Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-02-21
Every good, Miss" he answered.

" Please bring the dog To the door ana
keep him there till want him."
81 off went Jones with his lamp, his
dagger and his ropes, we and the ser
wants following closely with the dog,
who seemed TO possess y strong con-
sciousnoSs of something being amiss.
Jones opened the door of the little
room quietly, and went in and placed
the lamp ON n small side table which
stood near. Then at once. dagger and
ropes III hand, he walked toward the
pack, which lay ON the settle; but
now observed that there were one or
two openings in the wrapper.
There was deep silence among us
for moment or two, Interrupted only
by the low srowlings of the dog, who
became manifeStly more and mere UNI
easy AMI was with great difficulty re-
strained from rushing into the room.
Then there came 4 scene of noise and
confusion. Jones reached the pack,
and throwing the ropc over his arm,
and sill clutching the dagger, stopped
10 inspect the slit i'll the wrapper where
Harriet had asserted She had seen an
eye At that moment enc OF the most
fearful and terrible wells | ever heard
broke from between the folds of the
wrapper. The pack struggled violently,
then rolled over and fell heavily on the
ground, while choked voice begged
for mercy; at the same time n knife
was seen cndeavoring to effect an opcn-
ing. The screams Of the servants, the
4 ny StcriCal sobS OF Janet, the loud howl
ings and winnings Of the dog, who was
still restrained by Mildred from rushing
\ frantically into the room, made din
| that | never can forget.
remember that Jones alone looked
very composed and unmoved through
out. Before the man in the pack had
time to free himself from the wrapper,
Jones had managed, despite his oppo-
nentS struggles, to pass the ropes sew
eral times round and round him, and
to secure them. By the time ne had
accomplished this We had al become
pretty quiet The dog was sionced,
and made to lie down i'll the hall, while
Mildred and | ami two of the servants,
the terrified Harriet not being one,
went into the room.
The pack presented II very ludicrous
appearance. The wrapper had been
slit open from the center upward, and
displayed the figure of man appar-
entity about 80 years of age, lying in it,
the ropes wound around him He had
a long pale face, brown grizzly beard,
and eyes that glanced douhtfully from
Jones and his dagger, who knelt beside
him, TO us, rs we approached him. He
was perfectly mute, and refused to
answer any questions.
"See, he has got II whistle" cried
one of the servants.
Jones instantly seized it, and after a
few moments consideration beckoned
Mildred out of the room. followed.
young ladies" he said, "the man is
now quite secure, and his accomplices
will certainly not attempt to enter much
before midnight. | expect the whistle
was to have been the signal. Would
you be afraid if l slipped down to the
coachman's house and got his wife to
send one of her boys into the village for
other assistance? We could then prob
ably secure all the villains"
But you may be attacked by them
on the way" urged Mildred.
mo fear miss | can slip unseen be-
hind the shrubs ii the darkness.
go then and quickly" said Mil
dred.
you are sure chat tho man is quite
safely boundw
quite so, miss; but perhaps you
would like to ask the consent Of the
household before leave your
Mildred soon obtained our consent to
the plan, and Jones was cautiously let
out of small side door. In about
twenty minutes which had seemed two
hours to us--he returned, and his low
tap was instantly answered.
1T is all right" he said. II have seen
and heard nothing of the men. The
boy is sharp enough, and he has his di-
rections, and is to bring II party from
the village to this door by the same way
that took"
More than nm hour passed away; then
Il low tap Was again heard, and SIX men
appeared, accompanied by the boy who
bad been sent to bring them.
About midnight Jones opened the
shutters 81 EASEMENT WlnuOW III inc
hall and blew loud whistle; the whis-
tie was responded to by another, and
two men presently appeared at the
open easement, Jones drew back into
the darkness of the hall and silently al
lowed them to enter. The moment
their feet touched the hall floor they
were secured.
And where were you, aunty?' /
said, during this scene?'
1--WE stood III the gallery above. The
boy who had received lis directions
soon brought forward lantern, and we
also had lights at hand in the gallery"
"Were the men tried, aunty; and
what was thei. punishment p
" Yes; they were conveyed to the
county prison, and ON their conviction
were sentenced 10 transportation. The
butler, as you may imagine, was hand
somely rewarded.
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