The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-01-24
% Iook ,bere. .Martha. }, said the man.

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81 have chance of getting safe off now
2 l have i: all settled, if you will only helI
me to get this old woman's plate. Wit
that and few little trinkets ! happened
: to pick up a. few years ago, You and
may set up in business over in America
The other fellows will help me- Nee
me here tomorrow night. to / let me
: know that all is safe for u.s.. See here
\ have brought you asyaluable present
!, Keep it untilthe plate is secure with me
, for YOU must stay here ninth ali blows
over: then make some excuse forleav.
ing, and come oyer. and join me in New
York. If you want money, sell these
diamonds IN Liverpool; they are worth
i could see quite wen that he took
something out of his pocket and gave
it to her. She held it up to look at it;
! and there, glistening in bright moon
light saisAmy gedmother's diamond
4 earring !Athe one that had been stolen
1 over 1ine years ago, with the other
Il jewels, from her room,
4 Here, then, at last was the mystery
4 solved, every thing made clear, and all
1 through my dreamt Presently the light
fell on the mans face again, and I
! instantly recognized my ggodmother's
very respectable gardener. a decent
man hewas believed to be, but a thief
all the time, and one who hid his evil
deeds under cloak of religion And
who was this woman he seemed to have
got such power over? Evidently his
wife; for ! gathered that from his con
versation with her. [ waited where /
was until they were both gone-M Martha
back to the house and her husband to
the village; then, as quietly as could,
| returned to the house and reached my
room. Falling on my knees | gave
thanks to God for making me the
means of finding out such wicked plot,
and perhaps saving the lives of more
than one under that roof, for it is more
than likely that had those desperate
men been disturbed in their midnight
plumber, they would not have hesitated
at any deed which would enabled them
to carry out their wicked plans.
slept little that night, and next
morning tried to appear calm and COM
posed, though was frightened and
really i'll. I was longing for my hus-
band to come that | might tell him all,
and consult what was best to be done,
to prevent robbery and perhaps blood
shed. At last, to my great relief, saw
him coming. ran to the gate to meet
him, and told him, what had seen and
heard the might before. 6 Now,p L i
said, ''willyou ever laugh at my 'fancies'
again?n lssh o. ~ .azaal li-.la8.51 |
:" No, my dear little wife," said he;
{" Tnever will. l'E1lfEi .m -g 3 ls .tsl-aie-
We then arranged that we should tell
his mother and sister every thing; and
hewas to go the nearest police station i
and arrange with the chief officer to
have a number of men ready in the wood |
near the house at u O'Clock that night;
that after dinner we were to say &c good |
bye - to Mrs. Benson, and drive home;
but would return and join-the police in
the wood, and wait there until we saw |
Martha leave the house to meet her hus- |
band. We were then to go in and wait
uHtifthe thieves eamein, whenthey.were
to De surrounded and taken prisoners.
My husband wanted me to remain at
our own house; but / would not do so,
as | said ! would only be imagining all
/ new h; ,,,osliIe,, ana M NJ wo,1la Ike
to have me with them.
1tall turned out as well as could be.
The night vas very fine; and Just at II
o clock Martha stole down to the place
where had seen her the night before;
and ourselves. went into the Ebouse
The men werers stationed opt of sioht in
4 ;tfaront rbo,,s vvaitino for the rabbar,s
e1trance Henry came mo to Mrs Ben
son toS , ,hS AL Oh US w1M ;eh
reafb les anz;stx we watcbed and wait.
ri From, where n stood I co;IId Soc the
1av tbay would como -
II was abol3f 3 0,c,ocls. 1yben II saw
\ Iarthsz coming nm the .wsgE and ion,
mem With her ,S,o,S =, + said ssthere
bev ara o Frbext vent arsoa,nd to the
Daek door. and wye.heard them stealing
along the passage in the direction of the
D late, closet. vThen 4 sudden rnsh-a
dream from tbe tvaretfhea Martba-.in,-
recatjof5s lond and bitter sboe-an-
y fiSSdf screan,.f '-sls
uNay Cod grant 10 lives will he Iosti,,
we prsyed. $50
, M xfs.a s..l1N-1x. 1zaEas
heard the officer call Henry to come
Down. = Afbe forIr foeb Vwee1.e9 Ven secured
md taken, 70. the. poliee-statiop Martha
yastaken theres la. sSbes % Messed Size
ihad lei dies, Ia Ion. The rur1;ose of steal
NO the silver. One of the robbers was
slightly GEetlsdedF iisas 1the arm. but no
1ne else was hurt. -yery thankful was
when found next. day that none was
he worse for having zone through such
1 terrible scene. To uoo@FT~,T
-Fhe house where Martha's husband
odoed was searched Lam the case of
icies found if there @9g SsRiF Saaaey
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