Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-03-31
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! cried.
: 4 am not mistaken-I " him plainly
!. when 1 stopped to get the grapes. He il
|crouched under the cellar window, he 10.
tends to rob Us. Kase.
Oh, what can we dor I cried in ter
roI.
We must take him pr7sorerl' said
Alice, firmly.
oh. we CAN'T cried. let Us get Out
of the house instantly, and run for help.
lAlice!'
where! I an afrs d Of the Dutchman
lat the saloon - mitch - of him. and
There IS no ore else near B4s,des he may
have conf d-rates outside. would not lei
|us escape. We can't lock him in the cell
lar because mother has the keys in her
pocket. W. must take him. Kate; and
Iquick, too, before he supects.'s
was terribly frightened, but III genef.1
|Alice was much more . coward than
was. 50, when I saw her courage RISE r.
meet the occasion, / resolved not to be
behind her. 50 asked h. what we should
lido. and followed her with heart beatiu 6
painfully hard.
Alice told her plan, and taking . strong
Linen napkin. she caught up . bottle Of
|chloroform from The closet shelf, and
saturated The napkin with it. Giving me
IA slender. stout rope, which hung behind
the closet door, and bidding me hide it
under my overskirt. shr gave me the lamp
and taking the wet napkin herself, we
went down cellar.
Now talk merrily, 80 he won't sus
pect, she whispere'I, as we reached the
!. stairs. and then che said something in a
. laughing tone, but I am sure do not
know what sh said. and / d.m't teliet'.
she did. We descended the stairs turn. d
% cross the cellar passed the angle Of The
stairs and t'aen-Alice spr.ng upon he
crouching form. flung her arms about his
and hid the napkin with all her slender
strength over his mouth and sostrils.
! Quick! Kate, quick! with .otr rtpe,
she said. flew to her aid. and so sudden
a"d unexp. cted was the attack. that be-
fore the fellows struggles could free him
had drawn the rope half . dozen times
around him; and pulled it Is night as I
could, tyIrg il with al the force could
c0mtiiand; ana as the chloroform began
to effect him he rolled over before US like
an inanimate log.
Alic,., bruised; painting, almost fainting
dro. ped on tn ground besl'ie him.
%! Kst! Kat! l. some one was only
h+rel she sasped. 1 don't K, ow how
long he will s'ar under the fiuence of
this, and if be comes to- am afraid heI
will break the rH e.
they will surely b. here soon!' rid I.
I. Oh, Alice. | h a. = buggy Tn. meI
Lord. some one is c',ming!' An Is the
sound # wheels q ID vo,ccs came to the
de porch, fl W up stairs, flung optnI
the side door Of The d., Ing rom, and, On
Joy! threw MYSELF straight into John Lip
pinc0ti's arms! Don't b. Mortified, read
er, for John and were betrOthed, aud his |
arms q hel , me before.
As quick as could explain to the aston.
shed Buys the situation We were m. we
!: i went down togeth"r to poor Alice.
She was still sitting % the ground b.
.i.'e her prisoner, white with p,in as well
as flight, Tor one Of her vii tn was terri.
ny sprained Dy inc mans Struggles.
And you took this fellow prisoner, you
girl! Well" was Johns commenent a. he
bent over our cap-ive. Then he raj ed
Alice tend.rly In his strong arms, CARR. d
her up and laid her on q iOnnRe in the
dining room. Bo,h he and George ,henl
into The cellar, and with strung effort
carried up the insensible rufian and laid
him on til. porch, to awsit Uncle Sam
ME s return.
They frightened the rope SO he couli not
possibly free himself if he came to. anil
their care upon US poor. fright
.ned and exhausted girls
Verv soon Un.l- Sammie AID Aunt Sal
y arrived. and great was Their consterna
ion upon he ring what had just happen
d. George Immediately rode In 10 ,heI
;ity after the proper officers to take ,h.
burglar. who Came to his senses before Il
hey arrived.
He cursed and swore terribly As soon
ls cou d have use Of his tongue, anil SAIL
o Alice, with an awful oath. that if b..
lad dreamed she saw him before she went
,p stairs. neither she nor l would b We
eft the cellar alive.
We we're glad when the officers camel
nd took him away. and then what pet
md . baby we made Of Alice, and how
enderly We cared for her poor little slen-
Ter spraineh wrist. Y
They would have made CREST fuss over |"
ne too, John esp c;alIy. declaring that j.
vas brave girl. little soldier, etc. Bu,
disclaimed their hOnors. telling them i
hat for Alice should have taken an lgno- Il
niniou- flight, leaving til burglar 10 work
is will and that A ice was the Tightful
nd only heroine Of our venture lin
lana Fsrmrr.
It Is probable that the coming National
)em0cr tic Convention will b. held as|
arly . May or June. The Conven,iOm
I New York In 1919. ann ,hst - D"iti-
lore in 1875, were held in The month Of
uly, later season in the ye.r thai il
sually chosen. and later than is thought
, be desir .ble FOR the coming campa,g".
t LOUIS bid fir t. have it held in ih.
ew hall of the Chamber of Oommerce(
Inch was dedicated on the II ult., andl
'hich Is the most beautiful hal in the
United States AMI one Of The largest in the