Show VI I I U I N THE HIDDEN HAND JUIS D. D E E. X s. t Continued from Yesterday Morning Moraine There a 1 was wan no time for Cor trl trifling ln now now The arm army of or was wan at hl his heel the th 01 old 1 veteran In hi his hie path the girl clinging a R dead 1 weight to hi jacket behind An l Idea Itu suddenly 1 struck him which i leh he wondered d ha had 1 not done so before beCore quickly unbuttoning and anel throwing off ocr hi his hiM garment he dropped both captor and jacket behind 1 himon himon him himon on the ground 1 And before ha had 1 picked herself her- her self elf up Black Donald bonding bending his hl huge huce h head 8 an and 1 shoulders forward an and 1 making a ram battering of or himself ran with all aU his force torce and butted 1 01 Old 1 Hurricane In the stomach pitched 1 him Mm Into tho the hor pon 1 leaped O l over r the tho park fence tence anti and dl disappeared In tn n the forest What hot a scene what a n row followed 1 the tho escape and flight of or the famous outlaw Who ho could Imagine far le less 9 describe It It l a general temp tempest lt In which over every Individual was waif a particular storm There stood the thc baffled extricating her nar head from the fife and 1 with her eyes fairly Hashing flashing out sparks of ot anger exclaiming exclaimIng exclaim exclaim- ing Oh wretches hc wretches that you ou are arc If Ie you'd ou 1 been worth salt Mit you ou could have caught him while I clung to him thin so There wallowed 01 Old 1 Hurricane spluttering splutterIng- floundering halt halt- half half-di half drown own own- Ing In the making tho the most I frantic efforts to cUI curse e an and 1 swear as he struggled to get Jet out There Ther stood tood the tho crowd of oC negroes brought to a sudden stand stan 1 b by a panic of or horror at seeing eln the dignity of ot their master so outraged I And most frenzied of oC all there ran Wool around and around the margin of oC the pond In a state of or violent per por- how to get his master out without without with with- out half drowning himself urr rr rrt filch filch ur spluttered 1 an and 1 sneeze sneezed 1 an and 1 strangled Old Hurricane as ho he foundered floundered floundered found found- ered to the edge of the pond urr urr-rr Help me out you OU scoundrel coun Ill I'll break evel every bone In your our your bod body body Do you rou hear me ca me ca villain you you filch fitch ca ea I oh oh-h wool with his eyes Ies starting from his hla head and his hair hall standing up with horrors of oC all sorts plunged at last Into the thc water and pulled his hlf old ma master up upon his feet teet Ca h ca rr Ir Itch fitch what hat what are arc you ou gaping there thero for tor as i if IC you'd ou d raised the devil lJ you OU crowd clowd of born fools tools howled 1 Old Hurricane as soon as ho could coul 1 get the water out of or his mouth and nose what nose what are you ou standing there for tor After him himl I after him I say ray Scour SeoUl the woods In CI C every direction Ills This freedom to an any man who brings t me Black Donald Donal 1 dead or alive Wool ool Yes sir 1111 It said that functionary who was as busying himself elf with squeezing ing tho the water out of or his masters master's gar gar- ments tl Wool ool let mo me alone alon Take Talce the fleetest Heel fleet est horse hore In ht the tho stable KIdo fur for your to the court house Tell I cepe to 0 have havo new bills posted poste everywhere c offering an additional live ilvo hundred huntJr dol- dol aIs aI's for Co the tho apprehension of or that that hat hat hat that that For FOI the want wont of a n nold word old strong strong- enough h to lo express himself Old ld Id I Hurricane suddenly stopped etl and andor for or 01 lack inch of his stick Uck to make maleo silence he seized hIs hla gra gray hair hall with joth both his hIM hands and groaned aloud Wool wanted no fi second bidding but dew to do his hiM errand Capitola came to the old mans man's side s baying aying Uncle hadn't you rou better bellel hurry hull home you'll take tako total colt Cold Cold demm demmy I 1 nev never r wasso was o so hot hOl in m my life cried the old man ratan but damn oUre right run to the house ant and tell Mrs Iles Condiment Condiment Condi Condi- Condiment ment to have me a n. full suit sull of or o dry r clothes before the lire fire In m my chamber Go Co child Eve Every man-jack man Is off oft after artel after aft art er el Black Bloch Donald an and 1 there Is IH nobody but you ou and anal Condiment and the housemaids to lo take al o care of me tar Stop Look for tor my stick list Where here did that hat bla black k demon throw tiros It if I IId Id I'd d as well be tie without my legs I picked up the old mans man's s cane ane and hat hut and und put pUl the ono one on his sg g head and the other in ht his hand and d then hen hastened to find Mrs Condiment and tell her to prepare to receive he her drowned half patron She found roun th the theold theold e old la lady 1 scarcely recovered reco from the lt e effects of or her hel recent fright but Lut read ready 1 on 11 the Instant to make every effort o on n behalf of Old Olal Hurricane who pre present ent- ent 1 Iy y after arrived dripping w wet et at th tho e louse house Laving LaYh the ol old gentleman to th tho u care rare o of his housel housekeeper we must to tollow fol- fol low ow Black lack Donald Donal 1 Hatless and coatless with his lon long g black hair hall an and 1 beard blown b by tho h ge I Ithe e wind the thc outlaw made tracks s for hl his s n retreat occasionally stopping to tur turn n und and I get t breath and send a 0 shout o of oC nf f laughter at his baffled pursuers That game flame night at ut tho ho usual hour haul th tit hi gang an met at their ren rendezvous th the e deserted d Inn beside the ol old roa load d ed through the forest The They were In th the c midst o of their orgies onles aroun around 1 tho the sup sup- I her lr vr table tahle when the well known ring I 11 tub ng step atop of oC their leader sounded Hounded un under r the he back windows without the door doo r was us burst hunt open an and 1 the captain hat hat- less ess with his dark darl elf locks lock y l and e every sign of or haste and anel dl des dis disorder order rushed Into the room He was as met by a general rising rising an and d out outcry outcry- lj III lei hello what's up exclaimed exclaimed exclaimed ex ex- claimed every man starting to his fe feet et an and 1 laying h han hands upon secret arm arms s prepared for fur Instant resistance For a moment Black Donald stood d with Ith his leonine head turned and lookup look look- lag up back over his stalwart shoulders shoulder a as If It in expectation of oC pursuit and ond an anthen d then with a loud laugh turned to li his Is men Inca exclaiming Ho Ito you OU thought me mo followed So SoI S o I 1 have been beell but not as close as hound houn ii to heel In fact captain you OU look as l If tf you'd oud but escaped 1 with your our skin this hi a Hal Hai time ald said Faith the captain looks well peeled peel td ed d- d duld rol said uld 1 St Stephen phenor phen Worse or o than that boys bos worse than ha n that Your chief has not only lost It his pack his hat and his coat cont but but lit his s heart Not only are arc the outworks battered bat bu t- t but the citadel Itself is 18 taker taken Not ot only has he been captured b but ut captivated and all b by a little minx of or ofa ora a girl Boys Bos your our chief Is In love lovo exclaimed 1 Black Donald Donal 1 throwing n g himself Into hi his s scat at ut at the head of tho tile table and quaffing off ore a n lark largo large draught ht of ale Hip flip hip hurrah hurrah three three t times m es three cc for the captains captain's love lo love cried ed Hal Hat rising hiluS to propose tho the toa toast t. t which whit was honored d with enthusiasm Now tell us all about It It C captain captai n Who ho Ls LI she where did you ou see seo he her Is la she fair fall or dark tall tull or short th thor thin n and Is ts or plump what's her name she kind 1 asked Hal fiat First gue guess where 1 I have ha been t to- to 0 day You an and your our demon on only I k know now v know at Hun Hurri Hurricane ri- ri s they also HurrI I I gu gut cane Hall hail for tor It Is le there I I. I have ha been Well then wh why didn't t you go to perdition at once exclaimed Hal Sal In Ie a n consternation that thai reflected I ua tart i Ir n fr C every ry countenance present Why h because when I J go 10 t cr I Intend to take you ou all with me mt an and ond remain answered red Black Donald Tell u us about the I visit lt to Hurri cane Hall lIall said raid Hal Ital- Whereupon hereupon Black Donald Donat comment commence ed ed an and 1 concealing only the motive of or his visit I gave C his comrades comrade a cr very graphic spicy an and 1 hl highly hl colored narrAth nar nar- ratite rAth of or his adventures ad H at ai Hurricane Hall an and 1 particularly of oC his Pt II passages Jes J- J es at arm arms with the little witch t whom yh m he ho described as Such R k girl slender petite lithe with bright black ringlets dancin dancing g around a 0 little face full of ot fun tun frolic mischief and ond spirit an and eyes 08 quick an and d vivacious a ae a. those of or a monkey dartIng dart dart- darting Ing InA hither an and thither from object t to object ct The Tho captain Jg is In love Jove sure lure enough h raid Steve e Bravo Heres Here's success to the she captaIn cap cap- tams tam's love lovel a h. brick shouted shouts the men Oh she is 1111 a assented their chief with Long life to her hert Three times three for tor tho the pretty prell witch of oC Hurricane Hall loare roared l the time men rising to their r feet cel and 1 raising their full mugs high m In the tho air before pledging 1 the thc toast That Is lIS all cr very well bo boys but I want more substantial compliments compliment Iy y than words Boys Os O's I must havo have that tha t girl Who ho doubts It It captain Of OC course tours qu will take toko her at nt once If Ir you ou want wan t h her r sal said 1 Hal Ilal tg her But I must have havo help In taken taking g I Captain I volunteer for tor one ex cz ex- ex claimed HalAnd Hal lIal And I for lor another a added l Steve And 4 you ou Dick inquired the lender leaden lead lend er en turning toward tho the sullen ullen man whose hose greater r atrocity had gained 1 fo for tor r him the name of or Demon Dick rg What Is the use of or volunteering g when the thc captain has hai only to command com corn mand MI said raid 1 this Individual sulkily Ah Aft when time the enterprise Is IR simply robbing o of ot a mail mall coach in which yo you u all have equal Interest then Indeed your yom captain has hns only to lo command and you ou to obey but this IJ Is a more delicate maU matter I of oC entering a lady lads chan chamber and rn 1 hn rf N w s r b un VI Lilt o captains captain s arms and anel so so fiO should only be entrusted to those whoso whose feelings u of or t devotion tl to the captains captain's person t tt prompts them thorn to volunteer for tOl the ser ser- service service vice said scald Black Donald How lIow elegantly our captain speaks 1 He lIe ought to bo ho a lawyer said mid Steve The captain knows kno Im I'm with him him n for or everything c said Dick sulkily Vcr Very well then For FOI a personal persona 1 service like Ike this a delicate service re requiring re- re quiring devotion I should scorn orn to gh give e commands I thank you ou tor for your OUr of offered of- of fried aJ assistance ll m my friends and shall shat I count on you ou three Hal Stephen an and anel Id d Richard for or the enterprise said tho th captain Ay a ay a ny said the throe three e men mar In a breath For the time and place and manner man man- ner ncr o of or tho rho seizure of the tho girl 1111 we wc must mus t re reflect Let Lot us see There Thero Is Jg to bo be n fair In the village next nest week during durIn g the session of th the court Old Iut Hurricane Hurri rl cane sane will bo Lo at court as ns usual And end for rOl or one day lIay at least his hla servants will wll I have hn u h holiday to 10 KO hO to the thc fair The They y will not nol grot gr l hotels r until the thc next morn morn ing Th The Tho Rouse w will III be guarded III We c must Und lints out the particular palt dEL du 3 and acid night when this shall bo be so Then That y you ou three shall watch your our Il Ivy ity enter the tha house b by stealth conceal conceal con con- ceal teal yourselves cs In the chamber o of th tho o girl and at al midnight when all is quiet gag her und and bring her leer awa away Excellent said HalAn HalAnd Hal Ital An And 1 mind min 1 no liberty except th the simple act of carrying her hel off Is la to b be e taken with your our captains captain's prize eels cried d ed the tho leader I with a threatening glare giar e o of or his lion like eye cyc Oh no no no not for fOl the world 1 Sir She shall bo as sacred from Insult a as though hough she Rho were terra an angel and w we c saints said Hal list both bath the others as as- stinting And end now not a word more moret W 11 t twill r will arrange the further urther details of oC this thi s sn business hereafter said Bald the captain espial n os its U a a. peculiar signal was teas given at tit the tho e door Waving ln a his hand for tor the tho men t to keep their places places Black Donald we wont rt out and opened 1 th the back bacle passage door doe t admitting Colonel Le Lc Well said Id the thc latter anxiously anxious Well sir I have contrived 1 h lo to sc see e her come into tho rho front room and I will tell you rou all about It It said sold th the t outlaw leading the theny n ny ay into the of old d parlor that had been the steno scene of oC a su many of then their conspiracies Does Docs Le Ie Noir oh still live hoarsely demanded tho rho colonel as ms th the t. t two conspirators reached tho the parlor r Still live yes CS but Lut yester yesterday r- r da day uc we agreed upon her death Gi Give GIn GIna l c a man time Sit down colonel la lathis tak take ce e this seat scat wo woo will talk tho the matter uv o cr again With something something- e very a sigh High of reHe relief Colonel Le Leoh Noir oh threw throw himself Into Inlo time the offered chair Black Donald drew draw another chaup chah cha it up and sat Eat down behind his patron patro il Yell Well colonel I have ha contrived to tod sec see tho the girl as os I told you rou he ire begs began But nut you ou have o not nut done the thc deed d' d when whon will It be done Colonel m my patron be Le pollen patient t. t Within twelve days I shall shan claim U thelast the thelast to last Instalment of or tho the ten thousand toul ul dollars agreed upon between us fur for t the Job But Dut wh why so o long Since It tt Is im to bf hr done h why not havo It over at nt once once said Colonel Le Lc starting starling up n and nil pacing the tho floor Hoor Impatiently Impatient Patience m my colonel Tho cat ma may pIa play with frith the thc mouse moule most delight delight- delightfully full rull fully before devouring de It t What That hat do you mean fly My I colonel I have seen the girl Irl under circumstances that have tired llred m my heart henrt with an uncontrollable desIre desire de de- desire de- de sire tor for her her Ha una scornfully laughed the colonel Black Donald the mall mail robber burglar outlaw the fife subject of or grand passion Why 11 by not my colonel Listen Liston you ou shall hear and then than you OU shall ju Judge whether or not you ou yourself Wright might not have been fired by tho rho l fascination of or such a witch said Mild the outlaw who straightway commenced and gave c a his ifs patron tho the same account of oC his visit to Hurricane Hall that he ha had 1 already related stinted to hL bib hUs comrades The Tho colonel heard heur the stor story with man many a tush lush and und pshaw a and when the man had lend |