound,
e swift canter was exchanged for
GUS gallop. The big, powerful
he was riding came down the
nth terrific leaps, bound upon
/, and n of these carried him
upon the trap of ice. It worked
miracle. The shoes of the horse
smooth. as we found
Yard. and shot out from under
ike skates and down he went,
and man rolling over and over In
implied heap. Ieuan had followed
upon their heels and now ran in
ad the horse at once by the head.
to Its feet trembling but unhurt;
lay quite still.
1 trice Ieuan had secured the
to a neighboring bush and was
IL my side, for 1 had now come up
turning the man over on his
it iss," said Ieuan, "and
ISIS the paper?"
is not dead" said 1, laying my
the messengers heart.
.d!' said Ieuan with scorn, "and
should he be dead with falling
a horse? But the senses are out
n and that ISIS very useful for
hout another word he turned to
and deftly stripped off the
horseman's coat in which Gruf-
wrapped. This he tossed
as a very unlikely place for
TO be slowed away in. Next
a very thick wooden doublet,
leran whipped off as neatly, and
'out searching. He took his long
and ripped 1t here and ripped It
pot no letter came to light, and
a lew moments search he flung
lslde also. In a tWinkling and
d~eNterity of which I had never
like, he had the shirt of Gruf-
III and in his hands, allowing the
oody Of the messenger to fall
the icy slab of rock as If he
anollnG a wooden figure.
the second cut of the knife he
cultural cry of satisfaction. He
lpped open a small bag-like fold
shirt pleated close to the neck
1t came a folded letter. He hand
to me and I had 1t open at
ED 1t up to the moonlight but
make out nothing. Ieuan had
steel and finder and he struck a
II was all right. We had the
sare enough. 1t gave the in
tion which could be gathered
She note of which I had been
and was addressed to Sir John
tte. NO name was signed to 1t,
! ingenious and complicated de-
a drawn with a pen. This
serve to prove who had written
Yer, since the writer alone would
now 1t was signed; and yet
II Iall into the wrong hands no
or the writer's identity would be
he'd.
8 is it," I cried.
; there iss with us all we are
ls and Gruffydd ISIS of no more
SAID 1euan. He bent over the
tte half-naked figure, took a
II or the great black beard in his
ana tossed the head back, barring
'iry throat. Upon this naked
ne laid the edge of his keen