Woodstown register. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 187?-1892, 1871-03-07

"You see we are prepared for you,'
said I.
He turned pale, and being himself
unarmed, was for a moment completely
nonplussed.
Don't think he had very much faith
in ability to use our weapons, for he
did not hesitate to rush at Ann with q
chair, evidently intending to make our
number one less. By this time my
nerves were perfectly steady, and 1 gave
him a gentle reminder in the arm, so
that he was in a measure helpless.
don't like to think of the hours that
followed. The fellow&wa a q coward,
and yet he kept us on the alert all the
time. We insisted persuasively upon
his confirming himself to one corner Of
the room, but we could not prevent him
from hurting at us every available thing
within his reach. A cologne bottle was
aimed at my head with precision. A
scream from Madge warned me, and,
throwing up my arm to ward it off, I
received an ugly cut on the wrist.
Nothing more serious happened. .snsv
By-and-by his curiosity overcame him,
ami he grufHy questioned us, asking how
we knew he was in the house, how long
we had known it, closing his cross-ex-
animation by pointing at Ann, and
g%raciously inquiring how that old fool
came to blunder up there. You're deep
ones was his comment. Holding up q
bottle of c%hloroform, he said, admiringly,
"There's the thing that would have
quieted you down, if you'd given me
half a chance" Half after two! a
Madge looked at me, and simply say
ing, "You need Ann more than you do
me-" unfastened the door and disap-
peared.
I believe the house was haunted. At
any rate, dozens of times I heard mys-
ferrous footsteps, upstairs, downstairs,
everywhere. Verify, q whole legion Of
spirits must have been abroad.
l could not keep still. MY nervous
promenade up and down the room at
tracted the mans attention. He laughed,
tauntingly, and complacently informed
me that it was his opinion I'd give out
pretty soon."
Ann watched me anxiously, knowing
that my slender stock of strength was
almost exhausted. -
Away off I caught the rumble Of the
stage. ayteer
Ann read the news in my face, and
grew jubilant. vss's .
Nearer and nearer it came. Soon I
could hear voices in the yard. A short
delay, and the door opened noiselessly,
admitting half a dozen men!
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led from the room-of hearing Madge
and myself lauded to the skies for our
bravery. Then there was . blank
When / became conscious, Madge and
a stranger were with me. Remembered
having seen him directing the arrange
ments which were made for the disposal
Of the prisoner.
Proud Madge, who had a naughty
contempt ortears, was crying nervously,
just like any other woman.
Meeting my gaze, the gentleman smil-
ingly said:
"You are Miss Sue Banks, I am sure"
Slightly amazed, I acknowledged my
name. e..rs
Have you not heard your cousin
Will speak of Harry Nelson? am he."
Impulsively l sprang up, and, grasp
ing both his hands, commenced to say
| don't know what, for suddenly 1 found
| was acting the weeping willow" as
Madge used to say.
/ had heard Harry Nelson's praises
sung constantly for the last three years !;
and, as l was Wills f~avorite cousin, I did
not doubt but that Mr.. Nelson was
pretty well acquainted with me.
He left the next morning, returning
in the evening with Aunt Julia and
Will, SO we really had an enjoyable time
to the end of the week.
I shall not tell all that happened be-
fore papa and mamma returned. This
much you may know. Harry was in
the library with papa a long time the
day they came home, and I found Madge
wearing an elegant ring on the i" en-
gagement finger" 38A "a 81
She said, alphabetically
"Win and I have know each other SO
long" 1913
Never mind what became of the two
villians-I have not seen them since that
night. If you would like to hear this
same story" with variations" you have
only to visit our village. Before you
have been there a day, YOU will have
heard it half a dozen times.