Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-02-08


lived there seven years, and slept
in the house many a night with
out, doors being even closed. Now
they were locked and boIte5. She
was too nervous fer that. She
put the money in her dress pocket,
and clasping both tightly in her
hands, she sat I verysstih, gazing
anxiously into nothingness, and
listening SO intently that silence
became fearful mingling of. dis.
cordant sounds in her ears. yn g,
An hour passed. 1t had been
| an age to her. - 80
tLam glad That Pam not rich" !"
she whispered as the clock struck
eleven. t'What astask itmust be
to watch ones goldi" & = .
Presently she heard "a sound.
It was not. the rain, for; there was
q perfect 4lull in the storm, 1t
could not be a neighbor, for she
lived in5t the toutskirts of the vii
lage several blocks from sany one,
and she, was, not Likely to be called
in cases Of sickness. u Ia,siZa /,
.,, Again she heard. -1tseemed as
if a windowsashP was being slowly
raised Strange that she should
have forgotten to fasten them
down basf . TX -
N"Why didn't John leave me his
revolver p she unused. Il have
nothing with which to protect my
self in case Eshould be molested
to-nights Il, was really an over
sight in hum gAaTgs3
Again she heard the sound 1t
seemed to come from the bedroom.
Hlwas surely the raising of a sash.
Then there was the sound OF a
movementgas though some.one
was entering that way.
Fear nearly paralyzed her for
moment. = Butshequickly rallied,
and, taking up the lamp, she pro,
ceeded to- Investigate the matter:
= She had scarcely opened the
bed room door. when she,staggered
backward with a halfsdppressed
e
scream ssar slgo4 SO cJ 9ll-
Two men5in hideoasa disguises
we're already in the room, and
third rufFian was in the act of
crawling through the window. ia
,tnyoluntarily9 she clutchedq the
pocket which contained the, mon
ey, thinking meanwhile how she
had nothing but her one weak
hand with which TO fight the bat
tie, and she wel1 knew how pow.
erlesss they were compared with
the strength ofthe enemy. s. as5s.
."What, do you want here" she.
asked in a faltering voice. 81, trI
"We want the five, thousand
dollars which you, have ia keep,
ing for your husband" said one
of them. -. :. : 4. 1
They knew then that she had
it in her possession. .-,5
"You can get no money from
me-" she said, decisively. 81 have
no money" t"s svr,.5ssI 80 : = :.
IA pretty little fib, ,rshelr respon-
sded, with a rough laugh. eve,
will jsss, T io99k into your pocket
and see.o
InheF eagerness to preserve her
treasure, she clntched the pocket
Of her dress in both hands, thus
unconsciously betraying itswhere;
abobta. 60 -SSos-AIEA Il
She turned pale 9wh when en- { !. the.
knowledge Of her, thoughtlessne
was revealed TO her. =,
S tYou can't have it !, you shant
have t. she cried, knowing well
ell the while that they would have
it in spite Of her. .s.omo,sso sia6.
s aWe'llsee = exclaimed soneq of
The men, grabbing her in his arms.
She struggled desparetely,- but
was soon :oyeEpewereds and the
money taken from her,lAasI .A.g
y Then, womaniike, she beganto
cry. yss7t q ''s'SSa 1i.sI.,. 49, -, ~ s,s,,
I.a "Let tusBdge anow,s~said one of
the robbers. PsssY on take the spons
dulix and git, aud Il will fix her
tongue ina way that it viii sre-
main quiet for'one hour at least =
Don't hurry" put in anotheE;.
IsI am darnation huhgry, and we
can jdsf as well take . bite here
Isas nOts1JaST s-4szrg 4s:T Soh-.s'ss9 Cd .
The Others dcmurred, but he
continued :0aawER xas1ss SayAS
"Set TO work, old gal, and get
us some supper, YOU We got Gre
and some boiling. water, and. we
want cup of tea. To work, i
say! snoSsgleT BIS siilgailsts4
& Mrs. Jacobs knew that q Tefu-
sal would only ysub9ect her to more
indignlties,E and she arose to do
their bidding. aala5' sssa]0og bsG z7sfi
She put come more plates on
the table. along with sl,chs sfo.,d as