The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-03-09

/ looked disagTeeably black and saa7p
above the white bandaee.
81 would work myself 20 Death
rather than have her here" SAID
Ellie, going about the house, fasteR-
/ ing doors and windows, after learn
/ ing that Paul had retired. -
When she vent TO her eham Der she
[ found the mastif Sultan lay on the
rug beside the bed. The dog WAS
fond of her, but he had never cDme
/ TO her room before Being tired she
made no attempt TO send him cut, but
/ let him be there. And alter a while,
I finding hat she could nOt sleep, she
was rather glad 10 have him there.
In Rpite OF all efforts she could a0t
sleep. More than she at first knew,
/ the appearance OF the stranger had
exciteJ her She could not cease to
think of her In The dizziness she
saw those fierce black eyes, that
/ bandaged face, that mysteriousiy en-
detected nothing unusual the ap-
pearance OF this woman seemed II
her most repugnant snd suspicicGs-
Eilie's cheeks burned feverishiy in
| the darkness. She heard the clock
strike twelve A moment afterWard
she hesrd step, q slow creeping step,
In the hall. Her head started from
its pillow ta listen (; the sound ceased.
But her heart beat SO furioasly that
any yinconsiderable noise would have
been drowned. But now the house
seemed quite stiE the. darkness was
intense. Ellie strained eyes and ears,
but saw nothing, heard nothing.
at Is just nervousness" she said,
after a while, laying down again-
''If any thing was wrong Sultan would
BARK
Sultan did not stir, and she could
not see hls bright halt open eyes.
But sleep would net come, and
Ellie continued to hear faint unusull
sounds. Something seemed to wins
per in her esr, "There Is danger"
Her heart beat heavily.
Suddenly she heard, most distinctly
cautious step upon the stairs. 1t
was no dream, no nervous fancy.
Robbers 90 gaspsd Ellie. She
started up.
One entrance OF her room opened
upon the stairs-anOther upon cham.
bers communicating with q distant
staircase, whereby she could reach
Paul's room. TIE step was coming
steadily up as she leaped 10 the floor
and few to the opposite entrance.
AS she groped for the door handle,
she heard the step enter the room.
The door she was trying would not
open +; IL tOds locked on the other side.
Sick with horror, she looked over her
shoulder and saw in the gloom q tall
figure Doislessly entering the apart
ment. 1t turned toward her. Shrek
after shrek burst from her lips.
There was q groWl, a lean, 8 bulky
form flying through the darkness, a
fall, and then q horrible silent strug-
gle The floor shook, the windows
shivered in their panels. a hollow
groan, then all was still. Ellie in her
terror seemed to have lost her senses,
when she heard strange vOies esll-'
ing her: --
"EilIe 2, aVNA
With three bounds, Paul Lacy, with
light in his hand, reached the top of
the staircase. fAfsftE
By the distant locked door stood
the quivering white form Of the
young girl, and prone upon the floor
before him lay the dead figure of a
man, with the great msstif over him.
Sultan gave the upturned throat one
shake and walked to his master.
"Eilie, you are not hurt ?" were
Paul Laey's first words.
mo-" she faltered.
"He was robber," said Lacy, hold
ing the light to the dead face. "All
nv vaIuaDles are collected for renDV-
al in the room below"
He turned down stairs, Ellie a3d
the dog with him. In the basket up
on the table were two watches,
spoken thought Ia both minds made
them turn toward the door CT the new
servant.
Paul Knocked, then opsned the
door. The apart nent, was -unoccu-
pied. The female disguise was strewn
about, and beside the bed stood pair
of unmistakable mans boots. There
WAS a pistol case open on the table,
scent of liquor In the room. Fhe new
servant had been a man. 1rs
Paul opened the carpet bag. II con-
tanned burglars tools, flask of whis
ky, case of jewelry, probably stolen,
and black mask.
I'VE nave just eS9apeu O5lug muir
dered In our beds. III j had not been
worried so for help, L should have
been more cautious" said Paul Lacy,
20, please don't get any one more, -
sobbed Ellie, even not forgetting her
grievance. II will keep house for
you" AZ
They went back to examine the
dead man. He was dark, evil-loOk-
ing fellow, with black beard upon
his chin, which the bandage hal con-
cealed, and a scar across his cheek.
At day-5reak his body was given in
charge of the officers at Muhros, aud
proved to have been most dangerous
character. ~ -. 2. /. 8.
And what did Paul Lacy do for
help? In three days Ellie abundant
ly proved to him that she could man
age the household. At the ead of
that time there arri we'd, through Miss
Esmeralda's not unkind exertions,
stout and faithful negro girl, and Paul
Lacy married pretty Ellie, aud made
her Chloe's mistress. II he had
search the world over, he could not
have found better wife-ss time has
proved. ser---s