The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-27
H0oSIER STORE Main, Richmond, Ind

10 tic lel,, whispered Armstrong,
turning his horse. Frances obeyed
instantly, but the man in front fred
his musket into the air and raised a
shout, whereupon four others sprang
from the dripping bushes, and two of
them seized the reins of the startled
horses.
Resistance is useless" said the SOL
dIer, hanging to the rein of the plung-
ing Bruce There are q hundred men
along this lane"
II have no need to resist" cried
Armstrong, with affected indignation.
that the game was up. 1--WE are peace
full travellers under safe conduct from
General Cromwell himself"
1.-The lieutenant will be here direct
ly," said the man, and as he spoke a
party of horsemen came galloping
down the lane.
"Who fired that shotT' cried the Of
ficer in charge. Before an answer
could be given he came upon the two
captives. "Who are you?" he demand
ed
their way in the mist and are seeking
the highroad."
"If you have pass, let me see it."
Here it isl
"Your name is Armstrong perhaps p
"The pass does not say So"
"Do you deny it?"
mo"
orn vevf0 fn he
| bugler?"
Here, sir"
"Sound the recall"
The man placed the bugle to his lips,
| and the merry notes rang out into the
/ obscurity. After a roll call, every
name being answered, the lieutenant
| gave the word to march, and horse and
foot set out for the west, the two pris.
oners in the center of the phalanx
The head of Frances dropped, and Will
rode close by her side as cheerful as
ever. trying to comfort her.
! Clever man, this Cromwell" he
whispered, with admiration in his
tones. You see what he has doue;
He has run thin lines across the coun.
| try as fast as horses could gallop
| stringing out the local men as they
went along. We have probably blum
dered through one or two of these lines
but were bound to be caught sooner OF
later unless we made for the coast or
either side, and that would but have
delayed things bit, for there was
little chance of us getting ship with
all ports In his hands. 1t serves me
right I should have killed De Courcy
kEd, eaen gaiiope- FOR IT. however
the Lord stands by us, Frances. Neve,
| forget that"
| cit doesn't look much like it." sait
the girl despondently.
'Oh, well, nothing looks like itself ir
this accursed fog Why couldn't we
have had this mist on the road from
York? Still, l don't think it wouie
have made any difference once Crom
wells riders got to the north of us
| Resourceful man, Oliver l like him.
/ "And 1 don't Yet you are supposed
| to be against him, and 1 am supposed
| to be for him. fear him."
"Oh, there's no danger; not the slight
! est for either of us. I'm in no dan
ger; neither are you
II trust it will appear So"
'It cannot appear otherwise. He was
trying to frighten you when he said hs
| would hang me. He is sly, capable
| dog. who will be satisfied with having
| beaten me and will not court trouble
with my countrymen by hanging ever
borderer. It cost one of our king!
his throne to do the like Of that"
This conversation, with which there
| was no interference on the part of theil
| captors. was brought to a conclusion
by their arrival at the main road
| Here halt was called, and the bugls
| was sounded, again to be answered al
before, from different directions. Dis
mount" said the officer to Armstrong
whereupon the latter without a wore
sprang to the ground. Against the mex
move he protested, but his opposition
was unavailing and indeed unrepliet
to. The officer gave the lady and tn,
two horses in charge Of q party Of si1
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