The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-05-11

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That's the squire. And the man with the
seventeen hundred dollars must be young
Mr.. bennett, on the Brush Hill Road
He's a sort of a stranger, you know. Mr.
Pendextcr was a-saying that he'd sold out
all his hay at good price to pay off his
mortgage"
"Where is Mr. Pcndextcr?" said
Esther, promptly. lie must go over
and give this Mr. bennett warning at
once"
ITS, is, ts," clucked Mrs Pendexter
He's off in the medder lot, two miles
away, and SOS all the rest. There amt u
man about the place, Miss Esther"
"There never is" put in Rosa, despair
ingly. II never saw any thing like it!
Oh, how horrd, horrid it must be in the
land Of the Amazons, | can't think why
Joaquin Miller should write a poem about
them"
" How far is it to Mr.. Dcnnett's?" said
Esther.
cts good three miles, but a straight
road all the way. Right through the woods.
You can't miss it,
Through the woods We all shivered;
but Esther went on bravcly:
"Nery well. Amanda can harness the
old gray, can't she? Please tell her TO,
and I'll drive over to Mr. Denuctt's. Girls,
which of you will go with me-"
Nobody answered.
Dolly?'
" Yes" l said, with sinking heart.
"lll gO.'
The girls wept and walled, but in vain.
"Don't be silly said Esther. "Of
course somebody must go"
Well ant. admire your courage"
said Mrs. ''2's:eEeXtcr, land there's this
about it: there amt no real danger.
They're always scared at daylight''-
speaking OF the genus burglar nS OF Il
wolf You won't see your men again,
Miss Dolly, promise you II wasn't
sure OF that, l wouldn't let you go no.
how"
Fortified with this, we set OIL, conceal
ing our inward trcmors as bcs' we might.
The ROAD seemed long, but AT last we came
to pretty brown cottage, with little
lawn, flower beds, and an air OF taste
and refinement new TO us III that region.
A handsome, sunOurncd young man. VINO
was cutting the grass with " hand NOW
ingmachnC, came forward to meet us,
and raised his straw hat with the unmls-
taxable ar OF gentleman
Esther explained our errand, MT Den
nett listening lntently, never taking MS
eyes OIL her lace as she spoke
= am probably the person meant, nc
SAID. AT least nave The sum alluded
to IN my house to pay ucDt when laIIS
due next week. lie paused, ana thouSht
for moment silently
" | wonder you were notatraLu TO orlVc
over to TINS lonely place. he Saiu'
smiling.
1--WE were, llttic Dll, pcfhai s., IaI-
tered l.
Yet you came. lloW very goo" OF
you! You must let me drive you oacK'
HOh, pray dohl leave your mousse uh-
guarded! lhoSe men may co'''e' you
KNOW
ION, there Is no danger now Fore-
warned Is 1orearmca'
lie called man, gave some oruCrS'
went into the house moment, ana we
were OIL. Dear me- now saie we l'i. al
at once! The dark nooks hau loSt lheir
terrors' ana the return urIYe WAS uclIsA'-
iul.
Next day Mr. Dennett calhel 10 tell us
that the thieVeS hau Deeh c"uSh' 'eo-
handed, and were safely lodged IN the
county jail. lie had recovered Mrs rem
deXters SILVER also; ana ai'oSe!hcr 'nefo
was so much 10 near anu 10 olS'uSS 'i'o'
nobody wondered al MS coming yeV an
other ana ano'her gay, anu lh"IIy every
day. IL was surprising no" lNucn noiG
interesting lie seemed 10 seVer"l VI US l
was more 'ii"n oi''' i'iiii"t'o' " i-3,"o, ,,.
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