Messenger No. 48

as at his post, as was soon learn

the edge of the woods where an unobstructed view of the house cou

, for now there can't be much of a fi

un all around the hous

as I could see, e

e is

he ri

high

the wood-pile, an

l reference to sustaining an attack, and there seeme

" Harvey said, half to himself; "but at the same time fo

to have a fight

y. You are to stay under cover of the b

't I go

will be enough if you prevent any o

h me that you found out where they were,

's hand warmly. "If we finish this work all right I'll show

ied, speaking incautious

usiness. I've got a general idea of the lay of the land, a

ich it was decided that the barricade should be scaled near the gate, an

essary," Harvey said in conclusion, "for

enough to leave the door open so we c

ute is killed, we should be able to pound our way through in a very

t at which to effect an entrance, because of its height, therefore the plan was so far changed

nd when Harvey stood on the top of the barricade ready to lea

here; but the detective was not willing to discharge his

ed from beneath his feet, and he was turned in such a

o his feet, the dog would have had him by the throat but

inder of the party hardly had time to understand what ha

the battle, and when Harvey stood erect once more the dog wa

ely action had saved the man from severe wounds, if nothing mo

r an instant, not a

had made their escape, but yet it woul

o make certain his companions were ready

, and keep it up till

launched against the door, and before a second blow could be given

iumphantly, for there was no reason why they

rrier to splinter and creak on its hinges, and the fusil

those inside, who appeared to be in the upper story, could not take good

h! C

, before one hardly had time to count twelve from the beginnin

me!" Harvey cried, as he drew his revolve

ke a man's part in the capture, and for the t

ront room, and there Harvey ra

ot when the door is opened," he said a

d forward for the honor of entering first, but Harvey push

ielded readily to the hand, instea

ed so close behind as almost t

artment brandishing a revolver, which

entering, and the bullet buried its

rward, overturning the defender of the h

the least motion to get up," the detective shouted to Jet. Then he sprang back to the l

to ascend, and they obeyed at once, while

e building had no other occupant than the prisoner whom

asked as he slipped a pair of h

What right have you to break

matter later. Tell me

wish you ma

e all the information possible if

e you before, so there's

et? I want to see what t

," the man said with a growl, and Harvey looked aro

fair which answered as a table, but it

on which were a pile of coarse blankets, two st

om the yard with the report that nothing c

and had evidently been

the house. Come on, Jet, and show me where you were impriso

thorough search was

all nothing of im

or making counterfeit money, e

ght have been found in any honest dwelling,

escape, and that fellow in the other room was pretty near right when he made his threa

ning, for the whole plant must be buried near by; it couldn't have

Harvey decided to make a tho

back room on the lower floor, and until daylight

id as he went

and finish this job by

reports of two weapons were heard from the direction of the woo

r cover, saying bit

rats in a trap. We were allowed to come in, and now they propose to shoot us