Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-09-25
N.O.WALLACE

idiseRga ed myself, the force of
my exertions hurting her into a
corner ot the room.
The door closed behind Bel
den with o spring-lock. Tracer
had heard the noise, and CON-
ing into the room, took in the.
situation at once. We dashed
ourselves against the door, and
broke if through just in time to
see our man Oh the top of'a
fight of stairs. Il had all beeu
the work ii moment.
To mount those stairs and
break another door was about
as quick done; and this
brought usoi aio another apart
ment' lead.pg to one beyond,
through VII BeIden had gone,
and, after fclIo .ing him through
three such, we were not only
convinced tasG the entire row
of ,houses--Ien in number
were thus connected, but that
we were con alslting an unWar-
rantable tree SIS, as there was
not one Of tlie apartments into
which we haa broken that was
not occupied by men, women
aud children, The latter filing
the rooms VII 4 terrific yells Of
murder! thieves! police!" etc.
'This won't 10, Tracer" said
7. aIIold ont for he was a.
bout to spring against another
door. 1--WE must stop and go
back,Ra lg90gSBf. 1sa}
1t was the only alternative,
and we were compelled to ac-
ccpt it. & a {, - : = = Z.
By the time we had reached
the bar-room, it was filed with
a motley .assemblage, will in
tend to terrify the most reso-
lutte. The word bad passed
from one to another that officers
had ihyaded the. place, and ex-
eeeSled their authority by break
ing into apartments without
proper warrants. n
The crowd was So dense that
we could not possibly get opl,
and the couLtehances upon
which we looked were mena-
cling. Tracer instirctiXely drew
his revolver. naN r Il
"Put that up" / said. at is
merely popper-boH here"
"Killtlle scoundrels! Cut a
hole in the ice! Put them in
tho canali'' and siInii ii express
sions went up from all sides.
The crowd bad closed in on
us in such Il way as 10 render
any resistance useless, il not al
together impossible.
Several of the more s ggressiyc
ones seized us; a stout cord was
brought, and in a few nloments
We were securely bound. OH
ers had gone TO the canal, and
we could hear the dull thud of
the axes cutting into the ice,
and the sound did not reassure
Us. -rs tl,.r
70 what extent the brutality
of these men might be carried
we could not say. Our over
coats had been removed, and
we were hustled out Of doors
bare-hcadcd into the keen De-
cember air, that shot to our very
vitals.
Two capacious holes h a.d
been cut i'm the ice; ropes were
tied about our Waists, muscular
arms seized us, and we were
dragged 10 the edges of the
Eyawning aperature, and were a.
bout being thrust in, when a
stentorian voice shouted:
F1Iold-hold there, / say!
Put those men into the canal,
and I'll put a bullet between
the cowardly ribs of every one
of you." ~.
The crowd fell back rs if PAN
lic-stricken, leaving ns standing
entirely alone, but still firmly
bound. aisnes hpa q,
, Looking in the direction iron
whence the voice had come,
, could see the towering form of
la man above six feet in height
advancing with rapid steps, ant
!, with six-shooter resting over
-lhis left arm, aud pointed dircct'
oily, at our assailants.
He was7stoutins proportion t.
: his height, and wore a slouchet
hat, from under which the Ions
;, black hair dropped about hi
a face, adding 10 the. effect of
= countenancc already resolute e
5 nough in expression to shoy
: that the speaker meant bust
mess. %
e dts Long Hm!' shouted ON
/ of the crowd, as the man strod
e forward. ssHc's taken q ne,
n tack, he has!'' sse6
o In another moment, the stran
ger had reached the spot wher
we were standing and, drawini
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