The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-03-29

OVtIeJ SaTan, speak, said Mildred
becoming a little pale.
YES, tell US, and Instantly" cried
Janet. '''
Sarah took her hand from ber face
aud looked up.
ut was an eye, miss" she said in
horror-stricken tones, ''such an awful
looking eye, and it glared at me /" She
added with repressed shrek.
We looked at each other in mute
CONSERVATION.
"lVas it living one, do YOU think
Sarah?" I asked.
YES it was all alive, miss, I am
sure" she sobbed. "Oh, what shall we
doY 1t looked so malignant and ter.
rible I" "
We looked at each other for a few
moments, and then Mildred spoke:
u can scarcely believe that YOU are
right, Sarah" she said: "I fancy that
your imagination must have been
making a goose Of you"
"Still, Mildred" I ventured to saw
Sarah may be right, and it would be
we'll to do something at once. This
may be plan to rob the house when
we are all in bed"
"And murder us all shrieked H,r.
riet.
Janet began to cry; and meanwhile
the butler had left the room.
Where is Jones ?" inquired Nil.
dred, suddenly observing his absence.
Let us 60 and find him, and see what
ID TO be Gone."
She passed into the hall, and ne fol.
lowed. Jones was rumaging In a
large closet, the door of which stood
open; he had lamp in his hand.
Inc other servants stood by, and we
together waited for him 20 emerge.
He was rather a long time, so Mildred
went close to the door and whispered
what are you doing there, Jones %
Jones made no reply, but came out
armed with an old rusty looking dag.
ger and two pieces of strong rope.
ou are not going to kill him? in.
4uired Janet.
Never fear, miss" replied Jones,
"A little prick, however, will do no
hurt. must take care of nv mas.
ter's house"
1--WE will come with you," whisper.
ed Mildred.
VERY good. miss" he answered,
please bring the dog to the door, and
Keep him there till l want him."
80 of went Jones with his lamp.
MS dagger and his ropes, We and the
servants following closely with the
log, who seemed to possess a strong
'onsciouaness Of something being
imiss.
Jones opened the door of the little
oom quietly, aud went in and placed
he lamp on q side-table which stood
lear. Thea at once, dagger and rope |
n hand, he walked toward the pack. |
which lay on the settee but / now |
observed that there we're one or two |
openings in the wrapper.
There was deep silence among us
or moment or two, interrupted on.
y by the low growing of the dog.
Vho became manifestly more and more |
lneasy, and was with great difficulty |
estrained from rushing into the room. |
Then there came scene of noise and
onfusion. Jones reached the pack
nd throwing the rope over his arm,
nd still! clutching the dagger, stopped
o inspect the slit in the wrapper
'here Sarah had asserted she had seen
n eye. At that moment one of the
most fearful and terrible yells / ever
card broke from between the folds
4 the wrapper. Tho paeL sI-uopled
iolenJIy, ana rolled over and fell
eavily to the ground, while ehoked
'oice begged for mercy; at this same
ime knife was seen endeavoring %
a-seV az VpUdIug. IuU SCREAMS or the !
ervants, the hysterical sobs of Janet,
he loud howlings and WINNINGS of
he dog, who was still restrained by
iildred from rushing frantically into
he room, made din that never can
orget. ! remember that Jones alone
Ooked very composed and uumoved
throughout. Before the man in the
'ack had time to free himself from the
wrapper, Jones had managed, despite
lis opponents struggles, to pass the
opes several times round him,
nd to secure them. By the time he
'ad accomplished this, we had all be.
ONE pretty quiet. The dog was ST.
enced and made to lie down in the
all, while Mildred and | and two of
he servants, the terrified Sarah not
icing one, went into the room.
The pack presented very ludicrous
ppearance. The wrapper had been
lit open from the centre upward and
displayed the figure of man appar-
ntly about thirty years of age, lying |
n it, the ropes wound about him. He |
.aa a long. male face. a hrnmn- grizzly |