Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-04-14

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wouldn't tell on uhc. sure
NO. inir,t."
DIN will " Kin
4 Nant YOU to 40 10 Mr. IIolbrcok--
and she gave him the addrcss-"and tell
him where am. that ] am locked up
here
Write Il down. missy
Il have no PAPER. Watt she aid. A.
shc ran hastily into the other room. She
snaichc,l up the PAPER and tore q strip
from the margin. and catching up the
pencil on the table she wrote hurric,ilyi
"Ilslp an lo.ke'i up on the top floor
II house
hut wheryi
She looked up a, the hoy
"Whsr, am II
The l.oy .n,ckerrd. why. night down
dcrr. missy.
"So. no. bat In what street,
"oh. In Mott -trr~,. tree doors from
layard"
She wrote
In Mut s,r~ct. three doors from Hay
Ari str-ct Come quickly and help me.
"ANNIE TEnrtLruS.
She folded IL up Hut hoW 10 ~, It 10
tlc boyi
lie pat hls arm through the broken
,anc and .he tried io throw Il io him.
Scvyri Intellectual attempts showed her
tho futil,i, II this cfort
She ih0ugh, a moment
Wait. she cricl sho ran into the
other ruou ani dragged the table after
h,r and pui u directly under the sky
light, and then climlsd 10 IL top and
ra,hcl up
She was till loo tar away, stretching
a. ,bv diJ on hcf tipto,s.
She clAml-f,d down and brought In .
chair. which shc placed on the table.
Climbing up on u at the risk ~ a
tumble. she found her fac. on . level
with the dowustrctclci hand % the
gamin.
She rat the papcr In his hand. and
holding u gave him directions how 10 ~.
The touch - the soitcst hand be- had
ever felt moved the little vagabpnd.
Then .hc kisscd the dify paw u the
youngsisr a. b. promised 10 o. dcct Of
foJt
In a moment more shc heard the patter
Of his barc feet on the slate ruof
She climb-d down and restored the
table and chair % the places where she
found them.
She al down on the I'D 10 think.
Bui sho vas too much DISTURBED 10
think or to 1t
She hrgan pacing up and down the
door
She had taken bat u few turns when
.he heard bolt drawn back and a Key
Inserted in lock.
The door oI-ncd
II vas the one opening into tho other
fOor.
A step az two on the hour.
A man stool bsforo her. lie was
drr-s.-i In shabby black clothes. a hat
terci black derby hat was on his head.
under which showed the struggling and
matted locks u his brown hair. His
face was covered with a cuarse, bushy
brown lcard and mustache. above which
glowci prominent hooked noe. the
end II which vas inilamcd. Two pierre
ing. fcry eyes Iccr~l cat ON her.
go b. said. ''yer',e found yer way
into this here ruom. have yer, my ladyf
She made no reply
"Tryin' to find Way out. ehl Well. ]
don't blame yer for that. l,'s what lex
pcted yer to do. ~ ! liked IL that yer
couldn't
Ilis eye fell upon the discarded calico
drcs.. and he laughed.
"oh. ho. yer didn't like the nice purity
drcss yer friend persrnted yer with. ehy
"why am I confined hercy she asked.
who brought me hcrey'
Not KNOWN can't say." the man rc-
piled. "why h. yer couiincd hercl Not
knowin' couldn't say"
why do you keep me here. thenl
Oh. sir. pray you, let me go. ! vii
pay YOU handsomely II you will let me.
"Oh. no. my ladybird, ! couldn't dc
that. yer know. I'm only obeyin' orders,
and - you will have tn Lst yer go
oh. no, that wouldn't DO at all. but
wish they'd take yer away from here,
for don't want yer.
Annie slw the uselessncss of further
words. and she trusted To the hoy.
The man continued
"lIere. there's sOmethin' 10 cat Tor yer
and some bcer"-pointing To the table.
lie walked over Ia IL and took away the
plate and cup that Annie had just seen
ihere. lie moved the chair ON which
ay the Iarsr to tie table. A. he lifted
the paper be said And here's come
radin' Tor yer"
Ills attention was attracted a. the mu'
llate,l margin. lie looked quickly io
the table and saiw the pencil was gone.
"whai have yer bcen doin'." heasked,
herc.ly. going to her. A. hs did hs saw
the pencil on the door.
'lio, bo' Yer've been a-tryin' 10 kom'
muniercaic. hey yey
"Yes." she replied. boldly.
"well. dii yey' said he. perring at heI
kecnly and susplciously.
The idea swept over Annie's mind that
IL would be wis., ,o conceal her attempt,
"Of what Use was ~" she said. wear
ily. Women are born actresses. "liow
was 10 send letter from hercy'
True Tor ye. where's wot ye wriN
II didn't write anything. ] tore the
paper up"
lie looked upon the door. and saw
pieces of paper which Annie lad I'LL,
torn into bits.
This did not satisfy him. lie Looked
ai her suspiciously q moment. and ther
said;
81 don't believe ye. Not that ye saw
anybody. but yer've thrown somethin
cut for chance. I'll seeto that at once
Yer'd better eat" he said rs he turnes
away. "for yer've q long ride before yet
tonight"
With that be strobe hastily out OF th'
room, locking. bolting and barring th'
door after him. Her heart failed as sh'
heard the bolts shoot
She saw bolts and bars on the inside
With q quick impulse she put up th'
bars and shot the bolts. She hew to tn
other door and bolted and barred that.
She was safe from unvslcoms intru
sica.