The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-28

~ REAT is the recuperatlve 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.
~ have made up my mind" said
Frances, "that we must part"
II have been thinking myself that It
is wrong you should share my danger
when there is nothing to hinder you
from going across country to your own
home"
II shall not go 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 took the
opportunity left open to get away from
the cathedral; but, on the other hand,
II wise, they must have looked for our
horses tracks. and then they learned
we left Lichfield together. I propose
to act as your scout. I shall ride a
mile or two ahead, and IL am stop
ped you will strike to the right or to
the left and avoid the danger IL you
can. On every elevation I reach / will
stand for few moments. If my horse
faces west the way between us is safe
If 1t faces east there Is danger"
Frances, I would rather run the
risk and have your company"
"My plan is a good one, unless you
have a better to propose. We must
quit the main road now and avoid
Manchester as we avoided Birming-
ham, but we should have care that
we do not ride into another ambuscade,
and if 60 first that may be prevent
ed"
when I see you interfered with,
will just gallop to your assistance"
"You shall do nothing 50 foolish. No
one in England is going to injure me.
but you are not safe until you are
over the Scottish line. We shall be
north of Manchester in three or four
hours, and then you have your own
pass. You are really a most credit
able Roundhead After Manchester
we can travel In company again, IL
you wish. Have you anything better
to proposeT
Eyes. propose we stay together
and take our chances"
"Goodby," she cried gayly. touching
up her horse, then, over her shoulder
as she galloped OF, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
safety; east, danger"
Armstrong had not only to curb his
own inclination, but his horse as well,
who viewed with evident disapproval
the departure of his mate. At the
summit of the first hill the girl turn
ed her horse across the road facing
appeared over the crest. And'thu the
journey went on; sometimes two miles
between then, sometimes less Man
chester was seen and left in the rear.
He now tried to catch up with her.
but she kept valorously ahead, as II
she were some tabled siren Turing the
poor man on. For time he lost sight
of her. then, az he mounted hill, saw
her standing on a crest mile away.
like an equestrian statue against an
inky sky, but this time her horse faced
the east. and he thought she was mo-
tioning with her handkerchief in that
direction.
She stood there until he sent his
horse over the hedge and made in the
direction Of forest. then the darkness
seemed to swallow her up He skirted
the edge Of tho wood. Rain was now