New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-29

| the basket which kind Mrs. Pendextor had
taken 90 much time to I'LL. mot . bad
find, }" said the Snug man, turning over The
With his mouth full. "vittle up, partner
M.yn't have another chance Lord knows
when"
partner" accepted the invitation cor
dEllv. Our luncheon disappeared down
his throat in large morsels. "Hsllo! here ID
Q go!' cried the SNUG man, making . sud.
den dive at the parcel of spoons and forks
He bit ono Of the spoons with his teeth.
rapidly counted and dropped them into his
pocket, the other mad looking on. "Realt'
| asked he of the red neck cloth.
mo mistake. Eight of each. That's
twenty apiece. Stow away, fast, or some
one'l be a-coming hadn't supposed that
even wolf could ''stow" faster, but at this
I warning the motion of the jaws were accel.
Grated. As the men ate they talked. Their
and then . sentence.
Dog? Darn the dog! Easily silence him"
Eyes, but" Then iost the context.
"YOu're sure a. to the blunt7'
"Saw it handed Over-seventeen hundred
and odd in bills. Took it home with himl
Why, of course, you fool. These farmer
fellows don't hang to banks. tell you he
wants it handy to lift his mortgage next
week. Sure to be called for. Them Elkinses
j. always on time. Very sharp gentlemen,
| Elkinees are"
"Stash your gab," said the gypsy. "Folks
coming OFFS the word.
The men jumped to their feet and listened
Q second. One of them snstched up the
shawl which lay over the supposed log, the
other crammed the fragments of the feast
into his pocket. and they were gone; the
gypsy's foot just grazing my head rs he
went heard the girls voices drawing
nearer, but the long ters'On of fear had
left me so faint and p0werless that could
not stir. not even when they came in sight
and stood close to me.
my! Isn't it warm9" cried Esther.
"Alice. you look half baked. Sit down and
rest. HIRE is . convenient old log. She
caught sight of the empty basket which the
men bad flung aslde, and stopped short,
with her mouth open.
EYES," said Alice, innocently, II fancy
We are all ready for luncheon. But where
is the luncbeoni And where is Dolly7'
At this moment I saw Marian making
servstion gave me strength to stir. to roll
over. The bark and ferns few in all direc-
tio0e. Marian shrieked; but her arrange.
ments for seating herself had gone too tar
to be affected by this sudden phenome-
non. She came down heavily. and she and
l and the shswIs and the terms, fungi and
mcsses became Q, implicated into . confused
This the girls considered the best joke
poeeiD ole. With shouts of laughter they
disentsngled and picked Us mp. But ct
eight of my face there vas exclamation:
"Why, Queen Log, what IL the mstteri
Ara You hurt You are % pale a. sheet,
You look: as it You had seen ghost. D. MT
stare SO, Dolly. Do speak. What is itlf'
tried to speak, but, instead, burst into
Q tit of nervous crying. The girls. fright
ened and perplexed, threnged about me.
In the midst of their rapid questions an
.awestruck voice was heard saying, "Where
are the sp0oDsa put them just here. lam
sure did: And here is the very napkin |!
they were in"
oh" sobbed, "those men took them |
away"
Then it all came ont, aud the circle of |
pale faces and wideopen eyes which at 1
tended NY somewhat inc0herent explana-
ton struck me- ae so funny that l went to /
the other extreme of feeling, and, before l
knew it, was laughing as hard as had
cried.
And You lay still and never moved',
gasped Rosa. ''Hoa brave! never could
have done that. l should just have given
one scream, and then should have tainted
away"
THAT would have been truly judicious.
remarked Either Gryly. "Bul the question |
now is, what shhl We dor
DO" walled Rosa; "whv get out of these
dreadful woods ne fast as We can to be sure
Robbers and murdorers! never heard
On, how hOrrid it Is not to have any man to
take care OF your
Her alarm injected the boldest of ne, and
regret to say our progress homeward
partOok of the nature of stampede. Mrs.
Pendexter, who was rolling out tea biscuits
n the buttely, was taken all sback by our
sudden appearance "Sakes alive, l want
" know! This does beat all !" were her re-
marks during our recital. 'Such . thing
Was never heard Of in this country before.
EikiDs! that's the squire. And the men
With the $l7OO must by young Mr.. bennett |
On the Brush Hill road. He's . sort of q
'trAnger, you know. Mr.. P-ndexter was
saying that he'd sold out all his hay ct = |
,Ood price to pay of his mortgage.
promptly. HE must 60 over and give this
DR.. bennett warning 1t once" "a
It's, to, TO-" clucked Mrs. Pendexter
He's of in the ned0er lot, two miles svav.
MI sos all the rest. There amt Q man &
bout the place, Mics Esther" Ia
There never u.s." pat in Rosa, despair. {
Ugly. Il never saw nythiDg like il! On, i
T Amsz,ns! l can't think Why JOAQUIN
llller rhOuld write y poem about them" q
"HOw far is it to Mr.. Dennett's2' said | il
III her. G
Its good three miles. but straight road y
II tue way. Right through the woods. You Q
ant miss it," il
Through the woods We all shivered; but t
sther went ON brEvely. \
Very we'll. Amanda can harness tho old
ray, Cant sh.a ri ase tell her TO- anu I'll q
rive over to Mr. Dement'S. Girls, which z
you will 20 with mel' il
"DoIlyp U
eyes," eaid, with sinking heart ON y
The girls wept and walled, but in vain. IL
"Don't be silly" said Esther. "Of course
melody must GO"
"W.ll, 90 admire your courage, "said e
rs. Pendexter, there's this about it: 81
ere ain't no real danger. They re always 10
ared 1T day iighL"-sDeaking of the genus ~
lrglar as IF wO!f "YOu won't see your
en- again, MISS Dolly, promise you. lii ca
asn'C sure of thai l wouldn't let you 90 81
how" ca
Fortified with this, we set off, concealins ri
# inward tremurs as best We might. The
III seemed long, but at last We came to u
cit. brown co tage, with q little lawn,
'"er beds and an alr Of taste and refine M
bDt new to Us 10 that region. A handsome, w
hourned young man, who WAS cutting | tn
Q grass with hand moving machiDt,
me forward to meet us, and raised h,s | a
raw hat with an uDmistak a blo air Of a | ca
ntiemAn. Ether explained our errand, ",
:. bennett listening intently, never d.
king bis ey ca IF nor face as she spoke. tn
~ am probably the person m-ant," said on
"At least have tue sum alluded TO IN 8,
7 house to pay q debt which falls due oil
It week" He paused and thought for a J.,
,ment silently" ca
Il wonder you were not afraid to drive M,
Br to this lonely place" he said smiling W