Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-06-17
A MONT or ALARM.


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Nv sistar Julia vss sIv,vs conraueona. In our
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yoa.n Tue country Was wneo' uiA'i now u"' !.
might be said OF her that she was not brought
up In tho voods to he scared by an owl, she
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won'o tfAverse inc most nh'req"on' paths' won
derng 1t any timhity. .. ..
There was nothing masculine, however, In
ou"~ .ppo.,Aoe' sno W. .Aapy ssNoon IVY
o0s chltu' win m aD6ehce OF fear IN her chsrac'
tor, and . consequent oleaznoss Of perception in
all caaaa of auu,sved or AETNA, danger.
whsr T "a. .,-t..r and Ir,;. 70. s;.htoor
WIG" Wss s'Asoo" ~" su"s "as o'k"tco''
a Hesaian, who had been in tho British service,
and who It the oIoso of tic war lad deserted
from his regiment " ~ ~ -
Ho va . powerful man. with 4 heavy. .imbruted
oountenance; and both Julia and myself were
struck e the yery fryt With sp intuitive dread Of
him. The feeling in Julia hardly took the char
acter of fear. but wa one rather Of loathina.
i. ons evening shs read Of horrible murder that
from the paper, they encounterod those Of Hans
schmidt. There was something terrible in that
glance; and from that moment. she resolved that
A. her wishes and opinions wore always of
% chsraes s0's"' VIZ" '"''''' "' s"'' A~'' "'' o''
No0n aftor tlis. Julia and I vera laft alonA in
the houso 10th our fathor and mother being ab-
sent upon . visit until tho following day, and We
tine. Cfor We never kent more than one,)
disrobe5' w,sn Jmiia y turneJ hastily 10 tle win.
dow. ~
ii leslare. she saitl. "the evening In 10 pless-
ant thst II In . nitv to remain in doors. Idon't
faal a Iii sIaenv . iet's 90 down ,pon the
lawn" o.
Wa deacondaa Tho staina How little i'm.
.u;ned vhst IA in Jnlias heart HAIRY Irving
came mn inst A. va Reached tile lawn. IIo VAS
jnlis anesuad lin in Conversation and he
io;nad no ~ sister w.s move than nsnaiIv
ivasv A"' ~ ''' "' "'
Wkbara ara Tosm. and E,oar and Will sho
asasd; aSE 4, r.n,,.., u.rr, .th.v ar. ov.r n NV
uncie's. Thoy viii be- coming BACK soon."
The three vonn0 man eoon ssMDnored nnon the
ro.i s,a y, sU~s ~. snr',r;s~ Inn s-css 4 tssir
snnrosch' Ard osIad na ssida frum the door.
Z Nov Hsrv Won na.d M Ia nervnns v aha
s.;a " Kesn onist. ana do not snsSI above
vonr broefl Hhsre /. 4 man nr,iar onr ha5--
ihcro. ti'nre y, md sbe claDped her hand over
INV mouth-" = msn under our bod. and the
.aiess |. ss,1f tsST. 1ssidsa ~ JuHs ascsodsd ~
stsir. -
AZ .o rov.e,, 7 cou,d mt follow them. but
rons,ns, aycmhi;no And lasnciI mon tIe door
steps. Never Jid Z experience . greater sense
"r raI;as tS.n vhon the sssaiiino nsrtv deseenied
inoLno r.rtlv ssHaInad anil nartlv amnned. hay-
~ sn,,S ,ohi"~ - ,nstiSv tioiy sndSen anna,
nsnt ny ,o" ''''e ~ '"' ''' ~
Ini;. v.s In an .ponv Of modification and
went p,teously for although but half CON
w;'prsa ,Sst %ay .pnrabsns;ons had been oronnd
Less tbe iina that ahe who had never III now
TnsraT snvthirv h,d niacesi horaelf ro lutlicrOus
noeisa t . n1 nas sr nis. ~ nsmnnnrfss
The man. nhe ssid. must nave tsken tic alarm
az, AL ont tha h.ci door for she oonld not
,.vo ~. .e hso" M dsceivoJ.
n"r vnnno Sr;snds mora in pitv for her NOR.
tscs.;6n ti,sp from snv bclief I'M the reality of
thn % night % intruder. der otiered TO remain in the VI
:I. RI, ao.,.;.,, Lrt .h> x,ouid mot I;stan to
,Ia yro,,o.ison ol md thev tocS their densrture
''T ~. snrrv tn soc them 90 and watched their
80. ~, ~ ~ yare ont ~ s;oht Tor tha sfYa;r
~ ~ ovan;ng h.S simost f1iUhtonod mo into
bv.tsrics
"yHs yi;a h,..,.- AZ or.o ,,,shaa IN tha cb.mber
~ y a;ng;"r ,.r.s;t nm IN hsS oontsnued bttsr.
INV, EnS;ne .Se She h.d oyhiIjtsI har.alf IN a
.n,ppn .Hsi,,nI sha IaspisaJ And har man nm.
Sar t,,a j,o, rroniJ ha ia talk n tha neighbor-
SooS s,iiowcd her bnt neither of us could
no. M '''' D~' -''''''~, ~
III. o,oc. nm tina r,.ntlan,ecn strnct alcven
ano men Iox, uok, acx ,. lem n.sad on ~. ..sn'
w. 9 ~. y, .t,or,It r"lv sS occs son.i eirh
t,nts..t,,., H.. S,,Inoa.
"osf n m' o,ocE Strncs Int II had mt rasched
,,,n tHn., .troIs vhan In,;s iasn;no ont If bed.
tinna harssIS nrom ~ ;mmsnse chsst At Inc fur.
lung sd u -, rno,,, ~ ''"'''1' ''''"s - '"o
'A W0h N.rv i" sha cr;ad % ouick onick He
:. + o:,,rot ho,S tSa' 'iartha v;iI aet ont =,
Ts,ar. xss inJaaI % .ona living thing iSside the
,,,a.. ~ in mite ~ JnIs,s Us;oht fhe i;d vss
TstsJ and .hsn ~ the inst;nct AZ Saif f-preserva.
.;., o,o.,,o an~ nv torror S~rsr1 r. kar ssss.
saa ~
AnGe. .. ,.s ,.r.,,,p 1u..;,o
v,wr.oiS hnla;mD down t,a III ~ abovmsn's
ufso. hote . es.r;c.nr vr;t,';ng hane"th a,
pai,,;',.s c.cs' Ton 4" ~ nl.cs hv vonr veiohl
AoSp"s i" M, Hvon. strnorpiino to tssr lila "a,
s.uho, w. Ha.,e,: m.v" ,,n', '''"ee"e ~ ~ w
'"s ,,. n"% -. wave not long in suspense. Horrid
e,ecr..ions half German, half English, chilled
oMr vsrv hasrts and ve knev that there. in the
5, our Ve,y nIv ta ' ia ~ sn Old ,heat wss he
t.as, ,"oa,, sn",,snlvas AMI, Hsna Schmidt
"sei .;u... !, .tsrsaJ mn and nncs or tv;ce hi,
s,,.,asS s rara csnoht in Ia nnon,n1 Then Hna
iny o"r Communal veioht Too much for hi,
..ss.n"th II wonia hac ,T,a ovident that ha ~
endssvorinp 70 force ont an end OF the chest
lint he oonfi moi work to Advantage. Orampe,
W.. m,s sho,lv av.iiahie he conid neither kioI
III" - iii I'M sorcs AMI hsrca hi. enc
hons r,ats,s mon hia siity 70 in ma mn id M,
~ r' "r' '
nSgn 1en s .,,a"osc M j" %ossess hor nneer feoi
IN" ~ s1nissttinm snrsnv nm into JnIis'r hesrt.
"s ..I " ws. r,uht Msrv'" Ana cried. ssThev won
think ma i fool now, will thcy ? siisn't b
..hsmed n see Harrv irving ="
Poor Julia under the circumstances, the ide
vss re.IIv iudiorous but neture viii every
where s..ert herself. and Julis hated coward
ThumD thump thump Lid and side IN
end alternally folt the cranped powerful blow,
Then GAME tie lift-the steady straining liz
and Jni,a cheered ma when tho cover shook an
rose and trembleJ,
an. o.~V rot n,t Msrvi Wa aro safa onl