The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-04-13
ENTRAPPING A BURGLAR.

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po,,l;na Twcoa ,,s,,oii,l ros;dos T., tho
V;ctor;o Strosso Porlip T,ost snr;nos
I,o,,,o-or sho ono,,,,;od ton,,'o,oriI,-
some distance outside of The c;tv' n oar.
tonhons or countr,, houso cons; st;no &c
oniv o,, s,noc;ous o ,.ambI;n~ H bo % osomont sto "
~ Surrounded hv verondo Ono
n;obt abont fen O'Clock she was s;tt;no
there IN bo, hndroom Uor cbo;,. ',s ,,ras
nlaced before n toilet tahlo which w"s w"s
Ii0hted bv n way taner ON each edo Of
tbe oIass Tho two toners wera NOT % s,f'
fic;ent 70 illuminate tba ,oon, vow, hc;j-
liantIv. and the farthar end Inv Ipr;ad
in n sort of semi-ohscur;tv Madame
Tucca was busv read;no some Letters
concern;no enoooements when sudJcu.
iv she imaoined She heard a noise She
looked round but see;no notbino. con-
cluded shc had mede q mistal.e' and
resumed the norpsol of tbe letters She
had tn,%oticn nj ann,,t H. 80 Ine
She hoard II AGAIN Tb;s limo instead
of looL;nn ronnd sho hannonod without
moving her heal merely to raise bcr
ewes to tbe olass' She bnbcld ref,ected
| IN II tbe fnce of a man neer;no cout;ousIv
ont e.om a cunboord hehina hor A.
first She fancied She was dreaming
She on;atlv loolred AGAIN No II ,voe
no dream There yas tbe man whom
che now recoon;zed nc hav;no heen fo,-
merlv in her service, whence he had
been DISCHARGED for general bad behay-
;or She had also eusnected him of mr.
ioinino several objects which she had
missed from time to fine hut NOT ba;no
certain on tbis noint. She had kent her
snsn;cions IN herself Yes tbere he
was: there could he no mistake about
tbe matter Madame Iucca,s tirst i'm.
pulse was TO start mn and give the alarm.
But there was not another habitotion
within n mile or two. and shc rncollocted
that the only nerson beside herselfin the
house was her maid who tbouob a verv
Good girl. and extremely attached 70
her mistress. was bv no means cclebra-
ted for her nerve. The other servants,
including the gardener and coachman.
had been granted permission to attend a
friends wedding some miles off, and
were not to return till the next day. 1t
flashed across her mind that the man,
who, as she knew. had been lettering
about the neighborhood for two or three
days, had learned that she would be
alone, and meant to rob the house, or
perhaps murder her, if his project of
robbery could not be executed without
the preparation of the greater crime.
What was to be done? Again she
glanced toward the mirror. The eyes
were still there, glaring on her through
the gloom. All at once she remembered
that revolver belonging to her hus-
band, the Baron Won Rhaden, ought to
be lying on shelf in the dining-rOom,
but she was not quite sure. ''If it is
there, and if could only get it," she
thought, 81 should not mind" While
she was rejecting, a knock was heard
on the door of the room. She saw the
man instantly draw back into the cup
board and close it after him. She felt
relieved that those two horrible eyes
were taken off her; they seemed to
pierce her like daggers.
uCome IN v, sbo so;d Uor uo;d ou-
tered ''i' ~ '''' '''''' '' maui '"
81 tbouoht Won had oono 70 bod INV
GOOD oirl.1 observed Madame Tucca in
: tome Of unconcern.
al was ooino. nlease vour ladvshin-
othouoht Won mioht norl,ans
want somethin~H rcnlied tbc maid
"a fold Won wnnId bc nv own
femue de cIoo,bre to.niobt No. the
onlv th;no 7 want is IN stretcb NV limbs
. l;itln f6r tbev ore cromncd from long
sittino'v
Speakino Tins. Madame Lucca arose
with an oir Of odm;rohIv acted ;nd;ffor-
ence and tool, tu,n ~; two across tho
room nossino close to the cunhoard ne
She d;d So. She ofterward derlored she
thouoht she could hear the man breathe
in his hiding Mace, lie, on his nart
MIGHT have heard her heart heat She
said. when on looking at the keybole.
she found the kew had been removed
She was foiled in her plan. which had
been TO lock him in.
Sin. her nresence of mind did NOT de-
sert her.
"Ah. dear met, she said canine. 81
feel very sleepy"
"Sleepy. your ladyship? wish |
did. y renlied her maid. 81 don't feel
sleepy. Pm too frightened
enlightened! What are you fright
ened of, YOU foolish goose! Nonsense =,
replied Madame Lucca.
"Ohl begging your lady's pardon it
is not nonseHse' and that's inst III How
can you be sure that some 6oscricbf
(yillain) or some fou0enicM good for
nothing fellow). hearing Won and I are
all alone in the house, NAV not murder
us in our beds? But he shan't murder
me in mine; for, with your ladyship's
permission. | will sit m all NIGHT in
your ladv's easv chair"
Madame Pauline Lucca glanced at the
cupboard. Her blood ran cold: she
Thought she saw the handle turn. What
course was she to adopt? She dared
NOT give her maid the SLIGHTEST hint of
the real state of matters: She felt the
Girl would 90 into a fit then and there.