Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-06-19

the house In which Annie was confined.
Hurrying back, the Ave 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
OF 1t.
The passage over the roof was perilous,
for 1t was an old fashioned high roof,
sloping at a precipitous angle from .
peak in the middle, both ways.
The boy, who ran over the roof like q
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.
Hist! histr"
He heard a movement beneath.
"Hist, Miss Templetony'
"Who's that" was the answer in fe-
male voice.
b quiet; help is near" he said.
A cry of joy was heard.
"Are you alone?" asked Tom.
ayes, 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 a twinkling it was pried off.
"Eh, Ell, oh, golly!" laughed the boy.
The moment the skylight few off, q
light flashed up from below.
Annie had Lit a candle.
Hotbrook attempted to descend.
"Wait," she cried. ''The distance il
/ too great to jump"
| They heard a 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
skylight.
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 We're 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.
eve must get the girl out at once"
he said. "Here, Holbrook, stop that
nonsense and take the girl away"
"Howy" asked Holbrook, ready for
action, now that the first excitement was
over.
Cup through the skylight. Quick,
now"
"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
1t under the skylight.
"There's a chair in there" she said;
''bring that"
They comprehended her purpose, and
it was placed on the table.
up you go, Holbrook" cried Tom.
"Quickv'
Holbrook climbed like a cat and was
on the roof in a 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 sc
that Holbrook could get a firm grasp Of
her arms.
She was then drawn up on the roof.
snow, Holbrook," cried Tom, "away
with you. Quick! Get the girl out Of
harms way as soon as you can. One Of
you" he continued, turning to the chief
men, Ego with them to protect them
Shadow, run down to the chief and tel
him to come up here the way we came
with the rest Of his men. I have az
idea."
The Shadow disappeared.
Tom was the general commanding the
forces, and he did nave an idea-a great
idea
He seized the candle and made a rapii
examination Of the rooms. He satisfied
himself as to how those who came woult
enter, and he quickly determined how t.
dispose Of his forces. Finding the door
bolted and barred from the inside, he un
barred and unbolted them.
By this time the others had arrived.
slave you found herr" asked the chief
eyes, and Holbrook has carried he
off,"
Then the Job is overT
mot by a long shot"
"What now!''
"I've set a trap here, and we'll catch
bird"
"The man who abducted the girl?"
eyes. Have you bulls eyes with you?
eyes, and shooters and handouts"
"Good. Then we put out thi
light. Hold on"
They were startled by a noise abov,
their heads.
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