The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-10-08

,iatoo'' gnpt" w med about him
ana "apfd ma nat Then Il was ven
stun with the Sabbath Stiffness Of
early morning In the hills, and hs
heard family the mechanical click and
snap of the rides OF Chauyenets party
~ they expelled their exploded car.
tridges and refilled their magazines.
They're not no bad-bad luck to
themf" he muttered 'l'll be ripe for
the little brown men after get through
with this" aud Claiborne laughed a
little and watched Armitage's slow ad-
vance out into the open.
The trio behind the barricade had
ut yet seen the man they had crossed
the sea 10 XII, as the line OF bis APP
proaeh closely paralieled the long ir.
regular wall with Its fringe OF cedars.
but they knew from Claiborne's signal
that he was there The men had pick
sied their horses back OF the little fort
aud Claiborne commended their good
gencralship aud wondered what sort
Of beings they were TO risk so much
upon No Wild an adventure.
Armitage rode out farther into the
opening, and Claiborne, with his eyes
ON the bnrricadc. saw n man lean for
ward through the cedars In an effort 10
take aim AZ the hofSeInAn. Claiborne
drew up bis own rifle aud blazed away.
Bits of stone spnrted into the air be
low The targets elbow, and the man
dropped back out OF sight without DR.
Ing
"rse never been the same since that
fever" gnowled Claiborne and snapped
on, the shell spltefully and watched
for smother chance.
BEING directly In front 81 the barri.
csde be was IN a position 10 cover Ar.
mitBees advance. aud Oscar mean
while had taken bis cue from Armltage
and ridden slowly into the Geld from
The left. The men behind the cellars
fired now from within the Enclosure at
both men without exposing themselves,
but their stuts Few Wild, and the two
borscmen rode up 70 Claiborne. who
had empred bis rihe into the cedars
and was relosding
They are all together again. are
they r. asked Arniiaee. pauslne few
yards from Claihorue's rock. bis eyes
upon the hsrlcade.
'',Ihe gentleman with the curly hair
- dros. him IN. He N a poor shot
sesy'
Oscar tighsaned his belt and waited
for orders. while Aunitage and Clsl,
torne confernd In quick pointed sen
traces
shall We ffsk rash or xtatye them
outg ia IKE 10 try hunger on them"
said Annlizge.
They'll oil sneak off over the bridge
innlgbt II NC pen them ~. II they all
80 al oaee ihey'ii break II down, aid
veil lose cur quarry. But you want
80 cap,nw them AllveY'
Il certainly doY' Armilagc replied
and turned 10 laugh Al Oscar. who bad
ffod at the barricsde from the back u
lis horse whirh was resentlng the 10.
e.gHi,e by trying 10 throw his rider
The enemy now concentraied a sharp
are upon ArIailAge. whose hors~ SNORT.
~ aad paved the groaEd an the balls
cot iiae cir and earth
efor Ced's sake gel of that horse.
Aralssge~ bawled cot Claiborne. ris.
sng npoh the rock -Iherv's DO uss In
wasting yourself that way"
MY arm aches. and I've SGT 70 %
somesling Let's Try s,orfning them
just TT fan It's . cavalry stunt. Cal.
berne and yea can play being THE arsii'
iers iisavs sagppriing our advance.
fsi swsg there. Oscar. alton, ferry
ysras and ssa rse~ Ter u 10 the sail
and oFef That nxrTicsds isnr ss ALE
a. Il Io0ks .rvsa itia ssds know I'll