The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-08-07

OH bo44 II AQOAABE E4NASC Cs
Il I" Madam !" he answered, Initiating
my tone and voice to perfection. p
"Oh, If / were out of this bed, sir,
4 ID begail.a33 }se sSi3imaro3 9H& ~
"And pray, madam, what is there
to hinder yoa fren getting out 1
/ % Do you lntenda to, insult mes yen
4 good-foF-nothing creature 2 oh, if
the wind would blow you away.
I > (" If one goes the other is sure TO go
too, /" he answered stOHdly.it Esaf III
80 II brother Joe would only wsa
I ken, J" ]. said. : s.as5 ~ : t,5..tef4.s nd sfa
He cooked his eye ,knoWingly.o -.
g Y on want to make me believe that
he is in the house semeWhere,s a eh 2
My dear madam,i You are as tFanspaF-
ent as air. Had he been under this
roof you would have screamed blue
murder long before this time" ra
ooh, you varmint,9 T. gro8ned in
pure agony of spirit What do yon
sFrHi Well, madam, since this Is 9, fair,
honest question, ! viii attempt to an
/ sWer II. To begin with, my financial
affairs are in semevhat complicated
condition. Money have but little of
77credit none; so 1 am. forced TO levy
trihing tax upon my friends in this
and other neighbOrhoods to extricate
myself from my disastrous condition.
AS soon as collect certain amo1nt;
intend leaving for France or Italy.
never perhaps to return. Do not shed
tears at this, dear maliam, for where
ever my footsstep tend, your Image
ruhied mig ght-cap aud all--Will remain
forever Imprinted on nay heart
= g You old goose - said lf -35a
Please do not interrupt me, mad
am. i have but 3 few moments longer
TO, stay and must do business at once.
/ have learned that you have deposit
ed in trunk in an adjoining closet
forty dollars and eighty cents. !, The
forty dollars / would like to borrow
of, yon for an indefinite length of
time. The eighty cents do not care
anything about. You can retain, that
as a trifiing evidence of my geneFosld
ity in this great emergency Of my
ssAfe you ia robber Al and a thief
then ?9 said spitefnIly. -...z
" Either, at your service. madam,
rising and making bow for all the
world like French danciag-master.
, Now for the money, il, you please"
lie wasn't joking now, There was
a determined look in his eyes and
about his mouth. =. n ! 80. @[5..,, 5a]I
= !" He that giveth to the pDor lendeGh
to the Lord" " he said, sbeaking just
like a preacher. .[I-
q And he that steals from the poor,
what of him 2" $50 9dtl
My Bible does not dispose of his
case especially, madam" - -a1t
/ .@s g And YOU came here to rob me-a
poor woman Is5.--- r,-.s....... -
:" came to borrow of you for an |
uncertain length of time."
saw It was useless to waste time |
with him. Besides I didn't altogether
ike the look in his eyes. .e.I.. -se
-. q If you have no objection, madam; !
I'll look around bit" he said taking I
up the lamp as he spoke. 0L.s.,If Ihear /
any, noise. from you, my dear, of if I +
see in any way that you are becoming |
nervous, ! shall be obliged 70 quiet
He. held up small vial. -. -
g Chloroform ?" l gasped. 1
! g At yonr service, madam, should I
be sorry to, bring such a loss to the
world, but believe me, all that rests
in your hands. This door leads into +
the closet where the trunk is, / be-
lieYe?" he said, making straight for4
the closet where the money was put
away for safe keeping. .5...-rg .9fa
/ didn't say a word. To tell the
truth, the chloroform had scared me
nearly out of my wits. He turned the
key in the door I had always kept it
Iocked) and the trunk was at the fur
ther end of it. let me say here that
this closet or store roc was in the L
part of the house, fully a foot lower
than my room. Mr.. Burglar was not
acqnainted with this fact. CHANGING
IoWa-d me with his sharp eyes to see
If i was quiet, he took q step forward
and went spraWling ON all fours. /
don't know to this day how he man
aged to save the lamp as he did, but it
was not broken in his fall, and burned
As brightly as ever. My wits came to
me here. II sprang1 as lightly as a cat
put of bed, and before he could get
upon his feet, I had the door of the
,goset locked upon him. He grew
amb-like in a moment. m Il
. You've done il now, haven't you,
ny charming creature / swear I'm
IN love with you from this hour to
The end of time. You've got me tight
md fast.ss What is the use of money
now2 IN take the eighty cents aud
Tou may have the forty dollars, if yon
will let me out."@al II,
20 No, sir: am going to call the
aeighboFs.Y3 sEclianlfaeH H3ts
"Going with that night cap on ?--t
You'll make Your foFtpnel But don't
larry, that's dear, Let us have q
talk. Say I1T give you a
dollars &c you'll let me out"
Il Yes and leave you free to scare |
'olne other woman nearly to death
10, SIR" +
i Wen, then, IN give you two hun
lred." 59lniofgH -. oaiJ.-a 'o- L
"No, sir.YI 9-ioirjaIJ al
rtt Name your price, them I sup |
,ose every woman has her price !
hey say every man has, '
J e No, it wouldn't be right" said, {
lesitatinglyai .I-l3ig3sit dId II
) I heard chuckles tisi0 ass
"First step toward it. She begins IN
O talk ofIwhat is rightY ile LIN !
I thought of my poor girl out to '
work by the week, aud so anxious to- ]
ret an education, and I'm sure it's not I
o be wondered at, | did begin to I
hink of setting a price. But l said /
lot a Word.I 81 17.1if55 ai q
: 1Ooknefc I! Ill put iAbe AunuESu
lollars in goldJ under the door; and C
You can count it as 1 push it through, |
f you only let me out of this cursed
loie.a I'm smOthering." sTt L
Try the chloroforln, whispered '
through the key.hole. s.ssf,..,a.. I
q Curse the chIoroforml Will you '
ct me out :" 'f 4ht" "ol4oi 9lit 3 Iii
& r had alight by this time and had b
Tipped into a. calico wrapper and b
ny slippers. 10 lJaamE 4da villa1
If l got the money how could let
lin out of the closet, l wondered.
hoHldn't dare to meet him.; he'd rob f
ne again, and perhaps murder me, Q
But | said: z I'll take the gold, re- Z
diving that should try to get out of /
isomehoY, just for the sake of poor t
tebecca, who 50 much wanted to go 6