Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-10-29

I SIDE with IRE AID sword At tines BE
swore 10 smoke or this nest Of ras-
Gals, bur TIE umza farmers. oTerzwe d
( by thelr s2Tsg@E. would promise 10
support
Meanwhile n unparalleled winter
+ had SCI in Day after day the snow
+ fell steadily and, bloRn by the wind.
almos- snsthere5 the low-eaved cot
tages. Desperate Tar some word Of
/ Lena john made his way On snow
she's into The very heart Of GIer
{ Doa1e. E1obse-ved In thai fezrhery
fog. John foaad Lorra's hamlet. srizel
( her exc.sma15ons Of surprise with
/ kisses, ard fer lis heart swell with
SINGER On learning that she and her
maid. GEve1ny Ca-fax. were kept IN
Confinement and deprived Of food by
/ order q Carver Doone until L0-na
I should consent 70 De his wife Not for
( n2ught wss John Rid q gianr-aTad
/ n love. Throwing discretion 70 ths
winds he carried Lorna and GwenBy
away upon his sleslge that very night
70 tie warm refuge Of his mothers
hres55e
The Doones. though 50 openly set at
/ defiance, bi8ed their time. With spring
the roads were open and one noon
Light night, with an arrogance worthy
q Carver. they attacked PIoTer's Bar
rows In force John Rid. nothing
dauaced. defended his nreside and
loved ones with spirit, meeting tie at
tackers sQuarely with a handful Of
men and putting them 70 speedy fight.
A uurderous attack by the D00nes
was bad business enough. but 70
Johns honest soul Z worse trouble
followed.
His Lorna was discovered TO be no
true la00ne. bur the niece Of the great
Lord Dugal. kidnapped as q child. To
London and the protection Of her noble
uncle she was summoned. her heart as
well IS her lovers torn by the separa-
tioa- The thought that he might never
again behold bis Lorna plunged him
into misery.
AFTER all" he asked himself. who
am bat simple farmer. who dares
Lift his eyes L. the niece Of an earl =
But this was 10 time fyr replnlng.
for the ll-starred rebellion Of Mon
mouth famed our. catching John Ridd.
innocent though he was. in its tolls.
But al came 10 a happy issue when
John. summoned 10 London. frustrated
the Intended murder Of Lord Dugxal.
captured the attackers, and turned
them ever for punishment 10 the ter
Tlole Lord JeeTreys. Events move1
swiftly; his exploit made London ring.
lie was knighted by King James, and
when the earl OF Dugal died soon aft
er, G Well-dIrected bribe secured JEFF
freys' permission 10 let Lorna. bis
ward IN chancery. wed the redoubtable
Sir John Rid.
Back 10 Ezmoor and Plovers Bar
rows went John Rid. knight, 10 lead
the farmers Of the countryside who. in
furiated by q 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 sche.aing old "coun selior"
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 10 the little country church
% be we'd while all the neighboring
farmers came 10 applaud the event.
Scarcely were the sacred words Of the
service pronounced when a shot rang
through the church and Lorna. her
dark eyes dropping. her wedding gown
stained with blood, sank into her hus-
bands arms John Rid never forgot
tie agony Of that moment and yet he
seemed strangely calm. Only Carver
Doone could have done this daStardIy
deed and as John dashed OF in hot
pursuit he syore that the world was
TOO narrow place 10 harbor him and
his enemy another day. For Carver
On his jaded horse there was no e.
cape. His pistol missed fire. and at
last in narrow defile fanked by a
wood and a stretch Of bog the two men
came TO grips. They spoke little and
that grim duel was fought with neither
knife nor pistol but body to body as
became two giants.
John felt q lower rib crack beneath
Carvers' terrible embrace. but his iron
hand rir.ed the muscles OF his assail-
ants arm from the bone like an orange
pulp and he flung him. crushed and
bleeding, upon the ground. In an in
slant the black lips Of the bog fastened
upon Carver's huge limbs. swiftly,
silently, and John Rid had scarce
tine to yet his own feet upon firm soil
before his enemy was sucked down
into those grim depths. his face dis
torted with agony but his quivering
lips utter.ng no souid.
Loves true course does not always
run awry and both John and Lorna
! recovered. he TO worship her and she
To- assure him through the serene years
with eyes and lips all eloquent: II
love you, John Ridd."
Copyrlg~t, 1913. by the Post Publishing
Co Il Boston Pcst}. Copyright ia tho
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