Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1872-01-19

come from the bed 1t was surely the
raising of sash Then there was the sound
of movement as though some one was enter
ing that way. Fear nearly paraly2ed her for
a moment, but she quickly rallied, and taking
up the lamp she proceeded to investigate the
matter. She had scarcely opened the bedroom
door when she staggered backward with q
half-suppressed scream Two men in hdeous
DISCUSSES were already in the ROOM and a
ruilan was in the act of crawling through the
window. lnvolnntarily she clutched the pock-
ct which contained the money, thinking mean
while how she had nothing but her own weak
hand with which to fight the battle, and she
well knew how powerless they were compared
with the strength of the enemy.
'What do you want here ~ she asked, in q
faltering voice
1--WE want the FIVE thousand dollars which
YOU have in your keeping for your husband,
said one of them "You can get no money
from me, she said decisively. 81 have no
money"
"a pretty little fb, :" he responded with a
rough laugh. 1--WE will just look into your
poeket'and seen
In her eagerness TO preserve her treasure,
she clutched the pocket Of her dress in both
hands, thus unconsciously betraying its where
ahouts. She turned pale when the knowledge
Of her thoughteFsness was revealed to her.
'You can have it You shan't have it, y
she cried, knowing well all the while that
they would have il, in spite of her.
Gwen see ~ exclaimed one of the men,
grabbing her in his arms.
She struggled desperately, but was soon
oterpowered, and the money taken from her.
Then, womanlke, she began to cry.
"Lct us 20 now" said one of the robbers.
"You take the spondulicks and git, and | will
fix her tongue in way that il will remain
| Quiet for one hour ut lenstn
'Don hurry put in another; ~ am dar-
nation hungry and we can just MS well take q
| bite here ms not"
The others demurred, bnt he continued
'Set to work, old gal, and get us some sup.
per. You We got fire and some boiling wa
ter, and we want cup Of tea. To work, !
| say p
Mrs Jacobs knew that refusal would only
subject her TO more Indignation, and she arose
to do his bidding. She put some more plates
on the table, along with such food as she had
cooked, and then proceeded to make the tea
wondering all the while if there was any way
| to regain possession OF the money, and dread
ing her husbands anger aud dismay on hii
return, should she fail to do So AS she tool
| the tea-canister from the pantry shelf, her ey'
caught sight Of bottle labeled Arsenic He
| husband had purchased it on the previous dav
in order to destroy the rats which were be
coming troubesomc but as yet had used NJ
| portion OF it, Here was chance of relief, ant
she seized it eagerly. Opening the bottle sh
put a few grains into the teapot along wit
the ten, of which.sbe gave good measure, il
order TO destroy the taste Of the arsenic. J
few moments later the robbers were sitting q
the table, unconsciously slipping their death.
"Thev may kin me, = said the faithful We
man, "bnt the money will be found, and nj
husband honor saved" Aftera few mir
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being sick.
81 verify believe the jade has poisoned us,
said one, and the next moment he fell with
- deep groan to the floor.
: Il know that she has poisoned u.s., crit
: another, "and her own lie shall pay the 70
= felt"
e lie spraug from his scat and started towar
: her, revolver in hand, but fell ere he reach
I her.
f Jane, exclaimed the third, "vou ha
i saved the money, but YOU have murdered M
: How strangely familiar sounded the voic
$ Forgetting all her old fear in the new, Nj
= Jacobs spraug forward and knet by the si
: Of the dying man.
i, None tried to harm her now for all we
= poweress TO do so.
: She pulled off the disguise, a hidcous neg
r face, with nrge grinniug plonth from Il
face of the last speaker. One look--then can
a scream which echoed through the house Iii
Shrek OF despair
The dying man was her own husband.
But little more remains 10 he told Of the 81
story. The nations money was preserved
but the heroic woman is u maniac raying
"a Southern asylum over the murder OF. BIZ
husband, imagining that her hands are dye
red with his blood