The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-31
Copyright. by a. Conan Doyle)

b''NC1F ahA Nv AAhAAnN oL a tflAlleT
TO the north OF US. at Ayton.
My mother came down with two
plaids TO keep the chill from US. and
we all stood there until morning.
speaking little 10 each other. and hat
little In n whisper. The road had
more folk on II han ever passed
along II at night before. for many OF
the women up u n had enrolled
themselves IN the Berwick Volunteer
regiments. and were riding now as
fast ~ O could carry them for the
muster. Some had a stirrup cup or
two before parting. and I cannot for
get n who tore past on a huge white
horse. brandishing a great rusty sword
in the moonlight.
They shouted TO us. as they passed.
that the North Berwick Law-hre was
blazing. and that IL was thought that
the alarm had come from Edinburgh
Castle. There were a few who gal
loped the other way. couriers for Ed
inburgh. and h laird's son. and Mas
ter Clayton. the deputy sheriff. and
such like.
And among others there was one. A
fine built. heavy man on a roam horse.
who pulled up AZ our gate and asked
some questions about the road. He
took of his hat TO ease himself. and
4 ~ NhdA nF UhA a kluulN AnfE-
drawn face. and a great high brow
that shot away up into tufts Of sandy
hair.
- doubt its a false alarm" says he.
NlaNhe "a ha done we'll 20 hide where
break my fast with tho regiment lie
clapped spurs % hts horse. and away
he went down the brae.
nodding after him. Hes "a lawyer IN
edinburgh. and a Draw hand az the
name Tons ~ NSJie Scoii - hts.
then. hut 10 was not long before IL was
The ~hest-known name in Scotland. and
many a time We thought or how no
speer"d his way OF us on the night Of
tho terror
But early In the morning We had our
minds set at ease n was gray and cold
and my mother had gone mp Co. the house
70 make a pot ~ tea for u.s. when there
Horscroft. % Ayton. in a.. and his son
The collar 81 the doctors coat came
over his cars. and DO looked en- "a deadly
black humor. for Jim. who was but ff-
teen Years o. age. had troope1 IN 90
fathers new fowlng piece.
al night his dad had chased him.
and now there he was. a prisoner. with
Tho barrel ~ the stolen KUN sticking
out from behind the seat He ooked
thrust into his side pockets. his browe
drawn down. and his lower lip thrust
he I tass az " Aa- shouted ,ss doctor a.
INK and all the folks r. Scotland have
been EaddinE about the roads for moth
Ills son. Jim. snerled something NJ
him on This and his father struck
~ Sd ~ Sis "hfnas 'Wlbnis-fb' rs Ii.' ,gsae
boys chin forward uron his breast as
though he had been sfunned
NJ father shook hia head. for he
had "a liking for Jim. but w ain Walked
un % The hous" again. noddlng and
hlnking and hardly able 20 keep. our
eyes "r'n now that We know that alt
was safe hut with "a thrill ~ foy ~ our
hearts such as 7 have only matched
once or twice i0 my lifetime.
%1w an THIS has utfle enough 20 DO
about hut when n man has n good
on" Thought from his mind without "a
dozen others trailing out behind 80
~ b.. this had something 20 10 with
n after lll. f.r Jim T.-urroff had co
deadly r. quarrel with his father that
h" was packed 0ff o. Fe~r'whistle's Rer-
wick Academy. and ne wv father had
long wished mo 90 e. fhero. no took
advantage ~ This chance % send mo
rut 1sfo-. say word asoy, hts
q. '' ,o ny sas' am am ssr'-a F'y ~, YOU b, a ,st,97,,
F'.. feV words ~ nine nav %" read
r'e'- heard ~ -ne C'ld'r7 %
rt has n brave sound West Inch. hu,
70 '. VIII hra0
Bitten wind av.-t .rrar.-lr r-frEf-e
.-f. links along t-r as1ar'-e whore
~ -.- -.' a-' have butter instead ~
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rI ir .tanewg-k over
-'r a -.-a' rsa-e our folks have
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