The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-19
'Storyof Francis 1udde
ARornance OF Queen Mays Reign.
BY STANLEY j. EYMA-,
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BY STANLEY J. wEYMAr,.

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word As has 4lu,s,s y-scspcsd sutkassla,
txfsM lite fore Sse+ ssreaa aes ON ra,
Adge Of tbs ssreasrl. and aas saask aaea
GEsx AssGes as me saw tase swgt5la,
&A6sss and zoe ala rNa6rax sscnntasg a3a
ia sals snop1ssxaat srS4so INV swass @qa1
He 6asee,ned All oraess. i snanE. To-
strength af ,ay s.u,st6TSri. Where { srsa,t
tie mater mas scarnsDy ouer @y hlv,xs's
d fesEoekx. Where be s!@cua Ill Mas ore.
his hosnsts kaeea. and aseH as Il
6ove6 nearly four feet 6s*D.
He sasAd a hsS1r laasasr 1x1sa AaE eryr,a.
exafrsx. asd skpss he hs5attG .1s. WEI
$Os G.s.enl4srr" be Grasd fn Eoxasxh.
We s5as give 90sa quarter
-;Bs,Ysaadsr2 To Mfaoanr" safd
pAat Arop-mfaY ssacuad ! surrender
Are y@s st1Asess and epgtDcssss%
"Tss,yesader ia sne saaaas Of i. emo.
p&g0r. y0u sovas" he answered Eteszaa
nszd roughly.
II kasom saDtsssax aksous aaas emperor
Ye4@ysed. what emperor
IN asse queens saxsas. tGssas~
THE snAe OF Graeres as Gaae.sa haerss-
I cried. -assd an The tsaod ss ,asatsy.s
added Seornfugay. II noulS ADVISE yssu
To 20 h0nae again
~You would ADVISE. would you. waM
are he replied la q ksna o.
NYathfnl curiosity.
] gays him sao arssmes. ! have Often
VulGE kEJlSNSSSQS N2AN d aG5bEF AIlW p ~ r
of certain facts, that no stranger in
aerytsw ever took place than this ssoru
c~oiIOauy between US. that no sssatpges
night ever was fought than that wsssea
va contemplated az we stood thaess
bathed in the May moonlight with MA
A ran fight indeed 1t WOULD have
been between him and me had 1t eve.
come 10 the swords point.
nut thtx wan what -neneh us.
last worda had scarceIv r,inr on, mrher
INV horse hcuan Ia n,,1yer n,se.r me- end
swav hack ward and forward 4 had
Inst ti,nn =" iaLn .hc .i.r,n .rt,c,. tSs
moor beurt sunk down and rolled yent1,
over. leaving he bestrfdiny s,s ssa6y
my feet In the water. Whatever .hs
cause az this. I had to etsentangsa ray-
self. and that auiekiy for the fotr s,secs
opposite me. neelng ue ctsusoun,sss,
plunged with a cry OF triumph into .hs
water and began to aors9der aesoxs.
Without more ado / staDrsyS forward
TO keep the ford.
The foremost and neases, to ,,ae MAS
Clarence, who're horse began. half way
acrosS. to swim. Ii was stsag Scrannbssnx
10 regain fts footing n.hen lit game
within my reach, and / slasYsG 1T cruel
Iy across the noxtrfix. Ii turned I'm al,
gleam white In the water. His
0ttrrup s1one q moment az the h0sse
rolled over: then In 4 second the two
were gone down the stream. IL was
done 70 easily. 70 quickly. IL amazed
Ono gone. hurraht / turned quick
~ to this others, who were about land
lng. Ny blood was fred. and rn1-
yell OF victory, an I dashed at rnsfrs,
scared back two OF the horses.
Despite their riders urging sissy
4urned and scrambled osss on
the side from which they had en-
Only one MAS left-tns Ia.
chest from me. He got across indeed
yet he was the most unlucky OF AL. 20.
Ms horse stumbled on landing, came
down heavily on lie head and HUNG AIM
q my very feet.
Il was no time for quarter had TO
think OF my fricnds-and while with
one hand ! seized the flying rein an The
horse scrambled. trembling, TO its feet.
With the other ! lunge twice at me
rider AZ ne haif tried To rise halt tried
% Grasp at me. the time 1 ran
IN those days ! was young and hot
neaded, n answered oniy by a Hfloat
defiance as flung myself into the
sauule 1nu uAsnsu aMay ehroneh Rhs
a..eT my asnas
" vlclls: : nnu uol.e eIioush 70
Snsr 10 1 pu.,II 49, y sa 81 -
s =. ! . couiu Jolh INC "lns.s AGAIN,
~ ~ q riIh, ,,t ,n ~ "pu'h 'iaa "a
~ sulee. Dul ne,.ner had .hose an
TON. =. ine. LIZ ~ iuami.y AZ .n.s po1ns
~ om VI on .hu m WI .hn ..e
EraSn ru.y ~ m nv rsaha ~ aaa aas
.ses H. 49,. s..,,sd 49, 49,
+ water was aIa,,ow and an.
naared ia he more no. and
acro.s the waste q, a. eooa I
hefora me a dark solitary
the tower seemingly Of a church,
FOR Il was topped by q stumpy spire.
which daylight would probably have
There was a little dry ground round
church. q mere patch in a sea OF
Hatcr. but my horse rang its hoofs on
n with every sipn az toy and arched
IL neck IA IL trotted up to the neigh
nrhnods az the church. WINNING With
nIaas,ra From the back Of the mid
I was not surprised. came an an
..v"rn~ na,rh As nrl,ed I'm a man
n. weannn In his hand. came from the
nnrch and a woman followed him. i
reiIaa 70 them eavlv. ~ fancied yo,,
rn,sid 10 here no moment / saw the
shurch!" I said, sliding to the ground.
I-Inank nsaved gud ~ ~ ny sa she
Inf me flung her arms round my
SISsE and kiased me. ..What has hap
Sdss .ha asked. looking in INV ewes.
~ filll az tears.
\ 9xhini Yrhave atopped Them" 7 an
= 1,,rninr suddenly shy. hough
o1c 4 had been lonRing q few min
- r. tnra1 to faIk Of nv victory "They
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