The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-03-07
Written expressly for the HERALD.
THE GREAT ROBBERY AND WHO
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BIZ OLIVE HARPER.

Another auuaclouS rODOerE lne
depredators unknown! Chief Burke
on their track y"
What will become of US. Aunt
Sarah, if they should take mott on to
pay US visit Unprotected as we
are, we could not offer the slig htest
defense, for James is such coward" :"
James sweiled in majestic dignity,
and looked as severely brave as any
ccal black face can, and deposited the
dish of ham and eggs upon the table
as if trying the strength of the dish,
when the young lady by the Ere look
ed up from her paper again to say ::
why aunt Sarah, these burglaries
are quite alarming. Pbere was one
last night within only half block of
u.s."
The temptation to overpower this
piece of news quite overcame James
wounded dignity, and be opened still
wider his lips, and said:
And one, Miss Annie. down at
Mrs. Parker's They took pretty
near everything worth taking, and
Chief Burke is on their track, but he
has muffin to catch hold of 'en with. -
Dear me-" said Mrs. Sanborn ;
IL hope poor Miss Jones and Mrs.
Parker came to no harm, and tba.
Arethiss did not have Mysteries"
"De family, ma'am, as l said be-
fore, has not been molested but eve
erything the villains could git holt on
was carried of, and no traces of them
barn't been discovered up to the pres
ent time"
Aunt Sarah, this is serious we
are Two lone women as well as Mrs
Parker and her sister. Suppose they
come after our things, too"
81 don't know, suppose the dan
ger is not urgent enough to send out
to the Preside for q guard of soldiers
is it ?n
81 know that you are as brave ss
a lion, Aunt Sarah but don't think
this laughing matter at all. You
know you have large amount of
money in the house, besides all our
jewelry and what could you do, or
|, or James "
81 am no coward, Miss Annie, for
all you said so; but always the very
first thing these raskils do is to take
the man servants into the dish-closet,
so that you see"
"Well, James, that would be of
little consequence, for if they did not
lock you in there. you would do 80
YOURSELF" said Mrs. Sanborn, with a
sly smile that merged into laugh as
James retreated. There, Annie"
she went on, don't look 30 serious.
/ will pack up all the plate to-day and
send it with all our jewelry and mon
ey ostentatiously to the bank +; and
we will live here peacefully, and eat
out of tin dishes, and wear blue rib
bons all the time instead of our jew
els. fit will contribute to your peace
of mind"
Annie ate her breakfast 10 half
satisfied silence, looking decidedly
out of temper, which Mrs. Ssnborn
observing, said:
"And I'D tell you what | can do;
I've just thought of it, and that will
be still better. You recollect Nelson
Mowry, don't you2 He has just
come back from Arizona, has leave
of absence inde6nite-and I'll write
a line to him at headquarters, and
ask him to come here for while and
mount guard over two unprotected
females. 1t will be quite in bis line.
You have not forgotten Nels, have
you ?"
IL don't remember him very well, "
said Annie. looking very earnestly
into her coffee-cup the while; hasn't
be turned out verv wild? Jane Ber-
ger told me something of that Sort"
"Then Jane Berger had better
hold her tongue" said Mrs. Sanborn.
"Give dog bad name and hang
him. Tell all the girls to beware of
the animile for fear be bites 1t is
my opinion she knows ali about it,"
(this last little sarcastic 1t has
always been the fashion in Nels' fam
ilv to give him credit for being every
thing be ought Lot to be. and don't
know exactly what amount, or what
kind o. iniqIity is comprehend in
the word, ,rild, but do know that
although Nels is called scapegrsce.
he has the noblest, truest heart that
ever wore the bluen
Annie's eyes grew luminous, as she
went forward impulsively and kissed
ber aunt several times on her flushed
cheeks.
Mrs. Sanborn's eyes spsrkled and
her cheeks colored as she thus warm
ly defended her favorite nephew
her dead brothers boy-who had his
training at the hands of an absolute
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