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Show P sTQRY cyj i THE LITTLE IMtOWN JUG k J I I AT I I KILDARE ! 3 r n 1 Ml HI DIMI MCIIIII.SO.M nr tiiiiiii '..lt.t,i '-I He. H..t,l,. M. rrt.l 14.14.1.4a l 1 SYNOPhll. Tti 'ti. V r- I 10 iiiv VI " j li.i-u 11 -t ,,, I ... , 1 I'.rn. .. i '.- ...-'i.'(H-t,'.'. I., i.',.!. iI'.n.'l.'.l .11 i.l '.. 1,1,,,.. if ,,, 1 1 .. . 1 11. 1. linn LI!.- A1.I..1..1- 1 .(... ! a II..' . .in . ' I ' 1 I' III. I I ll ...Kl,l. 1 "f "i'"ii i.f N.-tlh i-.ii.iIiii.. 1 11. ' ' ,..,,, I 1. Ii. a i... Hum lo IHI I"" ' .1 11 't 1 ,1 1 . vi Ml" II... lull, r .it.- 11. 1"" ln II. 11, .1 ,1... in it 1111 II f ' " " A..l. . ,.-l.l, hii t.tillaw Willi ltr.nl ". Mil. .1 lull I'll it. in t.f 1 1. Ii "Mi -r . .i .ill. ,1,. I... 11, l,...l-l and Al.liici" ..-"ii." "'i!n,.,i.r,,;Viii'r.,'i'Jilt'li'inl III,.. All u.ia 'r.''...'il. r "l. Kir.aO.I I'V Ai l n,.,t... 1.1,1 trie., a. .1 I., Ib pt.-a UK. ill f--r II..- v it mill on a -i".l 11 lirlp..l'l'a I,.. ,, iiiplnre lull A..l. . mill CHAPTER XIII. Continued. "Now we'll see what's happened." siitd Habersham. "It liMilm almost too raay." The mcmhera ill flilewnld'a mrlf who huil been thrown round In the farther aid of thn churrh began tn apiiear, one at a tlinf. There waa nn norvnusnrae among any of thn hnnil a fart that Impressed Orlawnld They were all risking niiirh In thla enterprise, but they were outwardly unperturbed, and chewing thi-lr trv liarrn ellontly while they awalli'd the ri'lurn of lbs two active agenla In the ronaplrary who had denll directly with Appleweight llahfiraham count-rd count-rd hernia, and announced all preaonl or accounted for. The Ull leader who had ridden thn mill" wn the flrat to rlaa out of the underbrush, through which ha had rrnwli'il rlrculloualy from I ha rear of the rhurrh. Ilia companion followed frw aeronda later. . "We've got lllll, all tin! and gagged and aelttlng of hla homa." drawled the , leader, "and tha hoaa la lied to the hark fence. Real o' hla bojra thought he'a gone ahead, hut thojr may mlaa llin and coma bark. Una safe enough, and at we keep away from ' klm wa'll b ready lo IlKht out of tha (aim areola trouble and cornea back - lo look (it lllll." ' You're aura hn'a tied up ao he can't brenk away or yell?" J "He'a aa good aa dead, a eettln' of hla hoaa lu the thicket buck Huh " f "And now," anld Huhcretmm, "what we've got to do la lu make a run for ' It and land him arroaa the border, and mirk him Into a North Carolina Jit 1 1. whore lm rightfully b, donga The que-lion que-lion la. rim mi do It nil III one nliilil. or linil wo boiler lock him up annio where on Hii" aide the hue ami tnke nnolhtT night (or It? The aherllT over there In Kll.l.iro la ApplcwclKhra cousin, hill -. II lock hlui II i with lllll. to lu.ike a family nuly of It." "Wed better not try too much to-, to-, night." counseled tlrlawold. "H'a a hlK ItilliK lo haw the limn himself. ! If It wore not (or I he uuitter of put Una: lv H.hik. nl.-ld In a hole. Id tuvor hiuryliix It Ii AiiplettilKhl lo I'oluiiililii, JiihI (or Ho- nun ul i rfiii of It oil III.' people of Hiiillh Ciirnllllll. Wed mnki. n I.Ik kllliriK for the ml IlilnlKtnillon llail Hiiy, I IiiIii'IkIiiiiii " "Yea. you d uiuke a klllliiK nil rlKhl. but you'd luite lllll Applt'VxclKht on your hiiiiiln. whlrli tlov. Drttionie haa not uni it htii'ly been uiiiIoiih for." re-pllnl re-pllnl ll.il'. i-Ihiiii. In a low lime thai win hi'. it, I by no one but Ilia old pre ripior "You'll lii-itiT Kft over (he lib'U thill we're iilrnld ti( llila outlnw." re I jollied ill l iilil "The governor of Norlh riirollUii il.ire not rail Ilia houI 1 bla ou where lhene bill people are ' - : ronrerned . but the governor o( South ' Cnnilliia In a difTerent aoit." o While they thiln nlooil on Hnillh , '.' 1 Cm. .linn mill, walling (or Die mile and i.iiu,leie illhierHlnn of the Mount Ni-bo eiimiri 'gallon before nellltK III.' V.;T IliipllVe th.v hud K.IKUld mill lied at :.''.,' the rear of Hie Utile ihuri h. III.' fateii ' ' . I - Were onb rtnit 11 Very (lifTeri'll! ler- .' nilnnl 1011 of Hie lltgllfa butillieaa . ' J Minn .l.-nv D.iuu. Tllelil. galloping ' iway Iriuii the .Ink.' o( llally inkle. ' with no lliouislii bul In widen the du ' nliei- b. twei u 111. ill. turned lid ill the . " llmt i i o. roa, I. wbleh began well I-, t'liollgll. bill degelleiuteil laplilly IlltO H 111 I 1 1. 1 . 1 1 II. 111. till illie, M III. Il Khe wua ohlined lo walk her home. Iii-cire Iii-cire he wiih auale of It alio miih In y . ; the llilil-l of a i -leal lug here lalmrera bad lately been nilllug timber, and 4ln imiiitl. on tiirnlui; lo make her way out. I li.it hI. wan quite lont. (or i three trail, ull aeetulngly alike. , ' nt i in k nit Into the fnreM She npoke ul, .ml to the hoitte to reaMoue her aelf. unit Hiiill.-tl an si e vlewi tl the ' ' grim phalanx ol Kiiimpa Klie iiiuhI, r - ;j houever. tl ml her way bark to Aliln- . . r i ley. for lliere were tlinea when Jerry lliiug.i Meld roubl be m-rloua with ber- j aelf. though It rarely pleiiMtt her to I be xerluua with uiber tieople; and tihe fwnmiiww.aji II' tiim tmmiMmmtfKmmKrmmm'WWmmmmmmm t w tl.a' II,,- lime had b.l.e pn '"I I ..r lift f I mi lo the I,., use Si.- did r.,,t know tl.. n th .' Ihf in. Ii I .t.l wile. i.d l.er fl-rl.t II" n He j duke, or I!, it tie ) l..ol 'alo it .m ': '.l-n Mm lor I"- . Hi i - .i t -1 - i . , ..t.l ml, . I Hi lit" " I.I..H.I.. : I r I I' ;ii It'.' J.in f w.tv 'o a' ,. 't II, i .lotttllie till..' IV. ItlKl 'l"e U . i,i,g II,.' wall i.f tfi.!. r II. -it ' I.'.' !- I III II hot of .1' I' 1 1 IIMIIg 1 " lo- had I' 'I. ' ' .o-e ' "' ! ,i,ii,,i ..mi pirn . ii. 1. 1 ii.- w : SI"' it ...ii I II. at pit lily all tie load al"l p.itl.B t.t, the -l b 'I i, ,.'!. or If - tlit, . tly lo lie- .T"al I,,,,,... or to .otii. .,.'.- or I, ..in-. il" ;i.e had l.i-l lo r t iding . rop in lot li ml r.L'lit. arid Mi- broke t,!T a it' b t... ll.it Hi I' a. - Into the l i.lu Ii' ami I. melting aollly ax tin lalti'd iilio.it her S.nl I. nlv ale a. I of I r ihrot.i'li II.' wood I II. . lit .1 Hie Ko.iml of Slhi'llie. one of tl. .It.inre. win. ling tl'l'it k .t i ili.ir III the ninth She rod" on ihlnkinr to tlml help ami a guide bat k lo Al.M"V, then the ll.tl-lt i i a.eil. ami llitlit-1 now II l li.'.l f.lll.'lv h.-lore lor. but eh.- went lorwaitl giiar.l. ,v "I m mm h more bn.1 than I llio'i.'hl I wet f.tr I li.U'.l h-. nway t.ff II - I it..." l,e r. II. t f t She l it lit 'I and I. .tl" l.a. k a ! rod ill.. I ,li-u,'.'ili'"d lllll III d her hoi . ' III II -.ll'IIIIK he til- ap point, tl al ii. .1 lindiiig a i imp of Ai.ln.i.r. n I I .ilt. l. I" whom the would iinh. .It.itlne.tv have lltllllileil bet- It. but II to-. t I now to l-n r. it..- mutton In dialing to hi rtelf the intention of iilraiig. in She illtl not know thai i-he hail i h.h. ,I Hi. nlate line am I waa In Smith I'nrolimi or Hint III" alliglng (the hail heard II. alt ,1 (loin the window of .Mount Nelui I hlireh She hi iame now the li-ilolilitlieil wit nerta of a aerh-a of lm lib-hta Dial or etirrt'd an aw Idly na (airly lo tuke her breath nwny A t nil. lo'.ioly nrtliu luted iiiiiu untie from the dlreriloti of the rhurrh ii ml walked toward her Hhe knelt at the tree and watched, thn niiHinllghl giving her a clear view of a malic aomewhat uait middle age. whoae chief chiirnrterhitlra aeeined to be a grlttled beard and long arm" Hint awutig oddly at hla aide. The brim of hla wool hat waa turned up almrply from bla forehead, and ahe had a gllmpae of the amull, keen, gray eyea with wlilt h he awept the forent before hint. He freed a home whlrh ahe had not before noticed, and ahe eiMrted him to mount and ride away to Join othera of the congregation whom ahe heard making off In a road beyond the rhurrh. Then, with a qulrkneaa nnd deftneaa that baffled her ryea, two men roan bealde him )uat aa he waa about to mount: there waa no outcry and no aound ot aruf fling, ao quirk w-aa the dearent and ao perfect the underatandlng between the caplora. In a moment the man waa gathered up, bound, and flung on hla aaddle. She had a better view of hi in. now that ba waa batleaa, though a gag had been forced Into hla mouth and a handkerchief tied over hla eyea, ao that he preaenlrd a groteaqua appear ance. Jerry waa ao abaorbed that aha forgot to be afraid; never In her Ufa bad ahe wltneaaed anything ao amaa-Ing amaa-Ing aa thla; and now, to her mora Rmtwed Hla Eftorta to Frtt hlmiill. oiuplele bewilderment, the caplora. .ifier curi'lully lni ling their work and llndlhK It aatlslarlorv. aeeined lo dlMipprur ullerly from Ihe (ace o( Ihe i earl h In the w inula III her left alio thought ahe heard II homo neigh; then ahe anw ahailowa liinMin; III thai illreeluui; and ngiiln. (nun the loinl, ahe heard the brief ileb.lle of the two men IIH lii Ihe whereaboiiu of "lllll;" ami II Blruik .lorry hunioroualy that he would not a I aee Ilia fl lelltla utlleta thev i nine and helped hi 111 out of hla pre, Ileum. 'lit It uiav help to an timleratamlliig of Mlaa Jerry Hani;, rtleltl a rlinia. ter l( II la recorded In re Unit never In her abort III"' had ahe fulled lo reapotid to the call of IliipuNe She waa I. .at In Ihe wood., and atralige lll'll lurked :,!,. it. a man lind been all... k' .1. aeletl. and I'll Killing In n alate of iili-uril hel'linta mi a horae pre fun ably Ina own. and there waa no giicraiiiK w luii dire penalty lua caplora cap-lora hail 111 alole (ot hint IJiilel leaned III Ihe IlilKliboihootl of Ihe .liil.li, liie llchts ,.ad ttlnik.il out: die bang of Hie cloning ihutlora rea.autt d Jerry, iiml ahe crept on her , kl a It." mil Ihe ilniitlHch.ua captive. bntaeil hla hinae'a r, 111 ami led II rap Idly low aril her own home, n little 1 .1 1 1 Ii. I hack lu the wo.ula Her blind folded prim. tier, thinking hla orlullial caploia were carrying hlui off. ti'tiew-e,l ti'tiew-e,l hla i -fTiu'la lo flee hlltiaelf .1.1 1 y K-iiii.tl lo r ov, n huddle In the l.-nst tut of u pant,', and when ahe had mounted ami made aiu'e of Ihe leading atntp wild which her piiHon-er'a piiHon-er'a holae una pit.ivid. il ahe rode on nt n rapid uulk until she readied the clearing, where the aiutupa again grimly mo. ked her She Mopped to I. ,, nnd l.cird thr. ..nth the atlll I ,1,1 p.. t one t ry find Ho n many j ...... in Mirlfcm ktya of alarm ami' ,.. l l,t a ..he le-nt towar.l the prla I , i tl ,. I .in .l o" from hla eyea. I mi ,, ,,i. . 1 1 it , . 'illy 'r. eil Ii t in of 1 i- II, blink-1 ami apl'itt.-r-t , ,i t: nn. xi'c. I' d tl"llf mm c. then It, I I I" 'I . pl '."' ' 'I atlull nt Be, i, . ,. -. t w i. n young wmn-,,, wmn-,,, : , ,, . i., nl I,,,' of hla world l. in m, ',;..! In. a . .n.l.i Incly, Hi, li ,.,i, .. l, .in in her ti.i-at ngrei'Hlde Von . r i.iiii ',t nnd tbd by two .... ii oi. t'n ic l.v a chiin h I anw , l. in. .m l i la 11 I'.' ' w ill off mill left .,,i t ,.,,!. a, .tot aritl brought yon - nn me thilikllig lo MO' your life , I uni.i tu i" i hotiie aa tiilckly aa pon i ii... !, .1 iieein'i 1 tin not k'low you.i -i,. .nil Tllte i-'ite we llter Hu t be- .... I,,,,,,. you will kindly guide me ... i tl It v. ami He reby render nin n , mi, e I rliall alwaya deeply appro, Mr lull ApplewelKlit, nllna I'oleet w.i. well liiit.l' li'.'l lo the ahrx ka ot tlllie. lull the ph a-ailt Milled girl.' .no Ily aiHIng lor horae, nnd holding, hb. tf.ui l ink atetil by u atrnp. wna the , t iiini, ii, g huinaii being Hint had i.t d.iwiietl on bla hnrl7on. Me wna not atiipnl. but .lerry'a inamier ol .t.ee. ll.td b.llTbll tlion ailpll 1st Imtl'll in Intl. than pplewelght a, II ml thn ii. et a intriiy of ler tone, and her, it. ink i ttiintt nance, luillowed na It wna !, the i nlight. wrought In the out . laiv a mil. . I a In lutblleiiii-iit not wholly unlike that which had poaaeaaed the wlta of many young gallunta aoulh of the I'n tin. no- who hail laid alege to l.i ry Innigerfleld'a heart. Hut Ihe i Ilea hehlllil thelll were Inoril pro-1 houuerd. nnd Appleweight waa noth i ing If not a inaii of action. ' lake theae thlnga olf n me," he. , tiiumaiiiletl fiercely, "nnd I'll aeo jr' aale to Arilloy " I Not In the lenat." n-plled Jerry. who waa heraelf not unmindful of the volcea behind. "You will kindly tell nn- the way, and I will accommodate my pace to that of your own aotne-j what lllnourlah.il beaat. And aa there a a mob haiklng for you bark1 I here, all ready to hang you to one of theae noble foreal treea, I advlaei you to uae more huale and Inaa cau l Hon In pointing; 'ho way." Appleweight lifted hla head and look hla hearing Then he nodded toward to-ward one of the three trnlla which hnd ao baffled Jerry when flrat alia broke Into tho clearing. i "Thet'a tho ntgheat," aald Apple-weight, Apple-weight, "and we d better lt." She aet the paca at a trot, and waa. relieved In a few nilnulea to paaa one or two landmarks which ahe remembered remem-bered from her flight through tha wooda. Aa they aplaahrd through the brook ahu had forded, aha waa quite ronfldent that the captive waa playing play-ing ber no trick, but that In due cuurae aha ahnuld atrlke the high road to Ardaley whlrh ahe abandontd, to throw off the duka of llallywluai It waa now ten o'clock, and th moon waa alnklng behind the fotati trece. Jerry look advantage of an occaalonal atralght atrip of road to u fnrwnrd at a gnllop, but theie atretchea did not offer frequently, and the two rldera kept pretty ateadlly to a emurt trot. Aa they walked their horaea throuih a bit uf amid, the prlaouer apnke; "Who air y u. Utile gul?" Jerry turned In the auiblle, ao that Appleweight enjoyed a full view uf her face. "I am perfectly willing to tell ymi my niiine, but flrat It would be mora riiurteoiia for you to tell mo ynura, particularly na I am delivering ynu from a tiatul of outlawa who undnubt-tally undnubt-tally liiti'iiiled to do you harm." He laughed n rurloua. chuckling laugh He hail ceaaed lo atrugate ut hla blind., but aei'llu il realgm d In Ilia atrauge fate He had not miawi-red .lerry'a ipieatloii. and hail no luteiitlnn of doing ao The an. 1. 1. 'ii attack ut the church had ariniaed all hla running run-ning Appleweight, nllna rotci't, waa ail old woll. mid knew Well Ihe ways of Itl" trapper; bul Ihe hold altinipt to ktttnap hint waa a new feature of I Ihe game aa Ii. -i. t. .lore played iil'ing Ihe bonier He .11,1 not make It tun ; nor waa he wholly aatlatletl Willi !!, KttTa exiilanalloli of her preaeiue g Hull out ol the way place. lie had aiVfial llin, a call, d out ,). reitltina aa they croaaeil other pilthf Iti the foicat, and thev now itmlifd Hie nilltll VI mi K load of lilt- t'Matt. The reil l.illiKilow. Jerri kn. w, w.u not far away 1 1 --r pilsoner Npnke again I Tn III-: I'tiN TIM lit I |
