The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-22


GOV course kin. We live up in de
attic, right here. Ne mither is gone
away and me fader is drunk over dere
in the sayloon. Dere's nobody up dere
now"
"Stay here q moment with the boy,
Holbrook." said Tom. He sought the
chief and found him. Hurriedly telling
him what he had learned from the boy,
he told him to send the Shadow and two
men 70 follow Holbrook and himself,
and asked him to guard the passage to
the house in which Annie was confined.
Hurrying back, the five were con-
voyed by the boy to the attic. The
youngster showed them how he mounted
to the roof, and in a moment they were
on it.
The passage over the roof was perilous,
for it was an old fashioned high roof,
slipping at a precipitous angle from
peak in the middle, both ways.
The boy, who ran over the roof like a
cat, and with the agility and confidence
of one familiar with the feat, showed
them the skylight.
Tom put his mouth to the broken pane
and made a sound.
''Histl histp'
! He heard movement beneath.
"Hist, Miss Templeton?"
"Who's that?" was the answer in fe-
male voice.
"Be quiet; help is near" he said.
A cry of joy was heard.
care you alone" asked Tom.
"Yes, quite alone"
"Stand fast, then; you'll be quickly
freed"
He pulled at the frame of the skylight.
It was fast.
Two of the men drew "jimmies" from
their pockets, fitted them together, and
inserted them under one side. "Crick,
crackr in twinkling it was pried off.
"Eh, eh, oh, gollyp laughed the boy.
The moment the skylight few off, a
light flashed up from below.
| Annie had lit candle.
Holbrook attempted to descend.
"Wait," she cried. "The distance is
too great to jump"
They heard noise of something being
dragged.
"Now you can jump" she said.
Holbrook let himself drop, and he fell
on the bed Annie had dragged under the
skyhght.
He caught the girl, who was trembling
with excitement, in his arms and COW
cred her face with kisses. He muir
INJURED and moaned over her; he laughed
and cried and embraced her again and
again.
In the meantime the others were tum-
bling down one after the other.
1t was not until long after, when Tom
was in his bed the next morning, that
he realized that no one, not even Annie
herself, seemed to think it strange that
Holbrook should have Rugged and kissed
her in the frantic manner he did.
At the time he was too busy. His
mind was working with abnormal ac-
tivity.
1--WE must get the girl out at once"
he said. "Here, Holbrook, stop that
nonsense and take the girl away"
"How?' asked Holbrook, ready for
action. now that the first excitement was
over. a..q F.. -, ..4s,.
Cup through the skylight. Quick,
now.Yt fUi . 80
"But how can we get her up there?"
asked the Shadow.
81 know" broke in Annie. "Take
that bed away"
The bed was tossed on one side, while
Annie ran into the next room and began
to drag the table toward the room.
One of the men took it from her and
carried it in, and as she directed placed
it under the skylight.
"There's chair in there" she said;
"bring that"
They comprehended her purpose, and
it was placed on the table.
Cup you go, Holbrook," cried Tom.
"Quickw
Holbrook climbed like cat and was
on the roof in twinkling.
Tom lifted Annie by main force to the
top of the table and then on to the chair,
springing up on the table after her.
He lifted the girl up by the waist so
that Holbrook could get firm grasp Of
l
She was then drawn up on the roof.
"Now, Holbrook," cried Tom, ''away
with you. Quickl Get the girl out of
harms way as soon as you can. One of
you," he continued, turning to the chiefs
men, ego with them to protect them.
Shadow, run down to the chief and tell
him to come up here the way we came
with the rest of his men. I have an
idea"
-dave you found herr" asked the chief.
eyes, and Holbrook has carried her
off,"
"Then the job is overf"
"Not by long shot,
| "What now?"
"Pve set trap here, and we'll catch
bird"
"The man who abducted the girl?'
"Yes. Have you bulls eyes with you?"
eyes, and shooters and handouts"
"Good. Then we can put out this
light. Hold on"
They were startled by a noise above
their heads.
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