The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-04-02

three Of rs we're huddleA NsOetAsr d
the porch Of . church. snoe disea,e<
away from the scene Of tie fFaeas.
Neatly done" remarked Ovsssnn
With . smile. 10 Giles Il sAoaA have
been in that brauny fellows clutches
nov. but for The clip over tAs bod you
gave him"
You did your share. SIR politely
responded Giles
Blu, time presses and our Affairs
must BE- settled said Overtoa: here
il my card. II is too dark TO read II.
bu, l am Capt. Philip Overtoa. Of the
Second Life Guards"
And L. replied Giles. am Nidship
man Giles Vernon Of the Ajax. shiI
| of the line nov Al Portsmouth"
BY the dim ligh, Of . lantern in
| the church porch say the expression
of establishment upon Overton's face
Then" he osammered. we are re
lated"
Yes" replied Giles. smiling. and
| IL you pierce me through With sword
or pistol. it will be worth one Of the
finest estates in the kingdom to you
provided always that old villain. Sir
Thomas Vernon. does not marry and
have children in spite Of u.s."
Overon reflected. half laughing and
half frownine-
If only you had not passed . blow.
Anything else. there could be an &c.
commodation for. II vas most I'm.
fortunate"
Yes. as it turns out" responded
Giles: but the question is. now. when
and where can We meet"
Just then the great bell Of st
Paul's tolled out the half before mid
night. and l. who had been an almost
unobserved listener, spoke out Of the
fullness OF my heart.
Giles" said l. the coach leaves n
IL. II We do not get to Portsmouth in
time. We are deserters. Let Capt
Overton write to you and fight after
ward"
Out OF the mouths OF babes and
sucklings comes wisdom" replied
Oveton. smiling: and so in two min
utes it was settled. Overton agreeing
II
Giles could not get leave to meet him
halfway between Portsmouth and
London. We then babe him good-by.
and ran on as fast as our legs could
carry US. and barely made the coach
We travelled all night. Giles sleep.
ing soundly and snoring very loud, in
one corner. felt great uneasiness
about the coming meeting between
him and Overton. although I believed
there was NO hostile feeling between
them. But when two men face each
other with arms in their hands, there
is always the possibility Of awful
catastrophe.
The roseate morning broke when We
were still some distance from Ports.
mouth. The sight of the blooming
hedge-rows. the bird-songs. and all the
fair beauty of the morning made me
long to be outside. and at the last
stage-my companion still sleeping
l got out, and with = shilling to the
coachman. got the box seat. There /
were only two or three persons. be- |
sides the guard. on the coach.
Once up there. could not rest sat.
isded without handling the ribbons.
l had never even driven = donkey in
my life, but, nevertheless, I aspired to
drive four fresh roadsters. The coach. |
man, = good-natured, foolish fellow,
gave me the reins, down q perfectly |
smooth lane. ! seixed the whip 100,
and brought 1t down across the wheel. |
ers' backs. and. the next thing knew,
the coach was lying on its side on the |
road, and was ON the ground.
1t was over IN wink. and It seemed
scarcely loager before 1t had been
righted: for the load was extremely
light. and no one was hurt except
Giles. He scrambled out Of the coach |
window. his arm hanging down. not
broken. but out Of joint. pointed
to 1t.
Your sword arm" said.
There was nothing for 1t but to
make for Portsmouth Is fast as Dos
sible. Giles was in extreme pain; he
said nothing. but great drops came out
upon his forehead. When We reached
the town, at once PIT OF in search of
= surgeon. while Giles remained a, the
inn. l soon fetched the surgeon. who
got the arm into place When the
man had finished. Giles asked when
he could use his arm for pistol shoot,
ing.
CTO BE cONTINUED)