The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-12-13

came to me here. I spraug as lightly as a
cat ont of bed, and before he could yet upon
his feet, had tie door of the closet sbut
and locked upon him. He grew lamb-ike
IN moment.
y ou've done it now, haven't you, my
charming creature ? | swear I'm in love
with You from this hour to the end of time
You've gGt me tight and fast What's tho
use of money now? III take the eighty
cents and you may have the forty dollars, if
you will let me OUT
NO sir am going to call the neigh
bora,' ] said, resolutely.
Going with that nightcap on? You'll
make your fortune. Put dol. t hurry that $
dear. Let's have little friendly talk
Say, I'll give you hundred dollars if you'll
let ne out
.'Yes, a1d leave you fee to scare some
other woman nearly to death-no, sir!-'
We'll, then, III give you two hundred- -
mo. sir.
Name your price then, dear gil. Tsup-
pose every woman has her price-they say
every man has"
no; it wouldn't be right, - I said, hes
ia ingly.
1 heard him chuc'-le:
''First step toward it; she begins to talk
of what is right"
/ thought cf NY poor girl cut to w"lk Ey
the week, and so anxious to get an edCca-
tion. and I'm sure it isn't to be wondered
at If | Id begin to think of setting a price.
But ] sac not word.
Look here IN put five hundred dol
lars in good sound gold under the door, aud
you can count 1t asN | push it through piece
by piece if you'll only let rie out of this
cursed hole. ! III SIuothering-''
Fry some chjoToform.' l whispered
through the beyhole.
.'C1Ise the chlol oforn HTHyou let me
out -
had a light by this time, alid had slip
ped into calico wrapper and my slippers.
IF got the money, how could let him
on. II the closet - / wondered. Il should
not dare to meet him; he d rob me agan.
ard perhaps murder me " But [ said. - j
take the god" resolving hat | would Try
to get out f It somehow, just for ,he sahe
of Retecca, who So much wanted TO 60 t.
school.
Your heart is in the right place lie
said. and the next moment a Big round
gold piece came through the wide crack
under the door
l couldn't withhold an exclamation ot
delight.
..It's right enough now, isn't it?' he
sueeged. ,.IaeIe's uotAing ike giIdi, 3
. over our sins = Ii lie. Bah! all tne world .
alike Here goes another, and another,
and another Count t,st, my piouS dam
sci. l da.e say there's 40 confessional Ill
your church"
lis there la yOuT5?'
well, If there WIS, gold cpuidut &C
into it, I reckon. Hold fast there; you Sc
got the last cIiuker; now set me free"
''Wait a minute -
But l won't wait. l swear won -
''Can you help yOurself?'
s'sWel no, not much /; but / IN smother
ing in here. Can't you take pity on ! poor
fellow -
..Sit down fat on the floor" said.
l heard him plump down as obedlent q
a school boy.
''N hat uext?'
I turned to the kitchen door to see if the
lock was all right. Then I tuIn0d the key
with sharp click, which sounded 10 me
Ike the report of 4 pistol.
.. mere - 1 cried, and sprang into the
kitchen. locking the door behind me.
He came out Of his prison, swearing Ike
a trooper.
SHARP old Satan, she's locked herself
up somewhere" trying the kitchen door
as he spoke. Good night, Madame Dell
good night! You We got the best of this.
You have robbed me. Good night-get
down and say your prayers"
AId I did. What is more, l cried like
Il baby over my money, thinking what Ii
would bring to us.
l never saw the strange burglar again,
and III a few weeks RebecCa WAS comfort
ably established at school. No one eyel
knew where the money came from. Al
uncle died about that time, and some o
my neighbors shrewdly suspected that h'
had left US something but 1 had nothing
- .-Is.- H. - .i~~t-
About six months after my adventure,
brother Joe came to me one day and sa ID
that he had been stopped in the street by
strange man that morning, and that he
had begged him to say to Madane Quinn
by that tie f1'iH Of her nightcGp 1o@s Just Q
little too aoi1e! So saying, he passed on
..lThat did it mean 20 Joe asked.
''Nothing, only that lie was crazy,
answered quickly but my face was as rec
as a blaze.