The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-06-30

iht stars.
Who is that cried be.
My husband, sur pray don't hart him
SAID |.
Is be not gone 10 lown. then 7 cried
the rutfiau, with an oath Of disappoint-
mont
He is going at twelve oelock, replied
/; be is indeed
If you tell him, woman, said the
burglar hoarsely, If you breathe but one
word Of my presence here, il will be
the death doom Of you both. He then
slipped into the alcove, and drew back
the bed 10 Its place again in an instant.
My husband entered immediately af-
terward, and even while he was in the
room | heard the awful threat repeat
ed once again through the thick cur
tain behind me:
If you do whisper II, woman, ! will
kill you where you lie. VIII you prom.
Use not 10 tell himf
will, said !, solemnly: / promise
not to open my lips at all about the
matter.
Frank leaned over the pillow to kiss
me, and observed how terrified / look
ed
You have been frightening yourself
about robbers again, ! suppose, you sill
ly child.
Not |, Frank, returned l, as cheer
fully as | could; have little head
ache. But / said with my fingers, 80
he could plainly read it in the fire-light
For Gods sake, hush there is a man
behind the bedsteadi
Frank was as bold as hon. aud had
nerves like iron, although he was so
tendr-hearted and kind. He only an
swered-
Where is your sal volatiles dearest I?
and went to the mantel-piece to get il.
thought that be never could have un-
derstood me, he spoke with such cool
ness and unconcern, until saw his fin
gers reply, as he took up the bottle.
All right don't be afraid And then
was not afraid, or Mt least, not much:
for knew that i should not be left
alone for one instant; aud thought my
Frank was a match for any two such
men in such case. Only he had no
weapon.
He has life-preserver, said I, with
my fingers
Your fre is getting rather low, Geor-
gle, observed he as he took up the po-
ker. Ahi he had weapon then y |
must leave you good blaze to com
fort you before go.
He poked the fire and left the poker
in, without ever taking his eyes of me
and the bedstead.
Twill just ring the bell and see wheth-
or Thomas has got the portmanteau
ready. Mary, continued he to the maid
who answered the bell, send Thomas
np. Then when she had gone npon
5hat errand BY Joye never gave
lim that key. Where is it, George
have not a minute to spare II It is
n your dressing case with the rest, /
'hall be an age looking for it. Might
ask you to get out of bed for an in
'tant and show me where il is? He
'aid with his fingers, Jumpl and | /
umped you may be sure, quick enough,
md was inside the dressing-room, with |.
he door locked, in half second.
Come in, Thomas, said Frank, come
n, for Thomas was modestly hesita-
ing at the chamber door. There's
ONE blackguard got into the house
nd behind my bed there II he makes
he least resistance I'll kill him on the
pot.
At these words the bed was slowly
'ushed out, and the. burglar, without
MS Grape mask, and with his face as
ale as death, emerged from his hiding
lace. Frank knew him at once as be. ,
ng bank messenger, who had been
urned out OF his position since the fire,
q suspicion of dishonesty.
oh, sir, have pity upon me, cried he. ,
am an unlucky dog. Ifit had not been
Or a sneeze / should have had ten
thousand pounds in my pocket by this
ime. L ...
Oh ! you came after that, did you
aid my husband eoolly. Well, please I
0 give up that life-preserver which you ,
ave in your pocket before we have any ,
lore conversation.
And did your lady tell you that, too 2 I
ried the villain, in accents of astonish- 5
rent as he delivered up the weapon TO ,
le man servant; and yet / stood by 9
er yonder, and never heard her utter !
single syllable.
] never spoke word cried through 1
ne dressing-room key hole, for / did /
OF want the man TO think | had bro @
en- my oath, nor, TO say the truth, was J
anxious to make deadly enemy Of I
i'm in case-he should ever be at large a
Then its a judgement upon me ex-
aimed the miserable wretch; and it's !.
0 good for me to fight against it. !
It's not the least good, replied Frank, !
eeisevely; and wen 60 TO the police :
flee at once.
SO of went the burglar in their Gus {
'dy, leaving me safe and sound, after I
]. And now don't you think there's {
'me use in learning everything, even !,
! small thing as the deaf and dumb I
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