When our three adven- -turers had come within hearing distance they cried out loudly as possible: "Clear the road! - a race - a race!" The dragoons as they approached wheeled right and left and allowed them to pass, but having recognized the horses pulled up and after a few moments hesitation, turned about and pursued. The sun had now set and evening was approach- -ing, but the race was scarcely begun, although the fugitives had already ridden the captured steeds at their utmost speed for several miles. As they moderated their speed in passing over the hills on their way. They distinctly heard the should of their pursuers and Ferris fearful that Goliah's powers might not be suffi- -cent to secure the safety of his two riders
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declared to his companions that he would now leave them, and immediate thereupon jumped off At this moment, a Quaker, appa- -rently well mounted passed by, and Ferris recognizing in him an old acquaintance told him in a few hurried words that he was flying for his life and asked for the loan of his horse. The friend at first refused, but a moment afterwards yielded to the dictates of humanity. Ferris now mounted upon a fresh steed push- -ed forward to overtake his comrades but in vain. He soon found that his friend's horse could not run with sufficient speed to save the rider, and on passing a small hollow in the road where he was secure from observation, he dismounted, threw the reins upon his horses neck,