The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-05-13

Of the horse. A sudden cry from the
girl aroused him.
Look. See theret'
The smoke had deepened until they
could carce see beyond the horses
head. and now clots of SCOT the size
OF leaves were falling all Dol them.
One that lighted on the laprobe had the
CLINT of fire in it.
Hold up quick he ordered sharply.
and she pulled horse onto his launches.
"Harki"
A spluttering roar. mingled with
fierce cracklings III shrjeks, was right
ahead of them. Something hurting In
mad panic up the trail almost crashed
into the horse. 1t veered into the scrubs
not six feet from the buggy, a deer With
antlers. A rabbit in mad deliriup
scurried under the very wheels. The
horse began prancing and snorttng.
rearing and paving the air, then back
Ing and turching and crashing into the
rhododendron. The girl did not lose
her C
The wild CLEAN Of the fire, dull
through the smoke, was in full sight
now, and the road was like that of the
sea. The wind was sweeping II up the
narrow gut, flashing on the flames like
a bison stampede. They fell upon the
J dry tops, licked them up as if they were
| OIL ANA lST, SdpSu dSI1tls I1LO iUS hSS
~hemlocks, roared UP their trunks, and
stood waving in air, mad flags, 20 feet
above the topmost twigs.
The terror of the horse was almost
beyond control. He tried madly TIC
plungs forward and throw himself into
the fire: it was all both of them could
do to keep him from breaking way.
They could hold him out an instant
more.
Jump" he ordered fiercely. WE
must leave him and run for u lives.
Jump"
NO, sir! Here. AXE the laprobe AND
wind 1t round his head" She threw Is
TO him with deft swing. Quick He
obeyed automatically. In an instant
she was beside him, and she too had
the horse by the bit.
Here! let me take himt' she ordered
sharply. Now lift the buggy round.
Sharp there!" 1t was turned in an In
slant.
Get IN" she commanded. and he
obeyed her with q jump. Take up the
reins there, Quick" She led the horse
a few steps. then bounded back ane
sprang into the buggy like a a
GIVE 'em to met
Again they bumped and rolled and
slowed along the mad trail. She was
driving now for her life, and ii was 3
sight TO stir the blood. Young Jim al
most forgot the CHASTITY death that was
after them as he watched this
woman in action. She had grown cool
and watchful, n every movement of
muscle and tone of voice counted. II
was no small thing to drive a panic
stricken horse with fire all about him.
he was In a mad scurry, Shying and
rearing and plunging and ready at ev-
cry instant to smash them into a wild
heap, but she held him true. She talked
steadily-soothing, threatening, coax
ing, urging now In high key, now in
49, -
stand her. They were back now to
where she had met Jim, and now they
Were crashing beyond. AS to what i'm
pulse might be at the end neither had
a thought. Their n impulse was to
fly On and Oh, like the deer and the
All at once the horse stopped short.
almost pitching then owe the dash
board. A great tree top, bristling with
snags, lay right across the rail
I'm fix that" he shouted, leaping
from h buggy and laying hold of it
nightly. But the thing was braced
and anchored. For a single moment he
wrfthed with it, then he leaped back
and caught up his axe from the buggy.
. dozen swift strokes, a pitching of the
severed branches, right and left. and
he turned excitedly.
You can get over the log lac yelled.
TN run ahead to see II there are any
more An instant and she saw him fan
with frenzy upon another top. The re-
lief was only for a moment. Thicker
and thicker grew the tree tops across !
the Q a until all at once they culmin-
ated In a grand tang1e tina & days
would not penetrate.
They had come to the end of the
trail; there was no possibility OF adj
vancing another foo.
He ran hither and thither excitedIy,
put there was no exit. Then he turned
Ia desperation.
There's only one chance" he cried.
Lead the horse and trv to get owe
the ridge"
mo, sir; we don't leave Pomp," she
shouted half angriiy. Cant we build
q ant ire?"
There's too much wood. Wed roast
between two fires"
II we take Po1np put Of the buggy
We pull him up the rocks?"
Its too steep. Can't be done. I've
been there" Indeed II vas impossible.
It would be like taking a horse up the
great pyramid.
But We'll try it all the same" There
was 9 snap to her words that made OPP
useless. Come, help me take
out"
She was by the side OF the horse now
him deity from the buggy. The
roaring OF the flames made talking al
most impossible; the smoke was like a
blanket: their eyes. smarting and quiy-
ering IN the reeking atmosphere. could
scarcely distinguish the nearest
objects. Once q spark set fire to
dress, but he e~xtinguished
Y with the laprobe. Then he
threw the rob oyer her shoulders. and
she tied the ends under her chin.
Continued Next Weskl
Recalls the Revolution.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.