The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-26

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ought to be south Of
Lamar and near the railroad"
Armitage passed his rein to Clai-
borne and plunged down the steep road
to reconnolter.
Its strange business" Claiborne
muttered. half aloud.
The cool air Of the ridge sobered him.
but he reviewed the events of the night
without regret. avery young officer IN
the service would envy him this adyen
tare. He wasS SO intent with the
thought that he hunmed reveille and
vas about 10 rebuke himself for unsol.
dierlv behavior ON duty when Armi.
tase whlsucd 70. him 10 advance.
"Irs all right; they haven't passed
yet met railroad track walker
down there. and he said he had seen
40 one between here and Lamar. Now
they're handicapped by the big country
horse they had 10 take for that Seryian
devil and we can push them as hard
IS We ike. We must get them beyont
Lamar before we crowd them. an,
| sont f0rset that We want "a driv
them into my land for the round NJ
In afraid we're going 10 have we
morning
1 They rode abreast beside the railroad
through the narrow gap. A long freigh
train rumbled aud ratified by. and III
tie later they passed a coal shaft
81 here . lcsrlmed night shift loadeD
j cars under rariag torches.
Their message 10 Winkelried is still
On this siie Of the Atlantic" said Ar
mitase. bot Winkelried is in a stroni
room 8 this time n the existing pow
ers al Vienna are what they ought Il
he I've done my best 10 get hiri there
The message would only help the cas-
against him II they sent it,
/ Ciaiborne sroaDed mockingly.
I suppose IN know what it's all
about wien rad il In the morning.
Z papers ] ike the game well enough
but il might he mOne amusing TO know
Ehat I'm fighting for
You enlisted without reading the ar
ticles Of war. and you've got 10 take
the consequences. You've done what
you set out TO do. you've found me and
you're travelling with me over the Viz
ginia mountains TO report my capture
TO Baron Won MarhOf ON the way you
are going TO assist in another affair
that viii be equally TO your credit. and
then II all goes well with us I'm going
to give myself the pleasure OF allow
ing NJ Chauvenet 10 'ell you exactly
who | am. The incident appeals TO
my sense Of humor. assure you |
have one. OF course II | were not n
lperson Of very great distinction Chau-
venet and his friend Durand would
not have crossed the ocean and
brought with them a professional as
sassln, skilled In the use of smothering
and knitting, TO do away with me. You
are In luck to be alive. We are dan.
gerously near the same size and build
and In the dark. on horseback
"That was funny. | knew that IL |
ran for 1t they'd plug me for sure and
that II | waited until they saw their
mistake they would be afraid TO kill
me. Ugh! still taste the red soil OF
the Old Dominion"
| tOiiitt itl EiNt Tue uOTSts
a chance to prove their blood These
roads will be paste In few hours"
The dawn WINS, breaking sullenly,
and out Of gray ipw hanging mist a
light rain fell in the soft. mOnotonous
fashion OF mountain rain. Much OF the
time II was necessary TO maintain sim
gle file. and Armltage rode ahead. The
fog grew thicker as they advanced. but
they did not lessen their pace. which
had now dropped to a steady trot.
Suddenly. as they swept on beyond
Lamar, they hear the beat Of hoofs and
halted.
Bully for us. We've cut In ahead
Of them! Can you count them. Clal-
borneT
There are three horses all right
enough. and they're forcing the beasts.
What's the wordy"
"Drive them back Ready-here we
go!' roared Armitage In n voice in
tended TO be heard.
They yelled at the top OF their voices
as they charged, plunging into the adj
vancing trio after forty yard gallop.
mot later than Friday'-back you
go" shouted Armitage and laughed
aloud at the enemy's rout one of the
horses-it seemed from its riders yells
to be hauvenet's-turned and bolted
and the others followed back the way
they had come. b., OoT
Soon they dropped their pace TO a
trot, but the trio continued to fiy be-
fore them.
They're ratified" said Claiborne
"and the fog isn't helping them any"
"We're getting close to my place.
: said Armltage. and as he spoke two
shots fired in rapid succession cracked
family through the fog. and they jerk
ed up their horses.
l "Its Oscar! He's Q good way ahead
n judge the shots right"
"If he turns them back, we ought to
: hear their horses In moment" OBJ
served Claiborne. '"rhe fog muffies
sounds. The roads pretty level In
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