The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-12-25
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7 oND Love,
Click I! In the dead Of night a
sharp sound awakened Mrs. Hall
font. The room was dark. Not ev--
en-a CLEAN Of moon or starlight fell
shrodgH the cortains Of tie windows.
Il Was . very strange sodnd, indeed;
but sue SAN nothing, heard nothing
more. $AU1'' 9a' mss ~ haaA. aNs
She sat up, leaning III her ain!
plea left elbow, and . pat Oft her
right Hand and touched her nus
band shoulder. He supon His
| pillow 'fast asleep and da'hos 'awakE
Ell at her touch. heni.ta a7awia az
a.'lt must Have been 4 1teatn, said
Mfs:: Hdtffoht ! and her; ybudg head
SHE xas only the dbfide Of q year
-aaesthan dowh again S75ss TO- 1ief
hdsbaha as arm aahd sisps::agains:a .a's
hCiick!eod 1o1 mad' div atav CT
aTdiso Timd' ttfsdt soaadaia ala rot
arouse, Mrs. Hsniont. Ita WIS 'hef
Iuustahif WI sasiw1 dkeusd!ba ,Hs aid not
Ipaase e ftstsns, buNtd gnasfsd the re!
lvolver beneath hi, 'piffdw anid Jump!
lea 1Biaat' ofsbea tats odc,e.s ma ali a,c6ye
lid tiie tsxtroom 1sstJUa adssiss Which
FcJHtaaaed saluabaes.o 1t Wis not ole;
tGeasolderfui new Afssthfcb de-
ley IRE saha burglsfs, sbdtl af Sia'soaHfe
that RAD Been ri 1ti7Se aasHily aol61g
amsssa H.! iHaHfoHt knel#a Oh fshs I'd.
slant That some ODE Was Opening tlide
saSo bra dtpoc' elt gsI:iGE .s57aot
Alman Of courage, MI. eHalifont
strta'dsi IL onesiut0 TIE room where
hesi1kp9ssx < h.oasebFsaksrs We're " work,
and running in the Il dark ! agaainst q
powerful man, tackled ,himaat once
10 The light aof "a { lantern flashed
across the room. There were two
more men, :. Three against one, 81 :
THE. asound ,.oE blonss struggIng
| sAd tie reports of i pistol ssoased
the young wife once more. Amid
.hsr terror she hadothe,goodsense to
light heagas.o iItshoneupon atspec
'ltsee of horror Her husband; vel.
ttsripg ipr his blood, wrestling with !
Egigantics man, whose. features were
Eecncsaled by IA masksof blackerape;
4 man, thenppef' part ofvhoss per.
son Was clothed Only IN q. Knitted
voolenr shirt .!ofo some' dark color
With sleeves that left his great arn
bare On the right one, the ont
which 'clntched MI. Halifont's throat
was q red mark, Or brand, scar, /.
birthrmark. 1t would have been i'm
1possible for Mrs. Halifont, even in .
fcafmer moment, to tell what it was
~ . ~
but it indelibly impressed itself up
on her mind, as she bravely cast her
;, self into the struggle, and Tough
! with all her mightsto, drag the horri
!, ble hand from her husband's throat
!: screaming all the while for aid. I.
.LdA blow, a kick would have silen
iced n.her. 1 The burglar must hav
known that, but there are very, baI
men who could not nse violence q
wards q woman to save their ow
: lives. This man could not. Hi
. companions had flown with thei
! booty; help might have arrived q
: tany moment. With great effort b
I vrenched himself! from the clutche
I..Eof, his victim, and. let .golhiss thros
and sped away II was not too'soo.
Assistance arrived, noW;that ~ wa
;I.eas ls.e,I but MI. Halifont did. pe
: live TO tell the story He was mo-
!. Italy wounded His young vii
watched BY his : bedside until 2 b
! brea.hsd his ! l''st, thsn "a dropped y
= side it senseless. u i iii rat,3 sga ii
81 For weeks she Iravea in wildfdeli
: Hum Of the mdtderous hand, Of Il
muscular arm, with ri. the Sc
upon It, and called upon, them all