Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-11-11
OLD SERIES.

" ith earth and stone. bat at Others the
roadway had worn out aud they were hare,
- that auy one looking Up RON underneath
could sec Who was p,s.in, overhead. Mr.
fra'cr'- sharp eye took IN the position In .
lie gt two hurdles Out IL hrld
clu,e by. and With some rope that hs hal
brought Tor another purpose. fastened them
to the piles. - ,hs, thpy hung like shelves
between the roadway AMI the ilo"d. one Bt
each side oi tho bridge. aud ahOut twenty
yard. from IL. THIS wss I've I'lin two oi
his mrn we're a. lis hidden De each hurdle;
while he and my father. in u bnit that
Wa concealed beneath sAs main arch of the
hridsr. unseen thsin--lus, r'uli watch the
heap uf stones wirrc a.. n,on.y w.. tn h-
placri and the st1l,n pi,Esi.h~k irlt ~
exchange lur it Assoc ~ rrm R,ckrtor
any Of his friends. r'mp'Nl the h's IN ~hlcn
the epui w.. packed. Fra,- Vas o. whistle
aud h,. men wrre lp climb from their hid.
ing places. and secure w.0-vrr it might h..
II be lrapsd over the rsil,ag Of the cause
way. and tok 10 thu wa,sr. there was the
b.at m which to follow and capture him.
Mr. Fraser was very PARTICULAR u prac.
nce hi. allies IN 'pringias quickly fr'm
their Ilac. ol c,nctlm-u., and IN imprr.-
sing upon thch anil my father ihe nrc...
.liy ol acting to,rtrrr. Keeping careful
watch. aud .trtci silence. AnI nov sir."
be- ,Ild u my lather. Sa distant clock
chlmyd quarter u t".Se, "i,'' time to
get to our hiding place, asd bait the trap.
- please tu hand me the Iag that may
mark It. and .nmc Of tha coins. - as to he
able 10 iIrnIiiy them a; the trial" lie
hal made up hI. mind. yla SEQ to nail Mas
ter rrin th. time.
Nv father g,y' him l.s bag, 'aw him
write upon i, aud make 'or' scratches On
about dnI'n of the gulus., AMI then my
father let hin.sll down INTO tho buat. ~
which he va. immediately j''n'd by the
runner
"l,'.all right" ,aia Fraser, in a low
tone.
"Do you think ne v,Il come " whisper.
ed my father.
Certain. " replied Fraser q" hut. hu.h'
We must not talk, Sir. "U', up"
For ,hrrc mortal hours iil NV Iather .It
in that hnai, aud the ruan.rs lay stretched
out on the broad of ~, tacks upon tlu-e
huriIr, watching for I.s Rocket tn come
iur hi. money. and lut three mortal hour.
not .oul approached iao bridge. no, q
sound hut the wash nl IN. swollen river Was
heard By the time th., the clock sIrucs
three. my father. who had been npid'ns f"r
thr la., twenty minute', isIl f''' a.I-~p as
be at covered ur ~ hi. elusk. fur II Ms
hitter cold night. bat vas very .p"e'Illy
ar,u.rd by hearing fr'.sr cry uus that We
wrrs airiit.
Alrfr.they were, sur enough. The rope
that held thru had h,cu sau'rd against Ihe
sharp corner II pile ,'1 Mr. Fraser *.
plaincj) ull IL broke. sni away went the
h,at. whlrins rOuni asd rJurd IN the -d-
d,-. of the river. fit o. make any onr Eiidy
- strong Wa the sIr-sm that they we're
carri,d = mile and q half down 1t l. lore they
could grt ashore. Ny ..Lh,r vas Tor ~
turning directly {, thu t'lsr, nni - was
Fn.ct. hut .,mr h"s u other they lost
each other in the dark .nI when nay father
arrived there. having rus nearly all the
way. hc found. u hi' sSs' surprise. that
the ofHcrrs Iavl lrn. u. rushed IT, tho heap
oC stones, ADD there On. frat tim: t'at
caught lis eye WI. hi, poeket.b,Ok-,hc
mon y was gone
Ird. how he did swear
Determining to have 1t on, with TIE run.
ners Tor dr-crtins their posts. be hurried "n
To- the inn where they sai Uct and were To-
pass the night. II, knocked at the du"r.
~ answer H. sts not IN the very hest oi
irmper.. rs you may gI's; - I've gave the
donr big kick. In IL lee and sight met
hi view that itirl y toVs away his breath.
Ti-! into Eve chairs, hand and iopt. ,rus'cd
up like 50 many CIri.!nn turkeys, with
five gags in their i've moribs, and thrir pair
NJ eyes gl-rIng At him. owlishiy, sat tho
real Mr.. frA.ri and bis four Bw Street
runners. Tom Rocket h.d managed tho
business at the bridge hips.ll
How he manag to got scent II the plot,
and TO seize the officers. a.! together, just At
the nick uf time, my hihe: never could find
out. and NJ one know. ~ mi. day.
Upon examining hi. p,eket.book my IA.
,hsr found all his docobsnts. and paper
on which va. written ih..e words.
BY destroying these writings I could
have ruined you. ln doing 50, .hoald
have injured yo"r client. whom | r-P'ct.
For h. sake keep ny word, though you
have played mo false.
Tow RockEr."
a. Tor Tom. alter hSfp: been tried three
times AMI getting od UPON .Ou'e law quibis
on each occasion. he-~bo had rubbed the
worth OF thousand. Of issad.. and escaped
was executed at No,!iasi.m for stealing
an old Birdie! IIiarper's Weekly.