Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-02-21

10 Iet me 20 TOO. sand, hastily ha
n frightened. l am a coward at the sight
,e blood
: ell! don't make a row them" an
% we entered the little passage together
=, t'n the lett hand was the kitchen doc
IF which was shut: and | observed tbs
: oharlie hesI'atcd for a moment before h
d put out his hand to open it Only for
# moment though; then he Unattached IN
e door. and the bright farm kitchen was be-
e fore us
; There was big blazing fire in III
Y CRATE, which showed that on the ahle tn
: tea things were set for tea: the kettle wa
| Missing away merrily, and some tea-ca ke
ftooi to keep warm on a low stand Lefor,
2 me nre Everything looked snug and cosy
! h'identiy Mrs. Johnson had nrepareC
, t'ery thing ready for ten when the farmer
sh"u.d return from d. market: and wa.
, now gone mp stairs to clean herself
: had time to make all these ohserva-
uohs over Charlie shoulder. before he
; q sudden start, and strobe with q
low exclamation to n bundle Of clothes
"hich lay at the farther and darker side
, oi the kitchen. on the smooth stone floor
bundle Of clothes it looked like. with
up iyIng asleep beside it in a verv strange
attitude.
shall never forget the horror Of the
next moment. Huddled up. evidently in
tue attitude in which she had fallen. law
Mrs johnson. with gaping wound across
her throat, from which the blood wa.sf;lI
trlckling, and lip. with large nool of
1 blood near his head. nv dead beside her
stood Tor moment. too. paralvzed with
( horror.-such intense, thri ling horrer
( that only anv one who has experienced
aDrh a faali1rr
i then, with low ser am | sark on the
I floor, and put up my hand 70 try and hide
the horrible sight
.Hushi' whispered Charlie. sternlv.
king hold Of nv hands. and forcibiy
dragging me on to nv feet AGAIN: "vou
mustn't make n sound Whoe- er hos
done this can't be far off; YOU must ron
home, (issy, as hard as ever YOU can
Come
He dragged me to the door and then !
turned sick ali over and tumhlpd down
again felt as if ! could not stir another
step.
Its no use, Charlie. can't stir"
said Leave mo and 90 without me"
Nonsense Try again"
tried again. hut il was no use: nv ler.
positively would not move, and precious
time was being wasted.
You fool r Charley said, bitterly and
nas-ionatelv. How was n hoy Of fifteen
to understand a woman's weakness ?
Then | must lenve Won 1t. johnson
Money thevno doubt want They woUIdn't
murder If they could helm and .Jnhnson
will lie back d;rer-iv
Yes YES Go" I soi1 un3aretsnd;n,
that he waptad 70 Cafr n,l}.r }t7,I1f7flrarn-'
an tho kennel tknrc no saii Iookipo
rCr,y,3 ,,,f.Ll,-- g,pl lnr't stir -
He rusI,cd me into ,7nor numbered Jin's
l,,ooI IA +han Ia 5;s,pnoaraa and
was lift alone in the gathering darkness
wish those two nrostrate forms on the
Kit hen floor Of NV comnanv. and parhap.
the Ynurdorers close M hand
I romhattcd the faint feeling which
Charlie could not understand by pinchiug
NV arms and sffckins ,;n- into thern. AMI
,rter a Et,Io iudicious torture Of this sort
~. s;ol C,al;n,, won't or and could think
a.-ain Il wilItakc off nv boots " I thcrrht
after moment "Thtv make such a n Use
and may have to move" for already
immcr;nr plan had rushed across ms
brain oC how might warn Johnson 50
| rose Il. little from my crouching position
un'ocad them and ,lirnod them off had
barely done this. when hoard the sound
IF voices and the sick trembling feelinr
cornc ON 20 STRONGLY. that tho hin torture
had tol e 4 raiu applied In another minute
three mon came ont of the hack door. and
( / could distinctly hear every word of their
ronvrr>atian
Hes late think. said one off he
+ 1nSer't come soon we must 90. thnt girl
/ II he home soon. heard the old woman
te her not 10 stop
Whats It 81 nifv2' said another. we
can soon stop her mouth