Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1890-06-14


you."
Then, speaking to the boy, he said:
"ComV here with me-" and led the
way into a neighboring passage, where
they could Hartially conceal themselves
by the door.
"What do you mean by 'trashing
him?' asked Tom, kindly and encour-
agingly.
"De woman sed as hd& wen you come
you'd black his eyes and wallop i'm"
"What woman?" asked Holbrook.
"De wan l brung de paper from to
you. She promised, she did"
"Where is she?''
''In de mex house. She's upstairs on
de top fure. De man amt dere. He went
away just afore you come. Yer a-goin
to lick i'm, amt yer?''
"You just bet we are" said Tom. "You
want us to, don't you?"
"Oh, my eye, don't IT'
"Why?"
"Cos he's kicked me often and ofen."
"What is he to you?"
"Nothin'. He cuffs me over de head
wenever he gifts de chance"
"Why does he do that?'
81 dunno. Cos he's ugly. Cos won't
keep out'en his hallway"
''Ah," said Tom. How did you see
the lady?"
II got on de roof and talked to her
tro' de skylight."
"Can you take us up there?"
"Ov 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 a 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 to 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
voungster 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,
sloping at a precipitous angle from a
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 sound.
Hist hist!'
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.
Are you alone?" asked Tom.
yes, quite alone"
Stand fast. then; you'll be quickly
freed
He pulled at the frame of the skylight.
1t was fast.
Two of the men drew "jimmies" from
their pockets, fitted them together, and
inserted them under one side. "Crick,
crack" in twinkling it was pried off.
"Eh. eh. oh, golly" laughed the boy.
The moment the skylight flew OIL. .
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
Nov you can jump" she said.
Holbrook let him,elf drop, and he fell
on the bed Annie hal dragged under the
skylight.
He caught the girl, who was trembling
with excitement. in his arms and COW
cred her face with kisses. He mur-
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 hugged and kissed
her in the frantic manner he did.
At the time he was too busy. His
mind was working with abnormal &C.
uvity.
I'VE 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.
up through the skylight. Quick,
now"
"But how can we get her up there9'
asked the Shadow.
II 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