Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-08-12

and eagerly occupied in securing it on his
person, the brave hearted girl stole down.
stairs on tip-toe Creeping softly along
the passage, she speedily gained the door
OF the chamber unseen by him, and like.
wise unheard. 1t vas but the work Of =
moment for her TO turn the key IL the
wards and lock him IN. This done, she
rushed forth to the onter door OF the mill,
snd gave the alarm, "Fivi hyl" she
shrieked to child, her masters little
boy, al infant five years old, the only be-
ing within sight or sound of her. Ely
fig to father fly for your life! Tell him
We shall sill be murdered an he not haste
back fly bylh
The child, who was at play before the
door, ST once obeyed the energetic com.
msud of the brave girl, snd spec As last
as his tiny legs could carry him ON the
road by which he knew his parents
would return from church. HanncAen
cheered him onward, and inspirited his
little heart as he RAJ.
BLESS thee, boy, bless theel" she ex-
claimed, in the glsaness of her heart;
IAN master arrives in tine, will offer mp
taper on the altar of our blessed Lady OF
the Kreutzberg by Bonn"
She sat down on the stone bench by the
IN Ill uOOT 10 ease uti ONSl-SANiNSt SfA'''f
and she sept rs she sat- az tho thoughts OF
her happy deliverance.
"Thaak Codr she exclaimed "thapk
God, for this escape. Ga! the deadly vii
lain and | so fond of him, too"
A shrill whistle from the grated window
of the chamber in which she had shut up
the rutfl,n Heinrich, caught her ear, anu
made her start at once TO her feet.
"Dietherl Diether!" she heard him
shout "catch the child, and come hither
| am fast. Come hither. Bring the boy
here, and kill the girll'
She glanced hastily up at the casment
from which the imprisoned villains mana
beckoned to some one in the distance, ana
then looked anxiously after her lnlan'
emissary. The little messenger held on
his way unframed, however, ana she
thought to herself that the alarm was
false one, raised to excite her fear auu
overcome her resolution. Just however,
AS the child reached a hollow spot IN the
next field, the channel oi natural drain,
then dry with the heat OF summer she
saw another ruftian start up from the oed
of the drain, and, catching hlm IN MS
arms, has 'eued toward the mill, in accord
ance with the directions OF his accompllce.
In moment she perceived her danger,
and In a moment more she formed her tu-
ture plan OF proceeding. Relocating into
the mill, she double-lockei and bolled the
door the only apparent entrance To the
ediflce, every other obvious access to the
interior being barred by means OF strong
gratings fixed against all The WINDOWS,
and then took her post AT an upper case.
ment determined to await patiently her
m asters return, and her consequent de.
| livery from that dangerous position, or
her own death if il were inevitable.
Never" said she to herself, "never
shall leave my m aster's house prey to
such Williams, or permit his property to be
carried off before my eyes by them, while
| have life and strength to defend IT"
She had barely time to secure herself
within, when the ruff ans without, hold
ing the hapless child in one hand and
long, sharp knife in the other, assalled the
door with kicks and curses, and impreca
lions of the most dreadful character.
"Confound thee" he cried, applying
tae foulest ep;thets of which the FREQ
| speaking Teutonic language are 50 CO
pioCs; "open the door or I'll break il in
| on ye."
If you can, you may" was all the no
bic girl replied "God is greater tnan
YOU and in Him put my trust"
"Cut the brsts throatl' rosred the i'm.
| prisonei rutilan above; "that Will bring
| her to Teason.h
| Stout-hearted as poor Hannchen was,
! she adailei at this cruel suggestion. For
! d moment her resolution wavered; but ii
was only for a moment. She saw that her
| own death was certai ii she admitted the
assailant, and she knew that her master
| would be robbed. She had no reason TO
| hope that even the lite on the infant
would be spared by her compliance, 1t
was a risk all against nothing. Like a
discreet girl, she consequently held fast 10
her resolve to abide as she was while life
remained, or until assistance should reach
her
AN We open not the door, shouted the
william from without, accompanying his
words with the vilest abuse and the
iercest imprecations "I'll hack this
whelp's Limos to pieces with my knife,
and then burn the mill over your head,
Twill be q merry blaze, | trOw."
Il put my trust in God" replied the
dauntless girl; "never shall We set foot
within these walls whilst | have life to
prevent we"
The ruffian laid the infant for mo
ment on the sward, as he sought alb ut
for com bustibles wherewith TO execute
his latter threat. In this search he espied,
perhaps, the only possible clardestine en-
trance TO the building 1t WAS a large
aperture in the wall, communicating
with the great wheel and the other ma
chinery OF the mill, and was a point en-
tirely unprotected, for the reason that the
simple occupants had never supposed ii
feasible for any one to seek admission
through such q dangerous inlet. Eisted