The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-11

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Az INTERRUPTION
only btile oyrr nil, beynnd
where he had mei Jane She would
have 10 cross a creek II wa mean
STREAM with qnicAshnd bottom. uu
fordahlc except Nc ono plucc This
ford, partly made by nature and
Helped out bi mau. was marked on
either side " the stream by a sign
post that travellers might not miss il
and get caught In the qmeksand
The night before zumr slid spirits
among the Americans, learning that
a band Of Tories was likely Ia cross
AZ that spot and atlamr with fury
over the treatment Brssrmcr had
given The Continenthls AZ the battle
81 the goth Of May, paiustakingly dug
up the posts and placed them little
lower down The scheme had worked
al we'll that the first Tories who had
attempted 10 cross were caught IN
The quicksund and one man and Two
horses were lost In the confusion
which followed the whole band had
been Nell pcpprrcd with shot by the
concealed Americans The intention
had bcrn io move The posts back
the ncNi morning. but Godfrey knew
this had not been done. and his heart
nisga,c him when he thought %
Janr
The plot Allied him with loathing,
al once 80 wicked aud "a foolish wa,
II Such undrrhand doings were not
hls Idea 81 warfare yet Il sns these
same Wild spirit, who had cunccNcd
Il that be was trying 20 weld into a
,-hprs 81 recruits
when the creek came into view the
sarriagc wss ius, entering the stream
hrinrra ihe prst- With shout II
Narnlng. Dee dashed forward AZ he
drew nearer. De- saw that the on
tofse was already beginning Ia sink
while ,hc carriage mrehcd danger.
ously
Flnrnv himself from bis horse
WorihIugiun uniehcd Jane from tho
sarriagr pnd carried her o. place ~
safety ilis next mmr was tp rcscur
Aunt Rachel and NANNY Anne. ubSe
nudcr hh direction Gabriel began
search FOR a pirye ~ rope under The
box seat where supply u such
things were usunil kept In those
aly, oi bad rnads and frequent
Arcakaowns Absalum bad already
cut ihc horsrs loose from tho car
fihgr aud b. means ~ the linrs was
dragging The near horse which had
sunk unl, little WHY bnck 10 6rm
ground The onhor,c was already
pcary in to.his belly, and the task oi
rcscnug him was scriuu, one,
slow aurgcdly physical strength
prevailed over natures ircachcN,
and gradually the horse was
dragged. an bruised and bleeding and
,tu1icd with fright io the ground,
II don't understand" lauc said. VI
am all In dazr Here arc the sign.
posts, and Vet this isn't the ford The
ioryl il there. How does il come that
the posts have been moved
worihington hung hs head 1T
was done last night | believe he
answered unwilllngly and faltcringlN
which was against him, by some
.homilums To deceive "A party or
Tories. who were coming this way
ITO deceive some Tories? liy hood
lums2 And what hoodlums, pray,
would stoop To- thing SO low but
those who are your pariisans you,
doubtless. among them? oh. shame.
shamc To think that such atrocities
could be Capt Worthington, am
obliged to YOU for the assistance You
have rendered me and my party this
morning. hut hope that this viii
be- the last occasion upon which we
shalI meet. Never again do | wish
a look upon the face of one who
Gould lend himself 10 a trick 81 base
Absalom, mount Eam who does not
decm so much the worse FOR his eN.
..o,l ericncc, and ride back home as last
A. YOU can for more horses, us
useless tn thinl, Of proceeding To my
aunt's to-day. II we can but get back
home In safety. we may consider our
selves most fortunate in these brutal
times. Meanwhile, | viii walk to
Squire iIenry's. Ills but mile.
She started OH, Aunt Rachel ard
her black NANNY following, and
= Godfrey let her 60 without word
of explanation or defense. lie TOLD
himself that II Jane could find II IN
her heart TO accuse him OF u deed
AT once SO dnstarlly and so childish
naught that he could say would have
weight with her. The loyal CIR
friend Of his childhood and boyhooc
was dcad. the Jane who would once
have flown TO his defense had Others
accused him ~ what she had herself
Iii "A his door WINS no more.