Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-07-19

sion, and clung to her daughter with
a sort of wild despair. Johanna not
iced but little OF her mother, for the
voice of the man she so much dreaded
had struck terror to her soul, and she
could only gaze upon the brigands
and wonder If they could save her.
Mirma soon learned the cause of the
trouble, and she came and led Olivia
and her daughter into the. other de-
partment of the cave, where she
tried to quiet their fears. asf foI vsc1
The four men who were now with
Roland, were stout, able men, and
had been for years in the service Of
the brigand chief. Their names were
Vert. Osan, Blandberg, and Kramer.
The first named was the oldest OF the
four, and towards him the others
seemed to look for directions. lbszs
The party Of besiegers were evil
IDENTIFY all collected about the door,
and their cries for admission were
growing more clamorous.. The stout,
firmly rivited wood still resisted all
their efforts, and at length there was
a momentary cessation Of the noise.
"What, hol within therel" shouted
Kraunich. '~Give me the two ladies
OF Rosenfels. and I will go away with
out harming you"
"If you want them you must take
them as best You can,' returned
Vert.
"Then look out for yourselves"
came back from Kraunich, in tones
OF evaporation; "for by heavens. Ill
gain admittance here, even though I
have to tear down the very rocks
about YOU"
@Now," said Vert, turning to his
small party, ~let us give them our
welcome. You Osan, and myself will
ascend the ladders and fire, while the
others shall load the carbines and
hand them up. II we work spry, we
may drive them off,
AS Vert spoke, he seized a loaded
carbine and ascended one OF the lad
ders, while Osan ascended another.
They ran the muzzlcs OF the weapons
out through the loop holes and fired,
and on the next instant there came a
sharp cry from among the besiegers.
There's two Of them gone to 'tother
world" shouted Osan, as soon as the
smoke cleared away so that he could
see the effects OF the two shots.
"Pick out Moritz Kraunich, II you
can,' said Roland, as he handed up
another carbine.
Il can't, returned Osan, ~for he's
close in to the door,"
Again the men fired. and this time
two more OF the outside parties fell;
aud this caused greSt CONSERVATION
among them. They huddled as close
ly as possible to the door. but they
could not all of them get out Of the
way Of the carbines. More than half
Of them were exposed to the aim Of
the two brigands. and yet they could
not effectually return the fire. Some
Of them discharged their pistols at
the loop holes, but without any other
effect than merely battering up the
bullets against the sides OF the ap-
ertures. 1t was so dark within the
cave that the besiegers could not dis
tinguish the faces OF the brigands,
and ere long they began to waver.
Once more there came furious
onset against the door, but it did not
even tremble. The voice Of Kraunich
was. heard uttering most fearful i'm
precautions, as one after another Of his
men were falling about him. ~ { =
Roland, Blanderberg and Kramer
kept the carbines loaded nearly as fast
as Vert and Osan could discharge
them. and they were discharged, too.
with terrible precision. g hss
After the brigands had fired some
twenty times. killing as many men.
there was lull among the enemy,
and the voice of the leader was heard
as IL in consultation. Blandberg
placed his ear to the door and lis
tened.
@They are going" he said.
@Ay," added Vert from above.
"they have turned away. Let US have
two more carbines. quick, and one OF
US will give Kraunich dose for his
villain heart" eii
The carbines were handed up, but
before Vert could level his, Moritz
Kraunich had got wedged in among
his men and he could not be reached.
The weapons were discharged, how
ever. and two more OF the party were
left dead In the area. a
BY this time the soldiers had, be-
gan to wind down through the
narrow pass, and when they had all
disappeared, Vert and Osan came
down from the loop-holes. Johanna
and her mother came out from their
apartment as soon as they heard the
news, and from the expression upon
their countenances it could be seen
that they had began to hope.
"If they are gone then we are safe.
uttered the maiden, interrogatively.
"They are gone for the present,
returned Vert, @but we know not how
long they will remain"
"Oh, then let US fee from here
while they are gone,' cried Johanna.
~Let US seek some shelter in the for
est"
"Ah, lads, that would hardly answer.
We should have to go down for some
distance by the path which they have
taken. and perhaps they NAV be in