The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-04
- $3.50
OUTWITTED.

fhih'f iidffiH nhd long been ft'-
nowned FOR bis thrift and independ.
ence, but the nclghhors declared that
Joe would never make such man.
IL some ways fate was against Ioe.
He was an only SOD. and his mother
aud FIVE sisters had spoiled him. lie
was bright boy Of bis age. too and q
good one, but his father had moi much
confidence In his molly -coddled son.
Joe had an idea that be was ae capa.
ble "a most boys but bis father would
always say: "when ! was half Ioe's
age was my fsthers malnsiay."
ono August day Mr. Harris had
slight sunstroke after working hard IN
the fields getting ready a load of fresh
corn 10 be- taken to market In neigh.
boring town on The following day.
This was a pfedlrameni. indeed. ns
his men We're not 10 be- trusted. and be-
had small confidence IN JOe's ability
However. h. bad 10 make the best OF
q. aud send doe with one of the hired
men 10 help.
The Journey was accomplished with
out any unusual event. aud Joe. 10 his
great delight. sold every car Of corn.
and ~ the crop was an cXta fine one
he realized quite sum of money FROM
hls large wagon had. aud be sold the
three Jars Of butter his neither had
made 20 the hotclkcCpcr II was about
dusk. and Joe. who was feeling very
good after bis days work, wished ihr
distance seventeen miles Instead ~
seven 10 The farm. There was fooi-
patR which cfussed the fields az dis.
ianre from the high road. aud By
walking be- could reach home hefnr'
Andrew. the hired man, who rode.
Strange 20 say. be- met no one GA the
read. aud yet hc was sure De bad
heard footsteps. Then the tlonghi
THAI be- was being followed entered
his head, and be- started 10 run again.
but he footsteps still followed A.
last resource. be- jumped the hedge az
TIE side " the path. hoping that. IN
the dim Hight. bis pursueF would mlss
hiu. But ther was n0 such good luck
in Store for him. and Ia another mo
meri a burly miiian had Jumped the
hCdge aud demanded thc lag u mon
I -.
As quick as q wink Joe picked 40
sicne and flung II NJ the man. hitting
h'id In the he5d ard knocking him
foNn. Then. without waiting 10 fes
What harm The blow had done. be took
10 his heels. reiracing HE steps. IN the
d hsle ~ meeting With SOME assistance
. fn the high road tie had gone bui a
! fr.f steps when BE- ran into the arms
81 q huge man. who. icing ouilncpsi
B hf ILLS companion. WIS ready 10 catch
ilir hoy ns be- saw bin coming There
Z Wa no use 10 calling for help. and
u = kicks aud ciics were % no pur-
Z pore other than a. anger the ruiilals
/ lie might have Effected his escape had
{ uo' The other man. nursing q black
+ oyf returned az this moment That
was the last be- knew until h. came
90 himself. some hours later. lie was
IN cornficld. aud she moon was shin
lrs brightly above him The bag %
money was missing. ~ cs3rse. aud to
20 home without Il after what be had
fnli 10 his father. was not 20 be
Fought Of. He would follow the men
al perhaps a chance 90 recover his
riency might offer.
must have been about noon when.
/ hulgry aud tired. Joe stopped al a
farm house aud asked for drink The
Z klrdhearcd farmer. seeing that the
I'D was hungry. maze him slt down On
a lear = dinner. aud Joe told his story
a. a sympathetic family.
Two tnmps passed here about day.
ighi." volunteered the farmers daugh.
ter "Cnn you describe the menT'
lie corld. and his description Tailed
osnctly with that ~ the tramps sccn
by the farmers daughter. especially
about che ma1 having a black ryc.
They had taken the road 20 the north.
she said: but they were wlcked-look-
lar men. aud she advised Joe not IN
atirlipt 20 follow them.
The men were FAR ahead. hut by
making careful Inquiries ~ n country
STORE he learned that they lad stayed
IN the village some iime and could not
~ more than couple Cf miles away
Tails intelligence spurfed him on. and
~ two hours b. caught sight % th1
gair crossing field some distanc,
head Keeping well In the shelter Of
fences aud trees. be followed as c.oSe
~ he dared. Il was suitry day, and
the sun scorched everything with
which Il came IN contact. They werg
now approaching river. and 10,
hooked with longing eye, az the COO
water
To his great surprise. the two meI
stopped on the hank. and after talking
Tor semc time. they removed thell
clothes. an piling them Ia a crevlce n
the stone wall they prepared 10 enicl
The water The Younger OF the two
the one whom Joe lad decorated Will
black eve. looked snsplciousiy II
every dir,vilOn before he went DOVE
the hank. hut. seeing nothing to alarm
him. be- went ahead with his hath. Ap
/ parcrtly neither ~ the men coul,
swim. The splashed about IN the shat
low water while Joe. with fast.beat
Ing heart Crepi. under the shelter n
fcme bushes. warlly toward the plle Of
clothes. for be- was confident his mon
ey wac concealed in them. II hc coul,
only gct Il aud cct away without he
lng discovered,
This seemed likely to b. the case
for he had the bundle OF clothes In hh
arms and had risen from the gr0un,
and CLEARED tue fence before an excla
nation frunt one Of the mon an
nrunced that be- was discovered. lo.
threw the clothes. with the exception
nf the irOuscrs Dc fcli to contain ihi
mg ~ money. Into the river. as he rap