The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-09-02

from tho OahK 10 send TO my agent
IN Paris tomorrow, and | am 20,
ing to leave it hero in the safe
80 that | can got it early in the
morning. Mind YOU arc not
tempted to play burglar, Miss
Wayne" he added, laughingly.
Ho wont away soon, and Juliet
thought no moro of the money.
She had several bonncts on han
which wore promised for the mex
forenoon, and she must work fa
nto the night or not get lhcn
lone. And it was part Of he,
creed never TO fail in any engage.
mcnt she made. Ifsho promised
anything for q certain timo her
customers wore sure Of finding il
ready.
So she decided to stay all night
at the storo, work until sho had
got things so that thoy could be
completed on the morrow, and
sleep on tho lounges tho remain
der OF tho night. Sho had often
slept thcro of nights, bat Mary
Giles her assistant, had stayed
there too. Juliet looked at her
watch-it was almost olcvca, and
just thcn tho porter went around
closing the shutters and locking
up. Sho told him she would re-
main and asked him to leave her
tho key Of tho hack door.
After he was gono she settled
herself to work, feeling q little
lonely and wondering if she should
be afraid.
Everything was quiet. Sh c
worked until ono and then turned
off the gas.
just as she was wrapping q
shaw around her to lio down she
thought she heard II noiso, as OF
some one raising window in the
next room. She listened intcntly
and was sure sho was not doceiv
cd.
Instantly she thought Of Mr.. Ls
Ruc's money, and decided that
there was n burglar in tho build
ing. Strangely enough she did not
feel afraid-she was inspired only
by the desire to save her partners
property.
She oponod her door IL crack
and peered through, and by the
light Of n dim lantorn, carried by
tho burglar himsolf, she saw q
tout, ruflianly-looking fellow
standing in tho centre of the room
evidently taking an examination
Of the room.
Suddenly his face lighted, as he
caught q glimpse oftho great safe
He dartod toward it, examined
tho lock, and taking a key from
the bunch he carried, fitted it tc
tho lock. Immediately tho door
flew open and he stepped inside
The safe was built into tho wall
like n cupboard, aud tho man bo
gan carefully inspecting tho differ
cnt packages on tho shelves.
A sudden thought shot through
Juliet's brain, and quick as light
ming she sprang forward, crashed
together the iron doors of tho
safe, and slid the bolt! Then
rushing to the open window by
which no had entered, she put
it down. lifted the heavy shutters
on tho inside, and dropped the
strong bar across them.
Tho prisoner was cursing and
swearing at n fearful ratio, but Ju.
liet had no fear Of his making hie
'capo.
Sho went back to hor room, got
q chair and somo matches, and a
shawl, to wrap herself in. She lit
tho gas, took her chair up in front
OF the safe, and prepared to spend
The night thoro. 1t was 80 late
she did not daro to 20 out on the
street, and she did not know as
MIR. La Rue would approve of hor
calling the police; so shc decided
to wait there until ho came.
Tho night woro away very slow.
~, and ut last tho captive stopped
swearing, and all was quiet. Ju.
liot could not slocp, and by tho
timo Mr.. La Rue came, at fivo in
tho morning, she had got as nor
vous rs any other woman.
lilo had come 80 early because
ho wanted to send the money to
the agent on tho first train South,
At sight Of Juliet, ho atoppcd
whistling and stood still, evident.
ly thinking tho girl had lost her
senses.
"Why, Miss Wayne-"h no began;
but she interrupted him.
"There is a burglar in tho safe
please see to him. I fear he has
suffocated, for ho has not sworn