The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-29

III dear lady. She must cen have
what she longs for, II you, or i, or both
" US, should have to go above stairs
wallis noose."
Now. by heaven, Jack Jreton, It's
you who are he true lover ind the gen
tleman: and | am naught but a selfish
ehurl with my face in my own trench
cry he burst out, wringing my hand
yet again. Ills as you say; yet j
VIII not be driven from this: for aught
you nave old me to prove it otherwise,
Madge has yet to choose between US,
md she shall have that choice, fairly
and squarely. n knowing that you
owe her, before we three go apart
agein."
1 smiled and tried hard to keep the
a~ehrt-soreness out OF my reply.
AS Tor that. my lad. I have had my
Stl1rup-cup long since and have drain
I'd It to the dregs- with a wry face, as
an Old man must when u young man
preWs for him. But II the priest
%Jenntfer had resumed his pacing SEN
try beat. and at his juncture a most
slnsula thing happened. Though we
were sealed In. as / have said, from
all the outer world Will, no crack nor
Granny for Il peephole. u binding flash
or lightning. blue and CHASTITY. came
suddenly to Ill the whole cellar with its
vivid Klure.
his hands to hia eyes; where did that
come FROM"
was wholly ut a loss for a mo-
nlent. Then l remembered that there
was. OF had been in my boyhood days,
Il narrow. i~ron-barred window in the
farther end OF the wine cellar, opening
beneuth hat other window of tho great
south room where l had climbed to
apy upon the conspirators on the night
or Captain John Stuart's visit to APP
plehy. So II CHANGED that when an
other flash came was looking straight
over Dicks head at the place in the
farther archtnH OF the vault where the
little window should be.
The momentary glare showed me the
low square Of the window opening, and
framed for Il fitting instant therein a
face ut most devilish ~malignity peer
ing la upon me with foxy-ferce eyes:
the face. to wit. II Gilbert Stairs
laWyer-factor.
IN = t"tnklinS the vision was gone,
and in the space between the flash and
the crash there was a sound as of q
wooden shutter slammlng In place.
Dick heard the noise without knowing
the cause Of It,. being SO far beneath
the window as to see nothing but the
lightning OF the glare.
What vas that" he demanded.
when the thunder gave him leave.
Twas u trapper clappins the
shutter or the window over your head"
satd ]. He was looking In to see If we
were ripe for hanging"
TITS no time for riddles: what mean
you?"
II mean that we shalt have a file OF
redcoats down upon us as soon as aver
Mr.. Owen. Pengarvin. can give the
alarm"
"Oho!" said Dick; and hen he pulled
his sword from its scabbard, and I
Gould see the battle veins swelling in
his forehead. "They can hang me
when am too dead to cut and thrust
more-not sootler."
I got me up and went to find the
sword which 1 had laid aside in the
horse-batting. Twas u poor blade
n of our captures at the Cowpene;
and when | tried its temper snapped In
my land.
Never mind" said 1: give me the
broadsword scabbard IL I will play
1t as u cudgel. it's long enough and full
heavy enough
He laughed and clapped me on he
shoulder. swearing out his love for me
as II | had said something moving.
You are every Inch a soldier, Jack;
o would put heart into a worse
craven than I am ever likely to be-"
And he loosed the iron scabbard and
gave 1T me.
Now ensued a most painful time of
waiting and listening for the tramp of
our takers. We posted us near the
door, q little to the side, so that Its
nc lytp,ar .,atsrl,t ~ -<,ntph -,,c. @~d -
bractn8 for the onset. we waited till
the strain of suspense grew SO great
that we both started like frightened
children. when finally the key was
thrust into the lock and the bolt shot
back.
But when the heavy door gave i'll
ward. as at the pushing of q weak or
timld hand. we saw our dear lady
standing in the half gloom OF the ante
dun8eon~breathless and trembling with
excitement~.
"Comel" she painted; come quickly
there is not an instant to a The
factor has betrayed you; he will be
here directly with the %dragoons!'
l cut In swiftly. He has not seen
Dick: does he know we are both here2"
She had one hand on her heart to still
it's tumultuous beating, and the other
held behind her, and she could scarce
speak more for her eagerness to have
us out and away.
mo; it was you he saw: II my
father heard Colonel Tarlcton give the
order. Lieutenant Tybee is to take a
file of his troopers and hang without
grace the ma he will find hiding in
the wine cellar; those were his very
words. Oh. l,ierclful heaven! will O
never stir?','
Richard gave low whistle.
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