Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-30
A RIDE FOR LIBERTY
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girls and fine horses. This is story
of both. The horses would not be in
terestlng without the girl, and with
gut the horses there would be no story.
Charlotte DeForest is the girl in
question, and she was the belle of the
blue grass region. She could ride and
shoot ana dance and fiirt and was
constant terror to her father and moth
er lest she be thrown from some of
the wild horses she rode or get shot
while hunting or, worst of all, make
match with some undesirable party.
Her father, however, gave her a free
rein in everything except marriage.
So long as Charlotte was fancy free
her fathers statement did not interest
her, but one day came Hail Dangler. n
young Tennesseean who had every
uait to make him unacceptable to old
people and every trait to make him
acceptable to the young. He had late
ly inherited plantation near Muir
freesboro, with fair bank account.
besides stocks and bonds. This he
was proceeding to run through as rap
idly as possible and had already got
away with full quarter of it, He
was handsome as picture, reckless.
generous, brave-in short, just the man
to capture a girl of nineteen.
Dangler made short work with Char
lotte DeForest's heart. But Charlotte,
knowing that her father would disap-
prove of him, said nothing about her
love and would not permit her lover
to ask for her hand. Her parents took
fright the moment Dangler appeared
on the scene; but, as he put in no
claim for their daughter and their
daughter did not admit any partiality
for the young scapegrace, there was
no excuse to keep the two apart. The
best the parents could do was to make
a new rule that Charlotte should not in
future leave the premises with any
young man without other company.
Against this Charlotte protested with
out avail. Both she and her lover
knew well that it was directed against
them, and from that moment they act
ed as prisoners eager to secure liberty.
They began by deliberately breaking
the rule, riding away together Mr.
DeForest sent servant to recall them.
Affairs had not yet gone so far that
Charlotte would disobey, but it was
not long before she knew that certain
OF the household had been deputed to
watch her Then she learned that her
father had so far perfected sys-
TEN of espionage that it would be inn
possible for her to get away with her
lover even If she desired to do so.
Just as soon as she discovered this she
made up her mind to break through
the Gordon placed about her at the first
opportunity.
One morning Mr.. DeForest was in a
field near the house trying some horses.
His stablemen were showing their
PAGES before him. Charlotte and Hall
the stock Charlotte had her own sad
die brought out and insisted on trying
one of the horses. When she dismount-
ed, Dangler asked permission to mount
another. Then the two made motions
to mount at the same time, but Mr..
DeForest ordered his daughter to de-
sist, and Dangler rode off alone.
More than an hour was spent trying
the horses. Dangler mounted q num-
ber in succession and under pretense
of testing their speed rode them till
they were we'll nigh exhausted. Miss
DeForest after having been checked
by her father would not mount again,
but stood pouting, looking on, holding
her horse by the bride rein. There
was one horse called Simon that Dan
gler pronounced incapable of any speed
whatever, and the animal was left
with his bride rein thrown over a
fence post. Presently, after u few
whispered words between the lovers,
Charlotte mounted and rode toward
the house. All except Dangler were
too preoccupied to notice that she
passed the house and was soon lost to
view down the road. Then suddenly
Dangler mounted Simon and dashed
after her.
Mount! Quickr' shouted Mr.. De-
Forest. Five hundred dollars to the
man who catches them"
There were three stablemen and six
horses, all In the stable having been
brought out. Two Of the horses being
two Of the men mounted and
rode away, while the remaining man
saddled one Of the remaining horses
This Mr.. DeForest mounted himself
He was too old to join in the race, but
wished to follow. The two men in
pushed on with fair speed
for awhile, but it was not long before
they discovered that their horses
freshness had been worn out by Dan
gler In his pretended efforts to test their
speed. Miss DeForests horse had not
been used at all, and Simon, ridden by
Dangler, was fresh as a daisy. The
plan, which was not premeditated, had
simply been to show the old people
that they could not control the young
ones movements. The only premedi-
tated thing about it was Hall Dan
gler's wearing out the horses so that
the couple could not be pursued to adj
vantage. First one follower Jagged