The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1904-09-29

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Just then n little rustic in one corner
Of MY room made my heart beat with
renewed terror; but relief came in
stantly, when perceived that the
noise was made by my little PETITE
carrier pigeon,
knelt down beside its cage, sobbiDg
softly.
suddenly, like divine revelation,
there came a thought.
Could not Bijou, the pigeon, carry a
message to Larry?
With trembling fingers | seized pencil
and paper, and wrote The following
words.
Larry! Larryl For Gods sake 90 to
the bank. Take plenty Of men with
you, Burglars have carried papa there
to compel him to open the safe. Hurry!
Your MEG.
"P. ST. send You This by Bijou."
This | put in an envelope, and tied
The latter round the birds neck. As
quietly MS possible / opened the win
dow and put the bird on the sill,
For minute il stood there, turning
lis pretty head iTesolutely; then,
spreading its wings, 4 slowly rose and
scared away--O Heaven he thinked,-
In the direction Of Emwood.
Just then there was a violent racket
at the door-a succession OF kicks
which soon splIntered the panels,
An instepr later, as stood there par
alyZcd by terror two burglars burst
into the room.
Curse IL" cried one, that chloro.
form didn't fix HEREAFTER ALL" '.'..
"Blnd and gas her like we did the
old lady: then III bet she'll be safe"
said The other .st.
Then rough hands seized me and /
knew no more.
When my senses came 10 me, fond
myself lying on the couch IN the sitting
room downstairs, Larry's facc-kind
loving, anSious--was bonding over ne
Then ! heard dear old Dr. Rogers
kindly voice say:
"DrinE this, little giYl nnd you'll feel
better" pressing lumber TO my lips.
where's papa" ! mmmurcd, faint
ly.
Your father IS all right, darling
said Larry.
And did BIlou come to YOU? Oh I
prayed that the bird would carry The
note Did you yet itT''
Yes, love; but never mind It now.
RI tpll YOU about IL when You get
stronger"
"Tell her now .Ca,Toll. She IS all
right" said the doctor. patting my
check: and he continued: III leave
you two together while l 60 and, see
to Miss Judith"
"Wcn, you sec, little Meg" Larry be-
gan, when we were alone. Il happened
TO sit up rather late last night As l
sat writing, in my room-it was after
midnight. | th,nR-suddenly | heard n
tipping Mt the window pane At first
paid no heed TO It. thinking ii 10 be
only the wind blowing a tw,g or hit
Of vine; hut rs the sound continued, /
arose and went 70 look,
81 hcheld something white huttoring
against The glass. What was my sur
prise TO find that II was little Bijou!
opened the window and hurriedly
read tho letter he brought; and it
wasn't long before my father, Uncle
Henry. the three men servants. and a
couple Of policemen and myself were
hurrying down 10 The bank.
"Wc reached there Just in time, too;
had grand Scufils IN which we came
ont victorious. am glad to say. and
well. the result is that -four of the
burglars are in jail. and the other two,
whom we found here, have gone to
render M their final account"
After Larry and had been married
two years, we Kept house IN co2y,
comfortable way, ana most important
Of all our articles OF furniture was a
cradle; but, after all, / don't know
which was the greatest pet-Baby, or
my little fcathered posiman Bijou.-
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