The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-03-09

Up two flights of stairs and to the door
Of a back apartment she led me- She
knocked and the door opened.
Walk in sar, if you please ~ she said
very deferentiaIy.
Stepped into an apartment that had
no windows in it, and was confronted bv a
huge, bury negro man. At the same mo
ment heard the door closed and locked.
and for the first time began to think Sc
riousIv Of danger.
Fork nber. sar :" exclaimed the negro
abruptly and threateninglv.
carried quite valuable watch, and
la considerable amount Of money
about ne, for that night had been paid
III al HE Off e. and a really clever sum
"a> Standing 10 nv account. | knew
had been drawn into den of thieves, but
| internally resolved not 10 lose my prop
erty without making an effort to save it,
let the consequences be what thew might
DO YOU mean TO rob me = | demand
el, resoutelv.
IS pect do" was the unmistakable re-
ply.
Il warn YOU" said, my blood boiling
up, that | viii not patiently submit to
any such outrage
Don't ; pect ,ou will. sar," responded
the negro, as he displayed a marderous
looking knife !" but NC nebber do any ythn4
ty haI>es. We nebber let's anv one dat
comes here 20 away sgia - cause dey
might tell tales
Woild you murder me, you black
thief!' cried pa, sionately.
'Spect iwouId," r,joined the cut throat.
viii! a broad grin. 4" Sc used to dat sort
ob blz'ne>,, aud don't mind il Bit
vas now fully alive to the fact that
| was in very dangerous situation, and.
to tel The real truth, | felt dreadful her
N"us over it. What to do | knew not =
That the glCl had encountered was prob
ably a td!r on, and certainly decoy.-
and that had been led 10 be pIundered
and perhaps mur,eSed, | had every rea
son To believe.
Come, sar, fork obsr, an den jump
down dar
The ras al must have touched spring
somewhere, for as he spoke a trap door
Ilew open in the cen'er of the floor.
.okei at the trap and then AZ the ne
gro, in doubt as to whether I had heard
Alright
"Ifyer jump down, sar, vou'lI sahe me
de trouble of itowIng you down be al
drd tiendi-AIy.
You bloody rascal" crieI rnaIIv-
< 10 vou think III deprive myself OF life
just to CRAFTY YOU -
YOU won't do muffin, hey - cried the
negro, sprinrinr at mo like wild bcas;;
den take dat -
The villain maleea slashus cut at me-
but with single bound | sprung clear to
the other side Of the trap AID escaped the
deadly blow.
Boiling over with diabolicsl rage the
accursed cut-throat again sprang at me
bounding across the pit with the spring Of
madness. As his feet touched the edge
upon which [ was standing, involuntari
" put out my hands toward him, and
showed him back. hardly intende to
throw him down the pit, but down h..
went, and in moment disappeared from
sight.
did not stop to learn the villains fate
for judged that should have more such
work on my hands before got out of the
house, if indeed ever succeeded in max
ins my e,cape from the den of infamy.
Instantly after the fall of the negro, |
r'n around the pit, and sprang toward the
door. Just "a | reached HE door, howev-
er and WAS about taking held of the knob
:, f.,,., h. Il
sIrang up against the wall, and in wav
that would keep me out of sight of anv
one no might enter. The next rnomen;
the door opened, and head was thrust
into Tie room Without wait NC TO see
who it WAS. and taking it for gr,ntel that
al. in the house were arrayed against me
| doubled nv ti,', and with all nv
strength instantly dealt blow at the
head that brought the person at tutl
length on the floor. The same moment
showed me that it was the negress
Ine bag was entirely in-ensible, and |
forthwith d'a eyed her INTO the room, and
~liu the dor, Al l.ngth nv atten i've ear
caught the sound Of light footsteps outside.
and a ,Iomunl at erwarl The door was
again opened. Thi- time it wa> my beau
tu deceiver who appeared. Tue first
thing her eyes seemed 10 encounter was
The PROSTATE form Of the negre-., AMI with
an excisma ion of ao.onishment she darted
INTO The room.
Qajck as lightning placed my back
against the door. The movement at once
attracted the gjrI's attention to me.
Now, my lady" hissed out-for |
was intensely excited" you and must
nave an under standing. Iou led me mo
tni, Internal den by yo1r ticks, and yen
have got to show me the way out Of it, or,
by al my hopes, yonder black pr shall be
your grave Any way ma, lose M life;
aud am As desperate As man can be-
You see that old ha3 cannot help you just
nov. y | ad!ei pointin- to the still insen.
Il lie negreSs and the villain who wa,
here, and would have taken my life lies al
The bottom of the pit"
The g's! looked oewiIdered and s1cisjnn
ed
~ could not help it, sir. Indeed, au
forced to DO so"
"Tna; mates not to me-" added, in
crelulou,iy ; " can YOU conduct nle out o
this holse!'