Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-06-23

night your door will be unlocked. Follow
Aunt Debby with your shoes in your hand and
speak no word. Destroy this paper" To this
Ladame Labasse had added, Ne craguer
ren, ma chere."
Loo Loo's heart palpitated violently, and
the blood rushed to her cheeks. Weary as
she was, she felt no inclination to sleep. As
she sat there, longing for midnight, she had
ample leisure TO survey the apartment 1t was,
indeed bower fit for a princess. The chairs,
tables aud French bedstead were all ornamen-
ted with roses and lilies gracefully enter
twined on a delicate fawn-colored ground. The
tent-ike canopy, that partially yelled the
couch, was formed of pink and white striped
muslin, draped on either side in ample folds,
and fastened with garIands of roses The PHI
low-caseS were embroidered, perfumed, and
edged with frillS quilted as neatly as the pes
tails OF a dahlia. In one corner stood a small
table, decorated with very elegant Partisan
tea-service for two. Lamps of cut glass ilIu-
minated the face of a large Psyche mirror, and
on the toilet before it diamond necklace and
earrings, sparkling in their crimson velvet
case. Loo Loo looked at them with half
scornGul smile, and repeated to herself:
He bought me somewhat high
Since with me caIne her he couldn't buy.n
She lowered the lamps to twilight softness.
and tried to wait with patience. How long the
hours seemed Surely it must be past mid
night. What if Aunt Debby had been de-
tected in her plot ? What if the master should
come, in her stead Full of that fear. she tri-
ed TO open the windows. and found them fast
ened on the outside. Her heart sank within
her 4; for she had resolved. in the last emerren-
cy, to leap out and be crushed on the pave
ment. Suspense became almost intolerable.
She listened, and listened There was no
sound, except loud snoring in the next apart
ment. Was it her tyrant, who was sleeping
so near She sat with her shoes in her hand
her eyes fastened on the door. At last it
opened, and DebbyS brown face peeped in
They passed out t0gether-thc muIatto taking
the precaution to lock the door and put the
key in her pocket Softly they went down
stairs, through the kitchen, out into the ad-
joining alley. Two gentlemen with carriage
were in attendance. They Sprang in. and were
whir'ed away. After riding some miles, the
carriage was stopped Que of the gentlemen
alighted aud handed the women out.
Ny name is Dinsmorr," he said al am
uncle to your friend Frank Helper. You are
to pass for my daughter, aud Debby is our ser
want
And Alfred-Mr Noble. | mean-where
is he ?" asked Loo Loo.
He will follow iu good lime. Ask no more
questions now"
The carriage rolled away aud the party it
conveyed were soon on their way to the North
by an express train
1t would be impossible to describe the anxi-
iety Alfred had endured from the time Loo
Loo became the property of the cotton broker
until he heard OF her escape. From motives
OF policy he was kept in ignorance of the per,
sons employed, and Of the measures they in
tended to take. In this state of suspense, his
reason might have been endangered had not
Madame LabaSse brought cheering messages.
from time to time, assuring him that all was
carefully arranged, and success nearly certain
When Mr. GrOSSmaD, late in the dav, dis
covered that bis prey bad escaped, his rage
knew no bounds. He offered one thousand
dollars for her apprehension, and another thou
sand for the detection of any one who aided
her. He made Successive attempts 10 obtain
an indictment against Mr. Noble but he was
proved 10 have been far distant from the scene
Of action, aud there was 10 evideuce that he
had any connection with the mysterious affair.
Failing in this, the exaSperaied cotion-brokcr
swoFe that he would have his hearts blood.
for he knew the sly, smoothspoken Yankee was
at the bottom of it. He challenged him but
Mr.. Noble Notwithstanding the argument of
Frank Helper, refused on the ground that he
held New England opinions on the subject of
dueling. The Kentuckian could not under
stand that it required far higher kind of cour-
a-e 10 refuse than It would have done To ac-
lie, / !
shot at him In the street. but without irfct.ng
a very serious wound. Thcnceforth he went
armed, aud his friends kept him in sight. But
he probably owed his life to the fact that Mr..
GrOssman was compelled 10 20 to New Orleans
suddenly, on urgent business Before leaving,
the latter sent messengers 10 Savannah. Char
lesion, Louisville, and elsewhere exact de-
ScrptiOuS of the tugitiveS were posed in all
public places, and offers of reward were dou.
bled but the activity thus excited proved all
in vain. The runawayS had travelled dav and
night, and were in Canada before their pursu-
erS had reached New York 4 few lines from
/ Mr.. Dinsmore announced this to Frank Helm
er, in phraSeolo-y that could rot be understood
In case that the letter should lie inspected at
the post Office. He wrote '' told YOU we
intended 10 visit Montreal and by the date
Of this YOU will see that have carried nv plan
into execution, Ny daughter likes the place
so much that | think | shall leave her awhile
in charge of our trusty servant, while | 70
home to look after my business"
After the excitement had somewhat suhsid-
ed, Mr.. Noble asceFtained the process by which
his friends had succeeded in effecting the rescue
\ INT Debby owned her master 4 grudge for
having repeatedly sold her children and Just
at that time a fresh wound was ranking in her
hear, because her only son, bright lad Of
eighteen, OF whom Mr. GroSsman was tie re-
puted father. had been sold to slave-trader