Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-15

Non
ont, You little fool, There-sbt.
ing to be nice and quiet now. aip'tsE7
\ pictcr of good behavior. | call. b..,,
Talking thus he gagged me deNlcr.
ously with some 81 my Work-vhicl
however was pleasanter than his hand
ugh, that grimy hand,-on my mn,,,l..
and then, producing some cord from lil
pocket. in a minute or two ,vas-n..1.
little feeble thing bound hand ami
foot in my chair.
He grinucd at me A. he remarked
Now, You know, dueky, / wouldn,,
have served you 50 if you'd had tGa
sense To keep quiet, never could abcer
to be rough to the ladics-ncyer, RI
time Is short, and YOU might have bra,
hard TO persuade; so perhaps it's Nm.
best way, after all. -
While speaking thus, the hippan,
rascal kept running his eyes around am.
neat little rooms. read ds,am in n.
glance; and at that moment q suspicion
darted into my mind that he had conn
with the object Of stealing some of Ted
work perhaps the iewclled bracelet.
which then were under my feet WIN
this thought there came 10 me "a finn
resolve to save my brother such hos.
if | possibly could; av, even though
had to endure fortunes. | would uo-
speak. set my teeth hard. and
watched the man. His wandcrino.
chances soon reverted 10 me.
Look here. dear; if loosen this
cloth % bit and You take breath. win
sou speak to me nicely2 Only don't
scream again; it makes me quite p,ry.
ous to hear you scream. and can't do
YOU no good How well knew that
in back room in quiet street,
'Therc amt it much more comfr-
rable2' looseninG the cloth "Ie.!
me now. popsy-your brothers got some
yallybles here, amt hep"
| shook my head.
"Oh, but ne has; so YOU needn't ioo
your noddle like thatl Better tell M,
where he. S put them. twill save lots Of
time, and be more pleasant for YOU"
But | only shook my head the lnols
Did You ever see stitch stubborn.
Eess?' muttcred the follow. tiug tn NJ.
mouth again. II am afeerd Shall
have TO make you speak directly. Bur
Lncyer like to be unkind to the ladies
( unless they drive me to it-oh. ncvcrn
Saving this. he began an examination
/ of the apartment. proccediur I'm what
as | suppose. would be described b,.
| professional as the "bcst STYLES: nv
way, his movements, were characterised
! bv extraordinary celebrity. Within
! few minutes he had gone To the bottom
Of every drawer and bon N the room.
and also turned ont the sola-bcds,cs,.
/ where Ted slept at NIGHT. Aprctty .ittt
he made of it ail, l}rt he had nat ia
discovered the secret of my foo,stoo'
| Can any one iuariu, what endured
/ / Sat there. heplr~, as 70 poor lin..
! Chinese ..ios. tho coli perspiratign a
fear ON my forehead, while askcdlu
self "What will The follow do neNt?~
He turned round while proceeding
with hi, search. and looking al mg.
said
Halo. Poppct. bow pale Won an.
Amt going to faint, are you9 Oh.
don't faint. Tor shall want Won to talk
to me % bit. I'll open the window s-:,
rive YOU a mou,hful of fresh air. This
room is preciou, close.
He went to the window tho window
which dear Ted had cautioned me not
to touch that morning -unfastened the
catch. and would have let down the
upper part: but he was saved the
trouble. for. tho cord being broken.
down. quick rs a shot. came the wind
ow. and, us luck would have it, caught
his eight fingers tight between the upper
and middle frames.
Thepain and the shock must have
been dreadful. the window-frame being
"a wide and very heavy one HeutlCrci
a howl. then kicked irantically; but all
was in vain. There he stood with both
hands held aloft. caught in as nice
tqp as could have been devised for 40
cyil-docr Then he glanced at me, and
| the SIGHT of me. -pietrr of good be-.
hayior' that was. must have filled his
you with rcmor-e. since thruu III lis
own act / was rendered povcr,css so
assist him. lie whincd however
Cant YOU help me?7
As it was impossible for M willingly
10 look on whIlc n fellow-creature sal-
fcred such anguish as I knew he must
be enduring. / used every effort to sl
free. but yainly. H. bad tied me too