The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-09-25

'.5h.;dov!:: M.iib.'. 76i..d, nd breast
x;ss,e ] iin d..p shade; the, bod was s, b.lf
'bi.st Ind, ,h.lt xhits: she :, Watched
thjs new appe.ripce' : xithout danger q Of
,bdnsS Observed. Il Slowly ssloxlyl* Developed
ttsslt :nd y i.ppto,ehed, The tpane,
Wkha aovi aii ieonvalsio1n she recognized q
il. '''' - D'. S>"' - .''' ~ '7'' -
Tie na.u IL pressed .aa hi. hands hi;,,;d to hi.
temples aud stared into tho apartment ilt,.tn, ;
he >sav nothing to f1ighten blu; per.
h'ps he supposed Che house va. empty.
He vent away for a little while, and in
moment the keen ear Of the sister
heard that the doors were being care.
fully tried but they were locked, and
presently the man returned to the win.
dow.
He commenced to raise 1t with ex-
treine care, thrusting his thumbs nm,
der tie sash and placing his fingers
against tho frame to steady his hand.
He completed this, part Of bis task
without making; tho smallest distu,b b.
aoce: Then he began to mount the
sill. His figure seemed 10 tho moon.
light to be Titanic, the white effulgence
sxelled his proportions to tho eye so
that they seemed enormous. He
moved like . giant, but with the 81.
leDoe of 4 eat.
| When he stood erect upon the floor,
his he.dsseemed to touch tho ceiling
his shadow to d.rken the whole apart
mont: 30 slowly. advanced toward .
corner where be had been accustomed
| % 10y hi. tobacco. His. broad should,
[er', ii ii. ip'set.adea head, hi, moi mop Of
tangled hair, bis opulstretohed hands,
would hss7e s'':; carried iiii;d tsrror - into any
other heart than that Of the siste. !; hon
=. 'too occupied 81 S.oorrov, 70 admit joi
lffs1r. = - - - ''''&3 - ~
Ha fslltI uPpog; P Ii. .h.lf III d. corner.
[Hs ge5tf agthiing. Then Ia pulled ,o,q. ,
dft.,ixst:: Tic s.n. no result. l,a H. 4 .lixh.
f~hi.pfr q ex;..per.tion, burst from hi.
1ips; Otherwise; he vas client. He
booked IN about tho room IN as if puzzled.
His eyes ran over every thing, even
the broad surface of the bed, but they
were not arrested. He though,
he was alone. He began to conside.
what risk there would be ia penetrat.
| ing'to the other apartment.
Suddenly he paused; he was startled.
He leaned forward, turned his head to
one side, and pressed his fingers owe,
bis lips. 'Ho was standing in the full
glow Of the moonlight. The sister ahe
stopped breathing: There we're foot.
steps outside. All at once like T.,
thousand thunders loud blows we're De.
livered upen both doors.
The man ran Upon his toes TOWARD
the window, but stopped when half
way, aud turned around again. h,
hesit.ted,' aud then h,stenea toward
fths other window. o' He E..oted' like
rssin; : c,ge !; he found bars and OBJ
staoles in all directions.
The Two women in the other room wer,
unbdtink' the re,af II; door !; he h..rd tn,
chain klf Ind tic latch raise, All a
once, he seemed to remember some,
thing. he made i. quick stride towart
the bed and stopped down. At this in
slant, the aistsr srose to . sitting pos
ture; Tins bringing herself, into th
moonlight. The two exchanged glauoes
The brother perceived the :eloquen
bandsges and the disoolored face, an
the sister perceived signs Of .bject ter
ror in the brothers psllid cheeks
There Wa no, time fops>soad thoaght.
i Hands were laid upon the door ,t.hicl
led from the .djsosnt room. M,rth
lay, down again, tho Brother crept iat
! the narrow space between the msttres
and:th floor. When the door opene
sllvas quiet. Three men entered
The foremost had : lanten: They sd
v.nSmed g 1hs.stily = p The centre Of the room
They looked around them epd So,
y Mx.rth. '!l : lying upon tho bed. They b
gao to, retreat again, but tho prinoip,
he,ihted, and taking of bi. cap, said
Eve are hunting for the man ~b
robbed you, ma'.m. We think v
know xho it is., L. there any on
Il hero l't::>" =;
."No," responded Martha, "thers
up one here. -:
The msn raised his head in surpris
tHt psssed = +nonsnt.<
: r::'*H.s th.fe'bee1 my one here p
H. An ,askantsas ailetf6i e, :: -
"No." ~ a:>ny'o' o.. 3, :. -.
l The tone Of ttis "No" would h.v
deceived Satan. II wss oompounde
q Of geptleness, impatienos, and dig gnit,
> and withalit was positive: ST J
:. The man waited a quarter of . mil
ute, meanwhile mechanically rubin
off the oil from the brass rim Of b
lantern with bis fore6nger: Then
) said in an undertone, "Thank you,
and went out and closed the door b
hind him. :2i: yci... u st'~
i ,Aftsrsll Va, again quiet, Martt
, : isaued over tho side of the bed au
! called, ,na trembling voice. -
II "Ja aled,s Jared RI '' - ~
." Tier. "a. 40 reply. She push,
8 i.isidesI tho edge Of ths,, eoverlid vh,s
se.,rated iha fIoor. and I ruah IF dan