The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-11-17

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wedge well into the log.
| mad haste to say that l knew lit
!, tie of the general; that | was but a
prejudiced witness at best. since my
father had known n misliked the
man in Braddock's Inflated campaign
: against the French in '55. But Rich
ard spoke his mind more freely.
! TITS not in the man at this pass,
Colonel SEWER" he would say; mot
: after Camden. I know our Carolinians
, as we'll as any, and they will never
stand a second time under a defeated
leader. II General Washington would
send us some one else; or. best of all,
IL he would come himself"
George Washington: ah. there is a
man, indeed" said Sewer. his dark
blue eyes lighting up, whilst he lives
there Is always Il good hope. But we
must be doing, gentlemen, and so must
you. God speed you both. Our COM
pliments to General Gates, Mr.. Jenni-
fer: and you may tell him what 1 have
threateners we should right gladly join
him. AS for Lord CORVALLIS, you,
Captain Ireton, will know best what to
say to him. l pray God you may say
1t and come off alive to tell us how he
took it." r
Twas now hard upon ten of the clock
in the forenoon. and we had our last
5Ht u liC NUT dIIIly WIllSl II
was vending its way slowly down the
slopes of Kings Mountain. OF what
became of 1t; how it's weary march
dragged on from day to day; how it
was hampered by the train of captives,
halted by rain-swollen torrents, and
was weil-nigh starved withai; of all
these things o may read elsewhere.
But now you must ride with Richard
Jennifer and me, and our way lay to
the eastward.
All that Sunday we pressed forward,
hasting as we could through the dark
columned aisles of the autumn
stripped forest. and looking hourly to
come upon Tarleton's legion marching
out to Ferguson's relief.
Since Richard Jennifer had ridden
to the hounds in all this middle ground
from boyhood. we We're able to take
my blind wanderings IN reverse as the
arrow flies: and ~ nightfall we were
we'll down upon the main travelled road
leading to Reattie's fording of the Ca
taWba.
AS your map will show you, this was
taking me somewhat out of my way to
the northward; but it was Richards
most direct route to Salisbury and be-
yond. and by veering thus we made the
surer of missing Colonel Tarleton, who,
as We thought, would likely cross the
river at the lower ford.
Once in the high road we pushed on
briskly for the river. nor did we draw
rein until the sweating beasts We're
picking their way in the darkness
down the last of the hills which senti-
mel the Catawba to the westward,
At the DOT of this hill a by-road led
TO Macgowan's ford some six miles
farther Gown the river, and here, as
supposed, our Ways would lie apart.
Eut "Fie!l we ans to the Jerking Of
Ike road, Richard pulled his mount into
the hy-Faih. elapping the spurs to the
.irea Ecfse so that Nc were Il good ,aile
beyond The fclkins before | could over
.a.sc hin.
90, Eow. iai::" said I. when had
'iEl1'ii:c !aazal.ai WHEN yosi mead NOT?
fh2Ie Il sure TO be Il British patrol
II H.c Tower :o.d,.'
lie 5aIi:el Lis l.e. 81 Gown 10 a walk
4al wc rode in g~iis:ec side By side
Ger . fu,l n.in"te he.ore he said gruf-
~ ".ou'd n@ver l,..4 the wa$ alone"
| iinshefi. Daring: myself. yoi are
t.?e cig.Gsia.t OF ev%Ge.s. Dick. am
en- NY oWM @io:;t:i :se:e. ana That you
iinuw rs val! a& H.
"G@an you." lie gifted between his
teeth. "N!.sa sc arr g~c.,i..;. meas. Ap-
1lehy Hundred You ara !:srce enough
10 b. iii of me"
saw his dlit, 1T that: how he would
take al! The chsnee OF capture ana a
spy's rope for the sake of pushing
within "A mile OF Mistress Marge1y. or
of the house he thought she was in.
Go back. Dick. hills you may
said |. SIZE is not at .ippleby Hun
dred."
lie turned upon me ike Il lion at BAY.
What have you done with her.!"
Peace. you foolish boy. l am no,
her keeper. Her father took her to
4 ~ r1nrfn NJ, In ny1 I.,, 80, ..h -
safe. at home"
He refined up short in the narrow
way. So" he said. mcEt bitinEiy.
And that Is why you take the embassy
to Lord CORVALLIS and fub me off
with The one to Gates. BY heaven.
Captain lreton. we shall change roles
here and now"
All. my dears, the Iove-madness is
a curious thing. Here was a man who
had saved my life so many times I
had lost the count Of them. feeling for
my throat in the murk of that October
night as my 5itterest foeman might.
And surely it was the ~love-demon
In me that made me say You think
l am standing in your way. Richard
Jennifer? Well, so I am: for whilst
| live you may not have her. Why
don't you draw and cut me DOWN."
Twas then Satan marked my dear
lad for his very own
Nh Id 1t +IG CIlCu, uTdM ana Oe.
fend YOURSELF" and. with that the great
claymore leaped from its sheath to
flash in the starlight.
What with his refining back for space
to whirl the steel I haG the time to
parry the descending blow. But at
the balancing instant the brother-hat-
ing devil had the upper hand, whisper
ing me that here was the death I
coveted; that Margery might nave her
lover, IL so she would, with her hus-
bands blood pon his head.
So l sat lnotionless while the broad
sword cut its circle in air and came
down; and then l knew no more till
l came to with a bees hive buzzing in
my ears. to find myself lying In the
dank grass at the path side. My head
was on Richards knee. and he was
dabbling 1t with water in his soaked
kerchief.
XII.
HOW l PLAYED THE HOST AT MY
OWN FIRESIDE.
You may be sure that by now the
anger gale had blown itself out, that
the madness had passed for both OF us;
and when I stirred, Richard broke out
In a tremendous babblement of thanks
giving for that he had not slain me
outright.
II was mad, Jack: as mad as n
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