The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-03
HIS NAME WAS "BOBS.
Troubled. Trialr. Tribationr. Love end Triumph of |. An Extraordinary Young Man..
BY REGINALD LANG. Copyright, 1908, by the Author.).

of you and get you out of this village til you are tame again. Now, boys, tie hin up and tomorrow we will see about get ting him away"
 could make resistance, bound him Sc curely, and taking him to the inner room laid him on a cot bed and left him tc his thoughts.
 l CHATTER XVIII. Bobs lay and wondered what would
 Now. who under the sun are thes. hs dons sss to fG sh.mF They seem nns s think. at least that red headed idiot found 1t, don't lie I don't know jus, rsauied ssn dgfnsnsS: II ss sa. 1T thf all there Is about it. I'll be biowed fl ever thought that those letters were | meant for me. They must have been, but upon me! suppose that it Is something | that I have forgotten, and which be- longed to the time before got that in- fernal chuck out from the dog-cart." IS. dozed as he lay tied up on the cot. but suddenly he became aware of the | fact that some one was in the room and l near him. He tried to move. but a voice just as I tell you. Lie still and I will cut your bonds, but lie still" "All right. whoever you are." Right, lad; there you go,' and Bobs felt the cords which bound him fall apart. He lay stfr where he was till he felt a hand on his arm, and a voice said:
 Now get up on to your feet, keep hold of my hand and follow me-" Bobs did as he was told and blindly followed his unknown guide. He heard door open in front of him, and then soon after another. and then he was go- ing downstairs.
 Take hold of the stair-rail with your free hand, It will help you" said the voice; don't hurry. there's plenty of time. That's right now we're ofr. steady, only one flight more. There! Now fol-
 Bobs saw tall man in front of him as they emerged into the electric light, some 50 feet and then turned down a street to the right A cab was standing near the ocrner.
 Get in, you are perfectly safe. Trust to me-" as he turned to the driver. Fol low my directions and drive quick"
 Bobs jumped in and his companion fol- lowed him. closing the dor as he sat down.
 T don't know how to thank you be- gan the lad.
 Then don't try to find out how" was the quiet reply. 'I have my reasons for getting you away from that crowd, and they are not entirely unselfish. Rest assuyed, however. that no personal harm will come to you. know you. but you difference. You must be hungry and thirsty, we will go to my rooms and have a bite and a drink, and after that you are at liberty to do as you please. companion stepped out. the boy following him. The driver evidently had his in struction. as he drove away at once. The unknown walked up the steps of the at rxyhi fhAxr Gfn Pardon me-" he said, turning to Bobs, who followed him. it is best for me to go in first" and he stepped quickly into the hall. Closing the door behind them and opened the door on the left of the hall. Motioning to Bobs to go in he step ped behind him and closed the door, turn ing on the electric light as he did so.
 fortable room A fire burned in the grate and large, roomy, leather-covered easy chairs showed that the owner knew how to enjoy the good thinks of life. large mahogany table occupied the center of the room and on 1t were books, papers, magazines, pipes and tobacco In short, all the paraphernalia that go with mans room.
 You are welcome. MT. Morgan. make yourself at home. There are some good cigars. You must excuse me for a mo- ment while I get something for us to eat"
 Bobs turned and looked at his host He saw a tall, rather dark man, with a close cropped beard. He wore glasses, colored just enough to prevent the lad from seeing his eyes. Ills air was dis tinguished. but Bobs could not remem- Der having seen him among the men at the rooms when he was brought in.
 The man turned and walked through a door leading into another room, as If the whole occasion was the most natural thing in the world Soon be reappeared. IAro a NhnAaa to a welsh rarebit?"
 Bobs would have accepted stuffed ele- phant had 1t been offered him.
 'It isn't much. but I happen to have a good recipe, and every man knows that every other man thinks that he has the only recipe for rarebit worth having"
 wei, you see." said Bobs. I'm afraid that you forget that l am not as old as you are, and l don't know itl''
 T know how old you are. by boy; that is all right He stepped to large sideboard and took out a beautiful silver blazer Soon the cheese was melting, that his unknown friend did have a good recipe and helped to open the ale with alacrity and appetite.
 They sat down to the impromtu feast as though they had known each other for years, and Bobs, with a boys, or one may say youths. healthy appetite, soon almost forgot the evenings exciting episode.
 CHAPTER XIX.
 Good morning, Mir. Vanbrough, my r.,gne is Elliott, I am from Chicago and
 ssh to build a large house. l ander- 1 from my friend Van Sittart that you turn out some of the biggest and best in this section of the country. Now I want the biggest and best, and money is ho object"
 Be seated. Mir. Elliott. and I will show you some plans and drawings" He rang a bell by his side. Tell MT. Morgan to come here" he said to the boy that answered the bell. MT. Elliott this Is Mr. Morgan, one of my rising young men, Bobs. get out some of those latest houses that we built up on the Hudson"
 Any particular ones. sir7'
 No any will do, only pick out the