El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-06

al Tunes 7 Is FeEg dramatic and plctur-
esque and threaded with adventure
Blacknore kept 90 his quiet country
Z lie 70 the last, and passed away az Ted
I dlngton on january 20, 1900.
.
I dare dream OF Iovez Something IN
NY heart tells me it can never be"
Lnar year OF his neloreds spurred
John TO penetrate into Glen Dooue
one night az the risk Of his life for
word OF Lorna Once guard leVeled
/ his gun at him but went off cringing
at the though that after all so huge
a form could be only that OF Carver
DCone.
It was real danger which threat
ene1 Lorna Tor old Sir Ensor
goouei head CT the rObber crew. lay
dying and he alone had been her
protector against the brutal Carver
FOR John 70 play G. desperate same
ana carry Lorna of would but incita
me DoOnes 70 Wreak revenge upon
me country side with fire and sword
AT times he sWore TO smoke out his
nest Of rascals. but the timid farmers.
oVeraWed by their saVagery. would
promise no support
-leanWnlle an unparalleled winter
1aq set IN Day after day the snow
Ieli steadily and, blown by the wind.
almost smothered the low-eaved cot
tages- Desperate for some word Of
Lorna John made his way on snow
SHOES into the very heart OF Glen
Doone, unopserved in that feathsry
loE John found Lorna's hamlet
stuffed her exclamation OF surprise
with kisses, and felt his heart swell
with anger on learning that she and
lar maid GWenny CarfaE, were kept
IN confinement and deprived OF food
~ order OF Carver Doone until Lorna
should consent % be his wife. NOT for
nauEnt was John Ridd a ciant-and
IN love Throwing discretion 10 the
winds he carried Lorna and Gwennv
a. ID
% ne warm refuge Of his mothers
The Doones, though so openly set at
defiance blded their time VITA
spring the roads were opened and
one moonlight night. with an ar
rogrance worthy 81 carver. tbev a.
lacked Plover's BarrOws in force
: ean hiaq, nothing dauntad. defend I
cd his friends and loved ones with I
spirit. meeting the attackers SQUARE
y VITA a handful Of men and put
ting them TO speedy flight A murder {
Gus attack By the Doones was bad
business enough but 20 Johns hon
esl soul a worse trouble followed
his Lorna was discovered TO be no I
true Docne. but the niece OF the great I
lord Dugals kidnapped as a child 10
- --onlon ana the protection OF her
I S-sl-s lnl-e sne was summoned, her /
.-eall IS ven as her lovers torn By I
me separation The thought that hei
might never again behold his Lorna I
into misery
after ald,7 be asked himself. who I
an put simple farmer. who dares ]
llLt his eyes 10 the niece Of an earI7a 4
Dll Lnls was no time for repininE.
Tor the ill-starred rebellion OF Non
NOUN tlamed out catching John
ttldd. innocent though he was Ia ife
lois. But all came 10 G happy issue
s s.zea soln' summoned 20 London.
- rated the intended murder Of
-ora Dugals captured the attackers. I
IND turned them over for punishment
70 the terrible lord Jeffreys Events
moved swiftly, his exploit made Iyou-
ion ring he was Enighted By king
iames- and when Earl OF Dugal died
soon after. a well directed bride Sc
slrea JeIIreyss permission 10 let
1orna, his ward in chancery. wed the
'edouotaDle Sir John Rldd
sack 70 Exmoor and Plover Bar
'oHs went John Kidd. knight. 20 lead
ne farmers Of the countryside who,
nllrlated by a new outrage COM
lilteo by the Dooues. took the law in-
o their own hands and swept the rob
'er stronghold clean with fire and
word Only the scheming old -Coun-
ellor- and his son. the brutal Carver.
scaped a bloody death
Nov at last the great day dawned
or John and Lorna and they made I
u
o be wed while all the neighboring
armers cane 10 applaud the event
carcely were the sacred words Of the q
arFlce pronounced when a shot rang
trough the church and Lorna. her
ark eyes dropping. her wedding Gown
tanned with blood, sank into her hus-
an rs arms John Kidd never forgot :
he agony Of that moment and yet he Z
7emed strangely calm. Only Carver e
Done could have done this dastardly &
eco ana as John dashed off in hot
lrsu1r he sWOre that the world was =
% narrow a place 20 harbor him and
is enemy another day. For Carver
p his 1aded horse there was no es-
lpe- his pistol missed fire. and at Z
st in narrow detile flanked By a Y
GOD and stretch Of bog the two d.
en came 70 grips. They spoke little
nd that grim duel was fought with
either knife nor pistol but body 70 d
ody as became two giants. ID
JOIN Leir lower rib crack beneath
1rvers terrible embrace. but his
on hand ripped the muscles Of hisi Ell
isalant's arm from the bone ike Il
orange pulp and he flung him. II
lhle4 ana bleeding. upon the
round In an instant the black lips e.
the bog fastened upon Carvers'
age limbs, swiftly. silently, and John d.
i'd had scarce time TO get his own
et upon firm soil before his enemy q
as sucked down into those grim b
pths. his face distorted with agouy,i
Il his quivering lips uttering no "
.und- al
Loves true course does not always
70 eWry and both John and Lorna 10
covered. he 20 worship her and she ~
assure him through the serene ] r
ars with eyes and lips all eloquent b,
love you. John Ridd-"-CopyInRh %
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