Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-04-30

~ N''N N'''N''V"s 'Oi his iouSlhg through
out the night.
To my surprise, Anthony was nowhere
about the hsuse or garden.
Hannah must have taken him with her
across the lonely road TO Mapleton.
Ii was natural but felt angry.
Ye, longed for Tlannah's return. and
listened very ahxiously until the clock
struck nine. Then, instead Of her foot.
steps, heard the patter of raindrOps and
the rumbling thunder. aud looking out
saw that heavy storm was coming on.
Now, certainly, grandpa and grandma
would not come, and Hannah waiting ior
the storm to pass would not tc here for
hours. However, my fear of the negro
was quite gone, and | felt a certain pride
in conducting myself bravely under these
trying circumstances.
Accordingly went up stairs, found in
the attic sundry pillows and holsters, aud
carried them kitchenward.
Here | said, make your self bed on
the settee youder, and bo easy for the
night. No one will follow you in such a
terrible storm as this, and, no doubt, grand.
pa will assist you when he returns home.
Good night!
Good night, and God bless you, Miss,
still speaking in very husky whisper.
And so | left him.
But did not 60 up stairs TO my bed
room. | intended for that hight to re-
main dressed, and sit up in grandpa's arm
chair, with candles aud book for COM
pany. Therefore locked the door, took
the most comfortable position, and opened
volume, composed myself to read.
Reading, | fell asleep. How long
slept | cannot tell. l was wakencd by
a low sound like the prying of chisel
At first it mixed with. my dream so
completely that | took no heed of it. but
at last | understood that some one was at
work upon the lock of the door.
sat perfectly motionless, the blood
curdling in my veins, and still chip, chip,
chip, went the terrible little instrument,
until a last knew whence the sound came.
Back of the sitting-room was grandpa S
study. There, in great old-fashioned
chair, were stored the family silver,
grandma'a jewlry, and sundry sums of
money and valuable papers. The safe it.
self stood liz a closet recess, and at the
closet the thiet was now at work.
The thicf-ah, without doubt the negro
| had fed and and sheltered.
Perhaps the next act would be 10 mur-
der me if listened. The storm was still
raging: but though the road was lonely,
better that than this house with with such
horrible company. couldn't save my
grandfather's property, but could save
my own life.
l crert across the room and into the
hall and to the door. There, softly as
could | uniastened the bars and bolts.
but, aIas! one was above my reach.
| waited and listened. Then | moved a
hall chair to the spot and climbed upon it
In doing SO | struck my shoulder against
the door frame,
1t was a slight noise, but at that mo.
ment the chip Of the chlsel stopped, |
heard gliding foo. and horror of horrors,
a man came from the study, sprang to-
wards me, and clutched me with both
hands, holding my arms as in vice,
while he Missed in my ear:
You'd tell, would you? You'd call
help? You might better have slept, you
had; for you see you've got to pay for
waking. I'd rather hev let chick like
you off; but you know me now, and
can't let you live.'
/ stared in his face with horror, min
glcd with an awful surprise; for now it was
close to me saw, not the negro, but our
own hired man, Anthuoy-Anthony, whom
[ had supposed to be miles away with
Hannah. He was little more than
youth, and | had given him many pres
ent and had always tr ,ated him well.
| plead with him kindly.
Anthony never did you any harm
am young; l am girl. Don't kill me
For poor grandma's sake
You'd tell on me, said anthony, dog
,edly, Likely I'd be caught. No have
got to kill you
AS he spoke he took his hands from
ny shoulders aud clutched my throat
iercely.
had time to utter one suffocating
hriek; then | was strangling, dying, with
parks in my eyes, and sound of roaring
waters in my ears, and then--what had
prung upon my assassin, with the swift
lence of a leopard What had clutch.
ID me from him, and stood over him with
glittering above his heart The