Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1906-01-18

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Resourcelul man, Ohve. I IKE him. :"
And I don't. Yet you ars supposed
% - oontnat him. and I I'm supposed
70 Be for him. fear him"
"0h, there's no dangee; not the elieht.
ct for either of q. l'm IN no dan.
esf: neither are you.s
II trust It viii appear 90"
ut cannot appear oeheswise. He vas
trying to brighten you when be said he
would hang me. He d sl3, capable
dog. who will be satisfied With havlns
beaten me aud will not court trouble
With my countrymen BY hanging even
. oof0efef. Il cost one Of our kinsp
his throne to DO the like OF that"
This conversation. with which there
was no interference on the part Of theft
captoes. was brought to conclusion
By their arrival at the main road.
Here halt was called, and the busIe
was sounded. again to be answered @
before, from dl&eeent directions. DIS
mount" said the ollcer to Armstrong.
wheseupon the latter without Z word
sprang 70 the ground. Against the next
move he protested. but his opposition
was unavailing and indeed unreplied
to. The odicer gave the lady and the
two horses in charge OF q party Of six
with orders to take them to Lichnejd
and install them in the cathedral. A
guard was to be Get at the door, and
no communication was to be allowed
with any one outside. Orders from
headquarters were to the eject that
the lady was to be treated with every
Difference, and these orders were i'm.
pressed upon the six men. The de.
tached squad disappeared down the
road In the fog. and Armstrong stood
disconsolate and angry. but helpless,
surrounded BY troopers.
Presently Armstrong heard the tram.
ping Of horse to the south. and pres.
entity the sound Of voices became quite
audible through the fog. There seem
ed to be dispute going forward. which
was something unusual In the parlla.
mentary forces. where. if discipline ap.
peared lax. instant obedience was In
variably required.
II tell you, colonel, am to take
charge Of the lady and escort her to
Cromwell"
II have no orders to that effect"
Il have come direct from Cromwell.
and those we're his orders"
II do not take orders from you.
hokl written instructions relating to
both the man and the woman, and
these ] shall carry out"
You will be wise to hang the man
on the nearest tree and take his papers
to Cromwell"
To this there was no reply. and Arm
strong now knew that De Courcy had
not been 80 badly hurt ~ he had pre-
tended. for he had taken . long ride to
the north since then. The prisoner rec
ognised his voice long before his cava-
lier costume emerged from the mist.
De Courcy had not changed his %.
parel, and It formed q strange contrast
to the parliamentary uniform, 40 u.
deed did Armstrong; own dress.
"Ah, my young ftie1d." cried d
Courcy, the moment he recognised The
prisoner. you had your laugh IN The
morning. and have mine In tho even.
Ing"
There Il time for everything" q.
Piled Armstrong indi@erently. and NJ
time for laughing 10 in the morning. e
d brighter them
"Yes. It looks rather dark for you at
the moment, and you seem Les merry
than when I met you earlier"
''Oh. there were more amusing things
happening then. that's all. How's your
horse?'
I'VE are neither Of - the vsrss for
our encounter. Don't you wish you
could say the same Tor yeulSelfr'
II do. and thank you eoe your s1m.
pathy.'
''Have you sent the woman TO Itch.
1eld1" asked the officer in chief Of his
subordinate.
"Yes. colonel. Some two hours ago"
every we'll. We will relieve you Of
your prisoner Take your men to Biz
mingham."
us there any truth in the royalist
rising there. colonelr'
''Nonc In the least. Have you heard
anything?"
Nothing but q rumor that there was
an outbreak Of some s0rt. heard that