Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-11-30

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Nrs. Isodoss llillIs1ea, Q wy bss.-
tiful vooan, asA Go q IT, sskDovi-
Odd lsaAsn Of fashiea IN Mohila, e.
esslainly beast a IL Pesssasiso q -
uueh nsevs asd sxue Dasal esas10s -
ere often v0sehssssd 70 ny a ~ ~.
On tie evening q Sep. l9th., -
vas in her bosdoir pettis9 swsy ssoe
szticles Gs jevelly. vhea - Dsties1
that the peculiar Poaifioa a e lihnsy
lanp, that was bazsing upoe . chni1 u
the back part II the rooa. I'D thEova
upon the hDr. slnost directly e hes
feet, the shAdos a . nan Who vas
crosei ing under . bruad-topped esnar
Esensal table in the eeateR Al ths roo0.
She also remashsj ut TIE epss hsaA
Of the shadow hsd bst too 1sesss, snd
re0enbese1 that several aespess1e bas-
glaries had recently been coooi11ed
in the neighborhood, sapposititiessly
by negro aespessdo Who vss Doeosi-
Gus - having Lost txo haesss a his
night hand.
Mr.. Niddlefon vss shseat froo Tie
city, and besldes hagyelf in the hoase
therc vss but . single naid seFvsnt
Inssesd Of fainti.g With fsar. o. shrisk-
ing for help. The brave laAy ssaAsd her
self st the very tabls. undssseafh which
the miscresct vas concealed, and raDS
for the servant.
"Haod me lie writing ,sssrials,
Bridget, said she. nth y><fsct caln-
ness. II want roo "a tAks nots this
Instant 10 pr. Fogfar, IL ieveler, and
have him ssnd you Izek With ny dia-
mond necklace ar1 sar-drops. which I
left there for repair several days ego.
Bring them with you, no matter il
fully repaired or NOT. They arc by
twenty -1sid the most valuable articles
Of jewelry that I possess. and I do not
wish TO pass another night without
having them here in my bureau
dnwe2."
TIE note Was 1t once written and dis
patched, but instead Of in tho tenor that
she had signified ION purpose for the
concealed robber 70 overhear, for abe
had no pieces Of jewelry under repair)
it was . hasty note to the jeweler, an
intimate friend, in which abe succinct-
~ stated her terrible position, and
urged him to hasten to her relief, with
the requisite police assistance, immedi-
ately on receipt Of the missive.
The agonies which that refined and
delicate woman underwent when left
alone in the house, with the conscious
ness Of that desperate robber, perhaps
assassin as we'll, crouching under the
very table upon which she leaned, and
perhaps touched by her very skirts,
can only be left to the readers imagi.
nation; but her iron nerve sustained
her through the ordeal.
She yawned, hrmmed an operatic air,
turned over the leaves of novel, and
in other ways lulled the lurker into .
sense of perfect security and expect
ancy, and waited, waited, waited, with
o wildly beating heart, and her eyes
fastened upon the hands of her little
ormolu clock with . greedy, feverish
gaze. ..s
At last, however. came the prayed
for relief. There was . ring at the
door, and she strolled carelessly into
the hall and down stairs to open it.
The ruse had been Q success. She not
only admitted Bridget, out also Mr..
Forfar and three stslwart policemen.
The latter pessed stealthily up stairs
and into thu boudoir, where they sud-
denly popnoed upont the concealed bur.
glar 40 ,unexpectedly a to secure him
with hardly 4 struggle.
The prisoner proved to DO . negrus
criminal, named Chaplain But mostly
knswn q '"Two-Fingered jeff" who
was in great request about that time for
several robberies committed in the
neighborhood short time before, and
he is now serying . twenty years. SEN
tence in the Alabama Stats Prison.