The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-02-04

November had pushed on TO the spot
where footprints and other signs show
ed where the men had entered the ca
noe. The deep slide of moccasined
foot In the mud seemed to tell Of the
! effort it required to get the girl EN-.
barked.
They took her out on the lake and
murdered herr groaned Plank. Drag
g1ng? There's no use dragging, that
water goes plumb down to the root Of
the world"
After that we went around to the
other side of the lake and saw the
beached canoe. The two sets Of moe
casined tracks showed clearly on the
strip Of mud by the water, but were
soon lost in the tumbled debris Of
two-year-old stony landslip over which
trailing appeared quite impossible. No
vember was busy about this landing
place for longer time than | expect
ed. then he crossed the landslide at
right angles and disappeared from our
view. Soon he came hurrying to-
ward US.
"She isn't dead"
"What?"
Anyways. she wasn't when she
passed here. have proof here that
you will think mighty good" He drew
out little leather case had given
him and extracted from it long hair
Of beautiful red gold color. Look
at that! I found it in the spruces
above there"
Planx took it gently in his great
fingers. He was visibly much moved.
For few seconds he held it without
speaking. then. ''That grew on vir-
ginia's head, sure enough, Joe. Is it
possible my girl is alive?"
"She is, sure! Don't be afeared,
You'll soon have news of her, can
pronlise you that, Mr. Plank. This
wasn't no case of murder. It's just
an abduction. They'd never be such
fools as to kill her. They're cutter
than that. Isn't she your daughter?
They'll hold her to big ransom. That's
their game
An ugly look came into Planx's eyes.
That's their game, is It! I'm not a
man that 1t Is easy to milk dollars
FROM" said be.
BY this time 1t was growing too
dark for Joe to work any longer We
crossed the lake with Plank, and that
night Joe and | camped near the end
of Mooseshank lake. where stream
flowed from 1t.
At dawn, while we were having
breakfast. Joe stood up and stared
into the trees that grew thick behind
US. As he called out I looked back
and saw the indistinct figure of man
In their shadow watching us. He
beckoned, and We approached him.
saw he was young with II pale face
and rather shabby town made clothes.
Don't you remember Waiter Cal
vey, November" he said, holding out
his hand. II was with you and Mr..
Plank and-and-her last year in the
woods"
Huh, yes, and what are you doing
here. Mr.. Calyey" asked Joe, shaking
hands
Il heard about Virginia How could
keep. away after that?' exclaimed
Calyey.
You've no cause to fret yet" said
joe.
What? When they've killed her!
I'll so with you and if we can find
those
Huh! She's not dead, Take my
word for IT." Joe's gray eyes gave me
roguish look. why. I've got thing
here ia my pocketbook you'd give me
500 forr' He held the red gold hair
up to the light of the rising sun.
Calyey shook from head to foot
'Virginia's. You couldn't find its
match in Canada! Tell me-
II can't wait to tell you and you
can't wait to hear. Light out now.
Old man PLANK could make it un-
healthy for you
You're right! He hates me because
Virginia won't marry Schelperg of the
combine. He hasn't let US meet for
| months. And more than that. he's
ruined me and my partner in business.
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