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Th terraces at Ardslcy bristled with the guns of the Klrat Unlit battery, while, upon a rot In tha win cellar beneath. Mr. Kill Applewelght, alias Pnteet, alf.pt tha aleep of the Juat. Ila waa rudely aroused, however, at nna o'rlork In tha morning by Ard-mora, Ard-mora, Took and Colllna, and taken nut through tha kitchen to one of tha M. Ardalry fnrm wagune. Hlg laul held tha relne, and four of Cooke' detect-Irea detect-Irea wera mounted aa escort. Ard-l Ard-l more. Took and Colllna wera to ac company tha party aa a board of strategy In tha movement upon Tur" ' ier Court llouae, Smith Carolina. ; Applewelght, tha terror of the bor- I dor. blinked at the lantnrna that flash- j d about hi in In the rourljrard. lie had been numbed by hla Imprlaon-ment, Imprlaon-ment, and even now be yielded hlin-aelf hlin-aelf docilely to the Inevitable. Ilia rapture In tha flrat Inatanre at Mount ; Nehn had been rlrar enough, and he could hare placed hla hand on the I men who did It If be bad been free for a couple of houra. Thla he had pondered over hla solacing aolltnlre aa be aut on the raae of Chateau lllset , In the Ardslcy wlue cellar; but tha iuhaitiiii.it evenla had been allnd'th-er allnd'th-er Iiki murh for him. lie had been taken from hla orlKlitnl caplora by a Rlrl, and while Urn Ignominy of thla waa not lout on the outlaw, hla wlta had been uni'iinl In the further fnrt. which he had no ground for rilnhe-llevlug, rilnhe-llevlug, Hint thla captivity wllhln the walla of Arilaley had been due to a daughter of that very governor of North Carolina whom lie bad counted hla friend "The road between Kllda.ro and Tur ner'a la futrly good," aunouiiced t1ooke, "though we've got to travel four inllna In atrlkn It (irlawolil evidently thlnka Hint holdliig the i rei-k la all Du re la of thla hiiNlni.HH, mid he won't find ; nut till morning that we've crnaled round hla Hue nntl plncrd Apiilewelgltt . In lull at Turm r'a, where he belonga." 'i "You tlltiHt hnve a good alory n-uity for Hie pre. Colllna," anld Ardinon. "The North (iirnllua borilnr rouutlen don't wiint Aiih'i.ght Injured, mnl j nor. Ilium. -rfl., Ill don't want any hnriti V to coiiui to hlui you tuny be aure of 4' that, or Hill would have been doing !, lime long ngo " ; . "(Seiilli'inen. It waa very luipollle af you not to tell ine you were rrmly .-' to aturt'" nntl Jerry came lirlnkly . v . from Hie alile riitriiure. dreHtu'd lor . (lie anilille mid nil. tiling a IiIhi iiII '.',' "Hut you are not In go I thought 1, that wna understood!" crlml Ardiiniri , "II may have been underatooil by tM you. Mr. Ardiuore, but uol by me' I I houlil never forgive mya.'lf If, uficr ,'! all the trouble I - have taken In . j-; tlrnlitlit.n out thla Utile mnttir, I "j j ihould not he In it t the nnlith. Will i j you kindly gel me a bnrae?" t I Mlra imngnrllt'ld'a leaoliitlon ,n I not to be Hhiikt-n. und a Tea' iiiIiiuim I Inter Hie party moved out from Hi.. 1 courtyard. Cooke rude aeverul littn- I ired yarda nhead: then two detnt-tlvea 1 prereded Hie vtuuon. In wliUh Aple ' ; U weight aat on a i nm aiut w ith tun , .' S more of CiMike'a men on a aeat Juit 1 V behind him He wna tied mid gngK.'d. and an old dorhy tint (mipplied by " Paul) bad been i lupoid upon the aide ' 'i if hla head at un ungle that gave t '' in in a Jaunty air hulled by hla lunula. ' , Thoigh hla tongue waa alleiued, hla avea were at oucu eloquent of won- i derment, resignation and Impotent rug". Ilralde the wagon rode Mlaa Jerry iNnigerlleld, alert and ron-tintid ron-tintid Ardmnre and Colllna were I in-mediately in-mediately te hind her. and aha Indulged In-dulged the Jonrnallat In aoma mild rhaff from time tri lime, to hla Infinite In-finite delight, though cnnalderahly lo Ardmore'a dlatreaa of henrt; for. Himigh no word", hnd panaed between him and Jerry aa to the dlagrareful (light of the nillutniit general, yt the ! maater of Anl. y waa In a Jealoua miKHl Ihe union had li ft the ioiipir niora to the aofter radiance of the .'am, but there waa auflleh nt light for Ardmore to mark the gentle tinea of Jerry'a fare, aa ahe lifted It now and tln ii to aian Hie bright globea lihove. I'aul drove hla team at a trot over the amiHith road of the estate to a re tin it- and ll'lle un d gale on the ninth eru aid... b it atlll aal. ly n moved from Hie Hoiith Carolina plik.-ta along the Hat . oon "It a all right over there," remarked Colllna, J. rklng bin h. nd toward the creek "The fronting armlea are waiting for morning and battle I antr poae that when we amid word to (Irla-wold (Irla-wold Hint Apple. Ight la In a Hi.ntll ( an, Una Jnlt It will I lialige Ihe , lent le-nt i,..ratlolia It will th.ti lie tiov. Ilxhiirne'a painful I i-k to dam e be (.-., n law und onl'T aentlni. nt and the loud t urning of hla border i on atltuinta Ihe poanlillltle of till" riimpun grow on me, Ardmore." "There la no ruiupua, Mr Colllna." aald Jerry over her ithoulil. r. "The governor of North Carolina la merely giving eipreaalou to bla ilvlc pride and virtue " Leaving Ardnley, they followed a diurnal atr.. Irh of road until they reai'hi-d the lilghwuy that entitled. Turner'a and Klldarn. "Ill going to be morning pretty aiain. We muat get the primmer Into Turner'a by live o'clia k. Trot 'em up, I'aul." ordered Cooke. They went all In capital aplrlta. with a fairly good road before them, leading straight to Turner'a, and with no eite'etutlon of any trouble In landing land-ing their prlaoner aafely In Jail. They were well Into Mouth Carolina territory now, and were Jogging, on at aharp trot, when auddenly Couke turned bai k and halted the wagon. "There'a aomuthlng coining wall!" "Maybe Mill a frlenda are out looking- for him," auggealrd Colllna. Cooke Impatiently bade them be quiet. "If we're arcoated, what ahall we ay?" he aaked. "We'll aay," replied Jerry Inalantly, "that one of the laborera at Ardaley la dead, and that we are taking hla remain! re-main! to bla wire'a family at Turner'a. I ahall be hla grief atrlrken widow." The guarda already had Apple-weight Apple-weight down on the floor of tbe Sturdy Militiamen Patreled the Northern Bank of Racooon Creak. wagon, where one of them aat on hla feet to make aure be did not create a dlMtiirbame. At her own auggea-tlon auggea-tlon Jerry dismounted and climbed Into the wagon, where aim aat on the aide board, with her bead deeply bowed aa though III grief. 'Trolly picture of a Borrowing widow." wid-ow." mumbled Colllna. Ardmore punched him In tha rlba to make him atop luughlug. To the quick atep of walking horaea ahead of them waa now added the whlapcr and creak of leather. "Hello, there'" yelled Cooke, wishing wish-ing to lake the Initiative. "HeyO!" auawcrcd a voice, and all was atlll. "Hive up the mail: we're taking a body Into Turner'a lo catch the morn lug train," culli-d Cooke. "Whoa dead?" "Hue of Ardmore'a Dutchmen, Shipping Ship-ping the eoipc buck to llerinuiiy." The party nticnd of them paused aa though ih hitting the case The north bound party wua a blur In the rttutl Their horaea sniffed and moved restleasly about as their rltlera conferred. "tllve ua the road!" ahnuled Cooko. "We haven't much time to catch our train " "Who did you say waa dead?" "Karl Hilimldt," returned I'aul promptly. Arilmore'a heart sank, fearful Icet an lUHitcrtlon of the corpse should be proponed. Hut at thla moment a wall, eerie und heart breaking, rose and fell I dismally upon the night. It wua Jer-I Jer-I ry mourning her dead husband, her slight figure snaylng back and forth over Ins biuly In un nhumltm of grief. "lie tutor vltlow she be mlt us," called out big 1'aul. forsaking hla us-unl us-unl excellent Kugllsh for gutturul dill-led. dill-led. "Who are you fellowa?" demnnded Cooko, apurrttig hla borae forward. ' The horsemen, to hla surprise, teemed ! to draw back, and he heard a voice ) spenk out sharply, followed by a ru-I ru-I grouping of tlio rldera at the ildu of I the road I "We been to. a dance at Turuor'a. and air goln" bark home to Kllilgrw," came the reply. "That seema all right," whispered Ardmore to Colllna. "Thus." muttered Colllna, "la, the midst of death wa are In life," gad this, reaching Jerry, canted her to te nd over the corpse at her fet as though In a convulsive spasm of Borrow, Bor-row, whereupon, to add color to Uielr story, ra il rumbled off a few corasila lory s nt'-nrea In Herman. "C.ive ut the road!" rommaad'-d Cooke, and without further parh-y they started ahead, closing about the wagon to diminish, aa far aa posaible, the slie of the caravan. Paul kept the bors'-s at a walk, aa became their sad errand, and Jerry continue to weep doloroiiBly. 7h'-y passed the horsemen at a slight rise In the rolling road. The party bound for Turner's moved steadily stead-ily forward, the horsemen huWIi-d ah, nit the wagon, with Jerry s ,d horse between Ardmore and Collins at the rear At the top of the knoll hung the returning dnnrera, well to the left of the road, permitting with due n speet the pnsslug of the. funet al party. One of them, Ardmore euuld hnve aworn. lifted hla hat until the wagon had passed. Then aomo one called good night, and. looking bark. Artliuore snw thi in a doten mea, he Judged regain the road and quietly resume their Journey toward Kllaare "I'r.tly pei aide for fellos who ru been unending a dance," tug grated Collins, craning hla Deck to look after tin in. "One fellow lifted bla bat at wo paused, and I thought " "Well, what did you think. Mr. ard moreT" demanded Cookn Impatiently. "Well, It niay teem atrange, but I thought there waa something about Hint chap that auggeated Orlaay." They paused to allow Jerry to resume re-sume her horse, and one of tha dc-lectlvea dc-lectlvea Joined In the conference to Ventura hit opinion that the men OVy had passed were In uniform. "They looked like mllllla to mo," and at he waa a careful man, Cooke took Iota of hla remark, though be mad no comment. Hut aa they moved on toward Turner'a, Tur-ner'a, Ardmore waa atlll troubled over what had teemed to him the remarkable remark-able Parisian courteay of the returning return-ing reveler whn had lifted hla bat at the corpte passed, (trlssy, he kept saying over and over to himself, waa no fool by any manner nt meant, and he waa unnbln to conjecture why the associate professor of admiralty, known to be detached on apeclal guty for Hie governor of South Carolina, should bo riding to Klldare, tiniest be contemplated aotne coup of tniaor. tance. The atara paled under the growing light of the early Bummer dawn. Ap-plewelght, Ap-plewelght, with thouldert wearily drooping, contemplated the attending cortege with the gate of one who sullenly sul-lenly arenpta a condition be doui lut In the least underatand. A few early risers aaw the strange company enter and proceed to the Jail; but before half tbe community bad breakfaated. Hill Applewelght, the outlaw, waa securely locked In JtU IB Turner Court House, the aeat of M logo lo-go county, In tha atate of South Carolina, Caro-lina, and the Jailer, moreover, waa sharing the distinguished captive's thraldom. (Tw IIR CONTIStlKO.) |