The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-29

to his face and was drawing a bead or
a stout man In cooked hat and plain
regifnentals whose horse was curyeting
and Siding iia the nearer shallows; no
less u figure, in truth, than my Lord
CORVALLIS himself, cheering his men
on to the attack.
We had scarce made out the old
hunters target when the rifle spat fire.
the curveting charger reared in its
death plunge, and the British COM
mander7in-chief. unhurt. as it seemed.
was dragged from the ENHANCEMENT Of
his stirrnps by his aides.
The old uarksnlan sprang up in a
fury of wrath. Dad blast We for a
pair of aim-spiilm'-"
a roar OF musAetry cut the rebuke in
half. and q storm of bullets slnote
through the branches overhead. \ fall
ing bough knocked my hat off. and L
stopped to it. When / rose.
Dick was clipping the old man tightly
in his arms. Neates' belt was cut. and
q little oozins well-spring of red was
slowly soaking the fringe OF his hunt
ing shirt.
Ease me down, Cap'n Dick: ease me
down. The old mans lone for, this
time, ez l allow-spang in the :nnards.
Ease me down and get off for yerselyes,
If so be We can, im-ne-jit-"
The wagglng jaw dropped and the
keen old eyes went dim and sigbtles.
DICKS oath was more a sob than an
iinpreeaticn; and now it was / who
said: Come on-the living before the
dead and so We made the well-nigh
hopeless dash for the horses.
How we rode free out of that hurly-
burly at thef ford head you must figure
tor yourselves, If o can. The men
of the British vanguard were all about
US when we got to the scrub tllfcket
and mounted, but no one of them
raised a hand to stay us. L have
hough since that mayhap they took
US for a pair of their OWL Tory allies
who We're not above wearing the stolen
uniforms of the dead. BE that as it
may. we rode away unhindered. Dick
In all the bravery of his captains
~slashfngs, and 1 in lighthouse buff and
blue, taking the road toward the man
or house because that was the only
n open to US, II ambling leisurely
till we were beyond the sight and sound
OF the victors at the ford.
But once at large we put spurs to our
horses in true ritter fashion; and we
had galloped half way to Appleby
,houseebefore Dick said:
NOW we are we'll out Of tina what
next? We can not go to Margery with
the whole British army at u heels"
Nay, but We shall, if only for a
short half-hour," 1 asserted. Then, as
once before, I gave him my best bow.
For the asst time, it may be, let me
play the lord of the manor. You are
very welcome to my fathers demesne,
Richard. and to all of it's holdings"
ALP" said he, giving me a quick
side.
Yes, ALL" said I: and I meant it in
good faith. He should have h lady,
too; hat precious holding of the old
manse without whom my fathers acres
would be but a bauble to be lost or won
indiiTerently.
Then you DO not love Madgc more?D
he queried, his eye kindling.
May, L did not say that. But Idid
say the other; that you should have
the house and all its holdings
We We're cantering III the old oak
sentried avenue to that door Which Gil
bert Stair had once sought to keep
against us With his bell-mouthed blum
derbuss. There was no sign of any
living thing about the place; and when
we had no answer to u sword-hiil
lsnockinss on the door, the lad turned
upon me With Il flash of anger in his
eyes and his lip a-cuil.
You knew full We'll what your were
promising, John I%reton!' he said Ssh
is not here"
CHAPTER KILN.
IN WHICH ~ LAWYER HATH HIS
FEE.
What Richards mos. natural resent
ment WOULD have led to, in what new
tangle of the net of bitterness we might
nave been enmeshed, we were spared
the knowing. For when he said, she
is not here two happenings inter
yened to give us bother other things
to think of.
The first was the advent, at the far
n of h oak-lined avenue, of a
troop of British lighthouse, trotting
leisurcly: the econd was the swinging
inward of the door of unwelcome, with
old Anthony grinning and bowling be-
hind 1t.
Now when you have fairly surprised
a hole to hide him In. There were
the hunters coming up the avenue; and
here was u dodge-hole gaping be-
fore us. So, as hunted things will, we
took earth quickly; though, truly,
twas an ostrich-trick rather than a
fox's, since we left the horses stand
ing without to advertise our presence
to all and sundry.
1t vas Richard who first found the
wit to realize the ostrich-play.
The horses!-we nay as we'll have
left the town crier outside to ring his
bell and tell the redcoats we are here"
he would be at he had snatched the
door open and was whistling softly to
the big ray
CONTINUED Next Week.l
Feeding the Fail Calf.
When one has a calf which 1t is desired
be added to the dairy the point Of good