Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-10-28

ITO wreak revenge upon the country
side with fire and sword At times he
swore to smoke out this nest Of rast
calls, but the tirhid farmers. overawed
by their savagery, would promise no
support go. ~
Meanwhile AN unparalleled winter
had set in. Day after day the snow
fell steadily and, blown by the wind,
almost smothered the, l0w-eaved cot
tages. Desperate for some word Of
Lorna, John made his way on snow
shoes into the very heart Of Glen
Doone, unobserved in that feathery'
fog. John found Lorna's hamlet, stifled
her EXPLANATIONS Of surprise with
kisses, and felt his heart swell with
anger on learning that she and her
maid, Gwenny Carfax, were kept in
confinement and deprived of food by
order of. Carver Doone until Lorna
should consent TO be his wife. Not for
'nhught was John Rid q giant--and
in. love. Throwing discretion to the
winds he carried Lorna and Gwenny
away upon his sledge that very night
to the warm refuge of his mothers
1 Preside. '-.- 2 'i--s- ~
The. Doones. though. so openly set at
defiance, bided their time. With spring
the roads were open and one moon
light night, with an arrogance worthy
of Carver. they attacked Flowers Bar
rows in force. John Ridd, nothing
daunted. defended his fireside and
loved ones with spirit. meeting the at
tackers squarely with handful of
men and putting them to speedy flight
A murderous attack by the Doones
was bad business enough, but to
Johns honest soul worse trouble
followed.
His Lorna was discovered to be ne
TRUE Doone, bit the niece Of the great
Lord Dugal. kidnapped as a child. To
London and the protection Of her noble
uncle she was summoned, her heart as
/ well as her lovers torn by the separa-
ton. The thought that he might never
again behold his Lorna plunged him
into misery. p4g fesi
after ALL" he asked himself, 'who
am l but simple farmer, who dares
lift his eyes to the niece of an earl p
But this was no time for repining,
for the ill-starred rebellion of Mon
mouth famed out, catching John Ridd,
innocent though he was, In its tolls,
But all came to happy issue when
John, summoned to London, frustrated
! the Intended murder Of Lord DugaL
I captured the attackers. and turned
them over for punishment to the ter
rible Lord Jeffreys. Events moved
swiftly his exploit made London ring.
he was knighted by King James. and
when the earl of Dugal died soon aft
i or, a. well-directed bride secured JEFF
freys' permission to let Lorna, his
ward in chancery. wed the redoubtable
Sir John Ridd.
Back to Exmoor and Flowers Bar
rows went John Ridd. knight, to lead
the farmers Of the countryside who, in
furiated by Z new outrage committed
by the Doones, took the law into their
own hands and swept the robber
stronghold clean with fire and sword.
Only the scheming old Counsellor
and his son, the brutal Carver. escaped
a bloody death,
Now at last the great day dawned
| for John and Lorna and they made
their way to the little country church
| to be wed while all the neighborine
farmers came to applaud the event
| Scarcely were the sacred words Of the
lservice pronounced when shot rang
4 through the church and Lorna, hel
dark eyes dropping, her wedding gown
stained with blood, sank into her hus
\ bands arms. John Kidd never forgot
the agony Of that moment and yet he
seemed strangely calm. Only Carver
Doone gould have done this BASTARD,
deed and as John dashed off in no
pursuit. he swore that the world wa,
Il too narrow place TO harbors him ant
J l.his-enem y-aAether-days For Carve
:. on. his faded horse there was ne es
cape His pistol missed fire, and a
I last in, a narrow defilei fianked by
I wood and aestretch of bog the two'mel
| caqnef ITO grips. They. spoke little an
that grim duel was fought with neithe
ri Rnffe nor pistol but body to body a
I became two giants.
John felt lower rib crack beneat
carvers' terrible embrace, but his iro
! hand ripped the muscles of his assai
= ants arm from the bone like an orang
! pulp and he flung him. crushed an
: lbleeding, upon the ground. In an III
slant the black lips Of the bog fastene
upon Carver's huge limbs, swift,
: silently, and John Rid had scare
! time to get his own feet upon >frm so
before hts enemy was sucked dow
. into those grim depths, his face al
l. torted with agony, but his quiverir
I LIPS uttering no sound. iis
: Loves true course does not alwa.
run awry and both John and LORI
recovered. he to worship her and 81
RI se1tIa him thray, OH fhQ sarpna ven