The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-08-28

may find hiding place FOR me or an
avenue which Will eventually lead To
safety. | wns so pleased with the prob
abilities ! conjurcd up that ! got up
aud walked back and forth. rubbing
my hands with satisfaction
Fool. stupid human fool The cypnts
fate Ind IN store for me were nothing
ns my foresight had painted.
heard the tramp OF horses hoofs
coming through the gateway. Going to
n front window and looking out | saw
two figures on horseback, II was too
dark for me to distinguish them.
Though one was very small the other
seemed to bc n woman, for ! could see
her garments iluttcrlng They came
cnntcrlng down the roadway to the
gallery and must have dsmountpd, for
soon heard II knocking. Leaving the
chamber went through the hall on
tlptoc nnd stood nt the head of the
great staircase, listening. There were
voices below. but could not tell whose
| they were | waited some tiur Tor
more Information. but those who were
| talking went Into another part of the
house, aud was obliged to return to
my room unsntislcd. | sAt down again
and renewed my musings musings
that were not of the plensnntcst.
had not sat long when two men
passed under the window. They were
talking In II low tone. The voice of
one was that of II white man, the other
that of II negro. The negro said some.
thing that was lnnudlbic. Then the
white man asked
(which wlngW
"Dar."
Is not that Jnycox's volcc7 II ls.
There Is no MISLEADING that harsh
growl What can II mean! All. ! see
II all, lie expects that | will cludc
this rnsy going captain. aud he will
spread net for the bird before II nlcs.
Fortunate! II had descended by the
tree. | should have dropped into his
embrace.
My anxiety was now more Intense
than ever. The cords were surely
drawing shout me.
NONSENSE" said to myself. "l'm
losing my head. True, I'm In II tight
place. but tight places are interesting.
Men who possess great presence of
mind are best fitted to escape great
dangers. When the cards run high.
the coolest wins. | propose to defeat
all these converglng enemies by keep
Ing my head. | shall go TO bed and get
good sleep. Then on the morrow
shall he In shape for the fight"
My resolution, together with the IA
tlguc of an eventful day, brought slun-
Der sooner than might have been cX-
pectcd. But soon awoke and. feeling
alarmed, was wide awake. | snt up In
bed. ! could look out of the window
into the tree which had invited me to
descend by Its branches. | thought
saw II dark object that did not belong
there. The leaves were not far enough
advanced to conceal nor young enough
TO fully reveal any object hidden there.
The night was one of the darkest.
yet there was little llght-starlight-
and no moon.
"Imaginary terrors," muttered. go
TO sleep"
lay down. drew the sheet up. tucked
1t In nt the back of my neck and obeyed
the command | had given myself by
| DuSSiup Dutk lHlD SlullDcT.
| dreamed that | was standing under
n great glass receiver and man was
working II pump to exhaust the air.
At every stroke | felt less able to
breathe till at last was suffocatlng.
l awoke and was conscious of some
one stulling IA cloth into my mouth. |
tried to cry out. but could make no
sound. Two men stood beside me, one
gagging me. while the other began to
tie my hands. This done, they carried
me, impotently wrlthing, to the win
dow.
"Bring them clothes, Pete" said one
of the men, "IIe'll give US away with
out 'em."
It's Tom .Iaycoxl Pm lost,
The man called Pete snatched my
clothes and threw them out on the
GROUND Ielow Then the two began
the work Of getting me through tho
window. Iaycox. who had the strength
of an OK, seized my wrists, while the
man behind pushed. They got me out
into the limbs of the tree, where. II
continued to struggle. | was In danger
bound hand and foot as | was, OF
pounding the earth below. | made Il
virtue of necessity and permitted them
to lower me. Once on the ground they
hustled me to n clump of trees back OF
the house. where / was unbound and
covered by the muzzles of two revolv
ers, forced to put on my clothes. Their
they rebound my wrists and ran me
behind the barn, where three horses
stood ready saddled. Jaycox took mt
in his steel arms and tossed me on t.
one of them with as much ease as If
had been n bag of meal The two mel
mounted the other horses, and we start
ed Off, circling around back of tn
negro huts and under trees to n sid
gate opening on the pike. Once ava.
from the grounds, we set off at gal