The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1882-11-02

saw by its dim light was a tall you 10
man, rather ,oughly clad.
Alas! Tom. usually something of
a dandy. had that night dolne. his
Ioorest q. .ay; h,s nair d;sordered.
his clothes grimed with dust art
SCOT, rom whic. not even lis ,ace
had escaped-he stood coolv e1-
amining her upcle's silver. Spi :. Of
Mis-. Brown and M: s.-the other
laoy-:nsp;red Lotta!
Drop chat or l fl -
Ten turned with starr. What
he saw was a pie.vy g N Cha ~
IL n"y Gee. wlOse Voice AID ha IL
both shock IS s.; Il. ere(. this
dou. threat. and in whose "a e a
f. 4hteaed ~ l,s. owa ca i,.., :p.
pea ca to MS sen>a o nu.EO Bu:
it would neycr do 10 leu sh AZ her.
Besides the; ,;s ~: III her un:e' AIN,
un am ar hand was 20 ,io'>e. So he
Sc d, with due hlmi .s,-
Il surrender. Luz, or Hnsven's
T sake. pnJ nn ne evolve You
a~e as lkerv 70 shoe Soursel as
me-"
No at ALL sh- rep' ad. evi6e lt:y
net5led II sm pa..:ee.:y accustome'
~ using it.''
Need it oe saiu that this was a de-
liherate lie, uttered with the intent of
striking terror to the bosom of the
I. robbe-9
For ,he same ou. pose Lo. ia col
tinued % level her p's'o. and eve
Inn with much ouvwa {. seve i.y and
.,o1 ew inward t.emOls, think ng,
Wi bal, ,hau your houseoi eaket is not
i a desperate taat he IS Ds'nteo.
Sill. kee1'g wa.ch over one s
wea.v wo. k. hei:I 10! Tom ia...a-
" determined 20 see tho adven.I- c
:, through. Tine ehou III o make his
esca De should size cali .oi re y, or
e should. any :resh corlpi cat'"n Ii Sc.
He hoped Sc was no. .,oinS to k"ep
him stant n; al mt. Present y
he ventu ed % su2ges, .ha. she
cou'd mou i: guar'. over Eim jus@ as
Wei seate,
Lot,a essea ed gladly. Her bug.
n Ia was or: e = moael, she thou1 Int.
c A I'D why shou'd she encumrer he..
l. self with that unnecessary pistol, OF
d which. she acknowledged to herself,
II sne was more afraid than was her
$ prisoner. Accordingly. she laid it
g cave "uilv down with Il each. Tnen.
l. with wh:t seemed to Tom p. mos.
e amazin. under e>ing oi her stlen5th
e she annonnc..d her inven..on .. hO.' .
e ing him unti' asslstan"e s..oulu ar
e i've
. To him the situation Was not wi. h
= out it's c,larm. It. does not o. .,er
d happen to any of us thst pie,ty
!, -r. will ;nsis. on sitting next Us a y.
:" hq ding our ha 'ds--a,c that sae
- was pretty. exceed ~ pet y
=. Anstrutler ma laget. 10 sav;s y HIM
shelf ia spite O. ,he stinsy l:glt
6 Olce o, .wice he add essef, y reps i
D. to lis fai' cap1p: out she disceu. ag
"a ed all attampp at ,o1ve sat'ao.
sr A I'd they sat in silence, wn lie I'll;
~ ea': oul led low and final;v we .
; rut: q al zoe cold, grev light Of dan
q c ept into t;:e room. Even til s d.
n cot "apse Lott to chs nge he. POS
n ion. a ID, lD9N.ag eu, iousiy al lie
y, ,.lo y,,r man q s.:ove ed that bi.
iste,n 7uH dia was ssieep.
g, How ,,5ng sad de- K we .b'
t ; las,les resting on che fair cDae>, !,
e, tacu. It. saz: - down a. lhe sveas
to- psace III faoe framed ia Iva wealth q
w m Grown hair, Surely n0ne O.: tn
onn2 lady's oall-Cresses could sc
as Of .,e.. oeanty as did tnat old b.u
lir W arpe
er Tom was st o2g ,em:teI in hi
c"a a" e o. 'obber to syaa. Miss
Is .,l .,o. = wss Ger ain odd cE;v: r
pd 4 IS cumpos ton talt k-pt n,
er om "a NJ any sdys age o" be
H.. oncoasc o Is ess llr Wi aC ew hi
Sc "a DIS .'ro =. Ee $ W cut ava Ell \
g. ef-sucn ea',:: | .tia shit han S
We Aud 1T Sustjl~ Tie q |! i. %
rs. or eaii. mo >n.Hg nade h''-
nj although IL was '''
lie n:---.-. as we: make her col
'"r -or"ab.e before lie went. He =rope
~. :lis way into tie hall. On the Ia
m' sfsn,i lay heavy shaw. In it
'ii' wrapped bis unconscious captor
We as he could. then escap'
MS u rough the st;l' nren window.
H..
;te Il Miss Des ond was nov t
M nepe Of tie CO, ESQ hsi, it was :
.Lt cause, s: 2.'v spea.ing, t.ere we
net. no ION e. be, les Of "a s. Bui.
On ne La -na e of otne: yoaIg lad ;
!tN she ''r-.c we'd .. eat dea' OF 81, {
I'M [ 90" Anc how sine die enjoy HI
sa:f!
tn About the eventn rour Co.'s
led jim be ye,.. - introduce his irier
de- NJ An~t .. ner.
se, Lotta's Ia, &c eyes grew larger wi
so as,o ,;srmeli. MIR. Aust.utler CO
to p">eGly requested fne pleasure o.
t.ance. and ,,ecore she could col;
'ect he. SELF sufficiently 10 reuse, his !:
,e,. ere .cied e', s1d taey we've gi t.i
unit over the polished floor in PERI
ri time and measure.
let lyon have Ely step exactly, 8:
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