Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-03-23
very str,,nre aftitude

| Siiaii never iofSet the horror OF the
next moment. Huddied up, evidently
, in the attitude in which she had fallen,
lay Mrs Johnson, with u Gaping wound
across her throat from which the blood
was still trickiing, and Iip with large
pool OF blood near his head, lay dead be
. side her..
I stood for n moment, too paralized
with horror--such intense, thrilling
horror, that only any one VINO has ex-
4 perienced such Il feeling can understand
I it,-and then, with a low scream,
sank on the floor aud put up my hand
to try and hide the horrible sight. s"4
! - Hush whispered Charlie, sternly,
taking hold OF Jmy hands, and forc.bly
| dragging me on to my feet again; "you
must not make a sound. Whoever has
done this can't be far Off; you must run
4 home, Cissy, as hard as ever you can.
| Come" -. -...........,e... ... .,,-.. .
He dragged me to the door, aud then
/ turned sick all over, and tumbled
down again. b l felt as If L could not stir
another step. 4a +. ta&t sagy s.......1 G.la
It's no use, Charlie, | can't STIR"
said leave me and so without me-" =
I" Nonsense! Try again" "a
! tried again, but IL was no use I; my
legs positively would not move, and
precious time was being wasted. 'r....t
"a You fool" Charlie said, bitterly
and passionately. How was a boy Of
/ fifteen TO understand n wonian's we,tio-
ness? Then | must leave you. III It's
Johnson's money they no doubt want.
! They Wouldn't murder if they could
help il, and Johnson will be back direct
! ly." 5a #&A r4t8a aa.vha Hna r-. .auH5-
!" Yes, yes, Co.. said, understand
ing that he wanted to fetch help before
the farmer came. "I Will hide some
where.oa tE..as" "' "-#" ~"a "@' "ts
! In the kennel there he said, look
ing round quickly; land don't stir"
He pushed me into poor murdered
Jip's kennel, and then he disappeared,
I and | was left alone i'm the gathering
darkness'wi ith those two PROSTATE forms
on the Kitchen floor as my company,
and perhaps the 'Inurderers close at
hand. ,.... ...-.
I combated the faint feeling which
Charlie could not understand by pinch
! ing my arms and sticking pins into
them, and after a little judicious torture
of this sort, the sick feeling, went Off,
and j could think again. ~ will take
of my boots" thought, after mo-
ment. "Thcy make such noise, and
! | may have to move,' for q glimmer-
4 ing plan had rushed across my brain of
! how might warn Johnson. So | rose
a little from my crouching position, un-
laced theni,. and slipped them Off
! had barely done this when heard the
sound of voices, and the sick, trembling
( feeling came on so strongly, that the
/ pin torture had to be again applied. In
another minute three men came ont of
the back door, aud | could distinctly
heareevery word of their conversation.
Hes late. think" said one. I" If
! he doesn't come soon we must go; that
grill he home soon. | heard the old
woman tell her not to stop"
"What's it signify" said another
I'VE can soon stop her mouth"
cit isn't worth SO much blood, Dick, "
said the third: we've only got fifty
pound by this, and the iarmeril not have
more" ,..
lie ought to be coming now" said
the first, anXiously, coming II step or
two nearer the kennel. Halo! what's
that" 1. '
! The tone made nae turn sick again. -
Had Charlie found help already? No.
The three men We're standing close to
the kennel, and during the moments
silence that followed the mans eNcia-
nation. remembered that | had drcp-
ped my muiI.. tried to stop the hard
L
felt certain they must hear, anl then,
rs If fascinated, / raised my heal from
my knees, for till that moment / had
been crouchings at the fartherest end oi
the kennel land saw u harry, fierce
looking face glaring in at the entrance
of my hiding place. 81 | tried hard MOTTO
scream, ,.and succeeded, but in Another
moment should have tainted ii the
face hagtnot been taken away. 10 my
utter amazement, rs the face disappear-
ed, Its owner said - g.... .ra..... lE.a.
81 thought some one might he hiding.
That's lady's trumpery. What can it
nieanp' '8 "" 70 i#.. a.a U". .L.
Evidently had not been seen, thanks
To my dark dress aud the gathering twi-
light. breathed freely now; unless
something very unforscelr occurred, I
was safe. '.l s.t. .., 5't."E. ~. ..f.
-!">,ome one has been and has dropped
it'' Il voice sad quickly. 81" That's all
on account of your cursed foolery,
Dick il went on angrlly. "Why
cotiidn't you stopat the door, as told
you2p .l .--staHl1 -sa@i assl. e. ..se
Well, let's do something now" the
the third said, anXioasly, "er we shall
be having some One jlere.'
The three men then went back into
the house ag;,in, and could here them
speaking In low tones; presently the
voices grew louder, and they were evil
dently quarreiing. In another minute
they came out again, and from what 1
could hear, they began to search in the
buildings and outhouses for the
owner of the mum. .~Eta i2 E}nh a1
2" There's no one hear" at last one
called out. '''rileyh must have gone
away again. Go to the gate. Bin, and
see ii anybody is coming that way"
Aftera moment, Biil sreUa.ned To the
other two, who were now standing
talking in low whispers at tile back OF
the Kennel, and said:s' n o, there's no
one coming" And my heart sank as
ltthought now long it'would be before
succot. could arrive sa.s s.lrsga.
The fellows late," one of the others
said, after minute or two; but we
had better be on the watch now
Mind, both OF YOU, that he's down from
hrs gig before ne sees us. .F4.f @
Tney walked away along the line Of
house toward the other eiltraiice by
winch Mir. JOHNSON would come; and
1, thinking they lad gone To take ap
tnelr hidins-p places, put my head eau
nously out OF the mouth oi the kennel,
ana looked around. st...s-.s .--......-
Sarely 1 could reach the house with
ouo DciiB Seen, tHOiSHt, aHu, IL
could but reach the big ruinoas draw
lns-room, whfch coiiiliiaiided a view OF
the fields the farmer wpuid cross, 4
might tie able to warn iiin back from
the late whl;ii awaited altun. l must
warn hnnif coufi IL was 20 ,hofriDic
Lnat ailotIcr iuuf1er s.io.1d he uuiie.
l was Out oi tile Kitchen ard in the
kennel Deiurc 1 recoiiccted tnat 1
snotld have 20 pass close To tile niul'd.
e.ed woman ueiore / cuaid gam tie
door reading in.o the hail, winch 1
must cross 70 gam Tie drawing room.
snudicfed rs ! passed the table and
drew near the fIorl1oie scene; but, To
my utter surprise anu no lItbie terror,
VI J0alisun mad vanished !9tIic dark
cleaning pool OF blood and the dead
dog were stiil there, but the iruddied
up bundle of clotneS was gone. "A
What had they done with it?faIIi