Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-02
Hounds and
the Quarry
(Copyright.)
By ALEX. 8. BRIscoR

tOOOyIlkuS.y
From the bend of the creek cam,
'ne bay OF a hound-a long. deep not,
That held certain quality Of menace
of lust for the kill. 1t rolled bacl
from the bluffs beyond where the slug
gish Wakenda writhed across the tim
bered bottoms.
Spade" Carney. laundering along
the winding shore Of the stream
paused and listened.
Again came the mellow voice Of the
mound, and II was echoed by the quick
or. keener yapping of another dog.
shriIl yell of encouragement was
heard In the edge Of the woods, and
Carney stiffened.
Now he understood, They were
after him with blOOdhOunds.
He crashed through the underbrush
falling over logs and banging into trees
as he fled. He knew nothing Of the
woods either by day or night. and
realized he must follow the creek OF
lose his way.
Garvey had been given the title of
the Spade Burglar" by Shea. chief of
the Bertillon department ut st. Louis,
because Of his use Of that article. in
various burglaries charged to him in
that city. 81
The thin edge can be pushed under a
windOw-sash and the leverage provid-
cd by the long handle makes 1t easy
to break a window-catch.
In big city Carney was at home
and could hide himself with ease when
hunted; but in the country he was out
OF his element.
Unusual activity on the part Of the
police and shortage of funds had
driven him TO seek new fields of en-
deavor few days before. and a coun-
try post Office had provided an oppor-
funity for the exercise of his talents.
But he had been unfortunate. The
safe had been opened with the facility
with which the top is stripped from a
tin OF sardines, and the proceeds had
been gratifyingly large. 1t was the
town marshal who had caused the trou-
BILE.
This official now lay with bullet
In his shoulder, and Carney was trying
NO make MS way on foot to safety.
For two hours he had stumbled
",ons' io'iowing the sinuous course OF
Wakenda creek; then had come the
b9ying of dogs. OF bloodhounds ne
knew nothing. except that they tracked
~ s rs SMUT h"u csnnrmeo
~ ~ were On MS trah'
s'V"ne'e ne had neard tnat walk
,ns :" wa'er threw hounds on the
'lS.' ne stepped INTO the ICY creek.
su.sne e''e iuct ne couid NOT swim.
y ne couid stand the chilling
~ - 49,. al'u ne stasgereu up
~ste. one " me- compan1Ons-a
~ w-noneo man N overalIs and
2. = Iarmer-ieaned motionleeg
r,.~ 49, 49,.
'"'.u n'e'noer OF the party. an
u''us.s lzeu negro youtn with long and
- "ns' 'o''eo ms
.s.,.,s "' ' an" 'ehtured an
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..,,,. 49,, az ., ne 'a'u. wa buii
st.os s '""""% WIEN II sinei's
~ @a" H"s MS ignorance
:. '"e "".s u uoss checked his city,
'e''u'ness 10 taik.
III 90 pau "ar'e! Struggled through
my ",''s nc ,"usn' 'ne h'cker OF kel-
,"n'erh between me trees. He
-" 90. up''' ne was. trapped and
~ sses 'o'eu "oou. Wildly seeking
cha"ce !" escape. The moon peeped
: as' '"'o"sn I" r'it IN 'he clouds.
- s '"'N mass OF timoers
49, :" .''e .'een c'''''he''
Paws battered ON the logs. and an in. |
Iu's,use NOSE sni'ted az MS heels. His
''asu i"'''''eu LOT ms pistol. and he |
n'.ne" gu. wiiuiy.
inc pi''i"' yep OF mound that had
ocen "ur' "rose. ana iittie Ella. the
running mate OF Old Bully, shrank
swung hard as the dog sprong ,owor,,