The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-10-12


bility Of Blanche Stamford returning
the love felt for her. when my at.
tention vas attracted by the rafting
Ut hall window. There MAS ~: d
breath Of air stirring {" .u,~iuce such
. sound. and | vas ais.ut ii-in. to a..
certain the cause. when u cess, Il aE,i
q window "n the next ilrr began Ia
rattle. Then l caught tho meaning
Of it. .;nn,e one Was telegraphing
with the >;,sh.>.
| listened aud presently the second
window teIeg,aphei
Every thing quiet uy there. D..
Quiet a. a siif. Oi.; "ne !,;...,.-
horn. How i, the window io~u
there. answered the uTstairs win
dow.
.All quiet "n the Potomac Are
you ready asked the down stall
window.
Not quite vet. When write go.
then d" vour best. Dead men tell DC
tales. A. soon as YOU finish your
man come up here and help me with
the Women
1t was our Old stage cosch robber,
at work again, u" doubt. How they
had gained access I" the house | va.
at loss "a account for it was guard
ed by the burglsr-slsrm and watch
dog. Arising and partly dressing.
took my revolver and stepped softly
out into the hall, approaching the
window, where | found All Lee
What are you doing there. > I de.
maDdel.
Come u lookee SEE. Think heah
some mans hopee out the window.
said he blapdly.
We'll. said I. you 60 down stair,
and fetch me = glass Of water mud a
lemrn 10 ms room.
All litel. me will. said All Lee. n
he glitled down the stairway. A SION
rs he was cut Of hearing. | took hold
Of the window aud telegrsphed:
'Yuuker is awake. went up stairs
i" my stocking feet. aud softly turned
the key in the hall closet, after which
| telegraphed 10 The down stair win
dow:
Keep quiet down there. Yunker
is up here talking 10 old one. Hide
in the library until be comes back and
goe< 10 bed
Does he suspect xnything.' came
hack from down stairs.
No. I answered. He is telling the
Ill one he is going to Frisco early in
The moruius. Hide, h. is coming
Down stair-.
.All right. Came back.
'AOusing Mr.. Stamford, | tol,: him
how matters stood, aud We descended
Town stains and turned the kew in the
library do~r. The deeperado heard
he click in the lock, and Incoming
raised the window to
cap out. But | leaned out If the
,all window and ordered him back.
For M answer he turned aud fired st
ne. the hall grazing NV cheek and
lifting my ear.
Here the narrator pointed 10 long
car on his cheek and hi. cut ear. and
The next moment fired, and the
'illain fell headlong iu:o the garden.
We then returned upstairs and secur-
d All Wing. from whom We stripped
ne paint and other disguises, reveal
ng one Of the stsgecoach robbers.
Nh Lee. whom We found in the gar
len dead. proved to be the other one
The ladies' now made their appear
nee. terribly frightened, and ere an
could be given. Blanche
ushed 10 me. her face pale with fear.
mi catching me be the arm, cried:
oh Charles. are you hurt?'
Only scratch. Blanche said in
low tone but she did not hear me.
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'Arriei, AMI ! never hear window
ittIe "ith"ut thinking oI the warn I
= /" twice gave me. being the means
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