The Redwood gazette., 1910-08-30

fully bound. Then from the redcuou
after his exciting adventure he sank
into slumber. How long he slept he
knew not. but he was at last awak-
ened by a rough shake. Hands were
untying his ropes He was lifted to
his feet. dazed. confused in mind and
weary Of body. Rubbing his eyes, he
looked and saw that he was again in
the midst of the same band of ter
fible bandits. They showed him up to
the seat Of his wagon and placed the
lines in his hands.
Hit it out for home. Dutch" said
Hondo Bill's voice commandingly.
The little mules sprang ahead, glad
to be moving again. Fritz urged them
along. himself dizzy and muddled over
his fearful adventure
According to schedule time. he
should have reached Fredericksburg
at daylight. As it was. he drove down
the long street of the town at II
o'clock a. N. He had to pass Peter
Hildesmuller's house on his way to the
postofice. He stopped his team at the
gate and called. But Frau HiIdesmuller
was watching for him. Out rushed
the whole family Of Hildesmuliers.
Frau Hildesmuller, fat and flushed,
inquired if he had a letter from Lena.
and then Fritz raised his voice and
told the tale Of his adventure. He told
the contents of the letter that the rob-
Der had made him read. and then Frau
Hildesmuller broke into wild weeping.
Her little Lena drown herself! Why
had they sent her from home? What
could be done? Perhaps it would be
too late by the time they could send
for her now. Peter HildesmuIler drop
ped his meerschaum on the walk, and
it shivered to pieces.
woman he roared at his wife,
"why did you let that child go away?
1t is your fault if she comes home to
us no morew
Every one knew that it was Peter
Hildesmuller's fault. so they paid no
attention to his words.
| A moment .afterward strange, faint
voice was heard to call "Mammap'
Frau Hildesmuller at first thought it
was Lenas spirit calling. and then she
rushed to tke rear of FritZ's covered
wagon and, with loud shriek of joy,
caught up Lena herself. covering her
pale little face with kisses and smoth-
ering her with hugs. Lena's eyes were
heavy with the deep slumber of ex-
haustion. but she smiled and lay close
4 to the one she had lomged to see
There among the mail sacks, covered
in nest Of strange blankets and COM
forters, she had lain asleep until wax
Ened by the voices around her.
Fritz stared at her with eyes that
bulged behind his spectacles.
/ +'Gott in himmeir' he shouted How
did you get in that wagon? Am GO
ling crazy as well as to be murdered
and hanged by robbers this day?"
|'You brought her to us. Fritz" cried
Frau Hildesmuller. "How can we ever
thank you enough?'
.'Tell mamma how you came in
Fritzs wagon" said Frau Hides
muller.
81 don't know" said Lena. "but I
know how got away from the hotel.
4 The prince brought me-"
.'By the emperor's crowny shouted
Fritz I'VE are all going crazy
II always knew he would come .
said lena. sitting down on her bundle
of bedclothes on the sidewalk Last
night he came with his armed knights
and captured the ogre2s castle They
broke the dishes and Kicked down the
doors. They pitched Mr.. Maloney into
barrel of rainwater and threw -four
all over Mrs. Maloney. The workmen
in the hotel jumped out of the wSn-
knights began firing their guns They