Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1906-01-25
CHAPTER xxx.

~ REAT is the recuperative power
of youth, and shortly after
sunrise the two were on the
road again, refreshed and with
high courage, to face the outcome Of
another long ride. They had Travelled
farther than their estimate Of the night
before and so found themselves but
little more than twenty miles south Of
Manchester. In the night the weather
had undergone another change. and
the sun was hidden, while now and
then a scurry OF rain passed over
them.
Il have made up my mind" said
Frances, that we must part"
Il have been thinking myself that It
y Wrong you should share my danger
when there is nothing to hinder you
from going across country to your own
home
shall not so across my country
until have seen you safely into your
own. But, as you know, the swearing
colonel and his men are not looking for
me Perhaps they think I took the
opportunity left open to get away from
lhe cathedral; but. on the other hand,
N wise, they must have looked for our
horses tracks, and then they learned
we left Lichfield together. I propose
10 act as your scout. shall ride a
me or two ahead, and IL am stop
pea You will strike to the right or to
'ae left and avoid the danger II you
can. On every elevation reach will
s''lid Tor few moments. IL my horse
faces west the way between us is safe.
'll faces east there is danger"
FRANCES. l would rather run the
F'sk and have your company
My plan is good one, unless you
nave better to propose. We must
qult the main road now and avoid
manchester as we avoided Birming-
aan, but we should have care that
VIC 10 not ride into another ambuscade,
aaa II go first that may be prevent
When l see you interfered with,
VIII Just gallop to your assistance"
lou shall do nothing so foolish. No
vne IN England is going to injure me.
uu' You nre not safe until you are
over the Scottish line. We shall be
North Of Manchester In three or four
uoufs' and then you have your own
PASS. You are really most credit
que houndhead. After Manchester
We can travel in company again. II
you wish. Have you anything better
to propose:-
ies. 1 propose We stay together
ahd take our chances"
Goodby." she cried gayly. touching
w ner horse. then. over her shoulder
~ Sue galloped OF. "Remember-west.
sa!ety; east. danger"
armstrong had not only to curb his
o~h inclination. but his horse as well,
y, "uo viewed with evident disapproval
.ue departure Of his mate. At the
s of the first hill the girl turn.
~ her horse across the road facing
"es'. waved her hand to him and dis.
ppeared over the crest. And thus the
hay went on: sometimes two miles
s.Weeh then. sometimes less. Man.
~ Jester was seen and left in the rear
~. e now tried to catch up with her
. Nv. she Kept valorously ahead. as II
We're some tabled siren Turing the
as go nah on. For time he lost sight
uef. then. as he mounted a hill. saw
N. sealldlng on a crest mile away
tn. ah equestrian statue against an
IN my SKY. but this time her horse faced
49,. ns east. and he thought she was mo
s, U'l'hs with her handkerchief in tina,
ha sue stood there until he sent hi,
d, v'se over the hedge and made in thu
asc'ion Of forest. then the darkness,
". 'leu to swallow her up. He skirted
M suse Of the wood. Rain was nov
down heavily, but before I,