The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-02-18


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a. rmwirt nWny ho sinul ur knife
DO hand 1ni al0prl over lhc sleeping
mtn boz bad pot been Hnnrer the
luar than mr. | hpuld have attempted
a. escape nut N The room. liut | fepl
lfrl that any alarm would arouse tho
.lcepar and that murder would bo com.
mit'ol ! hal q double Interest, now
M was not careful, | should be tho
cause VI u terrible crime. and va | crppt
across the room ns softly ~ p1ssiblo.
and was presently NJ the case' lad
ms mind made up not 10 take ANYTHING
from II. but ! knew that sam wa watch.
Ing me. aud that ! must mako a show II
searching.
Right III the top of tho chso was n st
" diamonds and = ladys gold watch.
These | covered with d handkerchief
aud then pulled out the drawers sam
glarpd at me through the scmi-larkpcss
In a warning way, and raised Ills knife
over the sleeper. lie told mo by hi.
look and action that II made any noise
be- would murder the man. pulled tho
drawers out. made a show Of searching.
and then crept back % sam and report.
cd that had found nothing. Hcpa.sed
me the hight. crcpt acros. tho RON. and
in a second hal discovered the watch
and diamonds and slowed them away.
Coming back. he bcckoned 10 mo tina,
we wsrc ready TO 10 down. For som,
reason he did NOT carr 10 enter the othcl
rooms. perhap, thinking that he had So.
cured al the most valuable " swan" II
the n nom. We observed the sam,
caution going down stairs as in coming
up. ca the way down il suddenf
flashed over me that the men woul,
murder me a. soon As getting clear q
the house. They would not dare to le
me escape 10 BE- a witness against them
They had wanted a tool To- act the par
which hal acted. anI when through
with mo thev would rsmove al chanc
4 M ever appearing against thom.
Itrsnril@l. - that | came near falling
/ must eaare them. but ho1gP ha
aIno<s determined 10 slam a doc
against sam =. we passed through IN
b5ase and then sneam out, ~hen. 4
We pzs1sd down the haii. We encour
tered Dave He covered with sam r.
|. moment. AMI then We al passed alon
into the dIuing-room. They were aft,
The silver nlais. Dave walked right n
/. g. the door, q the closet. which was F,
, the bead u the stairs leading down /
/. the rusEm, u the servants. The Ike
I hal been forgotten and was IN the loci
A. be carefully swung back the door "
, .aw the plate Siisien. and Dave passe
me the lantern.
sam crcpt 20 the table. removed Il
/ cloth. and then spread L on the Zoo
Z Dave passed into the close. which ".
, not over THREE feet square. aud
/, passed on, one thing after another INT
only an iccpitcher remained. n
/ seemed 10 have doubts Of is purit,
and begun cutting nj Il with his knit
, Sam watched him for a moment, an
then passed IN 20 satisfy his curiosity.
4 was beside the door. and Sans bar
res,ei on the casing. Now was n
, chance. Like a dart Of lightning
rrasped the door. ssung Il shut +,
a. sans fingers. and A. he drew them o
: I turned the key, braced ms should
A against the door, and sung ont: q" Ro
= ber' thieves. policer' az loud As
|, could.
II seemed An hour To me before a,
one moved. though /, was not three 20
!, onds before a man.seryant leaned q
a of he'd. sam and Dave had NO sho,
!, With both In the elo.ef. there VA,
|, room for A rush nj the door. Tn
Kicked until splitting n panel. and I'm
I, through. horlng 10 kill me-. With
\ sixty seconds two m-en.seryants and /
/ master Of the house wcre In the al
! inv.room. Of tho men having a N,
80.
! 81 am Of the Duiy -ri
= burdelly eyplalned 10 tbcm. 81 IN
!, got two burglars In here, Come ouiek
!, Fortunately the men understood !
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