The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-09-16

INTO my room, locking the door Denlnu
me.
Just then a 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, sobbing
softly.
Suddenly, like divine revelation,
there came thought.
Could not Bijou, tie pigeon, carry a
message to Larry?
With trembling fingers seized pencil
and paper, and wrote the following
words:
Larry. Larry! For Gods sake go 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 81 send you this by Bijou."
This l put in an envelope, and tied
the latter round the birds neck. AS
quietly as possible l opened the win
dow and put the bird on the sill.
For minute it stood there. turning
it's pretty head irresolutely; then,
spreading its wings, It slowly rose and
scared away-O Heaven be thanked
in the direction of ElmwOod.
Just then there was violent racket
at the door-a succession of kicks
which soon splntered the panels.
An instent later, as stood there par
alyzed by terror, two burglars burst
into the room.
Course it!' cried one, "that chloro-
form didn't fix he", after ALL"
Bind and gag her like we did the
old lady; then I'll be- she'll be safe"
said the other.
Then rough hands seized me and
knew no more.
When my senses came to me, found
myself lying on the couch in the sitting
room downstairs. Larry's face-kind,
loving, anxious-was bending over me.
Then / heard dear old DR.. Rogers
kindly voice say:
"Drink this, little girl, and you'll feel
where's papa:" murmured, faint
ly.
"Your father is all right darling"
said Larry.
"And did Biou come to you? Oh,
prayed that the bird would carry the
note. Did you get it?"
Eyes, love; but never mind It now.
I'll tell you about it when you get
stronger"
''Tell her now. Carroll. She is all
right" said the doctor, patting my
cheek; and he continues: "I'll leave
you two together, while 1 go and see
to Miss Judith"
''Well, you see, little Meg" Larry be-
gan, when we were alone, II happened
to sit up rather late last night AS /
sat writing in my room-it was after
midnight, l Enthusiastically l heard a
tapping at the window pane. At first
L paid no heed to it, thinking it to be
only the wind blowing tWig or bit
of vine; but as the sound continued, l
arose and went to look.
81 beheld something white futtering
against the glass. What was my sur
prise to find that it was little Bijou!
I opened the window and hurriedly
read the letter he brought; and it
wasn't long before my father, Uncle
Henry, the three men servants, and
couple of policemen and myself were
hurrying down to the bank.
eve reached there just in time, too;
had q grand scufIie in which we came
out 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 up their final account"
After Larry and had been married |
two years, we kept house in a coZy,
comfortable way, and most important
Of all our articles of furniture was a
cradle; but, after all, l don't know
which was the greatest pet-Baby, or |
my little feathered postman Bijou.-
New York News.