Maryland free press. [volume] (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1862-18??, 1866-08-30


'.Did not tell you," said she, that you should
not repent making friend Of me by sparing my
life? You may indeed, have every thing in places
you find open, bit its a pity YOU cannot come
ut the treasure that is concealed. What do you
suppose that among Golfers so full there is no Sc
cret place. Look here, and then you viii be con-
WINGED TO the contrary
She pointed to secret spring In the Baron's
desk. They pressed upon il, and out fell the sum
..Zoupdsr1 cried the leader of the robbers, II
will treat you for this like a duchess"
Aud, perhaps, better still, y she replied, laagh-
| g,sIwhcn tell yoa one tii,g more. 4 am well
aware YOU have spies, " bo informed you of the
absence of my tyrant, but they did not tell you
OF the four hundred s1liidels Which he received
yesterday
Not a syllable, where are tley?"
r. o.slie epsngh! under half u dozenGf ocis and
b,lts. You would cft,inly mol have found them
and the iron chest, ladit not been for me-
Come along, comrades, We have finished up stairs
and we ii see what's 10 he seen below. Come a.
| long, with me down III the cellar"
The robbers followed, but not without precau-
ton. 1.-THE entrance of the celdr,, which was
provided wltha strong trap-doof, u man was
posted us sentinel.
The Baroness did not take the least notice of
tbs: She cond &C the whole trool o lie vuu
ut the urther extremity OF this CELIA. she I'M
locked 1t and in the corner of this recess stood
the chest she had mentioned. --" rI.e
y Here, " said Gle, giving the captain lunch
OF Keys, 'thtre, unlock it, and take what YOU
can, and as wedding gift if you can oil tain the
consent OF your companions US readily as you
have gained mine.'
The robber tried the key and then another. but
none would hit. lie grew impatient, and the Ba.
ronesS seemed still more So go j
''Lct lre try thcm,' said she, "a shall find the
way sooner. Indeed, if you over,ake us. Hol
the reason why neither of US could unlock it is
because have the wrong bunch of key IS III OBJ
tain another" :. fftFF 2 . ~
She ran up stairs and presently they heard her
coming down; bat she went slowly as il out of
breath with the haste she had made. .
u ye found them," cried she at distance
She was within about three steps of The man pla
ceu NJ The entrance the cellar when she made
spring at the wretch, W no as much expected II
dissolution ofthe world as such an attack.
single push with all her strength tumblcd him
down stairs ironttup 10 bottom. In twinkinp
she closed the trap door, bolted il, and thus hid
the whole company secured in the cellar. This
was the work a single moment In the next
she flew across the courtyard, and with Il candle
set fire to a small detached building. The watch
man in the ncghhoring village, pcrccivnv the
flames, intantly gave the alarm. In q few min
ulcs the inhpbituniS were out o.. their beds and
crowd Of farmers and ll!cir servants hastcncd to
the mansion. The Baroness waited for item ai
tile door Of the court-yard ''''
"a few of you will Lc sufficient TO mt ont This
bre and prevent il from spreading. But now pro-
vide yourselves with arms, which you will find
IN my husonnd armory. Post yourselves ut the
avenues OF tho cellar, and suffer not one of the
robbers and murdcrers shut up in it to escape"
Her orders were implicitly oheye,l aud not one
OF them escaped7tlle punishment due his crimes.