The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-28

"They had found me absent from my
chamber and the adjoining rooms.
They no longer used extreme caution.
They hurried from one apartment to the
other. could feel the jar of moving
furniture, and closet doors were opened
hastily. The upper part of the house
was ransacked, and then they came
down the stairs upon the run. Time
was precious to them now With dire
full Oaths they rummaged the lowe:
floors, and finally returned to the sit
ting-room.
~ saw the light here last said
Thomas, moving with his lamp across
the room, and here the lamp is on the
table"
''She must have got out"
"'No; watched for her; and every
window is fastened on the inside.
Then he continued: Curse her!' she's 8
witch!' and baffled they stood and
poured volumes of oaths after me. I'D
like to catch and knife her myself now.
How he ground it out between his
| teeth.
".Shan we search more?"
Its no use; we've turned over
everything under which mouse could
hide
"What, then? Shall we waylay the
old man and nix him?'
".They haven't the money; it was
left here
"'The cellar suggested the voice.
"Onee more they dashed out. only to
return in hot haste now, for there was
the trot and rumble of a horse and car
riage on the bridge between US and the
city.
"Stay,' urged the stranger, trump
up some kind of "a story, and we may
secure the money yet
81 would, returned Thomas, but
the girls 4 witch, and / am Just as sure
that she is somewhere near us all the
time, and would hand me over to
Justice
There was 8 scamper outside and
the sound of feet running towards the
river came down the wide mouth at the
top of the chimney. Father and Cap
tain Boswell drove into the yard and up
to the door, Just as the clock struck
twelve.
Thomas" called my father, in his
ringing tones, come and take care OF
the horse
Receiving no response from his
usually punctual factotum, he sprang
up the steps, and uttered an exclama-
ton of horror at finding the door open.
Boswell said he, we certainly
saw light here when we came down
the hill
"sQuick. JASON said the Captain,
there has been foul play here
Foul play' My God! my poor
little girl
Father 1 strove to call, but the
first attempts. choked in dust and SCOT,
ended in hysterical hiccough.
".Where is that2 What is it?' called
my distracted father, and both men
dashed for the library.
Il now strove to descend, but the
movement brought down bushels OF
mortar and broken bricks from all sides,
and closed up the fiue. bcthought
me of the rope. and by sticking my toes
in here and there. l went up the Chin
ney hand over hand.
..Agile as a cat, when l reached the
top of the low chimney sprang down
upon the roof and began calling loudly
for father.
..You should have heard them run
through the house and halloo before they
located my voice. At last the Captain
came out of doors.
".Will You get me ladder, please
said l, Il want to get down from here
"A ladder, Jason shouted the
Captain; the little girl is on the roof
For the love of Heaven, girl. how
came you there?' said my father, as !
landed upon the ground and began
shaking the SCOT from my clothes.
- | went up there through the chin
ney, papa. But you had better put up
the horse-you will have to groom him
yourself to-night-and then will tell
you all about it
1.-The Captain led me into the house,
for was trembling violently.
Now, said father, being absent on
ly a moment or two. without letting me
have time to mop the smut from my face
and hands, now tell us what this means
my little girl climbing the ridge-pole
like cat at midnight"
lin few minutes matters were ex.
planned.
Thomas. the villain calculated my
father, I'll have him if 1 have to hunt
the two continents for him, and he shall
have his deserts
He kept his word. Thomas got
term in the State Prison.
when 1 gave the Captain his mon
ey | should have burst into hysterical
sobbing, only remembered the SCOT in
time to prevent shading myself in
black crayon; and Captain Boswell be
lieved that stature and bulk were nca
always certificates of the best materially
and'
And finished Dan, our Jester, ~
may be said, Mrs. Boswell, that you act
ually tue to his arms"
She smiled and bowed, as the sono |
rous tones of the driver came in amons
US:
"Stage ready, gentlemen -Happ,
Hours