The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-22

to his face and was drawing a bead CT
a stout man in cooked hat ard, plain
regimentals whose horse was curyetiup
ana sldl1ng III the nearer shadows; no
less a figure, in truth, than my Lord
CORVALLIS himself. cheering his men
on to the attack.
we mad scarce made out the old
.,uI'ters target when the rifle spat fire.
the rurveting charger reared in its
death plunge. and the British com
inahdeil in-chief, unhurt. as it seemed.
was dragged from the entanglement of
his stirlups by his aides.
The Old marksmnn sprang IN in "a
fury or wrath. Dad blast We for a
pair q afm-sp'ilin'-'
a rear of musketry cut the rebuke in
nan, ana a storm of bullets smote
lns "ush knocked my hat of, and T
stoorid TO recover 1t. When T rose,
DlcR was clipping the old mar tightly
IN rs arms. Yeates' belt was cut> and
a nue. oozihg well-sprlng OF red was
slo"y soaking the fringe of his hunt
"lase me down. Cap'n Dick; ease ms
cow The old mans done for. this
Iii ,, en ! allow-spang in the innards.
If 0 be We can. im-me-iits"
ne wagging jaw dropped and the
Keo oid eyes went dim and sightles,
!1lNs oath was more a sob than an
~itnretatlon and now it was | who
SAL; come on-the living before the
ded: II SO we made the well-nich
hceiess dash for the horses.
,oW we rode free out of that hurlv-
n.y d. me ford head you must figure
othe, British vanguard were All ahnut
uiwhen we got to the scrub thicket
al mounted, but no one OF them
s a hand to stay u.s.. T have
pusht since hat mayhap they took
t1or u pair of their own Tory allies
ao We're not above wearing the stolen
titofms or the dead. Be that as If
~; we rode away %unhindered, Dick
az! the bravery OF his captains
ash'hgs: INC Lin Lighthouse buff and
ue' taxing the road toward he man
u because that was the only
re open to us. and ambling leisurely
III we We're beyond the sight and SOUND
{ the Victors at the ford.
nut once at large we put spurs to our
orses IN true ritter fashion; and we
40 galloped half way to Appleby
ouse before Dick said:
NON we are we'll u of that, what
ss . we can not go to Margery with
re Whole British army at our heels"
Nay, but we shall. If onlv for .
tort h~alf-hour," l asserted. Then, as
ice before, / gave him my best bow.
'or the last time, 1t may be, let me
ay the lord Of the manor. You are
Try welcome to my fathers demesne ,
ichard, and to all of its holdings"
.All?' said he, giving me a, quick
e shot as we pressed on side by +.
ALL said 1: and / meant If IN {
'od faith. He should have the ladv 8
hat precious holding of the old ,
anse without whom my fathers acres
ould be but a bauble to be lost or won
differently. w +
The you do not love Madgs moreo" 8
aueried, his eye kindiing. !
did not say that. But 7 did r
y the other; hat you should have r
house and all It's holdings" a
we We're cantering up the old oak C
ltrled avenue to that door which Gil, d
TT Stair had once sought to keen
alnst us with his bell-mouthed blum n
.buss. There was no sign OF any 7
thlng about the place; and when =
had no answer to our sword-hilt Q
ockines on the door, the lad turned q
OH me with a flash Of anger In his q;
IS N his lip a-curl. u
You knew full we'll What your were y,
John Ireton!." he said. h - +
not here" ' u