Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-12-22

nothing.
! at is just nervousness" she said
after while, lying down again
"If anything was wrong, Sultar
would bark"
Sultan did not stir, and she could
not see his bright half-opened eyes.
But sleep would not come, and
Ellie continued to hear faint un-
usual sounds. Something seemed
to whisper in her ear, "There is
danger" Der heart beat heavily.
Suddenly she heard, most dis
dinctly cautious step upon the
stairs. 1t was no dream, no .ner-
vous fancy.
"Rohbers!" gasped Ellie. She
started up.
One entrance Of her room open
ed upon the stairs-another upon
chambers communicating with q
distant staircase, whereby she
could reach Paurs room. The
step was coming steadily up as she
leaped to the floor and few to the
opposite entrance.
AS she CROPPED for the door hand
ell she heard the step enter the
room. The door she was trying
would not open it was locked up
on the other side. Sick with hor-
ror, she looked over her shoulder
and saw in the gloom, tall figure
noiselessly entering the apartment.
1t turned toward her. Shrek af-
ter shrek burst from her lips.
There was growl, leap, bull
ky form flying through the dark
ness, a fall, and then horrible ST.
lent struggle. The Aoor shook, the
windows shook in their panels. A
hollow groan. Then all was still.
Ellie, in her terror seemed to
have lost her senses, when she
heard a strong voice calling hey:
"Ellie ~
With three bounds, Paul Lacy,
with light in his hand, reached
the top Of the staircase.
BY the distant locked door stood |
the quivering white form of the
young girl, and prone upon the
floor, before him, lay the dead fg-
ure Of man, with The great mas
tiff over him. Sultan gave the up
turned throat one shake and walk
to bis master. 49,
"Eliie, you are not hurt 7" were
Paul Lacy's first words. |
"No," she faite:.ccal.
"He was a robber," said Lacy,
holding the light to the dead face.
"All my valuables are collected for
removal in the room below"
He returned down stairs, Ellie
and the dog with him. In the
basket upon the table were two
watches, money, and table silver.
The unspoken thought in both
minds made them turn toward the
the door Of the new servant.
Paul knocked, then opened the
door. The apartment was unoc-
cupied. The female disguise vas
strewn abont, and beside the bed
stood pair of unmistakable mems
boots. There was a pistol case
open on the table, scent of liquor
in the room. The new servant had
heen man.
Panl opened the carpet-bag. 1t
burglars tools, q flask of
whisky. case of jewelry, proba-
bly, stolen, and black mask.
ave have just escaped being
in our beds. IL / had
not been worried so for help, !
should have been more cautious
said Paul Lacy.
"Oh, please don't get any one
more," sobbed Ellie, even then not
forgetting her grievance. 81 will
keep house for YOU"
They went back to examine the
dead man. He was o dark evil
looking fellow, with a black beard
upon his chin, which the bandage
had concealed, and q scar across
his cheek. At day break lis body
was given in charge of the officers
at Munroe, and proved to have
been n most dangerous character.
And what did Paul Lacy do for
helpi In three days Ellie abun-
dainty proved to him that she could
manage the household. At the
end Of that time, there arrived,
through Miss Esmeralda's not un-
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