The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-06-23

lie was out CT the room before l
knew he was going, leaving by door
at the side. pounded on the door and
called for him to return, and after
waiting two or three minutes | began
a closer inspection of the room. There
was but one window, and that was
boarded up from the outside, while
stout wooden bars had been screwed to
the castings from the inside. The two
doors were Of solid oak, and it would
have needed crow-bar to open one of
them. In the room wire lounge, four
chairs, and a table, all new and cheap.
l felt quite sure that any racket l
might make could not be heard outside
the house and would do no good, aud
at the same time / argued that the
men must soon discover their error
and set me at liberty. l was sound
asleep on the lounge when a man
brought in my breakfast on tray, and
fair breakfast it was. He was a
erim-faced fellow, rather poorly
dressed, and as he placed the tray on
the table he looked at me in an insolent
way and Said:
THE guv'nor will be here in half an
hour, and you'd better get that busi-
ness over with him as soon as you can.
The guv'nor amt got much time to
fool away, and he's bad man if you
try tricks on him.
! made no answer, and he went away
by the side door and left me to the
breakfast. 1t had been disposed of and
l was enjoying cigar when Mr.. Wake
man entered, bade me good morning
and said:
We'll, l hope l find you feeling in a
mood for business. Have you any
wish me to procure some? We can
finish in couple of hours if you will"
laughed at him as l went over the
ground of the previous night. He had
captured the wrong man, aud it was
useless to waste any more time over it.
had no letters or papers with me to
prove my identity. bu, my garments
bore the name of New York tailor,
and he had but to send to my hotel
to get al! the facts wanted. He smiled
sareastically at first, but | soon had
him doubling. and he went away to re-
turn in half an hour with Saunders.
This man looked me over with care and
said to the other:
Il have known Mr.. Fisher by sight for
three years, and l am sure this is the
man. He is simply trying game of
bluff. Better not carry it too far, young
man! We are not the sort of people
to stand a great amount of nonsense!'
answered that had nothing in par
ticular to do for three Or four days,
and if they desired to board and lodge
me it would be to my liking. If they
insisted that l was Fisher l would
sign a check with that name for 5O,-
coo if they desired. This offer was what
set them to doubling. and they started
ont to find my references. They mus:
have found things as l said, but
neither Waheman nor Saunders came
near me again. 1t was four O'Clock in
the afternoon before anyone appeared,
and then the man who had brought my
breakfast suddenly walked in. l at
once saw that he was in bad humor,
and he did not wait long before say
ing:
''Now, then, you ought to know bet
ter than to play any such game on US,
and am going to give you humping
to even up things!"
started to argue with him, but he
rushed at me in furious way and was
plainly bent on violence. l was no
match for him in strength, and for
three or four minutes avoided him by
lodging and running about. lie grew
more ugly as he failed to get hold of
me, and at length declared that he
would kill me before he left the room.
The tray had not yet been removed
from the table, and on ii stood pitch
er which had contained milk. While
dodging about, l seized this pitcher,
and as the ruffian penned me up in a
corner l whir,ed it about my head and
sent it flying full at his face. 1t
knocked him fat, and he lay so still
that I thought him dead. He had shut
and locked the door after him and had
the key in his pocket. AS I began
searching for it the fellow showed
signs of coming to, and unbuckling
the belt which held up his trousers, l
rolled him over and made his arms fast
behind him. Then l removed my sus-
penders and tied his feet, and l had
Just turned him on his back when he
began struggling and shouting and
cursing. 1t was well for me that
had him secure, as he was in mood
to do murder. lie rolled about for half
an hour threatening me at every
breath, and when he was physically ex-
haustsd lis eyes giared at me ike a
mad dogs. The door-key was in his
hip-pocket, but ! was full hour get
ting at 1t. Though fast bound he re-
sisted MY efforts to turn him over,
and | had to beware IF his teeth as |
worked at him. l finally got the key
and opened the door to find vacant
room behind il with stairway lead