The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-04-15

and responded udifeaily. Nom
win ht be back soon 60 you kBow
questioned DE visitor
Gucss so-'f5re long Bu, be dread,
fll strong, aud Do arriss aIlis money
lu hIs pockets, replied ice diseouuelug-
iy
All the lady looked surprised -dissp-
poiuted, Joe thoagbli sud be volunteered
another dissuasye rcmafk rm awfai
bard 20 ge, to,siecp.
Are you sure you ara wide awake uow2
asked tbe visitor, bali laughing, bat With
pauIcd scrutiny Of her face.
Bet am affirmed Joe promptly, wink
log bard to convince himself ot tbe truth
OF bis assertion.
wonder, murmured the lady, il the
doctor dian'i leave anything tor me. ]
thought | should lud what | wanted II
he had gone out
Joe's eyes opened round aud large: lie
changed bis position uneasIly, and did
not feel al am certain that be might not
be getting down Ia this psrilous state Of
ailars. The lad,'s glance swept the room
aud as it rested rehsctively on The preo-
ious white jay, Joe grew desperate.
see here, meb5y you might find some
,hiug real nice in the other rooml be
burst forth eagerly, Doctor leaves lots
Of things there sometimes
Does he SO that people can aet them
when be Is away? Probably be has left
what want there Her face frightened;
She paused au inslan, a. ii expecting Joe
to lead the way, then asked: Where
shall looky
Under the-on the table in there ans
wered Joe, pointing toward the article
mentioned but following at a respectful
distance until she was fairly within the
room. Then he sprang suddenly forward,
closed the door and locked it, piled two
or three chairs against It and surmounied
them with the coal scutle.
There now he cried excitedB.
Open the doorl demanded the lady's
equally excited voice from within. Such
a joke is very, very rude! What do you
meanl
Mean TO keep yon until Uncle MIX
GENES, cause he told me to--tiats what
You can't put me to sleep now said the
young jailer decidedly.
The child must be insauel exclaimed
the bewidered prisoner.
But Joe was quite certain of bis sanity,
aud as his alarm gradually subsidei into
feeling Of security, since the captive
had no chance Of escape, he became con.
vinced that he had done an exceedingly
brilliant thing.
OIL know all about you he explain
ed eourageously The doctor told me to
keep you til he got back, hut don't
s'posc he thought could do it,.
will, though; you can't get out, aud
you shau't steal nothin' either.
Steal anything? What an idea A
slight laugh rippled through the lady's
voice, though the situation was seriously
annoying. You have made some strange
mistake, little boy. have a long walk
TO take, and it is growing dark. Please
open the door, she urged coaxingly.
But the small sentinel proved very
model Of iaithfulne5s in the discharge OF
his duty. lie could not be frightened,
persuaded nor bought, and the prisoner
finally relinquished all efforts to move
him. She attempted to raise a window,
bat it resisted her slight strength, and
glance at its height from the ground re
vealed the useessness Of such an under
taking. So she stood silently gazing out
into the deepening dusk and gloom, per.
picked, indignant, and a little anxious,
too, as to what all this could mean, and
when it might end.
In the outer room Joe marched about,
seated himself upon the table, and swung
bis feet to and fro, monarch ofall he
surveyed.
But Notwithstanding his catiou. the
time passed very slowly, aud the stiffness
grew oppressive.
Must be hours and hours, he multerod
a. be waited, listening for his uuele's re-
turn
Tie caught the first sound Of bis step Oh
the stair-a slower step than usual, and
the doctors face wore a faint cloud OF
disappointment from his unsuccessful
walk. 1t passed through swift and va /
ried changes, however, at the discovery
of Joe's barricade, and the confused re-
hear.al Of bis valiant exploit.
Caught her slick as could be; she didn' /.
get q chance TO burglar anything at an, /
tell you! began the youthful dctec,iva
boaslngly, but paused ia open.mouthed I
dismay at witnessing the speed with .
which the chairs were pushed aside and .
the dangerous old lady released.
Miss Moore! What must you think /
exclaimed the doctor, apologelically, re- /
grelfulIy.
That your style Of Inducing customers
to await your return Is somewhat pecu .
lar, DR.. Casey, sHe replied, a dash Of
mischief mingling with the annoyance .
and resentment iu her tone.
Joe! began the doctor sieruly. But
the blandcr was too absurd, and bis voice .
trembled,
Wen, said Joe, deieBsiFely, guess she .
slipped up stairs iust a. s9ftIy as could be
and you said they was always women
aud wore brown wells 10 hide their faces
an' lf one of EN- come bore not iet 'em
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