The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-07

tho slough. but Carver dld not know II
and lost some time IN scoking IT, ~ TINT |
John came upon him, and putting his
horse across tho path, struck thrvrts
horse u ful blow with the oak stick Ana |
tho horse ot carver stopped and fcll back |
He slipped In thr mire ground and man
and hOrHa ruulod over tugrtheH
John lcapod hla horse and awaited the
rising " carver carver was somewhat
stunned and could not rlso Tor n moment
Thon with Il sullon ana bmck s,ow hc
gathered his mighty limbs together ana
Camo toward John
Il would not harm you, lad" said he
II have punished you enough for your
presumption FOR the rest I forgive YOU
Go aud bc Cont"nlcd ~
There was n level spare Of Ereensward
hSswecr them HIfN, tho slough ana, With
tho cOurtcsy hcHhNd learned In London
10 this lOhn led Carver. And tfrat no
might have every muscle ready ana
hrrathe himself hc released his hold upon
hlm and gay" him time lie even lonsrn
his coat and left the Duonc 10 begin with
him when he felt ready Career semed 10
think ns as he gaEed At John that his time
had Cuhs. palrness came over ms ihco
and tho vast calves Of his legs bent hr
II he were cut Of training
| Seeing thu, vlllain ns he was, John Of.
! fefch him tho first chance aud stretched
/
! wcnker antagonist. aIut In this he wa,
too generous, having forgotten his pistol
wound ami tho cracking OF ono OF the
! short ribs Carver caught him about the
waist with grip such M John had never
before felt upon him. John heard his ria
10 and srasped Carvrrs arm and tore the
! musCleA ont OF II.
There IL u tradition In Exmoor that
| II vas the heart Of Carver DOOno and not
tho muscles of one ~ his arms that John
a IA IA mi
/ ces of Carv-rs right arm. li.neath tho
! iron uf John Ridds strength and Ire ana
! wrath Carver DoOne was Hn woakling.
big and rugged as he was.
lIc threw Carver TO the ground ana
said. II viii not harm thee any more
! Carver DoOre, thou art beaten go my
way and repent thyself
T II was too late Even II he had Weld e
ed In hlp rRving frenzy for his beard was
frolhy ms mad dogs jo~l, the bog had
him by the feet aud the sucking of the
ground drew him Ike tho thirst llps OF
/ drnth In the fury of their combat they
had needed neither wet nor dry ground
and wh.n carver fell he fell with pHtt
. ~ his body IN the slough. John cOuln
? only gaLr and pants For his strength now
wns no moro than the strength of an IN
mut. from his fury and horror SchlctB
could hs turn away when Joint by JOINT
tho body Of Carver DOOns sank INTO tho
slough
John mounted his horse and as In ter
rlbls dream rode back to Pluvcr lhrrowr
When he came TO the stable door he tath
or fell from his horse than got OF H.
Old John Fry took the Htred without n
word and helped John into the house
have Killed him even NJ he killed Lorna,
was all that John could nny Sh" no,
longs to me none tho less though dead
And ln The house wan assembled the
whole family md Annie Snid, you can
not see her now, dear JuhN.
what has that to DO with ~ cried
John "lrt mo see my dead one, ana tmI
die
All of tho women fell hwRy from HIN
and whispered together And then nun
Hucl.ahack came up to him and said
"shN is not dcah-deRr John. CHE IA very
badly wounded but she may yet i've
John was very weak and very dnred
II was some time before he comprehend
rd what thoy mid TO him. Thcn he SAID
"Is there any chance fur her In weal
voice such ps might hive become n chlln
q "Guu in heaven knows" replied llt'l
Ruin. who seemed 10 have taken upo'
herself the office NJ chief comforter 'hu
tho sight of YOU and In this plight, woul'
bs certain death 20 her Now come an
be healed thysrlf %
Lorna had been taken homo from IN
church and tho nearest medical maj
summoned The doctor had at first pro
rourc,d her dead NherrupOu llui
Imckaback had taken the whole matte
, INTO her own hands and with Gods hel
: revived poor Lorna
And while Lorna lay recovering iron
hcr wound John mN I'm II raging fey"
, with nl so''a ~ haUur.unnon' golnl
through hlr brain Eui his grCn" slrcus'I
g. Irr,o,rryu him shortly The doctor cam
, aud hlcd him aud John recovered am
, wanted 60 h,o LuIut
Pui he was rather helpless cte1tuf
=. when the fever and the doctor e.
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