The Washington herald., 1909-10-24
CHAPTER XVII.
Oh the Road to Turncr,n.

WHO goes there?"
"A jug"
What kind OF n jug?"
"a little brown jug from Kildare"
Thus Mr.. Thomas Ardmore tested his
piclets with a shibboleth of his own
.devising. The sturdy mnitiamen Of North
Carolina patrolled the northern bank OF
Raccoon Greek NJ midnight. aware that
that riotous flood alone separated them
from their foes. The terraces at Ards
ley bristled with the guns OF the First
Light Battery while upon a cot In the
vine callar beneath. Mr. BIZ Apple
weight alias Poteet. slept the sleep Of
the just
He was rudely aroused, however, al I
o'clock in the morning by Ardmore.
Cooke and Collins. and taken out through
the kitchen 10 one OF the Ardsley farm
wagons. Big Paul held the reins. and
four Of Cookies detectives were mounted
as escort Ardmore. Cooke. and Collins
were 10 company the party as board oG
strategy IN the movement upon Turner
Court House, S. G.
Appleweight, the terror OF the border.
bhnked al the lanterns that flashed about
him in the courtyard. He had been
numbed By his Imprisonment. and even
now he yielded himself docilely 20 the
Inevitable. His capture In the first in
stance at Mount Nebo had been clear
enough, and he could have placed his
hand on the men who did It II he had
( been free for a couple Of hours. This
ne had pondered over his solacing soil
taire as he sat on the case of Chateau
bi@et IN the Ardsley wine cellar; but the
subsequent events had been altogether
TOO much for him lie had been taken
from ms original capt0rs by d girl. and
while tho ignominy OF this was not lost
on the outlaw. his wits had been UNEQUAL
/ TO the further fact which he had no
/ ground FOR disbelieving, that this captiv-
/ ity within the walls OF Ardsley had been
! due 10 a daughter Of that very governor
] OF North Carolina whom he had counted
| ms friend Why the girl had interested
heFseH IN MS seizure anu incarceration.
/ why ne mad been carried TO the great
/ mouse OF New kOrk gentleman whom
/ ne had never harmed In the least. and
( why, more than all, he should have
I been locked IN room filed with hot
ties bearing absurd and unintell-
glole titles, and containing. he had
learned by much despairing experiment
liquids that slnSuiarly failed to satisfy
thirst-these were questions before which
Apple"eight alias PoteeL bowed his
head helplessly.
The road between Kildare and Turn
er's Is fairly good" announced Cooke
though we've got 10 travel four miles
10 strike IT, Griswold evidently thinks
that holding the creek Is all there is of
this business. and he won't find out till
morning that we've crawled round his
line and placed Appleweight in jail al
turner's where he belongs"
4ou must have a good story for the
press, Collins" said Ardmore. "The
North Carolina border counties DON'T
want Appleweight injured. and Gov.
Dangerheld don't want any harm 10 come
TO him-you may be sure Of that. or Bin
would have been doing tine long ago.
The moral element in the larger cities
and the people IN Boston and Springfield
Massachusetts. who only hear OF Apple
weight in the newspapers, want him pun
ished, and we must express to them our
righteous Indignation that he has been
kidnapped and dragged away from our
vengeance by the governor OF South Caro-
lima, who wants him in his own State
{ come
pretty near pleasing everybody II YOU
work II right. Collins. Our manner of
handling the matter will do much to In
crease Gov. Dangerfeld's popularity with
all classes"
Gentlemen, il was very lmpolite OF
you not TO tell me you were ready to
START and Jerry came Driskly from the
side entrance, dressed for the saddle and
nibbling o biscuit
But you are not to go, 1 thought that
was UNDERSTOOD cried Ardmore.
1T may have been understood by you,
Mr. Ardmore, but not by me! l should
never forgive myself If, after ali thu
trouble I have taken to straighten GU
this little matter. I should not be in al
the finish. VIII you kindly get me &
horse?"
Miss Dangerheld's resolution was no'
to be shaken, and few minutes later
the party moved out from the courtyard
Cooke rode several hundred yards ahead
then two detectives preceded the wagon
in which ADpleweight sat on cross-sea'
with two more OF Cookies men on sea-
just behind him. He was tied anC
gagged, and an old derby hat (sUpplieC
, by Paul. had been clapped upon the
side of his head at an angle that gave
him a jaunty air belied by his bonds
, Though his tongue was silenced, his eye:
were at once eloquent OF wonderment
resignation, and impOtent rage. Beside
, the wagon rode Miss Jerry Dangeriield
! alert and contented. Ardmore and Collins
were Immediately behind her, and she in
dulged the journalist in some mild chat
from time TO time, to his infinite delight
, though considerably TO Ardmores dis
/ tress Of heart for. though no words haC
passed between him and Jerry as TO TIT
disgraceful flight of the adjutant general
I yet the master Of Ardsley was in a Jeal
: Gus mood The moon had left the con
spirators 70 the softer radiance Of TIT
: stars. but there was sufficient light 70
Ardmore to mark the gentle lines o
a Jerry's face as she lifted 1t now ant
then to scan the bright globes above.
! Paul drove his team at trot over tn
J smooth road Of the estate TO remot
and Unlicensed gate on the southern side
: but stiH safely removed from the Soutl
! Carolina pickets along the Raccoon.
+ IT'S all right over there" remarks
p Collins, jerking his head toward tn
D creek. ''The fronting armies are waiting
e for morning and battle. l suppose tina
Y when we send word to Griswold tina
= Appleweight is in a South Carolina jai
10 X viii change the scene Of operations
2 1t will then be Cow Osborne's painful