The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-07-28

called on business, and will see him ,o- morrow evening. if possible. at eight. Goodbye" And Mr. Alexander King bolt. whis;ling swee.,y - There one more river 10 cross" stepped into light buggy standing without the gate. Anoihe, gentleman sai in it. and the two rode away. talking rapidly.
 The afternoon shadows grew long ;he twilight closed in: Ford and Leo sa, together. the boy with his hand on the dogs head. Both began 10 feel some wha, lonesome. q, least. Ford did. Why in the world did no, the phae,on come ,oiling up the steep mountain road: Hai.oa white owl tiu,,ered across the lawn into an acacia.
 Ford had long desired 10 ascertain sha; particular owls private address. He das led after il. and Leo bore hin eosHpa- ny. IT. through the dark garien hIrd boy and dog sped. Presently Ford shp- ped and fell. He uttered oy when he rose. and found that he could put his eit foot to the ground only ~sih pam ;has sickened him. so severely had h.s iail strained ii.
 \ ery slowly and painfully Ford hnped into the garden again. hls an3Besy iook feeling more miserable every sep. Al ], once he looked through the trees and sav lights n the dining groom ei his anele's house.
 Maler Pepper and Au., Helen we're back. doubtless much disturbed "a kRaw where ln the world fnrd and Leo had gone. or snce whal hour af the day.
 As he drew nearer the closed shutters he CauSh, the sound of low. strange voiees. the anl elInk ai a hammer. Could i; be possible iha, anything was araiss: Ford was frightened. but pra dent.
 Leo. said he. very softly but almos; sternly. ,o he dos. whose ears were OF the alert. too, he ioWa ~
 Leo oheyed.
 Forgetting his painful fec, IT h.s' along the back of the house The voices ime clearly from within. And y ed better be quick abag; |. somebody was saying.
 4 robbery |, surely Was Ford turned the blind and looked within the dining. room. \ lamp was IL. The safe wherein Major Topper usually kept his papers ana any large sum of money he happened te have in the house for a day or SCI. was rolled out to the middle of the room Over ii leaned a tall. well-dressed man. impatlen,ly directing another man. who knel, before II. and was working a; the old fashioned lock with some tools he had evidently brough, for ,he purpose.
 Ford caugh, sigh; of proii!es. and the sound of One more riyer 10 cross, whis,'ed very gently The man working a, the safe door was Mir. Alex lnder King bolt. An exceedingly frightened boy was Ford Bonner
 So. then. they canno, possibly ge, over the bridge" said Mir. kingbol,, ply ing his chisel.
 All the blanks are up and hid away till we go down I tell you" replied the other. "a and red lantern hung across it,
 The bridge" Ford knew a, once. mus, mean a narrow, rough structure across the s'ream JUS, before the road from town wound up the mountain.
 '' They're likely on their way around by the other one. It'll take them .ii midnight
 There va, paase Ther sad NJ, kinsbol; cs; ni breath. Where Ia vaa fHtS'- itlAt fftN ksttA tfst ttN~ 2tf
 Lost on ,he mountain. ! .are sax iiu, | they come t.ek before ae <, through. we can 'iS them someh ap
 ford slipped from ocloN The ~sad5N The boy understood all. Many house, n ihc town had been robbed ia,ely The gang had m some way icarne,. taA, {. MaloT Pepper was occasionally ob. sed to keep large amounts of money n his lonely country house hey had chosen their day carefully. made dr else al;ered thelr pianS that vefy morning. thanks ,o fords own poll,eneSs m answering NIT hingbolts questions. By a ,rlCk .hey had sent MaTor and Mrs. lepper around by their longest route for home. The whole thing vas | hastily. bu; cleyerly. planned scheme And Ford could do nothing alone: the neares, houses in the village two miles up the mountain his swollen foot;
 Had he forgotten Leo. The though, dar,ed into his confused mind ike a flash He leaned forward into ray of light, and gently drew out hls pencil. and the en- velope. sull undsrected, in which was his letter 10 Harry North. He managed 10 control his excitement and terror enough to scrawl upon II :-
 There are burglars n our house. Come quick, somebody.
 '- FORD BoSNFR'
 The envelope was secured by Ford 5 shoc-s,ring 10 the grayhound's neck. |" Be veFy qaie,, Leo, he kepf whispering. almos, beseechingly, as he led the dog IS well as he could down the far side of the garden along inc fence and some dis ,ance up the road. ies, Leo should bark
 buick. Leo. to the post-orfie to the pos,-otfice he cried. ,rernbllngy. push ing and pointing the dog of
 Leo refused to go. He did ID, under stand all this mystery. Ford fel, for | stick, and shook | al him. Leo s.sss::ss.e4 a~ay silently up the steep toFd fe.. half sa, down, or the grass. He never knew how long !, was before he was started from his stnoe- sy heariag siealthy steps approach down the road He strained his young eyes ,o axe 3G.