The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1872-12-14

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Bacon is scarce, xd tiral-
e, and l04sray. malSme, what is there 70
you from getting out, I'd like to.
jknosa'
.. Do you. intend to Insult me. soa
I good-for-nothing creature? oh, if the
wind only would blow You away.
+" If one goes, the other is sure to go
too, he said stolid6.
IF brother Joe Would only waken, .
1 said.
He cooked his eye knowingly.
You want to make me believe that
he is in the house somewhere, eh? Ny
dear madame. you are as transparent as
air. Had he been under this roof, you
would have screamed blue murder long
before this time. .
"Oh, you varmint L groaned, IN
pure agony of spirit What do you
wan %
"Well, ma'am, since that is a fair,
honest question, viii attempt to an
swer it. To begin with, my financial af-
! fairs are in complicated condition. I
Money have but little of-credit, none;
so am forced to levy trihing tax upon
my friends in this and other neighbor-
| hoods, to extricate me from my disas-
trous condition. As soon as / collect
certain amount ] intend leaving for
France or Italy, never. perhaps, to re-
turn. Do not shed tears at this, dear
madame. for wherever my footsteps
tend, your image-ruhled mghtcap and
all-will remain forever imprinted upon
my heart. P"
y You old goose :" said
Please do not interrupt me, madame I
1 have but few moments longer to
stay, and must be to business at once.
1 have learned that you have deposited
in trunk in an adjoining closet forty
dollars and eighty cents The forty
dollars I would like to borrow Of you
for an indefinite length Of time The
eighty cents 1 do not care anything
about You can retain that as a tri- |
great emergency Of m
g You are robber. nr I
said spitefully.
&" Either, at your SERVED Bam,
rising and making a bow for all the /
world like. French dancing master. !
''-Now, sI1s' ssa''I,sS, a ga k2sss..s-- "a
he wasn't joking now. There was
determined look in his eyes I'D about /
his mouth. ~
to the Lord, h9said = slike
preacher.
1890 he 4 eet ste.5 po.s
NJ se:sibie sli does not pose of his
case especially, madame.
"And you came here TO rob Meme,
a poor woman p
II came to borrow Of you, for an UNI
certain length of time.
1 saw it was useless to waste words
with him; besides, l didn't altogether
like the look in his eyes
/ closed my lips close together, resol-
wing that l would no speak again.
IF you have no objection, ma'am, I'll
/ look around bit, :" he said, taking mp
the lamp as he spoke. IF hear any
noise from you, my dear, or il / ses&r
any way that you are becoming nerN
1 shall be obliged to quiet You by
use of--" -
He held up small vial.
Chloroform = 1 gasped.
"At your service, madame.
q should be sorry to bring such
loss to the world, but, believe me. all
that rests in your own hands. This
door leads into the closet where the
trunk is, believe, he said, making
straight for the closet where forty dols
lars were put away for safe keeping.
1 didn't say> word To tell the
| truth, the chloroform had scared me
nearly out of my wits. He turned the
key in the door Il had always kept it
locked and the trunk was at the fur
ther end of it. Let me say here that
this closet or store room was in the Il"
part of the house, fully a foot lower
than my room. AIr. Burglar was not ac-
quainted with this fact. Glancing to-
ward me with hisAharp eyes, to see if I
was quiet, he took step forward and
went spravling on all fours. l don't
~---F NteAi 1AcAf tlC To
save the lamp as he did, but it was not
broken in the fall. and burned as bright
ly as ever, Ny its came to me here.
L sprang as lightly as cat out of bed.
and before he could get upon his feet I
had the door of the closet locked upon
hlm. He grew lamb like in a moment.
You've done it now, havn't You.
my charming creature? 1 swear Tn in
love with you from this hour to the end
OF time. You've got me tight and fast
What is the <juse of money now I'd
take the eighty cents and you may have
the forty dollars if you'll let me outEr,N
" No, sir am going to call the
neighbors, / said resoluteIy
Going with that night-cap on /?
You'll make your fortune But don't
hurry, that's dear. Let's have little I
friendly talk. Say, III give you a hun
dred dollars if you'll let me out. 40
Yes, and leave you free to scare
someNsther woman nearly to death--pe.
We'll. then, I'll give you two -
|" Name your price then. 1 suppose
every woman has her price-they. say
every woman has. .
:" No;- it wouldn't be right, . / said,
hesitatingiy. I heard a chuckle.
" First step to ward it; she begins to
talk of what is right .
I thought of my poor girl out to work
by the week, and so anxious to get an
education, and I'm sure it isn't to be
wondered atif did begin to think OF
setting price. But I said not word.
Look here !,dpH dJpH put five hundred
dollarSrslvy offer tJnd gold under the
or 1T as I push
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