The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-11-14

counting over Il roll OF notes. 1t IS
not safe to keep it here. and we must he
careful; we have that to do which
makes us economical.
\ IS, Martin, - said his wife as she
held the light for him and he locked
the small. old-fashioned safe You
see, when the boy comes TO us we will
want to do all we can for him, and home
must be a pretty place. We can live on
almost nothing until he does come. -
AfterwaTd, in the dark. their heads
close together on the pillow. the elderly
couple talked on, dreaming ike chill
dren.
Martin, - said Agnes. "when he does
come, our poor boy. perhaps he viii I've
rough and not well hammered. he has
not had us to teach him we must be
very leuient."
Yes, yes, = said Martin --but the
boy viii improve. Young as he is. hc
can go to college yet.
Away from us - said the mother.
no. no, he shall come home every
day, said the father. ''WiIl he be tall,
| wonder? We are usually tall, but
your people are shorter"
something may have happened to
hurt his looks, said the mother. Nbut
we would only love him the better for
il if it is 80. However he comes. we
viii be so good, so good 10 him. He
viii come. viii come, viii lie not, Mar
tiE ? He could not be dead. after all. -
No, no, ] feel sue that he VIII
come. I've known all the while that lie
was not dead - said Martin. IN ad-
veT,iSe all over the United Statcs-alI
over Europe. Ii that fails. even in In
dja, IN some way. You see. he may
have been carried 10 some foreign cJun-
try. Men who know all languages that
are spoken shall see that my ;tdNer, ise-
ment is put into each one. Yes. We
small have him back.
'-HaTk, - SAID Agnes: .sWhat is that =
They listened. \ low. grating sound
at the door below. regular, and careful
Iy sublucd-a click crack
''~ome one is trying TO break in. ' said
Martin.
Agnes hid her face in the pillows.
They were alone in lonely house ou q
lonely road. They had several thousand
dollars i'll their possession. Martin was
not a powerful man, and though ne bad
q pistol. there might be two nr three
against one, and theu there WAS little
hope for hiH.
He arose and took his weapon in his
hand, and felt about in the dark for
matches. And Agnes heard a cr,akiuE
gl liit H''IIii5 anu ite so'il1 1i M tl-l.o
'ootE, cps, an" iiis" SPTahS 10 the moor.
Hty are at Inc sac below cIled
I'm NN.'e9', ne ne inoh'E-'I"
il.. 49, 'i ~. - ~ NY o' IL ny me =
-. an. IN, ''''i'''' '''' 'I'''''
Martin Martin Stav-do not 90.
What can YOU DO, one man alone -
screamed Agnes.
But ne was gone: she was alone in
w. .''i HI.17. ""9 a. over iii Il mo
',;-,- mere were siol'' oalha--a iatI
W. 0lyp' ""MH stairs
go 10. 'ei..,' sil ,l'E
t,.,-7.,..I ,.,.1 'l'l2 80 LII "'2
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Ma, -,r,'- - n 7'O"1" 'he woman.
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ronId nof lose e,-.,., l,,,, - - -. -.
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81 Lo-H TAis ono il d,in,- "a, :,
little burr-pot ,nu.h--4Td la r7r,Ie,.
is safe-uuroucbrd on fo rbfnL- i
should Ha,-.. killed , NM -,
Martin he 1,,v MOI ,,a I'D - -,fI
tb wongan His yo,,,,o. L,,.- he
is not dead. Peraa3s hn has = ,,otrar
somewhere. Lei Ja, Lind mn yGl1r ftarl
The, v-,. VIII fry to re.,,,., rin naar
Martin. even ii II is So who can bIau.
YOU, Poor. Door boz r,
She bound up the graza on her hus-
bands hand. Thnn fbev lirleJ the
vouna mans body to fIe lofr rng ana
. undid the mask. ) face was revealed
Young and handsome and prHfd rs mar
bIe
.Ol, if J. tarriI,la -. .,i9 fin. VIII.
No older han ol,1. ,,.,o.,.j,l.,. 0L NJ.
tin he is dead fem 7 win Ians,.n his
nccktie. You take off his shoes and rul
his fecr. oh. morning Is s., far AWAY
TIis IS such a lonely uIacp Martin
what Is it -
She stared at her husband in horror
+ Ills face WAS as the rara of death II,
sat ,,,,astIv AMI Terrible to IonI- uroo
b,l,iiuo i'm his band ono or Tho foot iI,,.
be had undrrssaJ
Dead =, he said wildly .sDead
and / shot hin-Tt-,
..NIartin - s;,riekad the wife Sb,
laid the dead mans head down on Tn,
RUG and crept ND TO her husband. .-
God viii f,rlfve YOU she said .us
then her ewes. ,lflatiug themselves upon
the uoiut AT which her husband stared
Ii was The foot OF The young burglar
The left shoe was Notwithstanding also
The nigh white in5tep was uncovered
n.,i, q ''i.' l:.- 80, -
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..Nf,rfin rnr,erob..r what told Won -