The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-03-11


great deal OF gusto. assure you IL
left vague unrest in my mind that
perhaps the old dame OF Castle Drout
had not tried 10 deceive Gil: that Mis-
tress Rosemary Allyn's maid had gone
by the river road: and that We were
pursuing the wrong coach.
IL was pitch-black about, though II
was yet morning II was no unusual
thing for people travelling from one
shire 70 another. 10 be lost in the bog.
Such an occurrence would not pleas
ure us, for we might wander about
for days until discovered. Our only
safety therefore (for 1t was next TO
impossible between the darkness and
the slough TO keep our way, was In
giving the horses their heads trust
ing 10 their instinct Now they swan.
now their feet touched bottom, and
so on, we went but with slow progress.
We entered a space where the for
est aboundod upon both sides OF us
and the top branches OF the trees meet
over our heads while the low ones
swept the ground In places. II was a
narrow path way and sccretiye enough
| for lovers trysts Beautiful too no
doubt on a summers day, but riding
through II In the dark was quite an
other thing
My hat was swept of by one OF the
spreading branches and | might have
/ been left hanging there a second Alb
solom, had | not quickly ducked my
head
We could not even look 10 the prim-
ing OF our pistols damp no doubt, in
their hostlers. The powder. however.
was safe. for the TASKS were In the
saddle bags hanging at the sides of
] the horses.
What a place for gentlemen who
| take 70 the road. and have neither re-
spect for time or persous Fortu-
nately they like Easty weather no
better than the rest OF us, and on such
a day unless in "A deucedly tight box,
were mostly likely to be found snug
aud warm. drinking and carousing.
fighting and gambling In some haunt
OF their own.
Gils head carcCncd first 10 one side
and then 10 the other lie gave a
sigh Of relief. looked up 70 ask
why He pointed ahead. saw moth
ing. but as We had come out into the
omen supposed that that was the
reason We had travelled at least a
quarter of an hour ere read that sigh
nightly 10 meant that the flesh pots
Of Egypt We're near "a hand
IN front OF us there glimmerud a
light il was Ike a lone star half
way down the horizon AS We drew
nearer IL proved 10 DE "A candle burn.
ing clumsy lanthorn, set at the
end OF a long pole curying over the
road
All. It's the White Swami" ox.
Iamed Gil Il bad not though IL was
a0 near
Another sigh escaped him
The White Swan II proved 20 be.
and the heavens tightening trine.
showed MS many things one was jock
swan. the landlord coming as quick.
lis as his fourteen stone would permit
him Ia welcome u.s. Another was the
magenta colorcd coach standing in the
court yard. and the rain restoring Il
10 lbs former pristine freshness
Here Is the coach said. pointing
to IT, as We entered the inn yard. and
jumped OF our horses And as they
say in hunt the slipper We are getting
hotter. Shall we ever reach that
stage in the game known as the
burning up one, WONDER
with laugh was about to push
open the inn door and enter, when
words uttered by mine host stopped
me.
IT'S not the old comfort sir" no
was saying, your father was used to
that you'll find. with the house filed
with those damnable hordes OF JET.
frey's.
"Jenrey's'" exclaimed. my mind
harping 70 one tune only Did JET
frey's men come in that?"
pointed 10 the coach
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