The evening world., 1911-10-09

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~ bushes, which afforded me
hiding for him In case any
..rlv risers should he nstlr. NJ
thu bIu's foot he saw a long, pran'u',
crown snake rail fence that wo"nu
rrszily away northward Tor TWO o.
,hro, niles TO a stretch OF distant woou.
land. Max planned TO use the cover Oh
,se ,ence as far AS possible until ne
should reach the forest.
once ne could reach the thick trees
and undargrowth he had scant rear .l
capture. HIS carefully learned Woou-
lore was sufficient guard from capture
should he get to the WOODS put w Wv
mean time he well realized that a snake
"an.a =, not a perfect shield. lie
rounted. however, on the fact that no
ana was likely to be seeking him Just
90, 40 far 10 the east OF the direction
hIs nursuers had expected him to take
Max felt reasonably secure Already
Ma mad escaped from seemingly certain
repture. The worst was passed IN a
fev hours OF rapid. cautious traVeI nov
va might we'll hope 10 be beyond inc
confederate lines. Then there would
Va an easy run TO whore he had lelt
ROY Cans waiting, and thence WIN MS
raport. TO tho Federal camp.
The thought Of his news all-import-
nnAa IN the mon AihF' ~ 49, -
clark. on him alone, he felt. rested
now the whole Issue OF the civil war.
And the knowledge nerved him to fresh
courage. -,
"a he FASTENED onward, down the NIL
Gliding from one bush 20 the next the
poundIng Of hoofs on the = above
came 20 his ears. Fl%attcning himself
under the scanty protection OF n c'ump
Of high weeds he glanced over ms
shouIder. Down the lane, astIlde u
h,rebac k plough horse. o the farmer
whose reluctant hospitality Max ha'
tbs, quilted. The man was riding hard'
his legs and shoulders Tapping WIN
each bound Of the clumsy horse he
was headed for the main road along
which Ma could see a dozen or nf'eeh
Confederate cavllrymen trotilng.
IN an instant. Max had OWNED the
whole plan. Giving the boy tim 20
get well away from his house and mus
from any chance Of discriminating him
he farmer was scurrylnr away To Civ
the alarm, lie could readily say h'
mad seen In the distance n lad answer
ing the description OF the escaped SPY
And. As Max was no longer on his
premises, the nan need have no feal
% being drawn into the AFFAIR as .
supposed accomplice,
Max's hrst impulse was TO dart baci
10 the farmhouse. hut az he looked
bach toward II We saw In the doorwa!
thin. hatche' 'hced oina holding
shotgun in bah hands and glarlnI
wrathfuliy down at him, There wa
hut one chance. lie must run for IN
far-off woods and must TAXI his chanc
o., reaching them before the cavalr
could catch up with him. They wer
still over n half mile AWAY. But h
knew how scnnt 4 hope he had of trav
erslng three miles OF uneven groun
on foot before they should be upon hin
A halo from the riders told that In
farmer had pointed Max's general diref
ton out to them, and that they ha
caught a glimpse OF MN tnfoush IN
thin weed stalks.
Dropplng all effort at concealment. IN
hoy ran like n deer. He would glRdl
have lightened his feet by kicking a
his shoes, but one OF the fields that Ia
before him was covered with stuhbl
And he well knew that no barefoot ma
may run through a stubble field.
would be almost as easy to run alOn
a road strewn with tacks. SO, wearin
his shoes and running at top speed,
began his chase. the cavalry 'thunde.
Ing after him like 20 many fox hunter
Again came tho impulse to east ava
tnt ntiNY unllbllH Nbdl NhhI H' W
r!ed. But o second thought made nj
not only keep II but even TO slow dow
his rapid pace long enough to shall
out the garments folds and slip II on.
The coat was somewhat large for hir
and It hampered his movements. 81
this time for a reason far more SCI
slble than sentimental-he endured Il
inconvenience sooner than throw Il
garment away
Across the fields he dashed; clad
uniform coat whose tails blew bacI
ward In the breeze and In blue ia
trousers that harmonized In color wi
tho gaudy mutilated coat.
At a rise In the ground he saw Il
In fr9nt OF him q strange apparitiC
that wrung a gasp OF amaxement fro
his tight-set lips.
From a distant hollow arose som
thing huge. shapeless, e~lephantine.
grew to unbelieving great proportion
and gradually took ON tine form OF
half globe.
A minute later and a second near
st.a ~ UrounH euplatned 10 Mar N