The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-01-07
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"Then it will be safe enough; and IL
this were the only coudition of my be.
ing put to death, shonid outlive you
all, and even the wandting Jew him
self"
The baroness smiled when she pro-
duced these words, anA hastily caught
the nearest lamp Is ifsAe were ~ eager
as any of them 10 coltect the plunder
and be gone. She conducted the COM
pany through every arartment, opened
every door, every drewer, and every
chest, assisted in packing up the valua-
bles, looking with the utmost indiffer-
ence at tho mangled bodies; speaking
with the familiarity Of IN old acquaint-
ance 10 each one Of the horrid troops'
and assisting with he scate hands in
the most laborious occuration.
Plate, money. 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 4 not tell
you," said she, THAT you should not re.
pent making friend Of me, and sparing
my life? You may, indeed, have every
thing in places that you find opes; but it
is pity that you cannot come al tplaces
that are concealed.-What! do you sup
pose that among Golfers SD full there are
no secret places? Look here, and then
you will be convinced to the Contra
ry."
She pointed to secret spring in the
baron s desk. They pressed upon it and
out fell five bags of gold coin.
"Zounds!" !" cried the leader of the rob-
bers; "now see you arc all incompara-
BILE woman, and will keep you for this
as duchessw
"And, perhaps, better still,' said she'
laughing, "when show you one thing
more. am well aware that you must
have spies who informed you of the ab-
sence ofmy tyrant, but they did not tell
you ofthe fifty thousand francs he re-
ceived yesterday
"Where are they?'
80, safe enough! under half n 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 un-
derneath. Come along with me, l say,
into the cellar"
The robbers followed out not without
precaution. At the entrance of the cell
lar, secured by strong trap door, a man
was posted as sentinel. She conducted
the whole troop to vault at the farther
end of the cellar. She unlocked it, and
in the corner of this recess stood the
chest she had described. Here" said
she, giving the captain bunch of keys,
"unlock it and take out what you find
as wedding gift, if you can obtain the
consent of your comrades as readily as
you gained mine"
The robber tried one key after another
but none would fit. He grew impatient
and the baroness seemed to be still more
SO.
LEND me them," said she, " I shall
find the way sooner. Indeed, if you do
not make haste, the morning may over
take US. Ha! the reason why neither
one of Us could unlock it, is because l
have the wrong bunch of keys, l will
obtain another"
She went up stairs, and presently they
heard her coming down, but she came
slowly as ifout of breath with the haste
she had made.
ave found them," cried she, at q dis.
tance. Then coming up to within about
three PAGES of the man who stood at the
entrance of the cellar, she sprang sud
denly ut the wretch, who was totally
unprepared for such move from such a
quarter, and pushing him with all her
might, sent him tulnbling to the bottom
of the stairs. This accomplished, she
closed the trap door, bolted it, and thus
had the whole company secured III the
cellar. This was the work of a single
moment. In the next she flew across
the court yard, and with a candle in her
hand set fire to detached pig sty. The
watchmen in the neighboring village,
perceiving the flames, instantly gave
the alarm. In few minutes the in-
habitants were out Of their beds, and a
crowd of farmers, with their servants,
hastened to the mansion. The baroness
waited for them at the gate Of the court
yard.
IA few of you," said she, twill be
sufficient to put out the fire, and to pre-
vent it from spreading; but now provide
yourselves with arms, which you will
find in abundance in my husbands ar
mory. Post yourselves at the avenues
of the cellar, and suffer not one Of the
robbers and murderers to escape"
Her directions were obeyed, and not
one of them escaped the punishment
due to his crimes.
Advice to Young Man.