The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-05-02


Il looks exactly hse pistol IN It's ous-
line. aud opening the window ] pointed
down into the ward and cS.llesi out;
Who Is there Answer, or I aEe
The noise ceased, sld IS It WAS snow
ing very hard and blowing harder Tc-
treated II haste
= q. Oh. John. John, como in r. called
nv Wlfc. tuEEtnS at my-garu2snts-
Wen be murdered 'n oar beds
Wen be robbed of everything. They'll
set the house on tve- ILcy u steal the
baby i'
What was I 70 do? I locked the
doors 81 she bedrooms, but all cur
vaiuables were on the aoor below. We
were alone in the house, our domestic
having gone out for the nigh. Prctty
saon we heard the chink of silver and
something Eel and shattered. The
heusc Was - still We could even hcar
them whisper Hush
/ looked out of tho front window,
hoping policeman would pass. but no
such luck There did not seem 30 be a
soul stirring.
II must ~ fer the police. 1 said.
"p1ut leave ne. Don't leave me.
Ioha. They'll Kill ne and the baby 9
cried my wiis.
She couldn't 80 a'opE- What vas /
20 do I put on the first th,ng that
happened - come handy They were,
as I altervard discovered. PAIR Of io-
dis-rubber boots and myAslle's water
proof cloak As for a has,, my hats
were on the rac& Il the hall.
. must leave you for few moments,
Sarah Jane, I ssld. only few Eo-
uonts. / viii hasten bSck. ba brave
rse doors SIRE locked.
We embraced. and I went oCt en- the
balcony. There Is another balcony bo-
Z low. con- tSteG with it by iron work SlI'-
rights. aud from taat ~ the front steps
F Is but \ tribe.
.You'u fall T. shrirked Sarah Jane
bat I did nos. reached thc ground IA
safety. aud the police station IL 81 IN
E crsiloly short space % time.
I had GA my re3 s'sancl might sSs.e,
Va hlch has. I regret "a sSy. a orocf s
f taSsel. and I suppose I WAS = rather Pc
E oa.lsr objec1. Tor some enc at the station
laughed as me-so1ne one VINO did Dol
Z know my cause for agitation ana alarm.
II want a police ofiCer--two or three
I 81 them. SAID I.
"Sit iown snd wait hve minutes,
/ said ths E0su I spoke -.
+ 81 down vsit the idea WAS prepos
/ ,arous.
send them Immediately they come.
SAID l, giving my a3lross and hurrylvs
away.
sarah jane Is usually very sensibl,
for a woman bat rnuste eonfess wa.
l provoked with her, for she first thio.
She said - me when I Rot home was
john. ths house hiss been s. yer,
quiet, Don't yen think il might hav'
been ests
or course l didn't harbor Tie IDEA 10
= minute. bat the house WAS very Quiet
and concluded that. on the whole.
had better and out what was really hsp
pening. / confess It required sam
courage. I took :he bs,i-key ] have 81
ready mentioned and the bedroom pake
IN one hand. and VI i = candle IL ti
other went and peepsi over the STAIRS
( The pSrtor noor wsgS quiet Iile haE
glars. whoever they were, were still j
the basement.
I descended cautiously 70 she kitche.
stairs. 1 heari them wlsiSpSrSnS whes
Sos that far. l hid nv camille an
pas nv head forward. holding the 6oo
st the foot ef the stairs on oFaek
Through the glass deer of the Sitshe
/ saw tkeu-
Cats, indeed Sarah Jace'S cats wsr
: SIX Zee. high St least. oae az thel
I wore nerro'S mask. and one $ black 70
muller. Both were partly pushed hacs
and under the black far I saw. vlthcv
the shadow * ioubs, RTosispooa
. herring face RrosdSpcen. who As
given me hSs word that be should he
Jerks. They held between them d
. SILVER tea urn presented 10 me bv th
Y. Ip SaunEAnd I know ros VII.
j - sox softly Ani IL