Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-01-04

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 But he volunteered fe5v ad6=t. J.ol particulars abzat ai z5f @5.Eeuy.
 Not il bad sarf s5 ;st ! #rf Ut he's running 10 seed Geae. lies taken q main faEcy to you. That c1uM spy at look. But is DOT prospect for him. with land dwfEdlhg away t. nothing, and I.aHtaouy i3 shabby house for q y0Chg gentleman as he should be-
 Llantnoay, it appears, was the name of MontgoMery's pat@rnal estate in the GWent. And, in fact, t was f5s tA5S Gwent that was bound this morning The prospect of those rolling hills at. trdcted me with some force Gad an appetite for the wilderness of that G. :. country. uHscafrelI. aS learned bE the track Of aI4y railway. II fr5s in q way virgin at ti.e 5#ast q property jf9i- vate ffom tle world AS strucl across ttle Ray al.d directed my horse toward the long red slope of tae as,. cent 1 l90Eet Lack GR3H the litt.c town and discovered it wrapped iu t4oln tain huU9rS
 IlanthonE, according b my host. h. at the back of the first hill. some foas miles from Raymond. bat as the estae7 was not my particular aim, and, if is had been, had uo one to guide ne, roamei indefinitely through b5vaYs over q circEit of lhe upper GsWent aud finally drew up in tEe Hillage of Lianel= Ian about the hour of lunch. This vil }age lay mile or so from the more open districts of tae tiWent and within the privy borders Of the great forest it. the reinS upon he horses neck and to wander, lost in the atDysms of that vii derneSS, for the villages were scattered at q great distance and the habitat iols of the settlers were at long intervals It was somewhere about ; in the after noon and as I rode down into a spa- ci0uS valley Il few miles from LI3uaf. Ian, tAat the moaoteny of this dcsu.t3rY journey WEBS broken by an event of some moment.
 A pretty brook r.pnlea through the wood and was ceosse4 upon 3 rude bridge As f ehaueed. my horse feA suddenly lan!c, and had dismomted on the farther e53 g. of the stream t5 examine bis ho9f wien beard sounds as of q struggle Ill .4e close brake h my left. and upon that q Shril shout a< of one crying for assistance. Leaving the bay without further ado for he was of mild nlettle, I jumped into the copsa and ran toward the noises, shouting a. l Went to encourage the wayfarer who was calling for aid.
 The cries had already ceased. but cracking and brushing in the under growth still directed me. and. bursting through the furZe and brier. came out very suddenly upon the verge of the little brook and almost fell over the form of man who lay doubled upon the earth As I stumbled and shifted to regain my balance I bad q glimnSe of 1.-the. lean bodied fellow vanish ing precipitately into the copse Bi:t obviously it was to the victim that must first turn nly mind rather than to any fugitive assailant. He was a man as I guessed. of some sixty years or more, very bald of the head and under the middle stature Across his white and shining forehead was | streak Of blood. which drew from me an eXcla nation as ] helped him to his Get
 Ut is not mine" said he, witt, a con placert smile. T go better prepared than ny years would suggest.
 No bones broNen:" inquired.
 He shook A.s head. leaning upon my arm and breathing painfully.
 "A bruise or two, and no wind in my beliy-no more. Was a fool 10 have i forgotten my pistol,
 The words recalled me to the tbourh1 of the runaway, to whom 1 attributed this scuryy trick upon an old gentle man.
 What was the cause:" I asked. "Some highway thief
 Hardly that" he remarked thopgbr. fully, and pulling forth an ancient snuHbox with deliberaton. No could scarcely describe him as that"
 made a motion to withdraw. reroI. iectlng hastily that it was nv outv to ascertain some tidings of the rutiian. put the old gentleman, observing my intention, put his hand upon my shout der.
 would not worry" said he suave. ". Tt is of small consenuenca as if happens Now, had you cone ai; | mo. "eht later, ne cuutlnu4d, tess....- hle With faint smile Il could hardly nave put limit on this business. but as it is"-
 surely l broke in shortly. you will nave the brute arrested if you can rec ognize him again?'
 Recognize him:' murmured the old gentleman, snuifing gently and with a1 aif or consideration from his fingers eS. dare say l should know haia. Out l am sure you will allow yoe tr ----.-~ ---4.4.ai-..s.ifSy, -41s