Louisiana capitolian., 1879-08-02

her, sir,"' said the landlord.
"Oh, bat l must !" cried Mr.. Spen-
Ger, as he:began to descend the stair
way, followed by the landlord, who
had believed every word Mr.. Spencer
sald. .,sr,fA 4ii a5ig,e1 o. .aiiiaa
They proceeded to the barn, follow
ed by the landlords confederates.
They found the horse gone, and her
mode of flight was easily explained.
"You may as well give her up, sir"
said the landlord, consolihgly.
~ suppose | may" groaned Mr..
Spencer, and they returned to the
house. i .~t~-'.l .3riatE.
As they loft the barn he heard the
landlord whisper to one Of his confed-
crates ,1!afr..
"The jobs up, Jem-we'd better
let the old man alone" ':'i ''a .9..
Once more! entering the room, Mr..
Spencer threw himself upon the bed,
and awaited the return of his brave
daughter. 3''.'''. .'''n - ~ =.
''God bless her and bring her back
in safety, he murmured. ,s,..,.a.'..
Meanwhile all grew still, and the
hours rolled by. The fire had been
raked up and cracked on merrily.
The eyes were not looking from the
bust; they had evidently disappeared
for the night. 3" + 'ai's .qs
At last, after what seemed an age
to the anxious, watcher, he heard a
loud knock on the front entrance, and
fiyeminutes afterward heard the land
lord stumble to the door. Then fol-
lowed a confused tumble of curses
and struggles, then rush Of many
feet up the long hall and stairway. q
The next minute. the door was
thrown open and his daughter rushed
in, followed by the officers, who drag
ged in the landlord and his confeder-
ates.
"Oh, father!" she cried, s'you are
safe, safe!" and throwing her arms
around his neck the brave girl burst
into happy tears: 7e.7, ,..~,
The sheriff and his posse of men
held the landlord and his confederates
in vise-like grasp, while Carrie
related the adventures Of her perilous
ride. -t .,.v. F.. 4. ~, eF4 .fe
"After l left the barn led Tommy
to a fence, all unsaddled, sprang on
him, wound my arms tightly round
his neck, and whispered, "Go, Tom
my y!"l and away he went like the
wind. Up and down, over the frozen
road we went! My arms felt like ice.
l thought l should certainly freeze,
and after what seemed to be 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 assist
ance. l must have been almost in
sensible, for had to be carried in by
the landlord. was given warm
drinks until l fully recovered, and
was able to relate my story. / told
them my suspicious, and my fears,
and this gentleman"-- II f,e.ls.ao.
Here Carrie paused, and turning to
a fine-looking man near her, said
"Mr. James, by his ready belief in
what | told, and his energy and spirit
in arousing the sheriff and his men,
has been the main cause in bringing
assistance.'.n,. sr ssr.ar.:f,ni .lf
Mr.. Spencer grasped, the young
mans hand, and thanked him, u ~
"Your plan succeeded admirably,
Carrie,' he said; and advancing to
the washstand, he took out the money
belt, saying, f'my money is all right
as. you see." .'.. str "'3 aaal y
The landlord quivered with rage as
he saw how completely'he had been
As the men began to search the
room, The landlord protested his inno-
cence, declaring that they had no
right TO hold him or his men prison
ers, or to search the house. '''4 d j. ''''
Breaking open the door, above
which was the bust, the men rushed
in. The room was empty, save for a
long ladder, which reached a 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 ordinary man's
head, and see all that was going on
in the adjoining room. !. 9' r@.u
This certainly looked suspicious,
but absolute proof was yet wanting.
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
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