The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current, June 11, 1908, Image 8
b Escapade m A- POST NARItAL ROMANCE BT CYRUS TO A L UC TAA TQN& Y J?AY WALTERS KOPYRIGMZ 906 Y horse and corao forward by po3t torses, you understand?" "Yes, my lud." Carrington gathered up the reins, sprang upon the mare's back and without looking over his shoulder, gal loped on ahead. TTie delay had given Lim time to come to his senses. He bad no such horse as Sailor between his thighs now. He realized that he must spare the mare or he would ar rive nowhere. Br the winding of the road, it was quite as far from Car rington to Portsmouth as it was from the hamlet whence Ellen had taken ber departure for the same haven, and Ellen had had. aooording to Carrlng ton's calculations, who knew nothing Jibout the sweep to the westward, something like six hours the start of Lim. Nevertheless, I do not mean to Im ply that Carrington spared his horse. He felt it imperative for him to get to Portsmouth before night fell, and be therefore punished the mare severely, but he did not ride with quite the reck lessness of his first mad dash. Still be swept over the ground rapidly, and after two hours of terrific going he pulled up at a wayside inn. lie sprang from his horse the instant he stepped before the entrance. Lord Carrington was well known in the vi cinity, and in a moment a dozen obse quious hostlers and horse boys scram bled about him while mine host came bowing before the door. "A horse, the best you have in the stables!" "My lord," began the host, "I'm very sorry " "No words," interrupted Carrington. 'brlng me a horse and a draught of -wine." "My best horse has been taken, your lordship, some three hours ago, and I bave naught but indifferent ones left." "Bring me the best you have. I don't care what it is," said Carring ton. "Don't you see my mare can go co farther and I must have some sort of a horse. How far is it to the next posting station?" "A matter of ten miles." "Well, give me something that can make the distance in an hour, and if I founder him or kill him, I'll pay you well for him." "Here, Dick," said the landlord, "you bear my lord. Bring old Joe. 'Tis "What Is the Meaning of This?" the best we have. There's a bay horse in the stable, if he were only fresh. He came in two hours ago. and Lord Strathgate " j. 'CEVho came, did you say?" cried Car rlngton. turning quickly. "The earl of Strathgate. your bonor." . "Was he here?" "Two hours agone. sir. He took a bite of breakfast and a draught of wine and our best horse and rode on." "Was he alone V "Alone, your lordship. There's sum cat strange about it, too, for his head was all bloody, his coat was streaked with mud, he was riding a bay horse, looked like a carriage horse, bareback with bits of harness dangling to it. He had no hat on " "Where is that bay horse-?" cried Carrington, tingling with excitement. "Yor.de:. .n ihe s;-l,v; xurd being rubbed down." Carricgton. throwing tjie bridle of bis mare to the nearest hostler, ran to The stable yard. "My horse Betty! By heaven!" be exclaimed. "What i3 the meaning of this?" He turned and faced the Astonished landlord once more, "Did you say that Strathgate was alone?" "Absolutely alone." "There was no carriage with him. nobody with him, no man. no women? "Not a soul, my lord." "Could he have left them some where, some by-road, some ?" "I seen him myself. 6ald the land lord, "coming down hill a mile back. Tou can see for yourself that the Inn commands a view of the road. He was riding like one poeeeesed. I fear your coach horse will never be worth anything again. Lord Carrington." Damn the horse! What said ber "He said he was riding to Ports mouth." "Did he ask any questions?" "He asked me if there sas a woman ' ILL y&M?M and a young man had sot horss-s n:,.! ridden on ahead, if anybody had s?en anything of any kind of coach, or wagon, or carriage, or people on horse back." "And what answer made you?" " Cept the coach for Portsmouth, which went up empty, and some farm wagons driven by men, we knew that nobody had passed this morning." "And you say Strathjate was in a hurry?" "I never seed a man more in a hurry, your lordship, unless it was yourself," added mine host. "You're right," cried Carrington.. He was utterly bewildered by the situation. His calculations were all at sea. What could be the meaning of Strathgate alone upon the road, with a broken head and a muddy coat, rid ing on a coach horse and driving the beast even as he had forced "Sailor and the mare? Where were Ellen and Deborah? It was more than he could understand. Could Strathgate be flying from Carrington's anger? Had he dealt foully with Ellen? My lord groaned aloud. And yet it could not be. He had every confidence in his wife's ability to protect herself if it came to a battle, even against a man like Strathgate. And he knew too well Strathgate's proven courage, roue, libertine and gambler though he was, to think for a moment that he was fleeing from him. Carrington. It must be that he was pursuing some one, but if so, who? Who, but Ellen and Deborah, and how could they keep ahead of such furious chas ing? They had not gone oft together, then. In some way they had given Strathgate the slip. Lord Carring ton jumped at this conclusion and his heart bounded. The worst was not true of his wife. What was he to do? He could see nothing for it but to try to overtake Strathgate. He could perhaps furnish a clew to the mys tery, and Carrington swore to make him tell, or to kill him on the way. It took much less time to think all this than it does to tell it. Throwing the landlord a guinea, refreshing him self with the draught of wine and bid ding mine host look after Sailor and the groom when they came on, Car rington mounted the horse which was brought to him. It was a sorry steed, and the landlord's heart misgave him as he saw that Carrington intended to be as good as his word and get to the next posting station in an hour. My lord rode with as heavy a hand as before, but with a considerably lighter heart. Of one thing he was certain, that Ellen was not with Strathgate. He wondered if the earl had come by that broken head and soiled coat from his wife's endeavor. He even laughed aloud in savage glee and pride at that very prowess and strength and masculine ability which had seemed to him so poor a quality when contrasted with the fawning, mincing mawkishness of Lady Cecily, now disconsolate at the hall. And so my lord rode on. his heart growing lighter with every bound of his horse. CHAPTER X. The Bewilderment of Strathgate. As my Lord Carrington rode with increasing satisfaction and Sir Charles Seton sailed in a growing sense of self-congratulation in that he alone was on the right track, my lord of Strathgate was full of bewilder ment. Like Carrington, he, too, made Inquiries at every posting station, at every wayside inn, from every passer by, as to the whereabouts of the two who had escaped him, and everywhere be &2d been met by an absolute lack of information " A dozen times he had hesitated mentally, that Is as to his course, yet in every case he had persuaded him self that the fugitives must be head ed for Portsmouth. Ellen had made it quite clear to him that there was be destination. There bad not been the least secrecy as to ber plans. There was nothing whatever to be gained by pursuing the way Strathgate had taken them when the. to him, "unfor tunate accident to the carriage bad occurred. Tbey most bave fetraced their steps, but if tbey bad done 60, where had they gone? Tbey seemed to have disappeared as completely as If the earth had vwallowed them. It was possible, of course, that Ellen might bav thought better of her escapade and returned to Carring ton, although knowing what sort of a reception would probably greet her. Strathgate thought this was hardly likely. At any rate, since he could not return to Carrington. and since he had no trace of his quarry, he rea soned dearly enough that the best thing for him to do was to get to Portsmouth as soon as possible. He had missed them somehow on the road, but if, as he believed. Ports mouth was their ultimate destination. he would be in a position to mature his plans and make ready to inter cept them when they did arrive. Strathgate was a man who did not believe in doing things by halves, and he rode to Portsmouth as if on a wager. His interest in Ellen was that which might have been expected from a man of his time and ooodrtkm. but the fact that she was not to fall into his hands, that she had already baffled him; that she had shown sucn tremendous spirit in endeavoring to kill him. added a Joy to the adventuie vrl:ich immensely tickled his Jaded soul. He had started out on the ua dertaking and he was determined 'o Eee it through at all hazards Of course, tie realized that Lord Carrin? ton would enter the game as soon as be could get within reach ot tht tale. but Strathgate was as brave he was vicious, and ne father welcomed ihe added player. if he had known and indeed It Ji dawn upon him after a time lie wouic have the. more enjoyed the tact that Lis own rapid progress greatly tun dereJ Carrington s advance Indeed toward the latter part of the after noon !:e threw many obstacles in the way of a possible pursuer, on the chance that it might be Carrington or even Seton by securing all the post horses that were worth anything at every station and mounting hostlers and post boys on them, with Instruc tions to ride to the next station at his expense. Consequently, while Strath gate's progress was faster and faster, Carrington's advance became slower and slower. Strathgate. by hard riding, reached Portsmouth about nightfall. Carring ton was not to arrive, although be pressed on all night, until the follow ing morning, Strathgate was morally certain that the people he was chas ing could not have reached Ports mouth before him. Indeed, he had made a record-breaking trip from Car rington. so he was not hurried in his preparations for the night. A bath, a royal supper, clean clothes, all of which his money and his rank made easy to procure, greatly refreshed him. Therefore, although he had been up all the night before and wanted sleep badly, he determined to make some inquiries before he went to bed. He found, to his great surprise, that the New Eagle, which was the nari of the ship owned by the counteso of Carrington, had sailed that morning. So far fortune favored him, for Lady Ellen would arrive at Portsmouth, he thought, and find her ship gone. He enlisted the service of the land lord and secured a number of men whom he posted at the various inns, with instructions to notify him im mediately in case Ellen and Deborah arrived. He could give an accurate description of the two, and he felt that he had thus spread a net which they could not escape. Then he went comfortably to bed and slept the sleep of the very weary, if not of the con science free. Carrington. plunging along on ex hausted, half-foundered horsss, the leavings of Strathgate, lost the com parative cheerfulness of the morning and worked himself up into such a fury that if he had come across the earl be would probably have killed him out of hand without giving him a chance for defense. The only one thoroughly satisfied with the situation was Seton, and even his dash eastward was stopped, for the wind, which had held briskly for the greater part of the day, died out about nightfall and left the gallant captain helplessly tossing in the short waves of the channel. He could only guess that Ellen in her boat had not yet been able to reach Portsmouth and entirely escape him, Capt. Seton was a man of energy and resource, and by the use of a judicious system of bribery, be Induced Whibley and the two boys to break out the oars. He himself completed the quartette, and through the long hours of the night, the four, with short Intervals for rest, urged the little boat after the fu gitives. So far as the objects of all this rid ing and sailing and mad chasing were concerned, although success had at tended their efforts up to this time, it could not be said that they were either of them particularly happy. In the first place, the sun beating down upon the unsheltered boat although the winter season was approaching was very hot. In the second place, hard bread and water were not exactly luxuries. Time was when Ellen could have eaten them without dissatisfac tion and have even been thankful that she had them, but that time had passed. Although her spirit was as great as ever, the luxurious living oi Carrington had naturally affected her taste. And Debbie had had no experi ence of that kind at all. The younger manifested a disposition to reproach the elder, only checked by Ellen's stern and mandatory method of dis missing the subject. To hearten up ber young friend, Ellen pot a brave face upon the whole matter. She pointed out to ber bow comfortable and 'free from pursuit, or Interference Ihey would be when they boarded the New Eagle at Portsmouth; what a pleasant voyage tbey would have back; and made various other suggestions to cheer her young com rade and to fight down the growing dis may in her own heart- It was only by constantly holding up before herself the picture of my lord and Lady Cecily In each other's arms in the arbor that she kept herself to the pitch of her adventure. She found herself thinking wistfally of the happy days of the past; of the many pleasant cruises which they had made in these very waters. What a gallant, devoted, royal lover he had been! How she hated Cecily Carring ton! She looked at herself and took a mental inventory of that she could not see and wondered how he courd He was ashamed of her! A proud woman was Ellen, Lady Car rington, and sometimes she almost for got her jealousy a Yv outraged dig nity. And between the two passions she vowed that she would never see my lord again until be came begging forgiveness. If be wanted her, he would have to chase her across the Loviisviiie From tte C-urier. Plattsmouth will hold a rousing- cele bration on July 4th, and of course Louisville will send a good delegation. Mrs. Joe Lyon, one of the most severely injured in the cyclone, will leave in a few days for Atchison, Kan., where she will visit with her two sons. The Mo. Pac. bridge crew is here driving new piling in the Platte river bridge. Six hundred piling to be driven and the crew will be here two or three months. Leroy Vanscoyoc met with a very painful accident last Saturday. He was working- on a scaffold when it broke, and in falling he cut his right hand on a nail, requiring- eight stitches to close the wound. Jerry Stevens has got his livery barn in shape again and is prepared to serve you on short notice. The cyclone put him "on the bum" for a few weeks, but he says his horses are better for having- had a rest. Fred Ossenkop went to Omaha Thurs day to see his sister-in-law, Mrs. Wm. Ossenkop, of Plattsmouth, who is at the St. Joseph hospital, where she underwent an operation one day last week for appendicitis. She is reported as getting along nicely. Mrs. Hardy, mother of Vaughn Hardy, the young man who was so ser iously injured at the National stone quarries last week, left for her home at St. Michael Wednesday. She ex pects to return as soon as Vaughn is able to travel and will take him for a visit to the home of his grandparents in Iowa. J. M. Jackman and wife arrived the latter part of last week from Indiana to look after their wrecked property here.jMr. Jackman sustained a severe loss by the cyclone. He owned the old mill, the house occupied by Station Starkey, both of which are a total wreck, and was also the owner of River View park. He is yet undecided just what to do, but will probably rebuild the house and clear up the park and convert it into lumber and cord wood. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That Contain Mercury, as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescrip tions from reputable physicians, as the damaee they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., con tains no mercury, and is taken inter nally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buy ing Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. Sold by druggists. Price 75c per bot tle. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipa tion. Elmwood From the Loader-Echo. j Miss Ruth Courtright of Beaver City j is spending the week with her cousin, i Miss Nellie Willcockson. ' ! Mrs. Mary Stoehr, Mrs. Alice Mei singer and daughter, Edna, and Verna Stoehr, all from Cedar Creek, visited : from Thursday evening of last week till over Sunday at the home of George Stoehr, north of town. A. B. Dickson left yesterday for Man hattan, Kan., to visit an old soldier friend, Thomas Nichols, who was a res ident of Stove Creek precinct about twenty-five years ago, and is well known to the old soldiers residing here. Born. To Mr. and Mrs. Henry Oeh lerking, on Tuesday, May 26, a son. Miss Jennie Fix of Wilber is here to as sist in caring for the new heir. Grandma Oehlerking went down to Henry's Sat urday to make the acquaintance of her new grandson. Our readers no doubt remember tr e picture of Grandpa Saxton, printed in the Leader-Echo a few weeks ago. We have sent the picture away to have an other fly put on his nose. It's another boy, born Tuesday, May 25, to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Saxton of Pender, Nb Willard Clapp returned Tuesday . Washington, D. C, where he has b- n acting as private secretary for Con gressman E. M. Pollard. He made his first appearance on the streets Tuesday afternoon in charge of the monster "Oldsmobile" which arrived here sev eral days ago, being shipped from Wash ington, where Willard used it before congress adjourned. Wabash. Mrs. I. M. Ward was stricken with the second stroke of paralysis on last Wednesday, and at this writing is very low with little chance of recovery. Allie Waltz and family returned from an extended trip through Texas, Okla homa and Kansas, Friday evening. Ne braska looks good enough for them yet. Clarence Pool had the misfortune to rcome into contact with the heels of a horse, which struck him in the slats. It was thought for a while that his ribs had been broken, but such was not the case. A company of wandering- minstrels gave a performance to a very small au' dience at the Woodman hall Thursday Some of the acts were good, but the j majority were bummy. A purse made up the next morning placed them upon J the tender mercies of the people of Union. I Bucklen's Arnice Salve Wins. Tom Moore, of Rural Route 1, Coch ran, Ga., writes: 'I had a bad sore come on the instep of my foot and could find nothing that would heal it until I ap plied Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Less that half of a 25 cent box won the day for me by affecting a perfect cure." Sold under guarantee at F. G. Fricke &' Co., drug store. Nehcxwka (From the i:etrister. ) Mrs. Anna Pittman returned to her home at York, Neb., Monday. Miss Hattie Forbes of Plattsmouth is visiting with Mrs. Herman Smith. Miss May Vallery visited a few days this week at the Cunningham home. David C. West has purchased the R. C. Pollard property in the west part of town. The transfer was made Tuesday. Ruth Murdock and Edith Moon are expected home next week from Ogden, where they have baen for the past nine months, teaching. We received a postal card from Rowena Pollard yesterday, who is visiting in Vermont, and from it we judge she is having the time of her life with Ver mont relatives. Harmon Beck, accompanied by his wife and little daughter, attended the Memorial services at Elmwood Satur day. Mrs. Beck's mother, Mrs. Cor bett, returned with them. Commissioner Switzer was in Nehawka Monday for the purpose of trying a new four-horse grader that is being praised very highly. If the machine proves a success one will be purchased for each preeinct in the county. Andrew Pittman and family have been enjoying a visit from a nephew, William Pfremer of Kentland, Indiana. Mr. Pfremer is a lawyer and has been in the western part of the state on a visit to relatives. He departed for his home Wednesday morning. L. C. Todd brought in a crate of spring chickens and shipped them to Omaha Wednesday. They were Buff Orphingtons and would weigh over two pounds each. He informs the editor that he has sold over fourteen hundred eggs for setting this spring. Herbert Opp is carrying his arm in a sling as the result of a scuffle in the meat market Tuesday evening. He was wrestling with his brother, John, and in some way was thrown so as to strike his shoulder against the door, tearing loose the muscles from the top of his shoulder. He will carry his arm in a sling for a few days. Herby seems to be under an evil star this week, r while holding a piece of meat for his mother to cut she caught the end of the third inger of his left hand, cutting a bad gash. Buy Hair at Auction? At any rate, you seem to be Setting rid of it on auction-sale principles: "going, going, g-o-n-e ! " Stop the auction with Ayer's Hair Vigor. It certainly checks falling hair; no mistake about this. It acts as a regular medicine; makes the scalp healthy. Then you must have healthy hair, for it's nature's way. The best kind of a testimonial "Sold lor over sixty year." Kad by 3. C. Ajrer Co., Lowtll, MaM. Also nums&otnNti of SARSAPARILLA. uers PILLS. CHERRY FECTORAL. mmmmm Don't wait until tomorrow, but protect your property today in onr of the best companies; onlv 15 cents per on-r hundred dollars. You cannot afford to take any chances in loosing your property at this rate. A combination policy for fire, lightning, tor nado and windstorm written on your farm property for twenty-five cents per year. . . See or write Coates' Block . I 19 EAI TfCH Plattsmouth, Cm r I Union. From the l edger. Albert Eatoi and wife.residing north west of town, arc the parents of a nice little daughter which arrived at their home on Tuesday. Sant W. True and wife have a new addition to their family circle, a fine new son that registered at their home Wednesday evening. Dr. Carr of Springfield, came in Wed nesday evening by automobile to see Miss Fern Saxon, who has been under his care several weeks. Mrs. Abbie Klepser departed on Mon day for Oregon, intending to spend the summer visiting her son John and other relatives on the Pacif.c coast. Mrs. Gertrude Wiley of near Murray passed through here on the Wednesday forenoon train, going to Kansas City to see her daughter who is seriously ill. Dan Lynn departed on Monday for South Dakota, intending to spend some time visiting relatives at Lead, Spear fish and other points in that state. Fred Thrall and his sister, Mrs. Steele, moved up from Nebraska City the first of the week and are occupying the Lloyd house in the northwest part of town . Miss Minda Fleming of Osceola ar rived here yesterday to make her friends a few days visit, being on her way home from Lorimer, Iowa, where she has been visiting Elmer Pritchard'a family. Miss Fleming was a little tot when she resided here a few years ago, and most of her friends failed to re cognize her at first sight yesterday. A deal was made Tuesday whereby James Darrough sold his west 80 acres (the home place) to Frank Rhoden. It is a good farm, and we are informed that Mr. Rhoden will put some valuable improvements on the place. Mr. Dar rough owns another 80 acre farm east of the one he sold, and we understand he will locate on it as a permanent home. A Grand Family Medicine. "It gives me pleasure to speak a good word for Electric Bitters," writes Mr. Frank Conlan of No. 436 Houston St., New York. "It's a grand family medi cine for dyspepsia and liver complica tions; while for lame back and weak kidneys it cannot be to highly recom mended." Electric Bitters regulate tie digestive functions, purify the blocd, and impart renewed vigor and vitality to the weak and debilitated of both sexes. Sold under guarantee at F. G. Fricke & Co., drug store. 50c. Tying her bonnet under her chin. She tied her raven ringlets in; Then to the store she went with glee. For Hollisters's Rocky Mountain Tea. Notice to Creditors. Stale of Nebraska, '. si County of Cass, t In County Court. In the matter of the estate of Margaret A. Pat terson, deceased. Notice is hereby triveii that the c I editors of said deceast d will meet the administratrix Mae Patterson, of said estate before me, coun ty judj-'e of Cass county, Nebraska, at thft county court room in Plattsmouth, In said count. won t he Sot h day of June. I'.H'K and on t ho ll'th day of Decern I ier.r.s, at ten o'clock. a. rn., of each day. for the purpose of present liifr theindaims for examination, adjustment tnd allowance. Six months are allowed for the creditors of of said deceased to present their claims, arid one year for t he administratrix to settle said estate, from the Aith of May. .. Witness my hand and seal of said County Court at Plattsmouth. Nebraska, t his 2ci h day of May, l'.iOs. A LI-EN .1. BEES N. IskaiI County Judtre. Kamsey "c Uamsey, Attorney for Estato. SHERIFF'S SALE. By virtue of an order of sale. Issued by .lames ICohertson. cleric of the district couit. within and for Cass county. Nebraska, and to me directed, I will on the 24th Day of June, A. D., 1908, at 11 o'clock a. m., of said day at the south door of the court house. In said county, sell at puhlic auction to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate, to-wit: The north half of the northeast (n'4 of the ne!4) iuarter, of section thirty-three (33) in township twelve (12), rantre nine(H). east of the th P. M., in Cass county, Nebraska. The same beintr levied uion and taken ax the property of Walter A. Lautrhlin. administra tor of the estate of Heulen A. Chapin. deceas ed. Ira Chapin. Edward Chapin. Jesse O. Chapin. Tacie Lautrhlin. nee Chapin: Kate Heeler, nee Chapin: May E. Chapin. Florence B. Chapin. Boy M. Chapin, and Walter A. Lautrhlin, puaidian of May E. Chapln.Klorence B. Chapin. Iioy M. Chapin and Alert I. Wel ton. aie defendants to satisfy a Judgment of said court recovered by tfc-car AV. Lautrhlin. plaintitT. atrainstsaid defendants. C. I. Qri.vroN. Sheriff Cass county. Nebraska. PiattsttiOUth, Neb.. May 12th. rvn UJ rib I bllj Nebraska .