Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-08-22

VAR srsNcxD SACK fNTo THE BARK rrr-
At sae feet of the boy. The cxlvcneies Of
The case did aas permit of stopping 70 see
whzt the ohsect was Just thea
With Nat boosting earefzllv. the uHfg~t-
znass man managed - dr-E himself With
many a gro2a. % the surface Here be lAy
painting aud xrtanluE- for the pam be- Ell
perienced was excrgc5ating
Nat glanced back info the dark pit
Down ~ the botfous something xiit,eresi
hke stars. Tar lasf-s curiosity was al eure
aroasssi- A. be- yvas 4sout ~ return % tae
pit the man called 20 know what he was
about 30 d.
'-Em going down AGAIN
'.Not no. yoa uuSs notrf cried the man.
evincin< oasaierahie feeling. Il heard tho
hiss of serpcafs under fhe rubbish It'sa
dangerous plzsee- II yoa walae your Efe
don't - into that place again. FaI mp the
sapiing and thea help me % tbs house .
YosnS a. he Wa S4s realised that some
thing wa not just riEht He pulled ap
the saplinx "a please the naa. whoxe hlacA
eyes and sinister fAs-~ were net pleasant 10
iook upon. Then Nat assisted the fellow 20
shelter N the olt house. Vow, sad Nat.
@Fli 70 for q doctor"
-So. let ne alone. now, I'll get on AL
right. said the rfna-
Naf, however. did not mean 10 follow the
mans aaivas-e IN this.
he hurried outside. and once more
r~ashed the mouth Of the Old well. Peer
ing into H. the bright. sparkling o15ec.
ssu smiled up at him from the gloomy
depths
Il was but the work % minute 10 thrust
back the novel Ladder aud down into the
well Nat went once more
He gathered up the object that attracted
his notice. and once more climbed to th-
surface Here be examined his ftna-A trsv
Of rich iewelrv
Must be diauondsvi exclaimed NAG
thrilled a. tue sight Of the sparkling GYMS
in the m0rocco case There half dorm
Of 'en. and they must be valuable. NJ
goodness VIVA, IL they were the dGs-
uionds Hudson lost tETo nights a<uI''
The Lad was trembling with excitement.
Hudson was the eity ieTveler, and ais shop
had been bGrgiarized two nights before.
Of whieh Nat had heard through his friend.
Tom Adams. who received daily paper
every morning
II j take this ~ town and call on asiocfor AZ
the same time. thought the lad. closing
the Iewelry-c2se and thrastiug i under his
cuat.
sup SAAN tAA1Etr W. NtfA4As@
Nat turned about as haarse. angry v0ics
fell on his ear Tue man he had rescued
from the old well had craxied % the door.
and was regarding him with n ferociogs ex-
preston Of coantensnce-
No time WAS 20 be lost Nat fastened
away with the nlaa IN the door Of the old
house shaking his elcuched hands, and cali
ing on him with many curses 70 return
The fellows artious satisfied the lad that
he was a bad man. aud doubtless a thief, ~
least
All thoughts Of visiting the Squire van
ishsd from the mind ef the Dor. He nar-
ripsi as fast as his legs would carry him to
the city. a distance Of nearly two miles.
While rushing down the street toward
Hadson's ieweiry house. he met q young
man who hs.i JUST come from store
"Ah, Tom, am glad 70 see YOU cried
Nat. Al the same time drawing him into
sfalFxav See what have found
The Lad exhibited his treasure Tom
Adams eyes gllstened as he opened the
case Of diamonds.
Are they valuable, T0nF' was the
earnest question Of the finder
Valuable, should sav -. lt's the tray
Of diamonds Hadson lost He values them
AZ twenty Thousand dollars. Nathan Bright.
you're In luck Where ild you md thems's
Nat AZ once explained. Instead Of gong
far doctor, Tom Adams AZ oEce called in
the officers of the laE. VINO fastened 10 the
old house N the woods, accompanied oy
Ma
The Injured man was found. AFTER a little
search. hiEiden in = thicxer He giaresf
fzrioussy st Nat when he found hirself n
Hmeo- He was recognized By the oenccrx as
an old offender
you're IN mex. Nat AGAIN declared
Tom Adams, as they rods 70 the city. Mr..
Hn3soa has offered thousand dollars re-
ward for gAe return Of his diamonds zad
arrest Of the thlef''
Ii seemed almost too good % Be true. poor
Nat thought However. On the day San4v
1ower was sentenced 70 the resil-enEL2rv
for burglary Mr.. Hudson pzil over TIE -
ward - Vat This was puf the beginning
Of better tines The cid home was re-pur-
chased. and the orphan ooy las now god
position. wGils Amt Ruth pressdes happily
A. the cid homestead
4 IL MEnauL