The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1853-12-10

find light there all is we'll
We groped our way along the wall till
we came to an opening. Turning this,
we soon reached an entry, family light
ed by lamp from contiguous apart
mem. Following the light, we found
ourselves in the travellers room.
Save ourselves. il was devoid of human
beings.
| A clock hung over the bar, and the
hour hand was Oh the poin, of two
We are up early said Herman with a
strange smile. Aud early rising de-
serves to be rewarded, wha, will you
drink 2
Brandy IreTlied. with fain, smile,
my nerves want something
He placed bottle before me together
with glass. | filled a bumper and
drank. He followed suit, then retained
the bottles and glasses to their places.
We now seated ourselves to converse,
and arrange our plans.
We have escaped, said Herman,
grasping my hand. Let US congratulate
each other.
But we are no, yet out of Sawergne,'
said I, warningly.
IT'S true. But shall we quit i, imme-
diat.lr. or wait for the earliest hour OF
dawn to ass.o, us 2
Can we then qus the mn without be.
ing seen
: i think So. 1t will be ligh, enough at
four, and the people in this section never
rise till five. We shall therefore have
!, the friendly aid of day light, and be q
: good long way on, Of town before the
waking of the people
so be it then. Wen wal, till the
, opening OF the dawn
We passed the intervening time in re-
viewing the events Of the night, and in
!. dwelling on our plans. Ere we were
- aware of it, the first gray streaks o
morning came stealing through the panes
p above the door.
We hurried forth, and locking tn.
i doors behind us, took the road to An
halt.
r II was hard on to noon when we en-
Is tered the town. The clock was ust ut.
tering the hour, as we crossed the thres
III hold of the chief magistrates office, il
which we found assembled a crowd o
= some thirty or forty persons.
;" A man was making deposition be
:, fore the magistrate, who was hstenin
intently to every word, while a eler
was busily engaged in transferring it +
paper.
My companion elbowed his way throug
the crowd, To the desk, and with his h;
in his hand, took his position beside tn;
4, of the man who was making the depos
on.
5, Herman cast his eyes incidentally vi
on tie latter, and then colored to the ten
pies.
Determined to undcrs.and the cause
,,a this, | worked around the crowd ill va
in line with them; and then in til
- stranger, making the Deposition re'
oguized the face Of the miller, whom "
he had passed the day before, IN the lores
lie At this moment, he had deposed to 9
n he had TO say, and he turned casual
iy aud his eyes fell on Herman.
n In moment, his features became 81
lc- fused with death-like paleness, his ey
Ii. dropped as II they had encountered son
iii .errible enemy, and his limbs were selz,
he with a deep trembling.
Ny Cod he exclaimed, IN lo'
he trembling voice, It's he-'tis Ruder
yn .Ruder.' exclaimed the magis,ra,
on starting up, and staggering back
Where 2
nd There exclaimed the miller, poIntn
10 Herman.
,e: In an instant, the court was III sta
,as OF the widest confusion. Al start
n! back from where Herman stood, as Il!
shell had fallen among them. Some fle
on but in another moment, at "A sign fr,
the magistrate, FIVE men, whose ofiic
badge proclaimed their character, 81
:. denly precipitated themselves upon i
. .ate companion, and bore Alm TO /,
door.
He made no resistance, and In
). forced him into an adjoining room, VIII.
, he was Immediately chained, hand a
Coo, and al! nower Of defense even