Evening star., 1915-02-14

NDAY MAGAZINE FOR FEBRUARY IL.
We had gone halfway to the top of the hill when
man on horseback gaoped up, and says he, shouting:
"The soldiery are upon you."
"Who you?" said buntly.
zone that sympathizes, he answered, "and has rid
den hard to you. There posse of soldiers out
from Bristol and they in the village"
Faith" said I, otis sharp of emf
"You were doubtless traced along the river" said
he @and came ashore in the nick of time for them.
They have been put upon the main road by the vii
lagers," said he Hold for Exmoor You have
chance. God keep you" and with that he turned and
rode down the hill.
WAS nightly bucled up to hear this news for here
was something that needed wits and work to meet.
These Monmouth folk had been under discipline and
ready to obey. 1 had proved their friend, and
they trusted me. There is that has trusted
Dick Ryder and been deceived So issued my
mands, and the party went brskly up the hill, till the
breath out. Here of farm buildings,
and there halted in talk. One of the Monmouth
men, a reverend fellow, approached me.
3Sir,' says he, eve deep in your debt. God has
sent you deiverer and the Lord be thanked"
@Why, you welcome said 1. @Spt Bloody Jeff
reys say l.; though stand for the King
James Stuart, says he socmny, "is of wrath"
ooh, sink me!7 said l. aKing Monmouth is man of
putty"
"You wrong him." says he. ale is goodly and a
godly Prince
And there l stopped his jabber with peremptory
GESTURE for the bore sounds up the hill me,
and they were the sounds of horses hoofs.
1They are on u.s. said l. @and, damme! there is blood
in the air Look you Reverend" says. as there of
you that knows the ways the wilderness of Exnoor?"
"Aye," said the one that had guided "If we were
but by Tavistock Plymouth were safe"
@Then, by the Lord, ye shall be-" 1 cried and
went up the farmhouse and knocked with my pistol
man came the door tall, broad of build, and gray
of hair N1,at1r hao cl-a1 1aa,1
"Horscs my buck said 1. "Here be twelve Mon
mouth and the soldiers at their heels and at that
poured out my tale.
When he had heard he spoke in his solemn voice, aye
the right house, led by the Lord, says he
"Enterandwecome. Yehave sought, and yehavefound."
When we're got in this good man made welcome
with food and drink the while turned considera
tions of safety The time pressed; for the soldiery
mounting the hill. But twas done; for this
farmer man of spirit. He had his horses in the
stables and barns, and he made us free of them
a should thank God, said he, @that permitted
to do Him some service in behalf of His people"
So be that it did the service cared not to what
he attributed it. So, the stables being somewhere
in the darkness of the rear, he conducted the Mon
mouth thther, leaving Jerry and me behind in
the house.
@Dick,' says Jerry, yawning, a would give glincas
for a sleep"
Hold up Rascal!' said l. ~Therc is still work
afore you Hear you that?' For quite close now were
the sounds of horses hoofs.
Jerry stared out into the twilight. @Whats to do?"
he asked. "My head is all of an ache
@Look you Jerry" said |. "You shall have that
which will wake you and cure your head Go you forth
and draw the fire in the open ground yonder"
He looked out to where soldier ahorse had just
breasted the rise. "Wake me' says he @'Twill more
likely put to sleep forever. Cure my head?" he
says "Damme Dick! l like not that way of curing"
But had he said than he opened the door
and went out lurching into the foreground.
LIE had been there but little when there was cry