New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-28

wc handoiph. dear Know feel that you WIN
] am caught-found out here dear Loy-siy" "r M -
love to them at home. and say God knows Gost, "'
was choking too much to answer. The stiffness
continued awfal In its way. thoagh not SO bad A.
those voices had been, when thcy gradually neared
(which way should venture = l asked; .ror,s
through tins pothway to the front. round by tina
back againf And my heart sank with dread AZ /
inwardly recognized how great were my chances Of
Your best way. Randolph replied mamma. RIM.
ming her finger through my hair caresslneIy' ns II
she were 10th to part with me. yet recognized the
this coal place. wind behind the out-budinrs. 40
| that they cannot see you from the house then
when you reach the lane run for your life. hon to
papa. dear. and tell him to bring suoc0r ouickiv.
Plenty OF men and firearms. Tell them they hay
desperate men TO contend with. Good-by. my Ib bow.
not be afraid know you S 9ssssd
down every feeling Il am off, and out went
The first feeling had was that could not iun but
then was OF like shot; J ilew. each minute in
ran along the lane fancied | saw two eyes glar.
| ing through the hedge l gave scream aud hur.
| ricd on bns az no one pursued l concluded /. wa,
| only the distorted effects OF vivid imagination
| Ere reached the lane end cogtated Which was
| the best way to take when ! reached the higbroad
| Truly. my mother had enjOned me to got paDa's
and tho village assistance; but meanwhile. while
| 30 doing the farmer and his wife might return-be
robbed and murdered. Which course should /
| take1 home in half mile or the other way. with
| the chance of meeting Farmer LOugtOn any NON.
emit. or else having toy go on for mes' | do not
| know which way should have gone hut as LOFT
| the lane cav two workmen common laborery
| returning home toward The village shouted TO
| them. all fears for myself from that moment gone
IL was so nice to set eyes Oh any Kindly human be-
| me, but | ran and called until made them hear.
| 'DeakIn! Wilkinson. over and ovcr again until
| they turned.
Master Randolph. what is the matterr asked
| Deakin / Explained as we'll az could ia few
words begging them to call papa and someone else
to Green gaze Manor-.et it he tod to their credit
but did not encourage it. They were unprotected
| and mamma said va, to prepare papa for desper.
| ate mon.
you will do this for met begged earnestly;
| and lie as quick ever you can. Tor mamma Is
| frightened nearly to DEATH They promised read
| Iy aud was off TO meet tho farmer IN a contrary
| direction. On on went such way, until at last
| quito began to think that ! had missed them. |
must have gone two miles. and thinking that night
would he overtaking me- and my quest useless.
was OH the point OF aiming. when thought saw
q conveyance coming | was right There wass
| vehicle coming numbering on. which. as 1t sap-
preached more nearly, | saw las Farmer LOngOL's
saandry With glad shout l welcomed then.
bunglIDg ont my strange news rs rapidly as could.
The farmers Jolly lace went redder than ever,
Poor Job half killed. lie exclaimed angrily. and
an attack to DO made on Inc ana y0u-eb, mlssnsI
Not so easy as they expect. perhaps Come III hee.
it all. You and your ma will be frightened nearly
to death. We will drive on quicker. Come up.
Sail and lie whipped the gray mare with yieor;;
Sail amazed at the unusual slash. and started OF
quickly Mrs. Longton. good soul, made roUn for
me between her aud the farmer, wrapping Inc up IN
the folds OF her capacious shawl
But you must not drive home. | exclaimed
breathlrssy until you see If help has como There
are three such desperate men there. aud one has
promised 10 shoot y0u and Mrs. L0ngton. Iapa
and more men will be arriving to help. and-and-'
broke down. could not say all | would.
'There are two. Master Randie. AS can come that
game declared Mrs LOngton proudly. My hus-
hPen
lay | can help 800. aud We will go and see what
we can do There's one comfort. we've no money
a5oUt u.s. even # We should DC shot. Nancy's gone
bome that's good thing Ioor lass; aud then
there's Job'll want looking after. Oh my am
rry about forgetting that turkey OF youfn.
Steady father. not too quiek; Sail THINKS you ais
angry. 80
good d-fashioned farmer, dying fapldly out
Hard working. industrious people kindly 10 every
body. rich yot unassumlug; ! liked tuoi I'm,
nlensely. but | was IN dreadful state OF mind AS
thought OF tho danger they were encounering IN
ventuiing near Greengage Manor again. Besides,
il they were hurt, what better would mamma be
You mus. not ventu-, n.ss the farm s!sus. ca
you must not begged earnestly. Not until The
villagers have arrived
Lam dying to have shot at them. a"d bsrs
the truth exclaimed Farmer Longtou. Let mo
get there fi--s AMI pay them out for their impu-
d.nce alarming aud iniuring honest folk. My ling,
fair itch to he pulling the trigger. Ana 30 all
MY entreaties were poweress. The farmer eithr
not frightened or would not let himself be- and
il was easy to sse that Mrs. LOnglon thought moro
OF his word than of anybody elsos. anu relied on
his opinion accordlngiy: uoweIeTi mi, ht have
saved myself all anxietles. We drove up to the
house without the slightest interruption. No
brutal faces harsh voices. and more. no shots 10
greet us; and when we reached the door papa met
us.
'You have had narrow escape. lie exclaimed.
Thank goodness you are sale. IL - all fiSht,
Randie, my boy; mamma. TOO; aud the fellows are
I'm real sorry to hear IT. said Mr. Loncton,
throwing down tho reins and getting ont. Rca!
a shot Ut them myself There's my wife. bless her
she's gone in to sec how Job IS; but law. how |
should have liked to have pepperod the wretchos.'
IL is better as it is replied papa. They were
notorious thieves; desperate fellows. who stopped
at nothng-two of them at any rate. and the thru
INA. She is ynS dow near substantial ire. l
sea you ara all impatience to he on
| needed no second bidding but bolted ibto the
very room where. q few hours before, JOB pros
tratc form had lain. but was now gonc aud whrto
alsu had hidden IN mortal fear OF my lie. Tho
place was very different now. There were plenty.
Of the villagers alphabetically looking on women
ms well rs men, A cheerful tho buiped IN the gialc
bat scarcely roi.ced that looked at the sofa.
and rushed to mamma.
bursting into tears. You were too 'ato 10 be the
one to bring assistance, but you did not know thas
when yOu started
then learned that some time before mamma and
4 visited Grcengage Manor that man irom neigh
boring village had b, ell sent. probably on message
by someone He. like us. had wondered ut the lack
OF life aud movement about the old farm but win
greater caution lie had wait ed IN an OuthOuse aud
watched lie caught sight of the three men, snd
actually saw one of them shoot Dash hat was
onite sufficient. lie made oil for the nearest town
aud got two policemen. and another n.an or twoto
return with item. They did not want 10 raise an
alarm but resolved to seize the thieves. Andt
was actually one of them whose eyes saw CARING
al me through the hedge, where they were waiting
for their prey. The burglars. however, did not
cnuo out again, and tho farmer was long III cora
ing; 81 creeping along stealthily. they ganei lls
house Then the commntIOn was dreadful iana
10. hand fight and the odas were actually turrins
against the pOlice when reinforcement headed ~
papa rushed iE and CONF lrtod the capture.
So | was not too late 10 help, after all' OK.
claimed. But. oh dear. | am treu. Mamma, ha'o
you spoken ABOUT the turkey yet IN
L do not think have; but Mrs. Lougl0h WIZ
save it. darrsay She will be here IN nia"is.
She amllsnh nIe insf now by running OIL WIN Jubs