Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-07-26

hours have rolled over your head /;
and I'll learn you to keep it, too"
Anything but your wife," cried
Johanna, clinging to her mother;
you may make me your servant,
your waiter, your slave, but no more.
~Ha, ha, ha, do you think L have
hunted you up just for the sake OF
having you for COUNSELLOR No, no.
pretty one, have come on purpose
] for wife. And now," he continued,
while his tone sank to Kissing
/ whisper, "have care how you at
tempt any more of your peculiar
tricks with me. You should know
me well enough to know that l can
brook no more of them. If you have
more garments here that you wish TO
put on, put them on quickly, for We
must make haste"
Johanna could say no more. She
saw that she was again in her perse-
cutors power, and with that inert
principle OF elf-possession which
utter dependency sometimes gives,
she moved away to obey the orders
she had received.
When all was ready, Moritz Kraun-
ich collected his men, most OF whom
had been ransacking and plundering
the cave, and ordered them to take
charge of the five prisoners outside,
and prepare to set out for home.
He made Mirma prepare to accom-
him.
"For," said he, as he gave her the
order, II am determined to exter-
inmate the whole band OF Waideck's
followers, even to his women and
himself"
Il hope you will rest easy after
you have accomplished the under
taking" quickly returned Mirma,
while half-making smile played
around her somewhat wrinkled feat
ures.
She went to fetch her hat and
scarf as she spoke, and Kraunich
gazed after her in mute surprise.
He noticed that she smiled, and there
was something so peculiar in her
smile, that 1t startled him.
@Look ye, old woman he said,
after Mirma had returned; do you
know what will be your fate now
that you are in my power?'
"Yes, very well sir"
@Ah, then speak it. !"
Il shall see you hungl" pro
nounced the woman In slow, meas
ured tones.
Moritz Kraunich could not hide
the shudder that ran through his
frame.
~Out upon the, lying beldame.!"
cried the Major. I'll see The hung, and
I'll see thee hung safely, too."
@Don't deceive yourself, Moritz
Eraunich," returned Mirma, still
calm and sarcastic. There's many a
slip between a villain and his hopes,
and you will not prove an exception
When Kraunich turned away he
was pale and trembling, and Johanna
could but notice it. That simple
thing gave her more hope than had
all else she had heard. for she saw
that Kraunich was fear struck. She
looked into the face OF Mirma, to see
IL she could not detect some signs OF
the brayado there, but she could not.
Those aged features were calm as a
quiet summers eve, and the strange
smile still lurked about her lips.
When the party left the cave the
sun had already sank below the
mountain peaks, and Kraunich gave
the order to make all possible haste.
He called some OF his stoutest men
to help the women along, and having
seen that all was in order, he set for
ward. Night overlook him before he
reached the castle, but 1t was moon
light night, and the way was made
very comfortably.
When the castle was reached,
Moritz Krannich had the brigands
and old Roland secured in some OF
the dungeons, and Airma he placed
In secure room by herself, but for
the baroness and Johanna he allowed
the freedom CT the place. or one
thing, however. he made himself
sure; he had seen that every means
Of egress from the outer court was
well and faithfully guarded.
Kraunich went and sat down In the
great cabinet, after he had made all
needed arrangements, and here he
called for wine. He drank deeply,
for he needed an extraneous stimu-
liant to keep his spirits up. Yet he
was we'll satisfied with his success
thus far, for he had gained the object
OF his desires in the capture of Jo-
hanna Leusden, and he had saved his
two hundred ducats, too, for one OF
Wert's shots had killed the old fores-
ter Klamith. The maiden was safe
within the castle, and as already said
the old forester lay among the dead
away up In the rock-bound court OF
the mountain cave.
For the time his cherished plans
seemed destined to prove successful,
and he congratulated himself on his
prospect, Notwithstanding the loss OF
half of his force, he had taken with
him.
Johanna Leusden passed a sleep
less night More than half the time
she spent in talking with her mother,
and the remainder was about equally
divided between bitter thoughts and