The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-08-09
MAY the captive of your spear re-
,eive communications? Dick asked,

"May the captive of your spear re-
ceive communications" Dick asked,
a4fably.
From whom does the letter Gomez"
demanded the lieutenant.
From Miss Judy, sur" said Sal. and
his brows contracted angrily. 'She
was passen and seed me cryen-"
"Thou shalt not mourn for the
wicked" said the lieutenant.
'Not eff ma fathers taken by the
gaugers an charged O runnen kags?"
Sal flashed out. "Miss Judy dew not
think SO, and when l tailed her she
said it was sheame-'
''Peace, girl" said the lieutenant.
"What more did she say?" Dick
asked, eagerly.
"Nothen of Importance" said Sal.
The lieutenant had taken possession
of the note and was examining the
superscription. If he had opened it,
as he seemed half inclined to do,
Dicks crime would have extended to
assault and battery. But he handed
it over. saying, grimly:
Its going beyond my dewties-but
if l know squire, it'll be the last you
GET
"'You certainly go beyond your
| duties," said Dick, opening it tender
ly. Evidently Miss Judy had been dis
tTustful of the duteous lieutenant, for
the note was written in French.
Translated it ran:
keep the lieutenant in conversa-
ton for 20 minutes from now. Re-
member that-so far as you know
there is no brandy in the cask. At the
end of that time there will be none.
u"
"Dear GIRL" said Dick to himself.
'But what on earth she means I can
not make out. If she were to offer to
converse with Curwen or drug him it
would be different matter" But
there was the keg and Curwen seated
on it, and Dick failed to see how the
brandy was to evaporate. Still he
would do Judy's bidding.
Sal, watching his face, asked if there
were any answer.
'sIs Miss Judy still here?" asked
Dick, unwarily, SO that the lieutenant
looked suspiciously toward Sal. But
she behaved with admirable discre-
tion.
"For what should Miss Judy be
here!" she said, with an air of sur
prise. 81 mant, eff tn was an answer
l could take"
"Ah, if you would be so good as to
60 after her." said Dick. 'Thank he1
for me and say Certainly
Sal slid from the room, leaving Dick
to maintain his parley. AS she en-.
tered the room directly beneath she
was greeted little anxiously with
the question: swell, did you mark
exactly where it stands?" "Iss, Miss
judy" said Sal. "Just here to the
left" She pushed the table under the
spot, and Miss Judy mounted there
upon. "Quick, Sal, the men may bt
back any moment! Lock the front
door and then come and hold the can
I'll do this"
The room was the bar parlor, witt
two doors to it-one for the front ant
one for the back. For the rest it wal
also usual enough, and thin boarding
only separated it from the room
above. Through the boarding, in 81
lence, with the utmost care, Miss Jud.
drove gimlet. In a very short TIM
squirt of brandy followed, and Sa
, received it in a can.
"How I shall smell of brandy" salt
: Miss Judy, as it trickled over he
: fingers.
81 doan't expect Mr.. Shenston viii
maind,'' said Sal, gleefully.
Miss Judy became very severe. IKE
member, Sal, that this is most dis
graceful affair."
81 doan't think Mr.. Shenston man
to do wrong" said Sal.
"And I should not have suppose'
your father would have been guilty o
it. If he is. ever caught again.
"He willn't be such fule."
Miss Judy concealed smile. IAN
: other pail!" she said. "And empt
:, that into the duck pond"
:. Sal fastened off with her burden an
another pail received the brandy.
/ hcally, DlCh, lluA uA GU -sA iS
) Judy, apostrophizing the boarding i
: a whisper, "it was most naughty G
you"
Meanwhile Dick was showing his RI
pentance by faithfully engaging tn
lieutenant in conversation. 1t wa
rather difficult thing to do and al
noying exceedingly to see him sittin
o there on the cask. Dick, consultin
his watch. found that 1s minutes ha
passed, and he made another effor
3 for Curwen was getting restless.
Y "You see," he urged, sin any cas-
! there is nice point of law involve'
If I am an ignorant accessory ther
: cannot"
esquire dew not see nice points
a law" retorted Curwen. There
morals and there's sins; there's shee
d and there's goats"
|. "And asses" Dick suggested.
i There's keeping straight an
Y there's running contraband."
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