The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-02-21
LONE HOLLOW;
Or, The Peril Of The PenrCyS.
A Thrilling and Romantic Story
OF Love and Adventure.
BIT JAMES N. MERRILL. AUTHOR OF BOGUS
BILL FISHER JOE" AND
OTHER SToRIES ~
tCopwioh, 1855, BY the A " Kellogg Nep'
paper COmpdHy.l
CHAPTER l.
BAFFLHD TRAMP

the trunk oil q tree, Win extcnucu hahusi
look Of terror on her white, beautiful face
AT her feet lay strewn mass OF forest
flowers, some OF them partially woven into
q wreath.
The object Of the girls terror was re-
vealed in the form Of a man, black ana herce
looking, with bushy beard, uncouth dress
and the swagger Of low-bred rufiian. lie
had pushed his way suddenly into the mar.
row glade occupied by the young gIrl, and
il was low chuckle from his lips that
caused her TO start TO her feet.
s-Come here an let me kiss you, pretty"
uttered the man.
Then he began to move toward her 1t
was at this moment that she gave utter
ance to the cry of alarm that opens our
story.
The man was a stranger to Grace Penroy,
and his forbidding aspect quite frightened
her, even aside from his threatening words
"Don't touch me, SIR pleaded Grace, IN
a low voice. She was too deeply terriiied
now to speak loudly or TO cry out as shehad
done at the outset.
"Go fur her, Bill. I'll stand foyer back.
Kiss her, and then Wen see what's next to
De did,
And then second man, far worse-look-
ing than the frs, pushed into view he
was ragged, dirty and blear-eyed, his sandy
hair and beard not having made the ac-
auaintance of comb or brush Ia months, APP
parently. They were certainly as iltlook-
ing pair of tramps as one would meet
within thousand miles journey
Grace Peuroy was now too frightened to
utter word. Her blood seemed to freeze
in her veins, and chill stole over every
nerve, rendering her rigid and motioniess
as a statue.
A erunt of satisfaction fell from the lips
of the man addressed as Bill, and with
quick stride he stood at the side OF the
startled girl.
s'Helpr'
A cry did come to the pallid lips, but this
only served TO enrage the vicious tramp
He grated his teeth and shook her fiercely.
"Tnrarn ye,n he Missed, at the same time
drawing the paralyzed girl toward HIM.
That moment was an awful one 10 poor
Grace Penroy. A fate worse than death
stared her in the face. She remembered
then the prophesy of an old gypsy that the
family of Penroy was destined to go down
in woe TO final extinction. She could see
the wrinkled, hideous face Of the bag proph-
etess, and it took on the outlines OF the
tramp's wicked countenance.
"Don't veil if you don't want to der
Kissed the rufiian, drawing her, unresist-
ing now, toward him. His hyenical grin
was repulsive. His breath famed her
check. She was ready to faint with fright
when an interruption came that was both
startling and unexpected.
A suiieh u'"u' uwlui N ieS ,si,',,,'
zen on the car u 49, o,.a, - ,he oiar,
on ner arm suuueniy ietaAeu "e e.,
tramp SANK imp as u'S.'i"s' - ~
Grace re, ed and ciutcheu sniah sap p,li
for support AT her iect lay lne luiN"
with blood upon his oiack countehahce.
heavy object mad shot from .ree-'op up II
his head, that OBJECT now wing Des'I r.. ~ =
"a short silver-mounteo Ilie' 'ite ou'' y
which had done deadly WORK.
The second tramp was starueu-
He glanced about IN evident aiarm' ou'
seeing no one, maze asuuuen lhoNI ~ se -
the rifle he was mol quick enough 70 ~
compiish his design, however. a uArA loiu
shot through the leaves anu s.oou Do9'u -. W
PROSTATE tramp-a youth Vi sionuei ~ ~ -
who snatched the rihe irolh it9 ie suns
place and presented tne niu11ie at 'ro o'e"'
oil the discounted tramp.
II you don I care 70 uie' sou wa i.o'
. on"
There was low sterilness III tne Noi1
that was enectlve' lrainps aro proNe o,.in
towards, ana tnis one was NJ eAe.pt ~
He retreated suddenly ana began 10 DC
for mercy
Don't stop 10 Deg, crieu 'no oos' snee
ingiy. "The country mas no use ior sue
vermin, and mad as ilel snoot you as nV
Cor
The scoundrel waited 10 near no NOR
but wheeled and ned al the Top oi
speed. Then the rescuer OF leinaie inn
cence faced Grace Penroy.
He was handsome youth Oh appIleu'
twenty. His ace was DARK, ms plack nd
hanging In Ion g waVy masses 70 nis sun
ders. his upper up was auorneu M.'r
olack muslache' ms us vas vas, ~ p,s. -
OF nhe cio'n, anu us iH'uei ei'A'' - ' =
encased in heavy Shoes
One of his hands had blood-stain aero
it where IL had been scratched by twig'
"Miss Penroy, believe, SAID the YOU
man, lifting his gray cap with smile tn
revealed rows oil even whitc teeth.
.Yes, sir,n she answered, opening b
honest gray eyes wide with astonishme'
"You are a stranger 10 me, sne &C
cluded, after moment
81 suppose so. But few people in a
about Stoneiicld, or Lone Hollow KIN
LOUIS Flngal' even you never ne"'u
name venture TO say
Il never old unul inns Moinens,
mitted Grace, blushlng pretniy under
earnest gaze. !,
....,, I Ia .a;J i.aning thonghtfullv
ms handsome Iine .h WIN /,
u nope 50. lowe you n1ucn ,.,snr
not come 70 .ne house. ~ u hns hatrien'
ne peaseo % SCI one WV WI ,o nas s,-anae
his pet granacai,o' II an ,na seems 40 not n
, mv T Il oven now
u1 sho shnSdsros and chung more tight,