Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-02-20
"Thef il will b. safe enouch-and we're


this the only condition of my death, |
should ou;Hve YOU all, and even the wan
dering jew himself" The baroness smiled
when size pronounced these words, hast,-
" ,natchei up the nearest light, as thongh
She had been as anxious as any q them
to collect the plumber and be gone con
Juctcd the whole company through Every
opencd unaskcd every door
every drawer and every chest; assisted IN
emotyiuq thon ana packing ~ TIE valu-
aJlcs; iokiug with the utmost Indifference
over the ,nan@lcd bodies spoke with the
familiarity Of an old acquaintance to each
Of the lorrid troop; and willingly aided
with her delicate hanis III the most labo-
rIIous occupation.
Plate, money, jewels. ana other valua-
bles now collected together, and the cap
tain Of the bauditt was already giving the
order of march, when his destined BRIDE
suddenly caught him by the arm. did
| not tell you (~ail she) that YOU should
not repent max friend OF me ana
.paring my lit-? You may indeed have
your fling in places YOU lind open but 1t
i. pity YOU cannot come at treasures
that are h,,lc concealed :
.Wnat 30 YOU suppose that among
Golfers 50 full Of the most valuable errcts
there are no secret places loos here and
thsr you Will be convinced to the contra
She pointed TO a secret spring in the
baron writing desk They pressed upon
il. and out fell si < rouleurs each contain
iug : .oO0 dollars.
"Zounds :" cried the leader Of the rob
hcrs, now see you are Al Incompatible
woman. | Will keep you for this axe
duchess"
and !. rhaps better stll, rejoined she
laughing, when tell you, Of one thing
more. am Wei aware that yen must
have had sfics who informed you Of the
absence Of my tyrant-but 'hry DID not
tell you Of the 400 suillers which he re-
csiv.d Ne day before yesterday Z
.N,ta ,yliatle- ar they
..Oh safe enough under hall dozen
lock, and bolts You would certainty no:
have f,uuL them an4 the IRON ehe.t haI
i moi been for ne. Come along conIraaet;
we have finished above grouud AND nov
ve'n see what Is to b. done unGer it
Cs,.y algu4 with l4e say iN-o the cd
ltr."
Iha roltcrs followed but not without
p~ecaut,on. At the cntraLce q 'it. c>'
lar rroyiayd with strong tr2Y doaF
u,.,i was posted as s>ntinsl The baro
ncs, did nor take the least notice e thus
a.. c,n,h1,,,i IN, whole troop to vault
nj III, f.rth,st extremity of the cellar
~ha unlocked It anI in the corner Of tn
-,... .t.n3 u. chest she had described
..iInr. l.,iI She giving the csrt.ia
brncb If kevs> here unlock it. and tax,
What Won hnd A. wedding gift, if 80,
Al, IN tho consent If your colup.nion
IN. .. ~, have mine"
" ~ $780, tr;.l oue XIV after anothe
l.,,+ nl,'.. x,n,3 ft lie grew impatien
sr'4 -h~ hs-na,s, seemed >tlu more 50.
.i.t ~, tLen SAID she. .'l shall hn,
the w sooner Indeed il We dpu max
ha,t. the morning might overtake u
Ua,-onlv think The rr>>on ue.thtr Of a
,,,1I uujnr], il is clear enough As vel
rn,,,. = v,ur visit is to me, Vet have Il
s,rup,c, 70 confess that the arrival q ,rrr'
pleasure has furried NE = little. | haN
brought the wrong bunch' Of keys.
moments ; patience and III soon set tang
: to rights" Size rau up stairs and pres
emily tlcy heard her comi- z down a9aI
but she went slow ' as |. out OF rr1ai
with the haste she made. We foun
them - cried she at a distance. She W
Within about three steps Of the perso