Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-04-21
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lac told hlni tO send the Shadow and TIVE
men t. follow llolbfook aud himself
Ill asked Linn 70 gusrj the passage I,
the bouse In which Annie was confined.
IIurrying hack. the i've were con
vuyci by the 10y Co the attic The
youngster showed them how he MOUNTS,
o. the rooi. and In n moment they wer,
on u.
The passage over the rcof was perilous
Tor u was an old fashioned high roof
sloping a, q precipitous angle from q
peak In the middle. both ways
The boy. Who ran over the roof like a
cat. aud With the agility and confidence
of one familiar With the feat. showed
them the skylight
Tom pat la. mouth to ih. broken pane
AMI made q sound
Hist hisi'
lie b,arl movement l-neathL
"IIi.t. Mis- rcmpl-tony'
"who. thar was the answer In e.
male yoicy
"Be quiet. help Is near. be S,id.
A cry ~ 10y vas heard.
Are yuu aloney" asked Tom.
"Ncs. quit. alone.
"siani fast, then. you'll - quickly
fr-~l
Tie pullsi at the frpmc 81 the kylight.
II was fast
Two ~ The .. .ryw "jimmics" FROM
their Is-kri, -, them together. and
inserted thcm ...,lcr one side. "Cr,ck,
cnckr In t~in.ling Il VA. pricd of.
"Eh. .h. uh. gullyi- laughed the l'y.
Tie momrni th, skyhghi ncw OF. q
light flisll'sl up from l'low.
Annie h1d lit candle.
llolbrs,k attempted Ia descend.
"wait. sh" crie,l The di.ianc. !.
too grat {, jump
They h-ari noi." ~ something lcing
dragged
"Sov ,"u can jump. sh- .aii
lIolbrnk lrt hims.lf drop. and be- fell
on thu l--l Anni. hal dragged under the
skylight.
lie caugh, the girl ~ho was trembling
With excitement. IN HI. arms AMI 90,
rel her farv wiih kis.... lIc mur.
nurri ani uinan~,l over her. b. laughed
,ni cric,i ard cfphrar,-l h-r again and
lgain
In th. meantime ihr other. we're um
,lins down one after th- uthsf.
II Wa not until lons after. when roui
va In hi. b-l the ncNt morning. that
;. paliIr,i ,lat uO unr. not even Annie
l~r..lf. srrn,ri o. think it strange that
lolbfU,k sIuuld have hugg~l and Kissed
,er I'm the frantic manner hs did.
N Tho tinc D.. "a. top busy. lii
mind "a, working With abnormal ac.
uyity
1--WE mus, gci the girl oui at once.
be- said. Herr. lIolbrpok. stop that
nonscnsc anj take tlir giH away"
"Iluwg- a.k~i llulhrupk. rady for
action. noS that tho iir.t"Nci,"m"nt Wa
over.
Up ,hrough the .synsht quick.
nov
"Bu, how can 49, get her up there
asked the shadow
II know. hrokr In Anni" Take
that t-sl away.
The t-,l va. to.,s'd un ono side, ~hils
Annie ran into the next nom and brgan
u lrag ih. table toward ih" rnm
one - t,e men took IL from her and
carried Il IN AMI ~ shc directed placc'l
u under ,h. skylisht
"Thcrc'. a chair In thcrr." she .aii
bring that.
They conprchendc,i her purI".". and
u wa- plac,,i un the table.
"Up ,oa g,. Ilolbrcok." crici Tom.
"Quick'
liolhruok climl--i like cat AMI wa'
on tie ro.of IN a tvinkling.
Tom lift,,l Annie by main force to th'
top ~ the table AMI then on to the chair
sprinsing up On thc table after her
lie lifis,l th" gih up by ths waist ~
that lIolbro,k could gct q firm grasp 81
her arms
She was then drawn up on the NOT
"NoN. Ilolbrc,k. cricl Tom, "away
with YOU. Quick' Grt the girl out oi
harm. way a. s,on a. you can. One OF
you. hc continued. turning to tile chiefs
men. "go with them to prOicct them.
shadow. run down u the chief and tel
him o. come up hrr' the way We cains
with the rcsi 10 his men ! have an
idea.
Tl,c shadow disappeared.
Tom was tile general commanding thg
forvcs. aud he did have an idra--a great
idea.
lie -eirei the candle aLi made a Tlpid
examination of the rooms. lie satisfied
himself a, Ia how tiosc Who came would
enter. and h. quickly determined how t.
d.s.-o.., ~ hi. forces. Finding the Ioor'
bDltcd AMI barred from the inside. lac un
barred and unbolte,l them.
By thi. time the Others had arrived.
"iliyc you found her. asked the chief
"Ycs. aud Ilolbrook has carried l'cr
OH"
Then the iob is over
Not by a long -hoi."
What now
I've 1T trap licn'. and "o " c'Ich =
bird
The man Who abducted the girIg
"Y.s Have YOU bull'seyes with yon'
"Y.s. and sl,oders ani handcuis
Cool Then We can pa, out thi
lisht. lloll on.
They wcrc startled by n'isc abo'r
their heads