The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-10-28

room, ana pointed ont the Golfer i
which his money was secured.
Here" she said handing him a.
axe which lay in the corner of tn
room; this will wrench it open u
once, and while you are tying IL up,
shall just step to my apartment, an,
get few things ready for our flight
as well rs my own little saving 70
the last five years"
The ruilian was thrown off hi
guard by her Openness and her anXiet,
to accompany him. Lake I'LL egOtists
he deceived himself when self.decei
was most certain to be his destruc
ton.
SEQ, lass" was I'LL he said. "hu
he not long. This job will be done
in IA twinkling."
She disappeared at the words. liz
Immediately broke open the chest
and was soon engaged in rummaginl
it's contents.
As he was thus employed, how
ever, absorbed in the contemplation
of his prey, and eagerly occupied in
securing it on his person, the brave
hearted girl stole down stairs OH tip
toe. Creeping softly along the
passage she speedily gained the door
of the chamber unseen by him, and
likewise unheard. 1t was but the
work of moment for her to turn the
key in the inwards and lock him in.
This done she rushed forth to the
other door of the mill, and gave the
alarm. Fly! fly" she shrieked to
the child her masters little boy, IN
infant five years old, the only being
in sight or sound Of her. ely! fly
to father! fly for your life! Tell him
we shall be murdered and he not only
haste back! fly! fly"
The child who was at play before
the door, ut once Obeyed the ener.
gctic commend of the brave girl,
and speed us fast us his tiny legs
could carry him on the road by which
he knew his parents would return
from church. Hannchen cheered him
onward, and inspirited his little heart
Us he ran.
''Bless thee, bless thee!" she ex.
claimed. in the gladness of her heart;
IAN master arrived in time, l will
offer up II taper on the alter of blessed
lady of the Kreutzberg Bonn"
She sat down on the stone bench
by the mill door to ease her over.eX.
cited spirit, and she wept rs she sat,
at the thoughts of her happy deliver
ance.
"Thank Cod she exclaimed:
''thank God for this escape. Oh the
deadly william! and l so fond of him,
tool!
\ shrill whistle from the grated
window of the chamber in which she
had shut up the rufilan Heinrich,
caught her ear, and made her start
mt once to her feet.
"Diether! Diether!" she heard him
shout, "catch the child, and come
hither! l am fast. Come hither.
Bring the boy here and kill the girl!'
She glances hastily up at the case.
ment from which the imprisoned
williams head beckOned to some one
in the distance, and then looked
anXiously after her infant emissary.
The little messenger held on his way
unframed, however, and she thought
to herself the alarm was a false one,
raised to excite her fear and over,
come her resolution. Just, however
us the child reached hollow spot In
the next field, the channel of q natur,
al drain, then dry with the heat OF
summer, she saw another rufiiaI
start up from the bed of the drain
and catching him in his arms, hast
ened toward the mill,in accordanc,
with the directions of his accomplish
In Il moment she perceived her dan
ger, and in a moment more she formet
her future plan of proceeding. Re
treating into the mill, she double
locked and bolted the door, the onl!
apparent entrance to the edifice
every other obvious access to the in
terror being barred by strong gratin
fixed against all the windows, an,
then took her post at an upper case
ment determined to await patientl,
. either her masters return and he
: consequent delivery from the danger
Gus position, or her own death if
were inevitable.
Never" said she to herself
"never shall ! leave my master
house u prey to such Williams, or pc
{ nit his property to be carried off b.
!; fore my eyes by them, while l hay
; life and strength to defend it," /.
u She had barely time to rescue he
4 self within, when the ruilian withou
l. holding the helpless child in one haI
G and a long, sharp knife in the Othe
@ assailed the door with kicks and curs
= and imprecations of the most drea
J. full character.
II "Confoun d thee he said, appl
1t ing the vilest epithets of which Il
free speaking Teutonic language
|, SO copious, "open the door or i
3. break it in OH ye."
81 "If you can you may was all t
10 noble girl replied. GOD is great
80 than you, and In him Iput my trust
u "Cut the brats throat !" roared t
u imprisoned ruflian above; THAT W
" bring her to reason"
DO Stout.hearted as poor Hannch
y was, she quailed at the cruel sugg
* ton. For u moment her resoluti
wavered; but it was only for mo
hd cut. She saw that her own de,
MS was certain if she admitted the
sailant, and she knew that her N
RS ter would be robbed. She had
reason to hope that even the life