The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-03-11

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strong feeling NJ nrftDusnsa anl ifrai
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before That evening 'hf fafi uN wa
sitting nll alone down sitirti u fhr hplas
ai eleven oelp'k NJ night with large
sum ~ money 10 ms packet GLANCED
NJ the DON rp,say ilsH3 wAtstll si
sentence over che wire wuuil all hm
! was iu.t getting up tn ~ i1 'be is.t
t0 Tyunl nni ao " b. ass 40 thf m
when something uerufH Chat seemed
~ turn mr cold and mlt1nirss a.. e.l.
IN nu Instant
Behind me-. sp clnsc THAT I iaeF
must hayc cumo from tbr fhr
the hall door q llW. hHarH it.
| knew. without seeing 'hr
must be- that Il n desperate aui satrl
man, broke the stiffness and babe lf
" Good. evening"
For a moment u gF. ! itf A.
though | bal isrn tunnel CIV Stone nrn
the voice speaking ayNin. vrmel a.
least 10 r'sion che hfc 10 me- art g. SO
my hear o. beating vsaty Tae
language that che man usi vAs %
even q. good Eue,ish A. Ia attempting
TO reproduce il. ! lind my.eli writing
Don't D. frightened. miss g q
ye no, Ter b. frightened All ~ ve ~
ter DO is ter keep ST. an not = hair q
yer pretty head shaiThe harmed"
Then | turned ms head. hali.whccling
my chair ai the same time. and saw.
standing in the doorway. q hgc.
hutal.loukisg man. altogether as ugly.
and M .conhiiioncd and fearful looking
n person ~ | had ever seen.
Naturally enough | opened my lips %
uticra cry, bat be- topped me hy a single
threatening motion oi q club he carried
in his hand.
"Si'" he fcrcly his,cI. III you
raise = single scream III strike We ~
scnsclcss rs yer mother is UP stairs
These last words changed for the mo-
ment the nalure Of my fear. and gave
me strength to speak.
What haycyou done 10 ms mother''
| demanded. exciiedly. Do YOU mean
have o killed herP'
lie uttered a sort Of low laugh.
mo. my dear; but she was wakin'
up, so W. had ter Use the chlonuiorm
An you must keep still. or you'll be
served the same way. Yer see, It's Jest
hcrc'-
lie drew n step nearer and seemed
disposed to explain matters.
What we want Is some money that
yer father brought down from Palmer
Yesterday, Maybe yer don't know about
i; but zoe do. an we know he loft IL
In Their house when he went of to-
night Ny friend Is up stairs lookin' for
IL this minute. All we want Is the mon
cy. We don't meat harm To nobody. Ye
sha'n'i be touched II We behaye yersclf
an keep quiet
Somewhat rsa assured by this, and hav.
Ing hal time, while he had been speak.
Ing. TO collec, myself. 7 was now able to
assume An appearance at least II calm.
ness. took mp my embroidery aud
went on working -or pretending 10
work the pattern | was embrOidcr.
ing. think the action helped me. too;
for ! presently found myself really quite
calm, and. with n coolncs. aud r,Solu-
ton that ! can hanlly believe in now. as
| recall II. turning over in my mind
what | ought Ia do. What would these
men do when they found. as they very
soon would find. that the money was
not up stairs' They would be- disap.
pointed aud desperate capable. per.
haps, 81 deeds that they had not At first
intended. Perhaps | had better give
up the money At once, aud 50 get rid
Of them. And Yet, father had conlidcd
Il TO my care; and It dd not belong 10
him. but TO the company. ought not
~ lot these men have II II | could help
It. Oh. why could | not give an alarm
somehow What II | should open my
mouth and cry out At any riskP Could
| make Joseph hear. away ont in the
wing Of the house as he WASP Alas, |
knew that | could not. v . had not this
man been sitting there BY the door
he had taken n chair now cycling me
ticrccly, rs though he read my very
thoughts, All. II | had only done rs
father wished, and telcgraphed for Har.
nv Randall 10 come upl And then. with
this last III ought, another thought came
to me Why could no, summon Harry
even now. II pcrchance he was still II
the Officer | arose from my chair,
mechanically grasping my work In my
hand. My guanl got up. also. EVIL.
IDENTITY suspicious Of my slightest move
ment.
Urn have to ask yer TO keep quiet.
miss" said he, with a harsh, determined
voice.
turned upon him Indignantly. II
suppose ! may change my seat II |
like. said I.
And without waiting for his permits
sion, | walked deliberately over to the
desk and sat down in the revolving
chair that stood before H. At the same
Time threw my work down on the
desk In such \ way a. 90 covcr com.
plctcly tho battery. which instrument
my companies had probably not no.
ticed nj all. Perhaps he would not