The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-12-20

there with Follansto y Is tho hdndsolnr
ct picture I've $50 south u the linnt.
Mark how her eyes sparkle. ana ho1
prettily the light CLEANS in her hair
Who is She do you CHANCES to known,
Yes" lisped the other. languidlYs
met her at breakfast. headquarters
this morning Deuced pretty and a
that. mighty good style. too, but take1L
old man, She's Brennan's."
What! not Major Brennan?" In sur
prise. why, he's always posed ~ .,
bachelor among our fellows"
Don't know anything about thak
dear boy" indifferently, but the lady
came In with him yesterday. was n
troduced to the crowd Of US rs Hlra.
Brennan, and he called her Edith
Deuced nice name, Edith. A Hran-
nan has shown. such poor taste ~ Z.
be absent tonight am inclined to give
Z little OF my time to his lady. ~
and AWAY the PROTEST thing hsra
Well, 30 long. Somsrs; see you In IL
morning. I'm going 10 give the M
Edith > whirl." faf
The cavalry legs shifted their posc
ton; the band resumed its functions
and in the renewed activity and nniss
/ began again tho toilsome climb, NJ.
mind now . bewildered chaos betwesn.
my plain duty to Lse ana my nearly
uncomfortable desire to meet onos
more the woman Who was dancing -.
the room below. aia
The little mountaineer, a. active -,
a cat, and not especially hampered bV-
lack of room IN which to work, Vast
well above me ~ this time. The
chimney, acting - . tube, brought
down to mo from time to time the
slight noise Of his climbing. varis9,
by an occasional exclamation or con-
ment. but could perceive no other
evidence Of his presencsss Above. an
was as black as the grave.
Holy smoked" ~ calculated, prob
ably unaware that he was giving uttar.
ance to his thoughts. -That ,wns =,
sharp rock! DuzA n thnr's inch ~
skin left on my hmee. Ough! sto1'
tibet! who's got hold q my fut7's
Hush your raclrst. you little fool. -
said angrily.y 10 you want ~;
whole Yankee army TO trap us here
like ratsI, cannot Ut up this Chin
ney any furtheri ~ 4 growing 49,
small to permit my body to pass"
"Is tibet 90. Capf' b asked anxioaa-
". "Whut be 70 goin' ter dsw 'bou1I
itr et4i
made NO answer fora moment: Z,
was cropping about in tho darkness -
our narrow quarters tosaeesifI couA
determine exactly where We we're.
How high is this hopss, Isd, 20 yon
known
Three stories an attic
tI"How far up are WEIR
-iBout halfway long ther thfr1
storyoI reckon; must be fist blow
whar 70 are thet stuck, my fut
down an openin'. Reckon I was moth
or sfireplacs. like thet one on thar
first flure."
lowered myself silently, and felt
along the stones until located Tie
opening, and roughly measured ~
dimensions.
Il shall have to risk crawling ct
here, Jed" said finally. for ! SHAH
surely stick fast II / 60 up another
ten feet Do you suppose you can
squeeze through to the topf"
Il reckon ! kin" he returned calD-
lily. 'But hadn't we better stick ter
gether. Cap" - - + ~
mo- / answered firmly. lyon .
on. and one Of US must get through
to Lee. Don't mind mo at an: ~
down from the roof a. best you O.
II an caught It will be all the more
important that you should succeed.
"T IL done-T thank thee. Roderiek
for the word; It nerves my heart. =
steels my sword 90 2
Even as he spoke Il could hear hin
creeping steadily upward. It soon b.
came evident that his progress va
growing slower. moro difficult Thsn
all sounds above me ceased. and ]
knew he must have attained the roof
in safety.
y. Ito be Continued.)