M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-01-26
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Having replied in the affirmative to'slI
those queStions-having not only suf-
lered the warm embrace OF herobber,
but returned it-lor what will not me-
cessity excuse? he at length said,
"Come along, then, and lead us
round. The - trust you ladies Of
rank, but we'll venture for once. But
let me tell you, beforehand, that we're
you ten times as handsome, this wea-
pom shall cleaps your skull the mo>
nent we see the least disposition to es-
cape or betray u.s." i.asvis ,slns
"Then it will be safe enough+-and
were this the only condition Of my
death, l should outlive you all, and
even the wandering Jew himself Tie
baroness smiled when she pronounced
these words, hastily snatched up the
nearest light, as though sho had been
as anxious as any Of them to collectihe
plunder and be gone, conducted the
whole company through every apart
ment; opened, unasked, every door,.
. every drawer and every chest; assisted
in emptying them and packing up the
valuables; looked with the utmost in.
difference over the mangled bodies;
spoke with the familiarity Of an old ac>
quaintance 20 each Of the horrid troop:
and willingly aided, with her delicate
hands, in the most laborious occupa-
tion. ...f......,.. ~, et.7 -,.. ,.s-' b.
Plate, money, Jewels, and other val.
uables were now collected together, and
the captain Of the banditti was already
giving the order for the march, when
his destined bride suddenly caught him
by the arm. "Did | not tell you," said
she, "that you should not repent ma,
king friend Of me, and sparing my
life! You may, indeed, have your
fling in places you find open; but it is q
pity you cannot come at treasures that
are little concealed. What! do you
, suppose that among Golfers so full ol
the most valuable effects there are nc
secret places? Look here. and ther
4 you will be convinced TO the contrary.
She pointed to a secret spring inth,
baron's writiug.desk. She pressed
!. upon it, and out fell six rouleaus, eact
containgtwo hundred dollars. .'''
"ZoundsP' cried the leader OF III,
t robbers, "now see you are an incom
+. parable woman. | will keep you fc
y this like a duchess" r.
! "And. perhaps, better STILL" repliec
she, laughing, "when tell you OF ont
4 thing more. am we'll aware that you
o must have spies who informed you b
the absence of my tyrant-but they
did not tell you Of the four hundred
? guilders he received yesterday"
"Not a syllable: where are they2'
90, safe enough under half dozer
locks and bolts. You would certainly
not have found them and the iron chest
); had it not been for me. Come along
comrades we have finished above
e ground, and now we'll see wha, is t
g be done under it. Come along will
r me, | say, into the cellar" IA ~
!. The robbers folio wed, but not with
/. out precaution. Atthe entrance OF th
cellar, provided with a strong trap.door
e man was posted as seminal. ,Th
baroness did not take the least notice o
o this. Ha. so-sal.t 40 ssdj las
II She conducted the whole troop to.
, vault at the larhest extremity Of tn
il cellar. She unlocked it, and in th
corner of this recess stood the ches
: she bsd described. "Here," said she
:. : giving the captain a bunch o, keys
!. ''hcre, unlock it, and take what yop tip
y as a wedding gift, il you can obtai
4 the consent. of your companions a
| readily as you have gainedmine.
q The robber tried one key aAer anoth
# Ter, but none would ft., He grew i'm
"a patient, and the baroness seemed sti
= more so. - '' '' ''""4 : '-,g''
d "Lend me them, +" said she, 81 sha
e find the way sooner, Indeed, .ifdw
of don't make haste, the. morning lmigf
}, overtake US. Ha! only think, the rea
,. Sonneither of US could unlock, It
Ie clear enough. AS welcome as 'yop
N visis is TO me, Yeti have. no scruple
E. to confess that the arrival of great plea!
% ure has fiurried me a little. | hay
a brought the wrong bunch Of keys. T.. :.
l. moments patience, and I'll, soon S,
il things to rights" ..a.l5ss s1.ll lls 81
" She ran up stairs, andpresentlythe
sr heard her coming down; but she wei
u slowly, as if out Of breath with stf
haste she had made. 'l've found them
y cried she, at a distance. She wa
u within about three steps of the perso
d placed at the entrance Of the celia
o when she made spring at the wretcl
lie who as little expected the dissolution
L the world as such an attack. A sing
d push with her strength tumbled, hi
Is down the stairs from the, top to Ii
y bottom. In twinkling she close
I'd the trap door. bolted it, and thus ha
Or the whole company secured in the ce
II lar. This was the work of, a sing
lie moment. In the next she flew aero.
10 the courtyard, ,'and with a candle s
"a lire To q del cd ninsinn 1 .Tha t,r q il.l