The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-07-07
csadsased from lAs Easlish Max.ui.. q,
March.
THE MYSTERIOUS GUEST.

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mnf.ss, and . river. q some d..lane,
iron lhe high road. stands ! Goods
snansfy house. shs residence Of (ssur,I,
M.ehailowi'seh. p retired o.,
Iain. and ~ preseal di.lriel iu.tire.
sesy anrhy man. Is are all disuet iu,.
Iiers IN The We drpsrtment.
Early one Sunday msrniag. In The
naalh II AHgasi. 1880. his wossh,p q -.
rnla Miehailwi,sch. With his hsncrsd i.
DIV Pf.skoaja Jrgarowna. sal of for ,bs
CRY 10 . bricks. Scarcely had me mas.
Ter and mistress driven fsas their door.
~hea sllservan.s lalla~sd their example
and qaited the hnuse also. Duns slonA
rea.lmsd in the house.
Girls shut up in house by shemsrl,,s
are slvays afraid OF lhissss.-Dura
therefore. carefully fastened the su,er
d,ar,. aud q AVOID thinking III n ieYe,.
she vent 10 loak II herself IN the glass
while she w4iIsJ.fsr the valet, her lover.
whom she bal given 10 under.tand thai
her Iaasr and mistress we're /, spend
ihs whole day in io~n. IL the pIrasan,
est possible ms.d Dana arranged ne,
safls. Sc, hrr nrckerchiefIn order, Iieh,
easd her girdl-. and hunmed tune. when
suddenly there YES = gen,ls tap a. the
d0nr.
.ThM 10 he" and like an arrow ,he
1.w and opened IL 10 le, him in. .Ah,
% IL not hlm!"
Ian your man," replied deep kus.
Ky voice. ~ there e.uliansly en,sred
through The open doar big bull, lsllaw,
in Uttered iriezs cloak aud f.Jsd can.
9th swssthy face much in want 81 The
BARRIERS Office. terrible foxy mnusiachins,
and dusky red nose. SCARED forehead. |
blue lips. and blond thirsty eyes; The very |
type Of The chairman IL CITY pot.hou.e, |
or one Of those diabol,cal figures that are
oniy-aots seen IN Salsa,o X .sas paint
ings.
The ast,nishedD uns rrroiIed some step, |
snd repeated with Sigh from the bottom
Of her hsar,. "lt is noi he e. Mean.
while The stranger hst stepped in. and
With tbs utmost GOODNESS closed The door
sg'n. loeked IT, and put the key in his
pocket.
Whist do you ~anI Who are youl"
cried Dpus. Why do you pu, The key in
your pocket"
Dsa'i be slarmed, nv lille dear. he
said smiling" am cnms % pay q visit.
The time mu.t have hung heavy on your
hands oil alone here"
"Nol Il III. But vha, do you mean By
pHeteting the keyl"
. always lock the door when I have
The luck 10 be alone with 90 pretty . girl
ss you. my angel"
" But Who are youi II /. very IN,
handsome, 81 il 10. 20 make Ian Of girl,
and tease her so wI,hou, any aequain.
lance"
81 never visit aequain,,uess." he re.
replied. with al al,ered look. and tone |
that froze the poor girls blond.
Who are you say!" she confused.
Who am II"
+" Yes. who are you' Your cslliugs |
Your nsnsl" Il
81 am thief"
Z" A thief y she echoed fslisringly. i
turning white as snow. .
:" am ,hief by name. and robber
by station" he said. e
Duna was terrified cold ,remor ran .
through her frame; but seeing that her Vi. v
sI'nr wa' making sport Of her unessiness. A
she rallied herself little, and cried out 4
l'nrridly. but with uemulnus voice. "A u
r"bberl POOH! what hnrtld llIe."
Every man 10 his calling. had an o
o'hef once; but now. l saw. my pretty IL
lass. give me something tn eat have il
not put bnin nv IN ulh these three days. II
We will have break.a.. together. and
lhy-"
With asudden gesture he threw his arm b
'ound her nerk TO kiss her. I
&" Hands OF. IL yon please. Mr.. Rnbber! A
u thank you not t, iri sh,en me for moth ii
ns. know what you are come for" oil
"Y"n know. do you! Well. wha, is
I 'hen!" az
"oh! know you very well; bu, allow W
ne to tell you, It is very great shame. III
vii have you up for il. Give me back
ne KEY this moment and be of" nr
Som, breakfast" growled the s,ran d.
'er.
"thave no breakfast fnf you; there cd
nothing to eat in the whole h"use."
Wna! nothing TO- eat!' he nu,tered, ou
n';ting his brow, aud bending piercing
lance m the girl as he pu. h,srish, hand ha
"wn towards his hpnt. "Do You see nc
,lss' said he showing her broad bIad-
= knife with small blark speckles. traces ca
recenily shed blood ha had somew here M
asI'y whipped of on The eras. e." mi
ava no time To like with you" ce
Poor Dana started with open ewes. and al
'nsd peu,fied by his ba.ll,sk Ian wi
es.. Ia,
:" Breakfast" he shou,ed. up
" Immediately" i
" lie qmck: have no time 10 loose." cal
" Take Whatever YOU please, there Is
inc roast meat of tps,et,lay nm the Gun us