Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-11-30

and sixpcnce in my purse, on the dressing
table wonder. There's silver mustard poi
besides in the pantry, and couple of can.
dlesticks in the study, only they are plated
for I would not deceive you, upon any &C.
count" sg -. -.
~" "You.had better not" observed the bur.
glar, grinily, or 1t will be the worse for you
He produced key like that my husband
used and approached the safe but as nc did
SO his guilty ear caught the sound Of foot.
step on the staircase.
"Who's that,' cried he. a age# sEat
ta" My husband sir" returned l, "but pray
do not hurt him." 7 1aae - .as ...ay.
"Is he not going to town, thens" cried
the ruffian, with an oath Of disappointment.
He is going at twelve o'clock" replied
I, "he is, indeed" 55aaH tns 7.a. tEeG
"If you tell him." said the burglar, hoarse-
/ w, "if you breathe but one word Of my
presence here, it will be the death doom OF
you both;" he had slipped into the alcove,
and drawn back the bed to its place in an
instant. iEoE uaztl a7a a*7ns yssE.gi.e.gs rgl
My husband entered the room Immediately
afterward, and even while he was in the
room, l heard the awful threat repeated
through the thick curtains behind lie. ~ II
you do whisper it woman, will kill you
where you lie. Win you swear not to tell
him ?" ,,..
~ will" said I, "I solemnly promise not
to open my lips about the matter."gaga Rea
Frank leaned over the pillow to kiss me,
and observed how terrified | looked. m.,
".You have been frightening yourself about
robbers again, you silly child" :fs 2o5 t.5sF
t"Not /, Frank returned I, as cheerfnlly
as could, 81 have only q little headache
but said with my fingers, so that he could
plainly read it in the eight, For Gods
sake hush - There's man behind the beds
head!''s Efa Gs .a55ra7 ataa# w "
f Frank was as bold as a lion, and had nerves
like iron, although he was so tcnderhearted
and kind. He only answered. Where's
your sal volatile, dearest Z" and he went to
the mantlepiece to get it. thought ne never
could have understood ME, he spoke with
such coolness and unconcern, until ! saw
his fingers reply as he took up the bottle,
F"AN right, don't be afraid" And then
was not afraid, or at least not much, for
knew should not bc'lelt for one instant in
that room alone; and I felt that my Frank
was a match for any two men in such a cause.
Only he had no weapon. =" He has t.ti
prescrue,," said I, with my fingers. E
''The fire is low, Gregory y observed he,
as be took up the poker, (Ah chad weap.
on. them 81 must leave you a good blaze
to comfort you, before 60" He gave the
fire poke, and left the poker in, without
ever taking his eye offmc and the bell-handle
!" / will just ring the bell and see if Thomas
has got the portmanteau ready. Mary"
continued he to the maid that answered the
bell, send Thomas up. ','asas's "a 81. 's".}
Then when he had gone upon that errand
BY Joyc, inever gave him thatkey Where
is it Gregory. have not minute to lose.
It is in your dressing case with the rest there.
shall be an age in looking for it. Might
ask you to get out of bed for an instant, and
show We where it isy /" lump" said his fin.
gers, and jumped, you may be sure, quickly
enough, ami was inside the dressing room
with the door locked, in half a second. 2.siH
su" Con.e in, Thomas, come in, said Frank
for Thomas was nodestly hesitating at the
door. There's some blackgurd got into the
house and behind my bed there. Ifhe makes
the least resistance, I'll kill him with this hot
poker ggHg s@efag ga Hs H ,g7ssHs5
At these words the bed was pushed slowly
outward, and the burglar, without his Grape
mask and with face as pale as ashes emerged
from his hiding place. Frank knew him a,
once as q bank messenger, who had been
turned out Of his situation since the fire, upon
suspicion of dishonesty. .,,., .-... f....-....s
"Oh, sir, have pity upon me-" he cried,
81 atm an unlucky dog. Ii it had not been
for sneeze should have had ten thousand
pounds in my pocket by this time 7ar.,6
"Oh, you came here after that, did you? :"
said my husband cody. -" Well, please to
give up that life preserver which you have in
your pocket before we have any more con-
versauon.' sraaft~gtegH y6 EaFg5E,g taffa--
And did your, lacy tell you that toog''
cried the villain in accents Of astonishment,
as he delivered the weapon IN the man serv-
ant; and yet stood by her yondcr, and
never heard her utter q syllable" se,,,5atstH
never spoke word," cried I, through
the dressing room key-hole, for did not
wish the man to think that had broken my
oath, nor to say the truth was Il anxious to
make q deadly enemy of him in case he
should ever be at large again. II.
Then lisa judgment on me, !" exclaimed
the miserable wretch, and it's no good for
me to fight against it.'' ga .h3lc43 ~ s5a
," It's not the least good, = Il replied Frank
decisively; land we will 80 to the police Of
fee at once"
So off the burglar went in their custody,
leaving me safe and sound after all. And
now don't you think there may be- some use
in learning everything, even SO small q thing
as the deaf and dumb alphabet. E.
A WHISTLER ENcoBED IN, A TuEArER.-
Night before last, little event occurred at
Niblo's Theater which. will long be remem-
bered by all who were present. Pending
the appearance Of the members of ths orchcs-
trn, who were for some reason behind time,
a plainly dressed man in the third tier COM
menced whistling that peculiarly plantivc
melody, /" The Last Rose ofSummer," with
4 sweetness and grace quite bewitching. By
degrees the accustomed hum Of voices in the
parquette and boxes ceased, and all eyes were
turned upward in the vain cndeavor to trace
whence came the mysterious and thrilling
strains. The audience seemed cntranced with
the strange warbling notes and thrills Of the
whistler, and perfect quiet reigned. through.
out the house. Some Of the actors peered
from behind the curtain, and even the mu-
sicians crept silently into the orchestra.
With the most intricate variations, the
whistler. finished the air, when storm Of ap-
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