The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-10-24

handsome face Of a light complex
ionod, middle aged man. He had
large gray eyes, but they wore
and anxious expression, and their
glance wandered restlessly about the
apartment
"Jane, he said, suddenly, again
diving his hand into his troublesome
pocket, " do you suppose you could
take care of q large sun of money
till tomorrow ?"
"Why, yes, she answered, looking
up in surprise
~ have collected five thousand
dollars, he continued, "an,l il is too
late to get intJ the bank, aud | do
not care to carry 80 much with me. "
"Well, YOU can leave il here aq
well as not No one would think of
my having such sum Of money"
He drew large wallet from his
pocket and placed it in her hands.
1T belongs to the governme ent,
and if you let it pass from you l am
ruined, he commenced. And he arose
rs if to depart
"You are going to eat some sup
per - she inquired.
mo. have no time t. lose l
must make Winchester by midnight
Goodby. Take good care of the
IN oney AMI fastcii all the doors"
He gave her hurried kiss, and
the next moment lic was gone.
But the sound of his footsteps had
scarcely died away before Mrs. ia
c)bs began TO feel strange fear
creeping over her. Why il was. she
knew not, She had lived there Sc
ven years, and had slept there many
Il night without the doors even being
shut. Now they were locked and
bolted, she could not think of going
to bed. She WAS too nervous for
that. She was likewise too nervous
to work. She put the money in her
dress pocket, and clasping both
tightly in, her hands she sat very
still, gazing anxiously into nothing
ness, and listening SO intensely that
silence became n fearful mingling Of
discordant sounds in her ears
An hour passed. 1t had been an
age to her
II am glad that I am not rich,
she whispered rs the clock struck
eleven. What "A task it must be to
watch one S gold T.
Presently she heard n sound 1t
was not the rain, for there was Il
perfect lull in the storm 1t could
no. be II neighb,r, f,r she lived in
the outskirts of the village, several
blocks from any one, and she was
not likely to be called in case of
sickness.
Again she heard it. 1t seemed as
if n window sash was being slowly
raised Jtrange that she could have
forgotten to fasten them down.
"Why didn John leave me his re-
yolver she mused. II have moth
ing with which to protect myself in
case | should be molested tonight
1t was really ar oversight in him.
Again she heard the sound. 1t
seemed to come from the bedroom.
1t was surely the the raising of n
sash. Then there was the sound Of
a movement as though some one was
entering that way.
Fear nearly paralyzod her for
moment, but she quickly rallied, and
taking up the lamp. proceeded to
investigate the matter. She had
scarcely opened the bedroom door
when she staggered back with half
suppressed scream. Too men in
hideous DISCUSSES were already
in the room, and a third ruilian was
in the act of crawling through the
window. Invuluntarily she clutched
the pocket which contained the mon
cy, thinking meanwhile how she
should protect herself and it, Alas
sac had nothing but her own weak
hands with which to fight the bat
tie, and she well knew how power
less they were, compared with the
strength of the enemy,
"What do you want here 7" she
asked in n faltering voice,
"We want the $4,000 which you
have in keeping for your husband,
said one of them.
They knew then that she had it
in her possession.
"You cont get no money from
me" she saik, decisively Il have no
money"
"A pretty little fib," he responded
with laugh. We viii look into
your pocket and see"
In her ea9erness to preserve her
treasure, she clutched the pocket of
her dress with both hands, thus un
consciously betraying its wherea
bouts.
She turned pale when the knowl-
edge of her thoughtfalness was re-
vealed TO her.
"You can't have it you shant
have il, she cried. knowing all the
while they would have it in spite OF
her.
I'VE will see" exclaimed the man,
her in his ar.hs.
She struggled desperately, but
was soon overpowered and the mon
oy taken from her.
Then, woman-like, she began to
,ry.
LET us go now," said one of the
robbers. "You take the money and