The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-08-15

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the sound that horse was bel nc
hitched not far from my window.
had taken tho ptccaptiop to extin
guish my light. and, as z listened in.
teutly, heard the street door open
aud some one entered.
Carefully cropping my way to the
bed, ftook the sheets. and securely
knciting them together, | fastened
them to the window 10 auch n man
ner ,ha, I could descend by their aid
to tho ground, in essc it might be
necessary.
I was strongly incllned to make
my escape by that means ut once, but
feared lcst | ght'mako n NOISE and
attract attention, as he window was
directly above that of the sitting.
room J have mentioned, aud, in case
4 was discovered, my chance of get
ting away alive w6hld bc small.
at last decilc I would wai., and
shape my course according to circum-
stances.
TIL two O'Clock heard no sound.
and then a slight crcaking noise.
Silently l approached the door,
and, listening intcntly. I was conf
dent that sonc one was slowly as.
ccndIng the stairs.
The door at which I was stationed
opened inward from tho hail. and was
the only one in the room stood 81
that. as tho door opened, / would be
concealed behind it and rs there
was no lock or other means Of fasten.
ing it had allowed it to remain mere
ly latchcd.
Noislcssly 1t swung upon lis hin.
ges, and a head appeared through tho
opening, and then the holy Of nan
entered the room, holding 10 his hand
Il lighted candle.
II was but the work Of an instant
to level n bIowat his temple which
iellcd him to the floor with II heavy
,hud. The next moment sprang to
the window, and lowered myself Ia
the ground, 10y the aid of the means !
had prepared, in u twinkling. / was
none too quick, for had scarcely
place my foot upon the solid earth bc.
fore I heard commoiion that told
me there were many more inmates of
that house than those | had seen.
10 my prccipitate flight, I chanccd
to come in direct contact with tho
horse already mentioned, which was
fastened to a trcc. Freeing him with
out difficulty, vaulted into the sad
die. aud rode for my liie-not, how.
ever, without receiving bullet ir my
arm.
Ny horse proved to be fleet aS the
wind, hence 1 was not long in reach
ing n little village, situated near tho
station, where / was kindly cared for.
Ny wounded arm proved 10 be pain.
ful, though the injury was not dan
gcrous.
AS soon as practicable relaiel my
adventure, aud measures were at once
taken to arrest my would-be.murder-
ers but when tho officers arrived At
the house they found il entirely de-
serted. and though strict search for
several weeks was instituted, no trace
could be discovered Of their wherea-
bouts.
There was scarcely any furniture 10
the house besides what have do
scribed, and that remained uudis-
turbcd. The place, it seemed, had
only been occupied few months, and
was rented by its owner TO person
who called his name Harlow, and OF
whose character he knew nothing.
Five years went by, aud thoughts
of my adventure had given place to
affairs Of more immediate iaterest,
when one morning took mp q news.
paper to read tho confession Of u
criminal, accounts of whose daring
and successful crimes having formed
and important feature in tho papers
Tor weeks.
Among the many statements he
made was that Of his having sto
len, many years before, beautiful
child, and trained her to crime by
forcing her to employ her beauty. and
the wonderful power of magnetism
with which she was endowed, Tor the
purpose Of dccoying victims.
She proved, he said, a valuable ac-
QUESTION TO the band Of dosperadoes
to which he belonged, and hcr los
had been matter Of deep regret
she having escaped couple Of years
previous, and had not since bael
heard of. -
That this convict was the persol
whose acquaintance had made hv
ye ars before, had no doubt ; am
notwithstanding the objections 4
capital punishment, cannot say tha
grisved when he paid the penalty 0
his crimes upon the scatold, and there
by rid the earth OF bis foul preeenco.