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The story opens, in a Confederate' tent
at a critical Stage ot the- Civil War. Gen.
Lee imparts to Capt.. Wayne an" important
message to Longstreet.' Accompanied by
Serg-t. Craig an old : army scout; Wayne
starts on his mission.-. They get, within
the lines of the enemy' and in , the ' dark
ness Wayne Is taken "for a - Federal of-
ncer ana a young iaay on horseback ; is
given in his charge, ;- . She is . a-northern
gin ana attempts to escape,: One of the
horses succumbs and Craiggoes through
with the dispatches, : while Wayne and -My
Lady of the North are left alonev They
seek shelter in a hut and entering it tn
iie dark; a huge mastiff attacks Wayne
The girl shoots the ; brute Just, in -time:
The owner of the hiit. Jed Bungay, and
wife., appear and soon a party . xt
horsemen approach. .They .are led .bv a
man claiming to.be Bed Lbwri. but who
proves to .be MaJ. Brennan, . a Federal
officer whom the Union girl recognizes.
He orders, the arrest of Wayne as a spy
and he -is brought before'. Sheridan, who
threatens him with death unless h'evre-
veala the secret: message. Wayne believes
Kdith Brennan . to be the -wife of. Maj.
Brennan.- He- Is rescued by-' Jed Bungay,
who starts to reach Gem ; Lee. while
Wayne in disguise penetrates to the ball
room beneath which he - had been im
prisoned. - He Is- Introduced to a Miss
Minor and barely: escapes being, unmask
ed. Edith Brennan. recognizing-Wayne,
says she will save him. K Securing a pass
through the lines, they are confronted by
. Brennan who Is knocked senseless." Then.;
bidding Edith adieu, Wayne makes a
dash for liberty. He encounters Bungay:
they reach the Lee camp - and are sent
with reinforcements to Join Early. In the
battle of - Shenandoah the regiment is
overwhelmed, and Wayne, while in the
hospital, is visited by Edith Brennan.
;f Wayne and: Bungay are sent on a scout
ing detail, and arriving at the Minor
-. place, Wayne meets Miss Minor and Mrs.
. Bungay, and later Edith appears.
CHAPTER XXVI 1!. Continued.
"I say, Cap," he said, Jerking the
words out to the mule's hard trot, and
grasping his saddle pommel desper:
ately. I sorter reckon as how ther!!
be some fun back thar afore long 'less
all - signs fail." -x '
"Why?" 1 stared at him, "now thorr
oughly aroused to the thought that
he had Important news to communi
cate. " '.. ' ' ' ' " ;-.';.'';
"Wal." he explained slowly, "whin
ye wlnt offt I sorter; tuk a notion 1 ter
look 'bout a bit. Used, ter be an ol'
stompin' -ground 6 mine- 'So Dutchy
an" m,e iclumb thet big. hill back o'
whar we. halted' and by gum, down
thar In ther gully on t' other" side
thar's a'durned big campV fellers." ,
1 reined up short, and with uplifted
hand; signalled the .;men behind to
bait- , . m,-, ... ; ' --
iWhy didn't you tell me this be
fore?" 1 questioned sternly. "How
many were there? and what did they
look like?"
He scratched the back of his head
thoughtfully. a"nd answered with care-,
fui deliberation. "Durn it, I didn't
jine ye till after y'd started, an' 1
reckon as how it, took me ail o tew
mile ter git this yere blame muel.up
ter whar I , cud talk. Thar's quite a
smart bunch, but they had some pick
ets out. an' 1 cudn't git close 'nough
ter tell zackly. Dutchy thought thar
wus nigh on ter two hundred o' 'em,
but. I jist don't know. They wusn't
dressed like, sojers o' elther army, an'
1 reckon they're out o ther hills."
I. glanced at my little handful or
men. scarcely knowing what decision
it might be wise to makeP Undoubt
edly they would ' fight t If occasion
arose, but the odds . were terribly
heavy; besides, if Brennan came, and
his party , got away that . same even
ing, as was . planned . for them to do.
then it might not be necessary for us
to strike a blow. ' I was certainly lh
no mood to expose my. small command
merely to save the empty house from
destruction. - - ' ; ;
"Ebers,"; I said, turning toward the
Sergeant, who sat his horse with ex
pressionless face, "you were with the
guide when he discovered this camp.
How many do you think it contained?,
and who were they?" .'r -.' .,;.:.(.,
"Vel, dere vos more as two gom
panies. Captain, und dere vos some
horses, but dey vos dressed vot you
calls it? all ober not ner same." ,
. "Not in ; uniform?" vVh '. .
, "Dot vos 'VvKiHr'-'Sfc-
: "Have any of . the- rest; of you seen
anything - that , looked suspicious?"' I
asked, ; glancing around t into the j dif
ferent faces.- - -l'"'' ;-V:;
"Maybe I did," answered one of the
troopers named EarL "As we rode up
the first ... hill after ; leaving the house
my horse picked up a stone, and . 1. had
to stop and get it out! I reckon I tell
behind a quarter of a mile or more,
an d just as I started '. I looked back,
and a party, of ten or twelve fellows
was just riding in through them big
gates qnto the front lawn. - But them
fellows was' soldiers' for sure;, they
rode regular liki, .and, all of them
wore caps. It was so far off I couldn't
tell the color of their .'clothes, but
them caps made me think they was
-1 chose my course at once. 4 This Tin,-,
doubtedly must have been Brennan 's
party - piM ;:-i;-vv
"Thank you, my man; it would have
been better if you 'had reported that
to me at once," 1 said "However, 1
understand the situation; much , better
now. Sergeant, we will go-in toj camp
here. Post pickets in; both direcoris.
', but put you ; most careful .men .on
that hill yonder. , Let:' them. ;report
promptly . any signs i . of fire to '. the
southeast, or any sound of guns." 'f
- VVe completed all our;: cookings be
' '
sioicr .Or
JAatET :
ciosedrdqwh about us tt proyedto be
anjexceedingly;: black lone. ' although
the .skies were clear. ; Sleep was an ,
mpussi unixy i or me, as my mind' was
In Constant turmoils n . , . -J. : v
' Ebers was lying next , me : upon ;the
grass. : solemnly puffing,' at ; his huge
pipe.: and 1 held . my. watch to the glow
in its; bbwi ln" order to see .the tiihe.
it. was nearly midnight ... f . L i, '
U;' .Those; fellows ought , to i be i at it'
before; this,'. I said to -him, ,"if they
Intend ? to accomplish anything
-;"1 -dink so too,"; he answered slowiyt.
l vill see dot der guard is aU right,
an den yill get some" sleep, ..for I am
pretty moch done op already," ? V
i He arose ponderously to his feet,'
and stretched, out his short arms .in a
prodigious , yawn. "As he stood there,
his pudgy, figure outlined against the
sky, there was borne ; to our;, ear the
"sound of a furious struggle on hilltop
to thesouth -a shout, blows, a volley
of ; cursing, then silencel An instant
later we were both, running through
the darkness toward ' the scene of
trouble. ;;" v:"-: :.j v.-:v': :" ;k:" ' -y
"What Is it. Sands?"' I questioned
breathlessly, as I came suddenly upon
the little group. v ' r -
,"A fellar on hossback," was the an
swer: "He . come up on us like a
streak out o' thet black hollor; an' he'o:
a sure got away ef . Mason hedn't
clubbed him with his gunk ; I've got
the cuss safe collared now." ' v :
"Who are you? I asked sternly,
striving in vain ' to see something - of
him through the darkness. . "Where
-were youjriding?";:" r . -:' ;. r-.
I had v scarcely spoken when ; our
prisoner thrust Sands roughly aside
and took one hasty step toward me:
"My God. Wayne! Is it possible this
is, ybu?" he cried excitedly.
"Caton ?" I " exclaimed, as surprised
as himself. v Caton? v What is it?
What is wrong. . Are you from the
Minor house?. Has It been attacKed?"
"Yes," he answered, panting yet
from j his - exertion and - excitement,
"We were to start North with the la
dies at nine o'clock," ; but ,the house
"Is It Possible This Is
was surrounded as 'soon as it became
dark, r Those devils .supposed it to be
unguarded, and advanced without pre
cautions. We fired - and drove them
back. He had repulsed . three attacks
when 1 left at eleven, but three of our
men were already hit." '- ;-' ..
"You were after aid?" -;-r-......
:'-',MI was i striving ; to reach r our ad
vance pickets at McMillan. It seemed
the only possible chance, and. none of
the men would volunteer to make .the
ride. One was : killed trying it be! ore
I started. God knows bow I hated to
ieave them; - but it hau to .be done.
How many have .you ?", ;; .:
,- L'Only twenty ; ; but If we could once
get y Inside along , with your fellows,
we might' hold the house until rein
forcements came." : ; p ,..;.; - :; - -'."JhanK
God!. I knew you would!"
he; cried b joyfully.V grasping me again
fervently by the hand. "You are not
one to hesitate .over , the color of t a
uniform at such' a time as this. iOnly,
Wayne." and he hesitated; an" Instant,
"it is right 1 should teH you that Bren
nan Is there., and in cbmmand.;'f
"1 kpow , It.' bu , those., women must
be: saved; nevertbeless.sl answered
ftrmiv. : mv mind . sett!ed " ; 'This is no
Wis:
I . 1 . .--A- V' " -V
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1 : ... Ljtirfu'it'T.l-2 A'i2lLi-trvi;w,t:-.;-ii i" kV'.'i.; iulin a I mori tKA nnrth .int tha nlfkGt.ttrfk.: I nnlloil In htiv other northern State, v I river. ?
whatever,' color of -cloth we w eai those
outlaws - are 'our. common enemies, to
be hunted dqwn lik 'wild bts.' f t
have setohf pecimexi8 of eirSendlsh
rueltythat inako in looii
to remember,' " .The ; v'eiyf .thought .of
those who; aie nQW; exposed falling
into such hands Is enough to craze
one; 'death ; ;wouid ;.rbe : preferable -v 'a
thousand times. How , many fighting
men have you ?
'. "Will you. ride forward, or go back
with :us t" tmi$
l'ZW must send wprd'p-and thergil
lant fellow's voice; shook-r-Mbut. God
knows, Wayne,; I want to go backi Uf
we both live I ; am; to' marry - Celia
.-:iuhderstan, I Fsaid Igravely'
"Ebers; who Is our .best rider ?" ' -
T I' 1 . - .-.Lit -ll !
Captain:;fe;:
'XGlen.comehere'.'VW.v-f-i
The trooper, - a ; mere boy, ; : . with
freckled j face and great honest; gray
eyes, but wiry :?ahd tough as steel.
pushed his way through the group and
faced me. , . ' - . j. '
rGlen." I sajd; ;your Sergeant tells
nie you are'thebest rider in the troop,
i am going" to -intrust you 1 with Uae
most important duty of alL; ,The lives
of every one of . us and Of f our beip
iess women depend entirely upon y bur
riding. , You take two horses, . kill
both" if; necessary, vbut top for noth
ing until your duty is done. You" are
to carry a note from me, and anather
from 'this gentleman, who is "an officer
in the Federal army, and deliver them
both to the commandant -s of the f first
military post you find. ' Insist upon
reaching him In personl It makes no
difference which army the . post be
longs" to, ; for this is a matter of. hu
manity. The Federal outpost at; Mc
Millan is the nearest'to us; make for
there. . You ; understand?" -; f 4 1?
The boy saluted gravely, - all "mis-,
chief gone from his face.
"I do, sir," he said. "But I'd a darn
sight rather stay here and fights :
"You -will be back in plenty of time
to take a hand, my lad.: Now, men" -and
I turned ' to the dark, ; expectant
ring about me "this is no : ordinary
duty of your enlistment, and I . wish
no one to accompany me tonight who
does . not volunteer for .the 7 service.
Seven Federal soldiers and .four wom
en, three of them ' Virginians, are at
tacked at the house we have just left
by a large party of bushwhacking
guerillas, the offscourings of ; hell.
Every one of you knows what s that
means. Will you go with me to their
rescue?" ' ' ' '' '
No one seemed anxious to v be ifirst
to speak. I could see them "look, aside
uneasily at one another.', . ' y -;; -
"Bungay," I said, "IV feel surej you
will go. for your wife is there." J ;
"Mariar?" , :
"Yes; Miss Minor told me this after-
You?" He Cried Excitedly.
noon, but I had forgotten to mention
it." ; v'ti?'':": -:
The little man sprang into the air
and came down with a whoop. ' ;;" ' .;;
"The ' bloody devils !".'. he cried ex
citedly. "Ye bet I'll go.'V j -
"Come, Sergeant, 1 speak up; what
do you - men 'say?" '-' : ' " ;
- "I like not to fight niit der Yan
kees," he admitted candidly, "but der
vomens, py Chiminy dot vos anoder
ting. I vill go. Captain ; ineln Gott,
yaw' . ; J
"We're with you, sir," spoke voice
after voice gravely around the dark
circle., and then Sands added: "Weli
show them thar Yanks how the John
ny Rebs - kin fight, sir." : . 4 v
Ten minutes later, Gleii, bearing his
two -messages to " the Blue and ! Gray.'
was "speedlngly recklessly through the
black night- northward, while my little
squad wasx .moving cautiously - back
over the road we had so lately trav-
ersed.
...
CHAPTER XXIX.
A Mission for Beelzebub. " Y ',
As we picked our way . slowly : for-
ward c through the gloom ; I; ' gleaned
slttuitioij!; pef Ore;fts,SMyovin knowl
edge, of' the environments of the Minor
house) helped me greatiyto-appreciate
the ; difficulties' to beH surmounteds T He
had succeeded inis escape bV dodg
ing-among ; the negro cabins where the
attacking line-appeared weakest but
expressed f the ; convfcUbn;;that- even
.this ' slight gap ; would ' be V securely
closed ' long c before we reached ; thei-e.
;'Have; they sufBcienV men, then, : to
cover ; thoroughly all four sides?" 1
"To tne best or my judgment, there
njiost be Jully ?two hundred and fifty in
the gang, and apparently they , operate
under ftrl is
a revelation! ;to me, 3 Wayne. : of : the
growing ,power. of these ; desperate f el
lowsyvft'i!1 knew v heyf jweris, beeoming
numerous and; bold but this surpasses
anything;! -could imagine. ; ; Mdre; xhey
are being', constantly recruited by new
arrivals. A1 party of. at least a dozen
came In ' while 1 was hiding, behind the
stables. I heard; them asking for the
ieader " '-rf V ' ' J
JlWhajId'itheycaiih
' . "I-Kary, - or ;Jjaurie, or,, something He
that. ' They claimed . to. be ; deserters
from Lee's army,; but two or three of
them wore :- our uniforms." ';' ;V ;
It;s ed;j
more impressed than ever j with the
ef lousnesspf-the 'sItuation.; 1; heard
"of him two years ago he killed a man
in the Sixth .North Carolina, and took
tQ the iiills. v.Slnce then, he has devel
oped. Into quite a? leader for such scum,
and I has proven himself ; a merciless
monster. ' Y'ou have no suggestion to
offer as to how we had better attempt
to get m?"' :;;;l4i;?;; M
He shook his ' head despondingly. ;
ir "What station does Brennan de
fend ?" i": &&e&fm"M 'rpz
I VThe front of the house; the' main;
point of attack has been there." V -;
: Wis 'could distinguish the sound of
firing by this time, and its Continuous
volume convinced me that ;. Caton's
estimate' of the number engaged was
not r greatly overdrawn. - As we .topped
the summit of the hill a great burst
of red fire leaped suddenly high into
the sky! v, ;,--- , , - :
- ''Greatv: Godr ; Wayne! we ; are too
late he f cried Awidly; i "Those devils
have fired the house.! .l:' ..-: .-y
; With . fiercely - throbbing heart ; 1
gazedf down at the flames tar below in
the black valley. - -
- JNo' I said with eager relief. :rt is
the stable which Is - ablaze. . See, the
light Vails ; full ..upon the white .side
of the. house. Thank Heaven, we are
not too;late.":' i -i' , ' ;;. ; - - -r, -.:
, As I sat my horse - there, ;; gazing
down upon that scene of black rapine,
unwilling to venture . into i its- midst
until l could formulate some, definite
' pian$ oH action, fully a dozen wild
schemes thronged into my brain, . only
to be cast aside, one after another, as
thoroughly impracticable. 3
"We shall have to make a dash for
it, .and .trust in God," said Caton,
guessing at my dilemma. '
''.o;i answered firmly T. "there
would be no possibility of ' success in
such -a course Those fellowa are old
hand's, and. have pickets out. r See,
Caton, that is certainly a picket-fire
yonder where the road dips. Every
man of us would be shot down before
we penetrated those guard lines and
attained the house. We have got to
reach their inner line some way
through' strategy,' and even then must
risk being fired upon ;by our own peo
ple before we get within cover."
Even as I was speaking I evolved a
plan of action desperate it certainly
was, yet- nothing better occurred to
me. and time was golden.
"Ebers," I said, "didn't I see an ex
tra jacket strapped back of your sad-dle?"-
v-. . " ''
; "It is - no good." . he protested ve
hemently. "It vos for der rain come."
"jAll1 right; hand It over to the Lieu
tenant here. Caton, throw that uni
form coat of yours into the ditch and
don honest gray for once. Sands,
come' here. Take your knife and cut
away,; every, symbol of 4 rank on my
jacket; tear tt off. any way you can."
In another moment these necessary
changes had been accomplished. ; , .
"Now," I ordered "pile your sabers
there with mine beside the Voad; then
hobble your horses,, all but the mule;
1 shall want him.", ,
"Does we go der rest of der vay on
foot?" questioned the Sergeant, anx-
iOUSly. ;. ,. ' ;; f ',
I "Certainly; and I desire you to re
member one important thing: let me
do the talking, but if any of you are
asked questions, we are deserters from
HIU's corps, tired of the war." :-y:;:-";
; "Meln Gott!" muttered the German,
disconsolately. "I hope It vos not long
off. Captain; I am no good on foot in
der dark, by Chiminy."., - ;,:r
"You had better manage to keep up
tonight, unless you are J seeking ; to
commit'; suicide: Now, men, mark me
carefully ! ; Load . your carbines. ' Are
you all ready ? Sergeant, see that each
man has his gun properly charged and
capped. . ' You ire to carry your arms
as 5 thoroughly concealed i as possible ;
I keep close to me always; obey, my or
ders instantly, ana to tne letter, we
ar but twenty C men pitted against
over ; two hundred, remember, - and
when we strike. It must be both quick
and hardf ;. ;
, I-mounted. the muie, ; counted the
dim figures lh the darkness, and then
gave ' the ' order to march. As we
moved slowly down the hill ; I was
aware that Caton walked , upon one
side of, me. while . ; Bungay .; plodded,
alcing 5 upon the pother ; but my ' mind
was so filled . with the excitement of
our ad venture and all that depended
Uf , Its successful culmination.' as
scarcely to realize anytning otner.tnan
the part'I must personally playt 6od
fortune and ! audacity alone could com
bine to',win the game we were now eh-!
gagedtuponJi;;;!:;
A tall heavily 'beared mountaineer
stood squarely In the; middle of the
1 could ' make out ; out little of him a
the light! shone, excepting that 7 he
wore a high coohskin cap; and bor .
long rifle. , "
Stop; right thwr! C he failed" out
hoarsely, pon hearmff ns. ; ?Wh6 ;ar
you uns? J" f . ' "- -
.As ; he 'challenged.; a': dozen ; others
sprang up ' from about the flame and,
run..;, , , 1 r s'rW-'" -;
!We'uns are doggoned tired o' sol':
dierin', an' a gittin nuthin: fer it,", 1
said i& the slow Southern drawl; "ai
wanter, Jine yer gang.i pervidinV thar's
any show f er it'.' . . Yt, i:rx:: ; " . -
,r "How many are ye?" asked' ont.of
tiie newcomers, striding . forward; be
tween .us and ' the - sentry. .;v '.-';.; ,!,
:y "A; right smait heap o a bunfehV bin
a plckin' o' em up ever since jwe left
Charlotte," I returned ; evasively;
"They be ' iandles , ter. fiht, an' ; J
reckon as tw y&. kin usevem,. cant
ye?ss;;v,j- f-r,?i-'
, v "Maybe; whei did ye want ter see?"
- . ;Wal, they sed-as how; a feller
namedlLbwrie wus a ;rnin.,thl3 ,yer
gang, an' if ; thet's thee way; o' f it, ; I
reckon as how; it's Lowrie we're aftel
Be! ou;Lowr4e XMJ?M
: , iaw, .j:y.:,. .;v. :rv. ' .f-v ' i.
s The answer, was; so gruff and short,
and the ' fellow .ihesitated so long , In
adding anything-to it, I began to. thinX:
It was all::'on;S4;5k
. ; j'Wal," he consented . to say at last,
ungraciously,' thar's a Jblame pile .o'.
1
!That Feller Thar 4s Captain Wjiyne,
e ; o' My 01' Reg'meni ? .'
ye kini in lately, an' I' calcalate ' re got
'bout 'nough (ler ; our ; businesb," but i
reckon as how Red will use ye sOme
whar. Anyhow : you uns kin come
'long with me an' find out, but ye'll
disk! ver him ..'bouf ther ornerest man
jis now ever ye run up again. He's
plum m&d. Red is, fer sartain."!
' He turned and strode off, without so
much as giving us a backward glance.
and, with a hearty congratulatory kick
to the muie, i ana ; my company ioi-
lowed him.- A hundred yards further
in' we passed through the fringe of
trees and emerged into an open space
from whence we could see plainly the
great white '. house still illumined . by
the flames which continued to con
sume the stables.; Shots were fash
ing like fireflies . out of the darkness
on every side of us, the smell of burn
ing powder scented the air, "and 1
could distinguish the black forms of
men lying prone on the grass in some
thing resembling a skirmish line. .
"Makin a fight o' it. ain't they?" I
asked of our taciturn guide, ; as we
picked our way - carefully among the
recumbent forms. .-;"
"Damn 'em, yes, a hell o' a fight,"
he admitted bitterly. 7 ;; "
Just beyond musket-shot from the
house, and nearly opposite the front
entrance, quite a group of men were
standing beneath the black shadows of
a grove of . trees. In spite of the gleam
from the fire I ; could make little ef
them, but as we approached from the
direction of the rear, one of them ex
claimed suddenly: 1 C .
"Who comes thar? What ; body o
men ts thet?'! : :iy-:.
'; It's 'nother ; party : V deserters, aa
wants ter jine us," said the guide,
sourly. "They's Johnnies from Lee's
army." - f'--J,
"Oh. they dew, 'dew they? Who's
ther boss o' this yere crowd ?"
4 swung down from my seat on th
mule's back, and stood facing him. as
he. advanced. , . ;:'" .-.,, ;r :;,'; .X'i
"We uns- hain't got no boss," i an
swered,, "but they sorter fell in ahlnd'
o' me 'cause I wus astraddle o' this
mueL Be you named Lowrie ? ;
; :"f reckon ; I'm Red Lowrie,!' proud
ly ; ;; 'Spect; maybe, ye'ye heerd tell
o' me, an' If ye hev, ye know ye've got
ter step damn ' liyely whin I howL
Whut wus ye in ther army?" .
"CorporaL-. V Vi
The . flames of the -; , burning . barn
leaped suddenly upward, : as If 1 fed bj
some fresh combustion, and flung ; a
brighter glare over the rough faces
clustered ' about us. I saw Red ' Low
rie plainly enough now, as he peered
eagerly . forward to 6can my face,
heavy-set, coarsefeatured . man, with
prominent nose, and thick, matted red
beard; He wore , a wide-brimmed soft
army hat, under which his eyes shone
maliciously, and he grasped a long
riflej. in one big.' hairy hand. As I
gazed ;at" him curiously,, some one
hastily pushed a way through the
group : at his back, and the next ' in
stant a tall figure stood at his side, I
recognized, the newcomer at a single
glance, and for the moment my heart
fairly choked me it was Craig. I
-Lowrie," he said, pointing straight
at me, "thar's somethin- wrong yere ,
That feller thar is Captain Wayne, ; o :
my ol' reg'ment," , '3 ;.i.:::
;;.;;;;i; (TO ! BE JCONTINUBp.).;
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l a Mishap to .HIs,Maciln Compels ;.
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.Hempstea4r'-Ii.?,I.HaiTy.BInghanr!r
Brouni s the young; iflngiishman' ? ' wno .; ;
has been makine Practice flights hear, v-
thls city; called! Sheriff c-'jt, Demou
of Nassau, county oh ; the ' telephone Xj:'jl
early the . other morning with' a ; V
thrilling tale of a told-up;,if not in the
airt just but "of it, in" which' n'e' had ys
been relieved ; of 200 Wheil -the - '
sheriff ..had recoyered from, his . surr.
prise over. the idea r of . a man going
up in the air at 4 a."m.. with ?200 in
his pockets he ordered his automobile
and set out to chase the robbers. :
; Young Broun .was in. training for .a X
race, and it had been his practice to 4 ;?J
go : aloft In his machine every day &t .'-.
the crack of dawn, . wind . conditions - V
permitting;, At 3:50 o'clock, on the y,
day of, the hoid-up, .he left the "tent :r .
which serves him t for ; a ; hangar,, in -: ;; c
the. East Meadow, about . five, miles'
east of Hempstead where ' he -( was 'i'yT&i
quartered. He took the air ( nicely, but ; ', '! '?
had not mounted higher than 100 feet P Cf
before his .engine began to ."miss, .and r -
he decided ; to . alight.
4I was over another meadow, about ; . "..i;:' : .-
a mile and a" half . from the hangar,4, : ... - v;
and ' I came' down ail . right" -this was ;lf' ffijft?? :
Broun's . story "near, . a'.;-fence. .1-, -':s.r:!;4;'"';;'-.
scrambled through and; was walking vU'' -v
along, the Fulton' street i road, '.to ; get ' '7' ;' ' V :
my mechanic, when . L noUced ' an auto- ' . ' . -1-; '
mobile, standing a few yards away. I
didn't think anything of it and walked
4 "It was a shabby" old gray car with- v
out a top, and there were two, men in-f.
It who looked 'like chaufleufstaxicab
chauffeurs, I should ' say," "because ;
v "Throw Up Your Hands.T
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they wore 'no livery, don't you know, ,;
and were not smartly - dressed.' ' ; I "
fancied that these thaps had probably. "
seen me come down and .were, waiting v
to flnd, out what was wrong.' ! . : ; ; ,
"But just as I came ; abreast r'of .'.
their car, out they jumped,- one , from )
each side; and. stopped me. ; One- of -
them had a pistol, and he pointed it
' At this stage of the story 1 some
body suggested that it was on Hemp-:
stead Heath, . not. on Hempstead r
plains, that enterprising highwaymen J
used to stop , stage . coaches . with &
similar rude gesture; The British air.
man was not to be diverted by this .
reminiscence. - He went 'on: ''-
"The fellow with the ;; pistolY said: 'f
'Throw: up your ; hands , ; and ' come ;
across, or I'll blow you higher . than v;
ever you flew ! ' ;'. '-c, -; : . ,.;-' ; ; : .
, "I saw they had me, so 1 put up w?.
hands, and .the other . chap'; went
through my pockets ; and found the,
money. Then they walked backwards 2
to the car still ; keeping ;me" covered V
with the pistol, and got-in and drove ,
off as fast as they could. I ran along 'A
the road to' a . fanh house, 1 where I .'
knew there " was a '.telephone, a and
called the sheriff X.ZXS-'
The sheriff has not yet' caught the .f
motor car bandits, i Ho said he didn't"
think this Jaold-up was prearranged.; .
Perhaps the- min in the car sawthe ;
mishap to the airman by . chance and
decided7 on the spur of the moment to ,
bold him up. Perhaps, also there was
another .; explanation but, ;';i. ,; anyhow,
motor car, bandits, had ' not got. to be
the regular thing about Hempstead .V,
yet awhile.
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,.' New Yorfc--George Browns, ..Watcn
ague, Staten Island, says lumps of hall
that fell on the . roof irt , his ;hous9
weighed "as much' as six ounces, and
that one piece was as '" big as a base
iV,.nit;i'.v.'4 Flnally'.pfowns.;-?;
; 1 mad ' cat was the
quarry , la" a cross-country chase !. of
a. posse armed with guns, lassoes ' and
pitchforks. Thirty shots failed to
the animal which finally drowned in a
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