Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1869-04-28
TUNKHANNOCK WYOMING CO.. Pa. -WEDNES

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) The Baroness smiled when she pronounc
= ed these words, and hastily caught tn
nearest lamp, Us if she was as eager as an!
one of them to collect the plunder and bt
gone She conducted the compan!
through every apartment, opened every
door, every drawer, and every chest assist
ed in packingup the valuables, looking with
the utmost indifference at the manglet
bodies speaking with the familiarity of al
old acquaintance to each one of the horri
BILE troop, and assisting with her delicate
hands in the most laborious occupation.
Plate, money and jewels were now col
lected together, and the captain Of the
banditti was about giving the order for
marching, when his destined bride caught
him by the arm.
did not tell you, said she, ''that you
should not repent making q friend of me,
and sparing my life You may, indeed,
have everything in places you find open,
but it is pity you cannot come to places
that are concealed. What do you suppose
among Golfers so full there are no secret
places Look here, and you will be con-
vinced to the contrary"
| She pointed to a secret spring in the
Barons desk. They pressed upon it, and
out fell five bags of gold coin.
POUNDS r' cried the leader of the rob-
bers, land I viii keep you for this as q
dutchess ~
''And perhaps better still" she said,
laughing, "when 1 show you one thing
more. / am well aware that You must have
spies who informed you of the fifty thous-
and francs he received yesterday"
Where are they ?"
ooh safe enough, under half dozen
locks and bolts. You would certainly not
have found them and the iron chest had it
not been for me. Come along comrades +;
We have finished above stairs, now we will
see what can be done underneath. Come
along with me, I say, into the cellar. "
The robbers followed but not without
precaution. At the entrance of the cellar,
secured by strong trap door, man was
posted as sentinel The Baroness took not
the slightest notice of this. She conduct
ed the whole troop to q vault, at the fur
ther end of the cellar. She unlocked it,
and in the corner of the recess stood the
chest she had described.
"Here," said she, giving the captain the
bunch of keys, unlock it, and take what
you find as a wedding gift, if you can OBJ
tain the consent of your comrades as read
lily as you gained mine" .....
The robber tried one key after another,
but none would fit. He grew impatient
and the Baroness seemed still more so.
LEND me them" she said, 81 shall find
the way sooner. Indeed, if you do not
make haste, the morning make oyertake
us. Ha the reason why neither of us
could unlock it is because have the wrong
bunch of keys. Twill obtain another"
She went up stairs, and presently they
hear her coming down but she came slow
ly, as if out of breath with the haste she
had made.
tance Then, coming up to within about
three PAGES of the man who stood at the
entrance of the cellar, she sprang suddenly
at the wretch, who totally unprepared for
such a move, from such quarter, and
pushing him with all her might, sent him
tumbling to the bottom of the stairs. This
accomplished she closed the trap door,
bolted it, and thus had the whole company
secured in the cellar This was the work
of a single moment. In the next she flew
across the court yard, and with candle in
her hand set fire to a detached pig sty.
The watchman in q neighboring village,
perceiving the flame, instantly gave the
alarm In few minutes the inhabitants
were out of their beds, and crowd of far
mers with their servants, hastened to the
mansion. The Baroness waited for them
in the court yard. --a
"a few of you will be sufficient to put
out this fire and prevent it from spreading.
The remainder of you will provide your
selves with arms, which you will find in
abundance in my husbands armory. Post
yourselves at the avenues of the cellar, and
suffer not one of the robbers to escape"
Her directions were obeyed, and not one
of them did escape the punishment due to
his crime.