Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-08-03

nap haNifg iuaetc u hct hiuu W iSludii
there for The night. Her visions ofthieve.
and assassins had left her, and in a short
time she was fast asleep. ,1 -, 49,.
She had slept, perhaps, two or three
hours, when she was awakened by q
slight noise She could not tell, at first
what it was, but itwas soon repeated, ant
she knew that some one was trying to un
lock the door. Ina short time they sue
ceeded. and she heard them stealthly cross
the room. BY this time the fire hat
burned down, and the room was in tota
darkness. but the robber brought Will
him dark lantern. which he placed upon
rhe secretary. in such a position, that Mar.
ion could see his movements plainly
while she was entirely hidden from his
view She sat there and watched him, al.
most Supplied with terror, until he had
succeeded in fitting key into the drawer
which contained The package Of money,
and opened it. Thea she thought, ''if he
] should chance to see me. after hc obtains
the money. he will not hesitate 10 MUIR
der me" So she resolved to make one
perhuman effort to save herself and the
money. too. Sl.e rcmembered that as she
glanced around me room before putting
! out the lights. she had no. iced standing
in one corner OF the fire place an old
fashioned iron poker And now while
he was busy booking over the drawer for
the money. she n9iSelessly crept across
the hearth, possessed herself of the poker,
and with prayer in her heart for aid.
swiftly and silently made her way behind
him, and with all her strength she brought
it down on his held. With deep groan
he sank to the floor. twas blt the work
OF n moment for Marion to secure the
money. close and lock The drawer, remov-
ing the keys which hc hld left hanging
in the lock. and possessing herself of the
lantern, leave the room. She closed and
locked the doorup the william. and hast
ened up stairs to agOase Dennis. RcceiT-
ing nc-.-nswer TO her knocks end calls
she opened the door and locked in. lie
was not there, but his boots were SC. 'iar
| beside the bed. which looked as though
be had lain dewn on the outside y ter
rihlc suspicion broke upon her mind; the
thief drown stairs. and Dennis. We're the
same. lie had overheard Mr. Clifford
when he was talking with her about thg
money for, although he had. .lefl the room
he conld not have got ont of hearing. =
ami had made p his mind to gain poses
sion OF it. And now if he sh)ull come
to him sell and escape from the room where
she left him, he could easily overpower
her. AMI Mrs Watson, for ne well knew
there was ~ one ciss in the house. and
the nearest neighhors lived half a mil,
oil. With these thoughts in her mind
she hurried to Ms Watson's room, and
a"-.k .usi i.e- hy shaking her violcntls ns
the arm.
'Go,d sracip-s. Marion. what is the
matter" She exclaimed; you act IL
though yca had seen a ghostr'
II have not" returned Ma:ion. "bui
there is man, with a mask on, in ;he
sitting. Dom. AM believe i, j. Den
mis-.
-'Deani,. Wei, villa: does he want of 1
mask -
Il cannot tell it may not be he, bu
why Is h. not in his room:''
Mrs. Watson was now thoroughly
awakened, and began to tocomprchcnd " hal
Marion was sa-ing.
She arose hastily from her bed. and
dressed herself, and having fastened I'll,
door, Marion related To her what hal
tTansji.ed. She was, if possible. more
frightened than Marion had been, fcarin,
that he would come there and murder
them Marion assured her that he coul;
not. She had locked him into the room
and besides. he lay senscless uron tht
tioor. But she Insisted that he might re-
cover and break open the door and ht
would be sure To come there; he would b.
enrage;l nj losing the money, and it would
have been much better if Marion had let
him kept it, and crept out and left him
there ''sohe was sure she could hear hin
coming up the stairs now" And thus she
kept Marion and herself in torture unit
daylight began tn dawn.
With increasing ligh; her courage re
] turned, and when the sun rose clear anC
bright, she consented to accompany Ma
rion down to the sitting-room door, anC
ascertain, ii they could, IL he was still
alive They listened inten:ly, before ven.
turing to enter the room. but could heal
no sound. Summoning all her courage
Marion opened the door and looked in
The room was empty. An open window
revealed the way the william had secured
his liberty. He had clambcrcd down b,
a trelliS, that supported some vines By ih'
window, and made good his escape; ane
although Mr.. Clifford, upon his return
offered reward for his apprehension, h
was never heard OF in that part of til,
world again.
Many years have passed since then, an,
Marion is now the mistress of happ,
home, the cherished wife of Howard elf
ford; and she has been heard to say, NOR
than once, that chat light of torro
brought her the greatest happiness of he
life. 800.
, About three months ago, Noah S. Hum
phrey of South Bend, lost his wife. l
Was his second bereavement, his first wifi
having died less ;han a year ago. Sooi
after the death of his last wife, he removed
to the house of her mother. In less thar
two months after bis bereavement he pro
posed to his elder sister-in-law, and bein:
Indignantly rejected by her, paid court Z
the younger IA girl of sixteen) with sucl
success that she eloped with him on Sun
4 day, the 9th, while the parents had gon
7 to the cemetery to visit the grave of tn
deceased daughter.-N 4. Ledger.