The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-02-22

WAS dark. Not even Q gleam Of mooo
or starlight fell through the curtains
of the windows. 1t was . very strange
sound indeed, but she ssw nothing.
heard nothing more.
She sat mp. leaning on her dimplsd
lett elbow. aud put oat her right hand
and touched her husbsnd's shealder.
He lay upon his pillow sond asleep,
and did no: awaken at her touch.
1t must have been . jrsam.' said
Mrs Hslifsn,; and her young bead
che was only the bride of . yesr-nest-
led down sg.i6 closer to her husbands .
arG'. aud she slept again.
Click!
Tbs time the sound did not ar0uos
Mrs Halifopt. II vss her husband Who
awakened. He did nos pAase . lislen
but xrsspsd the revolver bsuefAh II
pillow and jumped oat Of 1sd . oe1b.
In sn alcove il the nexs moe etoo1 .
safe which contained money and vaiu.
sbles. 1t was not one of the woudsrful
new safes that defy Ere aud burglars,
but an old Que that bad been in the
fsmily long time. Mr. Haiifout knew
on the instant that some one was open.
ing this safe. -
A man Of courage, . man who nsvss
hesitsted 10 the face Of danser--ons,
too, who had warm regard for world.
~ possessions Halifont stroda at
once into the room where he knew tue
house breakers were at work, and, rpn.
Mug in the dark against powerful
man, tackled him st once.
The light OF lantern flashed across
the room. There were two more men
Three against one.
TIE sound Of blows. struggling. and
the report Of pistol aroused ths youna
wife once more. Amidst her terror sho
bad the good sense to light tho gas. Il
shODe 0p0n = spectacle Of horror. Her
husband weltering in his blood. wrest.
ling with = gigantic man whose features
were concealed by . mask Of black
Grape; man. the upper part Of whose
body vas clothed only in . knitted
WOODEN shirt, 1t somc dark color, With
that lsit his great ar,us bsre.
On the right Que. the one which clutch.
I'd Mr. Halifont's throat. was . red
mark Or brand. or scar. or hirthmark.
It would have been impossible Tor Mrs
Halifont. even in calmer moment, to
tell what it wss; but it indelibly im.
pressed itself upon her mind, % she
bravely cast herself into the struggle,
and fought with sll her might to drag
the horrible hand from her husbapd's 9
threat. screaming oil the while for
aid.
A blow. a kick would have silepced
her. The burglar must have known
thst. but there are very bad men who
could not use violence toward woman
to save their own lives. This man could
not. His companions had fed with the
b0oty; help might arrive ct any mo-
ment. With great effort be wreuchsd
himself from the clutch Of his victim.
md let 60 his throat and sped away.
It was not too soon. Assistance arrived
now that it was toe late, but Mr. Hall.
font did not live TO tell the story. He
was mortalIy wounded. HIS young
wife Watched BY his bedside until ho
brcathed his last. then dropped sense.
less beside il.
For weeks she raved in wild dslirium
Of the murderous hand, Of the great
muscular arm with the scar upon it.
aud called upon them oil T. ssvs her
husbsnd's life; but she was young. and
bad fne constitution. After . while
her health returned. snd, q laek hce
mind regsincd its equipoiss.
She removed from the city and took
up her abode IN . lonely eeuntsy placa
with favorits sister for . compssion.
She he'd resolved - oil widows whe
have loved their husbands do at drst,
10 remain widow forever. And In
deed. though many men would gisdly
have tempted one 90 young. beautiful
aud wealthy % changeher 1isd a BAio
point, abe seemed to eoso leso ii any
one Of them than for the kitten which
purrcd upon her knee. or the black.
and-tsn terrier which ran BY her eide
along the gsrdeu gIeths. she was 10
when her husband swao murdered; at
80 she vas still true to his memoey.
IL any one forever utterly true 70 an
Others memory out Of romance-auy
Ose who does net die youxgf 4 fear
not. In this lapsiue summer Of ve.
mans life. when she pretended to b.
lievs that sutumn had actually eome.
10 incouaaneY esaaifsd -.
For many ysefs 6~Ape haGss 1eon a. |
estate bad bsen empty.
but noe thsrs esae q te
Of It . gsntlemaa not yet nd
over with ploaty q s1o6W1 1ond ~
oeEesen; nsaoso0e ma c0n
ana stAI.sft. WIN naeniucoas oise.
nasr. ana eyes Soet we're nke 0lao8