Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-12-25

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lor'' e9mefFed3in quick poiits4 So
shall peftissaa rush or staF as the
OUT. q ike to try hunger 81 itbeH
n. said ArnHtase ~
4 te| j all sneak off over the brile
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certainty d5$" Armiiage Ts6iis.
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>-B.''kI z ne larHeade from the back 81
as t'o'se' winch was rescnttUg tits,its
ui+lIiy 10y trying to throw his 9idef
-. .lFe enc my now concentrated II gbarn
j, e l''5olF Afpltage, whose morse sn6ge
ID ed ana paved the ground as tbe bags
!. cut the air and earth.
h.r. fo' Gods sake get off that borsS
r ArmltggeE sbaEVled out Claiborha ne
nag upon tle rock There's po+iis, n
wasting yourself that way"
My arm aches and I've cot n do
'.1soAe, h'ng. Let's try stormi8g tben
-JuSl Tor fun It's p cavalry srIf9,f-tii-,{. {
Oorue' and You can play being Tho ar-il. /
iery that's supporting our aeranol /
TiFH 's"aY here Oscar. abaHr farrv
NaIus' ahd vel race for It 10 the W5Irf
'ha over That barr.cade ISM as stif
4s-lt looks from this side. know oIli
"oout III There are great chunks opt
VI II lt1f cant BE- seen from this side
p man Ine fqr3 that 8F6dtase 1fI
t1'sg'su uo"n z good rmapy yards Of
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VI tuat horse / tell you! you've
q e moe p gop now! cot fioNn vi = L
~ make me tired, Claiborne. This
9ea 11rifli Eowawia alrIbe-orefin q few La
minutes. Il never Intended to waste {
Hpca TING S5rf Ellosa fero59sr when n "a
sol lnem where / wanted them " r
ms Iett arm hung quite limp at his I
sac and his 6aee)was very vhire. Tia S
uady droppedhis rifle IN theroad A. the t,
momentIfhe- baH stAicE 6isDslisu4i1g5 nj
DDq Ae still carried his-revolvee Hs
l@iaed to Osear. aud (theE B3ti, III Z al
~ olPeq forward over the open ground al
i9shtng straight for the cedar E9Esrt pl
C .lsl.i was instantly up and RE
way between ths'tWo riders Their en-
ora advance eYidehtlya surprisedffBe on
rieabeyond the 'barricade, who sho,,tea &
urried commands to one another a. wi
icy distributed themselves alone Tho VII
al ana awaited the onslaught Then Ar
icy grew still and lay low out of g
ght as the silent riders approached Die
le hoofs of the onrushing horses riff
lg now and then on the harsh ont era
oppmg rock aud here and tbersl tag
'uch nre. Armitage sat erect and1 !aut
'aay IN his saddle, his horse spaed. 1t
on IN great bounds toward the bar. frOr
ade. His lips moved In a curious -eeiv
u fashion az though he were IN men
ttering; vas
For Austria For Austria, Ha tor
le me 90 something for the empire." ours
eyond the cedars the trio held their the 1
= watching with fascinated ewes the the f
iileis, every instant drawing clos. "It
anu the runner who followed rbem Whai
aey can't jump this, They'll veer III
before they get here" shouted up.
uEenet TO his comrades WAR queer
they check their horses for the He
badly
@ are fools. They have got us get on
ped And DuHud's hands sboo,- "Tu
le restlessly fingered a revolver should
DIG sery-an crouched on his knees gblast
oy' his finger on the Il ger y mailed,
lue. All three were haess anil Duri
4'pt Inc wound in zuia r ible ID
'ioNen out afresh, and be had while
Ell Il colored handkerchief abppr Fl tieuuy
y me bleeding. A hundred Yards "If Y
tLie waterfaif sniashed d5Rn itheI y9p au
4aa Its taint murmur fea Die eve
Wid dove rose ahead OF 4f Il Hfiforti
? ana flew Straight before In not tdk
he barricade. The silence gra,,, potato
as the horses galloped nearer dear c.
taiia -eilitah tlis.seeei,frsiiBp,i. u.li look "a
only the hollow thump of hoofs harbor
la!Oorhes voice calling to Arni. Armit
ny oscar to warn them Of his eyes we
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& 5ode al ffross tylFsfiitt 3 ,lei4 wberes, tgafHA
lesfg}n1 had9 eambed@ f6r q yeaE b65FSse4 z ri
ga III 3 gre t 5ag7aRd asahg 5f'3ut
the 'defenders Of he bowTdeT ME- WHO w Va )
o- % WI MS "u'te iaee'and noted posureYt
Niln nansIns and swaying and I ar
10 spite Of themselves tbe avarv as
Of his tall erect figure. fantions %
anet. sgatehing thezsises,t upir;a, . ,,t,i,,,,,
nd. speaking ia German. So bor1a
i understood: %
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