The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-04-28
ted, for would not deceive YOU. sir upon

You had better not, observed the burg
| lar, grimiy, "or it will be all the worse for
you"
Reproduced a key like that my husband
used and approached the iron safe; but as
he did so, his guilty ear caught footstep
upon the staircase. who's thaty' cried
he
my husband sir returned /; but
pray don't hurt him; pray"
Is he not gone to town, then p cried
the ruifian, with an oath of disappointment.
lie Is gong at twelve clock, replied
| / I" he is indeed"
"lfyou tell him, said the burglar hoarse-
iy; if you breathe but one word of my
presence here, it will be the death doom Of
you both; he had slipped into the aicove,
and drawn back the bed again to it. place
in an instant. ~SIy husband entered imme-
diately atterward and even while he was
! in the room | heard the awful threat re-
peated once again through the thick cur
tain behind me; " If you do whisper it,
woman, | viii kill You where you lie. will
you swear n}t to ,ell him
II will, said l. soicmniy; :" promise
not to open my lips about the matter
Frank leaned over the pillow tc kiss
me, and observed how terrified looked
You have been frightening yourself
about robbers again, SUPPOSE, you silly
/ child
/ Not |. Frank" returned /. ne cheerfully
! as could " have only a little he adache:
/ bu; said with my fingers. so that he could
/ plainly read it in the freight For col s
: SAX, t''sh J2a there q man 5shud he Le!
head -
( Frank was bold as 4 lion, and had nerves
!ik" iron, although lac was 80 trEdcr hearted
and kind He only answered where is
your >alyotilc dearest? and went To- the
mantle piece 10 get il though, ne never
could have understood me- hc spok" with
such GOODNESS and aucoucern. tIutlI -aW
MS fingers reply as he took up the bottle.
" IN r.gLt' oont be afraid' and thcn | wa,
not afraid. or at lea-, not much. for knew
that should not be left for one instant
in that room alone; and felt that my
Frank was match for anv two men IN
such cause only he had no weapon. IL
k9s ht, g.r..,srusr. SAID with my fingers
y our ire i getting rather loy. .Gcor-'Y.
observed he, as he took up the poker All.
he had a weapon then. must leave you
4 good blaze to comfort YOU. before / 90
lie pok,d the fire. and left the loker IN
but without ever taking his eye oil me and
the b.it-handIc will lust ring the belI
and see whether Thomas has roi the port,
mantcau ready Mar. continued he to
the maid that answered, the bell, send
Thomas up
Then when she had gone upon that or
rand, Hv love ney-r gave tIirn that KEY.
Where j. il. G,orge,e have not y uiIu
uIe to io-e |, i in Your drss>ing-case with
the rest there | shall he an a:e in looking
for it Might | ask YOU 10 get out oi tod
for an instant. and show me where IL IS ,
I t.-S
quickly enough, and was inside The dress
:nc-rooGn with the door locked, III halt a
second
" Come in. Thomas come in. said Frank.
for Thomas WAS modestly hesitatins al Ia,
chamber door. There some black guard
got into the house and behind my bed there
Ii he makes the least resistance, / il n!!l
him si,n .hls i.o; pasxeN
A, these words the bed was pushed slow
" outward and the burglar. without hi,
Grape mask and with n face pale a ashes
emerged from his hiding plao. trank *
I knew him at once a. a bank messenger
/ who had been turned out Of las situation
since tn" fire. upon suspicion Of dishonesty
" OH sir, have ply upon me, he cred
!" ! aIn an unlucky dog. l. It u-i .ot been
for >neczc should have had tel tho and
pound, IL my pocke. tv this tina"
oh YOU came after tka, did Won said
my husband cody. We'll please to give
up that life prcsrrrer which you have III
your pockc; before we have any more con
ver-at.ru-
And did your lady tell you that too
cried ,he villain ia accents OF astoui,hin, M
rs he delivered up the weapon - the man
servant. and Yet ! stood bv her Wonder
and never heard her utter a yliahie
Il never spoke word, cried l. through
the dressing room kcy-hole tor d.d not
wish the man 10 think that had broken
Inv oath nor L. say the truth. was anN
ious to make a deadly enemy oi him IN cas-,
hc should ever be a; large again.
Then it's a judgement on me. eH
claimed the miseratie wretch and II : nc
good for me 10 fight against Il.
Its not the least good. rclpiel Fran x
dec:e!deiy and We will so 10 the police
. Office AT once.
So oii the burglar went in their custonv
leaving me safe and sound after all. AnC
now don It YOU think that there may t..
some use III learn. everything, even -
small thing as the deaf and dumb al
phabet?