The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1912-05-23

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that attacked and captured him
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INTO a dark underground chamber when
Saptsin Grant begins . search OF ths
premises
CHAPTER xvI-Arsr digging nj. W.
Evidences OF a battle and 80 80, 90
across the threshold ''"H
! Twas a wreck In body and mind. my
face streaked with earth. my hair
Allied with dirt. my clothing torn and
disreputable. Laboring for breath. my
fingers raw and bleeding. l lay there,
with scarcely enough strength remain
ing to keep from rolling to the bottom
OF the ravine. For some moments I
was incapable OF either thought or &C
ton. every ounce OF energy having
been expended in that last desperate
struggle. | lay painting. with eyes
closed. hardly realizing that was in
deed alive. Slowly. throb by throb.
my heart came back into regularity of
beat, and my brain into command. My
eyes opened, and | shuddered with hor.
ror. as recognized that dismal open
ing into the side OF the hill. Clinging
10 the tree trunk attained my feet.
still swaying from weakness. and was
thus able to glance about over the
edge OF the bank. and gain some con
ception OF my immediate surroundings.
II was early dawn, the eastern sky
that shade OF pale gray which pre-
cedes the sun. a few, white. feecy
clouds sailing high above. already
tinged with red reflection. must
have been In that earth prison since
the morning OF the previous day; II
seemed longer. yet even that expira-
ton OF time proved that those who
had imprisoned me there had left me
10 die. Godl / couldn't believe that
not OF heri Clear as the evidence APP
peared. yet fought down the thought
bitterly. creeping on hands and knees
over the edge OF the bank. 10 where
/ could sit on the grass. and gaze
about In the growing light. The house
was to the left. an apple orchard be
tween, and a low fence enclosing n
garden. could gain but glimpses OF
the mansion through the intervening
trees, but II was large, imposing. a
square. old-fashioned house. painted
white. with green shutters. II APP
peared deserted. and no spirals OF
smoke assembled from the kitchen
chimney. Apparently not even the
servants were yet stirring. However.
there was smoke showing farther TO
the right. but had to move before
! could see the cause clearly--the
smouldering remains OF what must
have been a large barn. / advanced In
that direction, skirting the orchard,
and a row Of negro cabins. These
were deserted, the doors open, and
two OF them exhibited evidences OF
fire. A storehouse had its door bat
tered in, huge timber, evidently used
as a ram. lying across the threshold,
and many OF the boxes and barrels
within had been smashed with axes.
The ground all about had been tram
pied by horses hoofs, and only a
smouldering fragment OF the stables
remained.
stared about perplexed, unable to
decipher the meaning OF such de-
struction. Surely Grant would never
dare such a deed with his unarmed
force. Besides Elmhurst was the
property OF a loyalist, ayl the colonel
Of his regiment. Not even the mad
ness OF anger would Justify so wanton
an act. Whatever the mystery could
never hope to solve II lettering there;
the house itself would doubtless reveal
the story, and ! turned In that direc- |
ton. skirting the fence. yet exercising