The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-07-14


she Jed kim ID tie stairs to The
+ Idoor q the oak cosrt. applied tic
key, ard opening the door, p9iafed
TO the hiack box in Ire farther corner
Iof The closet
@You VII f1d shat zen seek
there
She stepped bach r5r hia 10 enter,
but he seized Der by ihe wrist and
pulled her olonr with hiG-
i EuoW your game, sail be, yoa
would gel ne into thar curssd close
/ hole and then lock the door upon ne.
Take out tbe key AID fling II down
( the stars, and eoae II with re l
tshan't eat you
She o5eyed biu literally, ard rs
they stood tosetler n tie sitting
place. which was scarcely large
enough 10 contain them, As-ssse1
with thu head which TIE latter tad
left free, seized aa The deer ana PUlled
lite
i sbet %iib sharp ciiek-saut
and locked 81 TIE same TINE.
! Gerce ua,a barst from The bsr-
glu
N hat a. yen uaa1s1 be cried
Hell and furiss. I 81 81 saHocats here.
Open tbe deer. OF ] via shoot yoa. p
10 Is yon please. said Aarga-
.ret deGzatlv; The deer has Q spring
lock and caa be opened oalv from TIE
outside And unless some one comes
Ito cur relief we shaI remain Hutil
ne de, which VIII 3 be q few
4 b1urs 81 the most
..You-the devil Why have yen
done thiss BE demanded ho2rse with
4 rage
7a'1 voz knew dies y5u wil die
t5c
-Cer.zinly; b1s I prefer dezta 70
The rain q my best friends. + we
die here-as we shall withGat doubt
the money VIII BE saved.
The oaths. and curses Of the man
were faarfal-But Margaret felt no
fear Something ab1Te and beyond
+ herself sustained her, sad she was
happy IN the consciousness that her
lie would purchase the cd bone for
her kind bHDef3ct0rs-
The close torpid ar weighed upon
( her Ike Iead-alreaCy had the wretch
who was her companion, sank stuPe
fed 10 the floor. Al Der past life
came up before bcr-sbe beard voices
Z long mute beneath the grave clods
and then life and sense faded ont.
+ and she knew no more
Judge Wallace found lis sister
better, but the storm coming On it
was deemed best 10 remain all night
I bat early tie next morning be set out
+ for home accompanied By his wife.
Arrived in the sight Ct his house
+ be was surprised 10 see the shutters
stil closed. and TIE chimney giving
out no smoke Of welcome.
Al the gate q Young man was ty-
+ inc O horse. and the Judge exclaimed
to his wife:
1Bless nav life. Auaiei that's Al
Z cernont There's no mistakiDg him
4 He's home o month earlier than we
expected him Bnt I greatly fear
something i amiss With Mag. She's
81 early riser aa6 The shutters are
+ ye, ciusel
He whipped Up his horse anl
soon had his long absent son by the
hand.
The FIRST warm Creeiags over the
Judge raped II the fastened door,
bat eIiciriDE 10 response his alarm
/ increased and after shouting for
Margaret ct the top Of his voice, and
4 receiving 10 reply, with Algernon :
help. be burst open TIE door, and en-
tered the kitchen
an was as she had LETT II IN the
DrexTous rht-the FIRE had burned
down the black brands covered the
hearth: the chamber door stood sgg-
restivelv open. Father and son as
/ cen5ed the stairs. and bslf way Up
/ the Judge tumble5 over The key OF
the oak closet.
Good heavens he ezcl2lmed
the KEY Of the closet where l left that
+ money. I greatly fear that some
eva has befanen Margaret,
They found the closet door locked
and to their repeated knockings there
/ cane DO response from within.
/ AIce-non applied the key AID the
opened door revealed q frigbtful
sight
With fearfaIly distorted purple
. face oftbe robbeT lay on The floor,
stone dead, and a little removed
/ from lin, pale and quiet lay Aar9a-
ret.
Alrerno8 bore her down stairs and
( into the open air, but II vas very
long before she gave any slg1 or
token CT life. And it was q week be-
fore she was able to give q detailed
account Of what had happened dur
iag that night Of horror, n me oak
closet.
Bat she had saved the money, and
I. the son undertook 10 pay the debt Of
gratitude owed By bis father.
And before the winter was over
Algernon married Margaret, and
together they dwell IN TIE o. d home
stead. and On stormy nights they tel
their children the story q t1e OAK