The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-12-14


"Then there's no use looking for her
sir" rejoined the landlord.
ooh, but I must" |" cried MIR. Spencer,
as he began to descend the stairway, fol.
lowed by the landlord. who had believed
every word Mr.. Spencer said.
They proceeded to the barn, followed
by the landlords contederates.
They found the horse gone, and her
mode of flight was easily explained. :,
"You may as we'll give her up, sir, "
said the landlord consolingly.
~ suppose may" groaned Mr.. Spen-
Ger, and they returned to the house.
AS they left the barn he heard the
landlord whisper to one of his confede-
1.-THE jobs up, Jem; we'd better let
the old man alone"
Once more entering his room, Mr..
Spencer threw himself on the bed, and
awaited the return of his brave daughter.
"God bless her and bring her back in
safety" he murmured.
Meanwhile all grew still, and the hours
rolled by.
The fire had been raked up and cracked
merrily. The eyes were not looking from
the bust they had evidently disappeared
for the night.
At last, after what seemed an age to
the anxious watcher, he heard a loud
knock on the front entrance, and five
minutes afterwards heard the landlord
stumble to the door. Then followed a
confused tumble Of curses and struggles,
then a rush of many feet up the long hall
and stairway.
The next minute the door was thrown
open and his daughter rushed in, followed
by the officers, who dragged in the land
lord and his confederates.
ooh, father p' she cried, "you are safe,
safe! !" and throwing her arms around his
neck the brave girl burst into happy
tears.
The sheriff and his posse of men held
the landlord and his confederates in a
vice-like grasp, while Carrie related the
adventure of her periloL ride.
CATER left the barn 1 led Tommy to
a fence, all unsaddled sprang on him,
wound my arms tightly round his neck,
aud whispered, Go Tommyp and away
we went like wind. Up and down, over
the frozen road we went! Nv arms felt
like ice. I thought / should certainly
freeze, and sfter what seemed an age of
cold and pain, and misery, we dashed
into the main street of s.. AS we
came up in front of the tavern the stage
drove up, and the inmates sprang out and
rushed to my assistance. / must have
been almost insensible, for had to be
carried in by the landlord. / was given
warm drinks until I fully recovered, and
was able to relate my story. told them
nv suspicious and my fears, and this gen.
tleman"-here Carrie paused, and turn
ing to fne-looking man near her, said,
"Mr. James, by his ready belief in what
1 told, and his energy and spirit in arous-
ing the sheriff and his men, has been the
main cause in bringing assistance"
Mr.. Spencer grasped the young mans
hand and thanked him. 81
"Your plan succeeded admirably, Car
rie." he said, and advancing to the wash
stand, he took out the meney-belt, saying,
"My money is all right, as you see."
The landlord quivered with rage as he
saw how completely he had been de-
feated.
AS the men began to search the room,
the landlord protested his innocence, de-
claring that they had no right to hold
him or his men prisoners or to search his
house.
Breaking open the door, above which
was the bust, the men rushed in.
The room was empty, save for long
ladder which reached shelf above the
door. A hole above the shelf disclosed
the bust to be broken in half, so that a
man could easily climb up the ladder,
get on the shelf, thrust his head in the
bust, which was large enough for an or
dinary-sized mans head, and see all that
was going on in the adjoining room.
On returning to the room occupied by
Mr.. Spencer, they again searched every
nook and corner.
Suddenly, Carrie and Mr.. James, who
had been standing by the fireplace, gave
a loud cry, for on close examination they
had found spots OF blood on the bricks
which formed the hearth.
They began to pull up the bricks,
which proved loose, when Carrie, feeling
faint, gave way to the sheriff and his
men, who soon had them all pulled up,
when cavity was disclosed, containing
the murdered body of a gentleman whom
Mr.. James and the sheriff remembered
to have stopped at s. three days be-
fore.
The evidence was conclusive.
The landlord and his confederates were
we'll guarded through the night. and the
next day they were lodged in jail, where
in due time they were sentenced, and sui.
ferng the extreme penalty Of the law.
A PRACTICAL JoKE.-A Charlemont
marketman, when delivering goods one
morning, discovered on leaving the house
of the customer custard pie setting in a
window where the ladyiof the house had
placed it to cool for dinner. He at once
appropriated it, and driving directly to
the store Of the lady's husband, called
him out and told him he had "hooked" a
nice custarl pie, and if he would get
some cheese they would have q nice time
eating it. Of course the cheese was
forthcoming, and after satisfactorily dis,
posing of the pie the question arose what
to do with the plate. The merchant said
that he would take care Of that, and, suit
ing his actions to his words, dashed ii
against the wall. When the. merchant
went home to dinner that day his wife
apologised for not having any desert
saying she made custard pie for dinner
and left it III the window to cool, and
she supposed some boys must have stolen
it. Her husband wasn't pie hungry, and
seemed quite pleased about something
but kept "mum." Next morning the
merchant, meeting the marketman, sang
out "pie!' In reply the other said