Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1906-10-17

Tain't time. I say, What do you
want? You don't want me now. you
young scounGrel?"
"fes-now." said Maggie, as roughly
as possible. Hurry up. or well be too
latei"
He disappeared and slammed the
door.
Magic feared he had returned to his
bed. She took out her pistol and was
ABOUT To batter the door again. when
the man came out, fully dressed. He
Chartered in the chill air.
Where is Mummy horse?" he
demanded. Didn't you fetch me a
h-h-horse? Do you expect me to
get out the blackboard alone at
this"
Get up on my horse-it's the best
we can do. and the quickest way" in
terrupted Maggie.
She boosted the man astride the sad
die in hurry, sprang up behind him.
with the reins in her hand.
Where you - heading. young
MANI" he said. disjointedly. This
amt the way to Tarnahan's Bari
No, IL isn't" assented Maggie
Then what-what-what do
you mean? What are you DOING
Here, you, let me-"
BE still" commanded the girl. You
can feel my pistol against your back
You are not going To the Bar this
| morning"
But the wedding" cried the old
| fend; the wedding this"
There will not be any wedding"
she told him. shortly.
He comprehended with pain, then.
that he. the high and mighty justice
OF the peace in and for said county
and township" had actually been alb
Quoted bodily. In polyglot moods. OF
rapid succession, he threatened. rant
ed, reasoned with his captor, and en-
treated that she permit him to go and
| perform the wedding
Maggie was as grim as she was firm.
Her horse was in reeking perspira-
ton, hut she could not AFFORD to spare
him now. Straight away into the
mountains she rode. Three miles from
! Nichols she came upon the dim form
OF shanty, in a lonely ravine, far
| from the travelled trails. It was all
| that remained of a mining excitement
which the hills had enjoyed. Here
| she forced her prisoner TO dismount,
after which she tied his hands behind
him, compelled him to enter the
shanty, and there secured his feet in
manner highly satisfactory 10 her
self. For the binding she employed a
| slender tethering-rope which she car
| rted n addition 10 her braided lasso.
Then she shut the door on a mixture
of threats. life sentences and pleadings
and started for Tarnahans Bar She
arrived there some hours later dressed
in her own clothes.
They had a great old time at the
Bar" said the girl, concluding her
story 10 her mother the following dag.
! Ed. Hickey rode around after poor
old Mr. Carey like a rooster without
his head got horribly drunk, and you
never saw Carrie cry so much in all
your life when / told her about Mrs
! Jorda1's cattle. She cried and laughed
| together. | wouldn't have believed q
| girl could be so happy to give It all
up-after getting all those lovely
dresses and presents. Poor dear Carrie
its funny she didn't know better
herself, at first"
But" said Maggie's mother, 81 hope
everybody hasn't left poor, dear Mr..
Carey Up there all this time. pining in
that cabin"
"Oh, no." replied the girl. he got
loose and came in to Tarnahan's Bar
| by himself late in the afternoon Aft
er he told his story, they got up
wonderful romance about daring
young fellow who rode 20 miles, from
Pizen, in the night, and stole the Jus
tice to save his lady-love from Hickey.
Some call him Hickey's rival, and some
! call him Carries mysterious lover"
(CopYriRht. by Josenh Il RnRIesl