Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1882-09-22

nowp Then well have more time to
get away before daylight" said the
man. Wy" N't
"Itell you itis not safe before eleven
o clock, - Parltins said, positively.
People may come In. Sir Robert don /
| like her out of his sight for long, and
that idiotic young Marsden may. come
incoming in. Wait till balf-past eleven,
and the west door here will be open.
And, Jim. look here, when you get this
swag, you are to take me with you--
your wife, mind.n 'ff ~
The voice grew fainter. Evidently
the speakers were moving away from
the house. But Gina had heard enough,
Sick with terror, she leaned against the
pantry wall agmomcnt a and tried to
think. What did it all meanP Rob-
berry, murder! And no help near Her
first instinct was TO fly out of the house
and across the field to the hall But her
absence would be instantly discovered,
she knew, and then poor Aunt Mar
garet would be alone with those
wretches. No, she must not go---but
to stand here idle would be no good
She flewfalong the halls and upr stairs
Leo pacing by her side. At Aunt Mar
garet door she paused, and q sudden
Thought came to her. She would send
Leo home for help. so ial "a
e Where is the spoon, childp How
long you staid. Good heavens! what
is the ,matterp' cried the old lady, as
she saw the girls white, terrified face.
Lima began some evasive answer, but
instantly remembered that Aunt
Margaret, must be told the whole story
or nothing could be done to save her
She did tell it, and Aunt Margaret
listened in silent CONSERVATION, and
then burst out impetuously with: u
e Good heavens, child! Why don't
you run right homeP'' .o,e y,.ds
q" Because l knew Parkins would he
up here in n few minutes and lind was
gone, and them at.t assr W (
7. All, well. So you stayed to save
the old woman if you could. What are
you doing, childp Why don't you lock
the door and pile things against itp
Good God! if | was just able to rise
out of this bed!" Aeti 10
But Lima did not speak for moment.
She had founda pencil and paper and
was rapidly writing y few words. When
she had finished .,,5a ,,t,., +,
Now, she said, "when Parkins
comes. tell her l am to sleep. on her
couch here in your room, MA and ID she ,i mus,
go. somewhere else. L Will be back IN
moment. Leop" ,a.. .,,i
| Out of the room she'darted, and down
to the hall door, which she unbarred
and passed through. Then, kneeling in
the shadow of pillar on the portico,
! she tied the note tightly in her handker-
chief round Leos neck. $3.50, .,a.
She put her arms round his neck after
that, kissed his forehead, and haf-soh
escaped her sa.aqmi ri ,,q7ii'n -'l' ~,
is that you. nnsst saiu a smootn
voice from the nall. why, Whatever
are you doing IN the dark therey al, .
| Lima sprang up rs II she had been
shot. sii n,dn hsiHa asi' s
~ am sending the dog home. she
said, speaking quietly, though the throbs
OF her heart shook her whole frame, me,
He is restless sSlf here without ms master
We home, Leo, stralsht home sir!?
The dog with one farewell lick OF hel
hand, bounded down the stepsiand van
lsned IN the dewy DARKNESS OF Inc sum
mer night.
In "Oh,. God! let him go safely ano
swiftly prayed the girl n her heart:
linen she wen, IN and helpeu 6arKln'
bar the doof, and they vent together NJ
stairs.
Aunt Margaret lay very. quietly or
her pillow, but, with her black eyes
cleaning. ..a...
/ rarkins was sileno iorone inspah!, alie
Ihen oegan series 1i eSposs9iauloIs ions
whic.i no one wouiu heeu' anu iiiinliS
Ine own nurse PrePareu Ii,e coucn ioi
Llna, anu r'ooA herseii on' ooser'ihs
swee,iysn ~ ~, = .,, ..,,', 49,. -. a., -. !,
.,.u II MISS Le'gh ii nyll Leave Ing ,os, uool
aa' .;,} Hane @ @. van :, n 'p'' iooii
anu & NIL conie iis.antly ~ :,
Lnanks' rarkins' put nope silal
lot nave 70 caii you, say lail' Ina SPEAK a.
ihS ~ ~ sWees as .,.IsI lmlhihs -, nelseh' a,.
inen Us sne ueu =, " ume uoUl ,;.,, a.
sooi as ~ was cioseu, sue .urleu WIN
iace I'm, NJ elsilay' gnu ffGtispeieI Gs q. ~
ho4hsy sohe' i.9ns sooA ~, wnei ~
sho shoot M"s snd S;,In,ss ~ anu o"' "'I' ''''
'Is ..TSera i y ~ n hn,t' ~,hos;des >, Amt Nor
..o, ansn,onaS A' Az ~, -'i ~
Iipa cave = s;ob ~ relief os she ain
ned the holt into the groove. and feI
/ tbat she had AZ least some little protec
ton against the enemy.
| aNow,i child,,, Aunt Margaret said
"can YOU use q pistolp, flh ltl7.5
II never touched one in nv life sal,
| the ulittIe coward 81 lI.b,It IL II had on,
now / would try.'
II uvesv. Won = Toke INV sofo ,oor q /;
,nder NV n;IiovNand nnincI tIe safa
| They are lust as INV husband left then
a vearlaoo,, but Robert looked Mt them
n. law days 400. and said thew were nj
I riebt. TThat isiit. Pit one of them O,
/ the foot of the bed. and It tbos
4 wretches come. try. nv dear. To use #
i Now put the other here. by INV lef
I. hand. Thank Godl / can use that i
i little. Now. what are yon doing Oh
4 yes: nile ,ipstnll you can Iaoainst N
j door. Tbereti Won can't move nnvtbin,
,teIse. Now. come here. little girl. knece
j down bv me. and let's saw our prayer
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