The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-04-05
RESCUED By A NOSE.
HOW A HUMAN BLOODHOUND SAVED
A KIDNAPPED GIRL.

A KIDNAPPED GIRL.
The Dramatic Climax to scnrch
That Restored the Young Woman
to Her Friends and UlmnsI1cd the
Villain III the Case.
Prevoste Paratole of middle Texas is
| a human bloodhound. says the New
York Press. His amazing power of
scent, for long time exhibited for the
amusement of his friends. was once put
to practical test and resulted in run.
ming down the kidnapcr of young
girl. He is an Australian by birth and
passed his youth among til Gpushmen Of
the interior of that continent acquiring
from them his wonderful nasal equip
ment, which, to look at, is not different
from tie nose of any one else.
Sallie Mayne, neighbor of Paratole,
disappeared. She had left neighbor's $
house about sundown to go half mile
to her home. Forty or 80 persons, among
whom was Paratole began to search
the woods the next morning when it
became known that Sallie had not re-
turned. She had several admirers. in
clnding Il young man named Shade and
a rich old bachelor named Gadson. She
had recently quarreled with Shade.
who had seemed to be her fayorite.
Shade did not join in the search.
though Cfadson did. This helped to
throw suspicion on the young man, and
no one thought i'll of the rich bachelor.
Paratoe, with his nose close to the
ground, followed the path that the girl
was supposed to have taken. Ho stop
ped suddenly in the woods and began
to smell of the bushes.
'.It occurred right here l smell
Shadel exclaimed Paratole .'Where
is he? He had something to do with
this business
.Oh. we will find himl' shouted
Gadson and dozen others, and they
set out to arrest Shade Paratole kept
smelling of the bushes, and finally
turned aside from the path and went
out into the woods "Ccoie Cooiel -
{the cry of the Australian bushmen) he
shouted. Here is mess. Idon smell
Mr. Shade any mere smell another
man. Can't quite make him out.
Away they went through the woods
for mile or more, until they came to
the shores of Polloy's lake. While
searching along the banks and peering
into the water, fearing that they might
find the dead body of the girl. another
crowd came up with Shade. The young
man was nearly scared to death. He
admitted having met Sallie in the path.
and said that they had a long talk and
had made up.
ST believe every word he says. said
Paratole. HE met Sallie. but some one
else brought her out here. They were
standing on a little cape that extended
into the water so or 60 feet. A great
ledge Of ovcrhanging rock protruded far
out. The eman with the bloodhound nose
kept smelling of the bushes and the
rock.
"That girl was here not many hours
ago" he said, land believe that. dead
or alive. she is not far away right
now
At that instant he happened to pass
near Gadson. and shifting the air like
an animal lie sprang at the man S throat
with fury
ga rope-a knifel' he roared.
Bring me u knife He knows where
she ISL Gadson' S friends at once rallied
around him and resented the accusa-
tion.
'.Stand backl" snarled the Austria
lian. 'sHe knows Produce the girl.
he shouted, "or I'll .ear your heart
out. Gadson fell on his knees and
pointed to the ledge, and there they
found Sallie bound and gagged. When
released, she confirmed Shades story
and told how few moments after she
left him she met Gadson. who had a
gun on his shoulder.
HE threatened to shoot me dead,
she said, ''and made me go off into the
woods and brought me to this place,
where he bound and gagged me and
then told me to lie still and he would
come for me in boat during the night
and carry me off to old Mexico. > And
then the girl threw her arms about
Paratole's S neck and kissed his wonder
full nose. Gadson escaped by the skin
of his teeth The girl interceded for
him. and he was permitted to leave the
country.
Paratole was born in the far interior
of Australia more than 1000 miles
from the coast He is pretty sure that
his father was a Frenchman. As to his
mother, he doesn't know. Neither does
he know where his father settled among
the naked savages, with whom the boy
grew up They were fond of the boy,
and he frequently staid for months in
their villages. He says he does not re-
member when he learned that he could
scent and trail an animal like his little
playmates.
When Prcvoste was 90, his father
moved to California and died there.
While in that state Prevoste married Il
Texas girl, who had inherited large
tract of land in middle Texas, and there
the young couple went. His powers of
scent were amusing to their friends.
He would pick up an envelope and smell
it and say, THAT is from your uncle
in California. By taking hold of his
wife's hand he could tell with whom
she had last shaken hands. He could
call oyer the names Of those who had