The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-05-20

clear YOU know, Besides, time presses
and, if it be done at all, it must be done
quickly, as the family will be back from
Hersel."
The ruGian relaxed his grippe, and final
| ly let 60 his hold. Her reasons were all
cogent with his cupidity.
Come" said she, "quick, quick -
no delay, the money is in the masters
bed room"
She tripped up stairs as galy as lark
he followed closely at her heels. She
led the way into her masters bed room
and pointed ont the Golfer in which his
money was secured.
Here" said she, reaching him an axe
that lay in the corner of the room, "lhis
will open it at once and while you are
tying it up, | shall just step up stairs TO
my own apartment, and get few things
ready for our flight, as well as my own
little savings for the las, five years"
The ruflian was thrown of his guard by
her opcnness and anxiety to accompany
hin. Like all cyclists, he deceived him
self when seli-deccit was the most certain
to be his destruction.
$50, lass" said he, "but be not long.
This job will be done in a twnkling,"
She disappeared at the words. lie i'm
mediately broke open the chest, and was
soon engaged in rummaging its contents.
As he was thus employed, however,
absorbed in the contemplation of his prey,
and eagerly occupied in securing it on his
person, the brave hearted girl stole from
her own room down the stairs on tip-toe,
creeping softly along the passage, she
speedily gained the door of the chamber
unseen by him, and likewise unhcard. 1t
was but the work Of the moment for her
to turn the key and lock him in. This
done, she rushed to the outer door of the
mill and gave the alarm.
"FIy, fly - she shrieked to the child,
her masters little boy, an infant five years
old, the only being in sight or sound of
her-"Fly, fly to thy father! Fly on your
life. Tell him we shall all be murdered
if he haste not hack. Fly, fly"
The child that was at play before the
door, at once obeyed the energetic COM
mand of the brave girl and sped as fast as
his legs could carry him on the road by
which he knew his parents would return
from church. IIannchcn cheered him
onward, and spirited his little heart as he
ran.
"Bless thee, boy-bess thee - she ex-
claimed, in the gladncss of her heart, San
master arrive in time, will offer a taper
on the altar of our blessed lady of kreutz-
burg, by Boom
She sat down on the stone bench by the
mill-door to ease her over-eycited spirit ;
and she wept as she sat, at the thought OF
her happy deIiverance.
"Thank God !" she calculated, "thanli
God for this escape. Oh, that deadly vii.
lain and | so fond of him, too ~
ga shriIl whistle from the grated win.
dow in which she had shut the rulIian
Heinrich caught her ear, and made hel
start at once TO her feet.
"Diether Diether ~ she heard him
shout--"catch tho child and come hither
4 am fast. Come hitler. Bring the boy
aad kill the girl"
She glanced hastily up at the casemen
! from which the imprisoned villains hanC
bcckOncd to some one in the distance, an,
} then looked anxiouSly after her inran
u cmlssary. The little messenger held on
his way unframed, however, and she
t thought to herself that the alarm was
false one, raised TO excite her fear ant
, overcome her resolution. Just, however
as the child reached a hollow spot in tn,
l next feld---the channel of a natural dralI
r then dry with the heat of summer-sh
. saw another ruilian start from the bed O
the drain, and, catching him in his arms
: hasten towards the mill in accordance will
r the direction of his accomplIcc. In mo
menl she perceived her danger, and, in
> moment she formed her further plan G
! proceeding. Retrealing into the mill, sh
It ,loubc-locked and boiled the door--li
: only apparent entrance TO the cdilcc, eve
rv other means or obvious access TO tn
= interior being barred by strong iron gra
II ings, fixed against all the windows an
!. then took her post at an upper casemen
e determined to await patiently either ht
J. masters return and her consequent deliv,
d ry from that dangerous position, or ht
e 0wn death, if it were inevitable.
n "Ncver," said she to herself, "shall
= leave my masters house a prey To sue
n villains, or permit his property to be ca
IN ried of before my eyes by them, while
Of have life and strength to defend it,"
st She had barely time to secure hersc
within, when the rullian from withou
e. holding the helpless child IN one hand Al
if a long sharp knife in the other, assallC
~ the door with kicks, and curses, and il
nc precautions of the most dreadful character