The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-08-12

fsll ripping TO Der waisi, her fair roand
+ fscc was llated - aeilcaiely pink as the
inside II : sea.sher; her brown eyes
were dreamy aud ihli o. lanRuot; aad
her red fps were sweet aad womanly
enough f,r auy irue lover 10 dnd bis
rafest lls .piness n kissing
s.osly, a lenRth. he old oofila-.hsped
clock il Tie Garner sirnek tea. Msr-
galei started ap, she bad DOT thought Il
30 la'e. The eytuing bad gone or much
( quicker than she bad expected Il would.
II was not 80 dreadful 10 .isy alone after
/ 81, she said to herself
She opened shutter, and pected out
into the night Ii was dark a. Erebus
and The wind aud rsia beat against tie
pane Ia perfsct torrent The Judge
wonld DOT 'liuk Of returning on such a
night
Well, Tommy, she said 20 the cat, /
4 guess lou and aud kiily will 90 10 bed.
We mnsi be up heimes IN The morning
4 y0u know, Stree ibeteii he mono bat o.
a 10 the chofes
/ A. -he spoke Margare, stopped 10
stroke old rommv, but 10 her inaniie
surprise. she saw lhat animals tail was
ert q, hi- eyes had chsnged 10 glossy
green u rage aud terror, aud with slow
psnlher-like tread be va. making bis way
toward the doorway whic opened upon
the cellar stairs.
Aud while she gazsd Margaret saw
with terror Thai the latch was slowly
lifting, and The eKt moment the door
swung open with au mninans creAk, aud
a msn stepped into the room. lie was a
short, thick.set fellow, With sandy hair
aud shiskers, sud pale, ieroeious look
lag b ne eye, set fal back In bi. head.
So ha. my dear, be said, ynu are sole
| proprietor. II appears.
For an instant Nnigafet's heart stood
sliil; bot .he vs. talursls brave, and
size Was proud A. vel, sud wond not
allow the mau IA .rr thar she feared
him
haze thai uir, ; 9 said cpoils =
Who are ou aud what do you wanti
,rusi iou viii excnse me II neglect
10 introduce mysel', said the man with
mock courtesy, rs for my business am
qaile hupp, TO iuiurm YOU about that, |
want the eight thousand dollars that the
Judge broughI from Ridgely bank last
night, and depend on you to point it
ont 10 ne.
The iudign ,ul blood rushed iuto Mar
garers face, and she answered sharply:
will die before | will do as You ask
You shall have your choice.
He produced pistol which he cooked
deliberately aud pointed at her head.
Show me tile place where the tin is
hidden or will blow your brains ont.
Like lightning a varied train of thought
rushed through the head Of the girl; and
IN that one instant of time she thought OF
n sc re OF plans 20 evade the rascal. aud
simultaneously discarded them as i'm
practicable.
There she was alone, helpless, a week
girl, almost mile from any other habit.
tation, and in storm Il was by no means
likely that any one would be passing by
of whom she could claim assistance.
For second she thought of risking
everything to escape by the outer door,
and trusting to The darkness and her
knowing the way to attempt to reach Mr..
Turner's and seek protection.
But the man seemed TO divine her
thought, for he stepped between her and
the door.
No, my beauty, You don't play that
game on mel he said with sardonic
smile. And now I'll give you just three
minutes to decide what you'll do. If you
will show me the money, | swear not to
do you any harm; If you refuse, swear
to XII you, and trust to luck for finding
IL without your help.
lie took out his watch and stood re-
garding ii aud Margaret alternately. A.
she stood there faint and giddy with fear
a new idea penetrated Margaret's brain
aud she was Just in the state Of desper'
alton which stops at no sacrifice, how
ever great. Come life or death she mus
save the money for which her friends had
toiled SO long and earnestly, aud the loss
OF which would involve them iu ruin
As she thought, she saw WAY TO do il
though il would compass h.r destruc
ton.
3 You may put up your pistol, she salt
, calmly; | will show you where the mon
ey ia concealed.
That's sensible, my dear, said The man
II aiu't often that sense aud pretty fac
a 90 together. But you're an exception
: Come, be lively now.
, She took candle from the table, se
c lected one from bunch OF keys from
basket hanging on the wall, aud bad
him follow her.
3 She led him up the stairs TO the doc
/ Of The oak closet, applied the key. open
e ing the door, pointed to the black box il
u the farther end Of the closet.
4 Yon will fnd what you se, Ia there
She stepped back for bin TO enter, bu
e be seized her by the wrist an1 dragge
her along with bin.
= know your game, said ht you wonl
get ms Into that cursed hole aud the
5 lock The door upon me. Take out ih
] key and fling il down stair, aud come /
a ,.,ftt t,.a al..ef eat yau