Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1855-01-25

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Mr. Rsadis dead. suppose. said be after
pause.
,NO. h' is living yet. thOugh there is no hOpe
Of bis recovery
I'm glad he isn't dead said Joe. drawing
a long breath. There isn'G blood upon my
head yet
How are you to grt away 2 asked Lucy.
Il can't tell
There was long silence. 4 don't see any
way said Lucy, but don't be discouraged. -
III do all can SOns,hing nay happen. You
can stay here in safety. You have food enough
there for tO-mouOw. haven't you I'll come
again Tomorrow night
God bless you. Miss was the half choked
response. end that night the hunted f-lrn slept
soundly on the premises Of the Sheriff Of the
county.
'hey're of 10 look after that wretch. Joe
Tucker said aunt Tsbilha. coming into Lucy's
room the next morning.
At dinner. AIR. Holmes first words were.
We may give itup nov. TIe Tucker Was a.
bout here a week ago, but he's of now. I'm
pursuaded He'll not run Ear. though. They've
got some 1.-THE kno~ing ones on The watch. and
they'll ferret him out no matter where he is
Why, Lucy. what on esnh is the matter with
you? What makes you Aush so ?
Lucy was taking her first lesson in the art
which every woman must learn command Of
counienance. She stsmmered out some excuse
and left hs dining room as soon as she could.
After dinner the CONSEQUENCES Of her secret
made her fancy suspicion in her fathers everr
look. and when night came bow softly she crept
down stairs.
She provided herself with piece Of meat
for Bruno, aud then opened the kitchen door
aud softly called him. Leaving him deeply
engaged, sic ooE her way TO the old corn housr.
Joe received her With a kind Of afrrri mate
reverence, as she were a being Of another
sphere. He had made himself den in the lofl.
so concealed that one might search long with
out finding it Lucy had brought him some
books and papers, but she found he was but an
Indifferent reader. She could devise no pl,n
Of escape, and they both thought it best to
wait awhile.
She had spent the morning 10 thought, an
occupation very new 10 her. Joe r cEer's
life seemed TO depend on her. and il the burden
of fellow creatures fate would weigh heav-
ily on any one, how much more on the joyous
little heart that bad never known care. How
should she manage his escape? She lhOue hi
for moment OF tru sting her fathers kind heart
and warm, generous feelings. In her child
like ingeniousnrss she longed TO do so, Ii seem
ed so terrible 10 have to decide an thing Of
such importance for herself and by herself
But no she remembered his strict sense of
justice, and stern, unbending integrity.
Aunt Tabitbia appeared at the breakfast
table the xt morning with her cap strings fy-
ing. and her hrows drawn ttgtt ther
'Spme tne must have been IN the buttery
these last Two nights, she commenced. There
is heaps of things gone. There's nice leg OF
lamb, hardly touched at dinner, and two large
pieces of pork-they're gone. And those ap
pie pies | made the other day, two of them
were gone yesterday morning, and now two
more. and whole pot of my best pickles. aud
a Jar of swertmeals and don't know how many
loaves of bread and cakes and rolls OF butter
I'm thankful know nothing about it,
Lucy PLAYED her part very well this time,
and her father and aunt wondered in vain.
Sill the attacks on The lar Ter did not cease,
and amt Tabitha suspected in turn each OF the
TWO helps and then every one o; the work,
men on the farm One night Lucy had just de-
scended to the butprv, when ehe turned round
and saw her father just behind her. ..s
why, Lucy said he, is it you who com
nit these depredaIOns i?
Lucy forced herself to speak calmly. why
papa, could you think | ale all those cold
shoulders of lamb and sirloins of beef aunt
labitha laments s, pathelcally? want some
SUI ar 10 drop lavendar on, aud taking few
Jumps. she proceeded up stairs before her fa-
iher. He laughed. "A pretty fool have
been to jump out Of my bed at this hour for
such mink as you. l thought had the
thief. I'll not d" it again at any rate
Three weeks rolled on Poor Joe Tucker
learned to love the very ground in which Lucy
stood. Nothing SO pretty. so sweet and deli
cate had even come near him before. His un-
tanned heart was naturally warm and affection
ate. and now l. was stirred to Its inmost depths.
The passionate devotion with which ho wof-
shipped his beneiactreSs was u strange feeling
10 his Wild, ignorant soul. 1t seemed to open
a new world to him. Every visit showed Lu-
cy more and more of the ardor Of the poor ftl
low $ a:tac hment, and every visit saddened
her more and more as she felt her own defci-
ences. She had consciousness, dim at irst
that ibis was the tire to SOW the seed of good
in that unr utored heart. and hers the hand to
cast it--but she knew not how to do it, she
thought how fluent aunt Tabilha would BE- in
such case. but that was not exactly the Auen
cy she wished for,
For seven weeks Joe Tucker remained con-
ceaed in Mr. Holmes cute building. The ex-
citement seemed to be lessened. and Lucy tho't
he might try to escape. She had just received
her liberal quarterly allowance and she gave
him every cenl of it. She disguised him with
complete suit of one of their working men,
and one night in October stood beside nim for
the last time. Poor Joe could not speak. He
began several times, Miss Lucy" - and
then choked. His sobs spoke f1r him.
Al last Lucy wiped away her streaming tears
and took his sun-burned hand IN both of hers.
,Joe,' she said promise me that when you go
a.. r. oEfornio NON will try tn the hest of vouP