The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-09-29

win certainly get into mischief" Mrs.
Harrington said.
hut when Lima had talked 20 her and
made her laugh q little. shc forgot her
grievances and chattcd away very
pleasantly. Al ten o'clock she declared
she had laughed till she Wa tired, and
Lima must give her her drops and let
her 90 70 sleep.
"Therc! tho spoon il gone. Where
NJ Parkins have put it! Child would
you mind running down into tho pantry
and bringing me q spoon? l would ring
for Pnrkins. but she told me she wanted
70 get up some mnslins this evening.
and would come up as soon Is she had
finished"
Lima did not altogether like ID pass
down the long stairs and silent entries
leading 70 the pantry, but she went and
Leo trotted after her. AS she stood in
the pantry. looking around for spoons
with no light but q faint CLEAN from the
hall lamp, . sound Of low voices caught
her ear.
The pantry was on the ground floor,
It's ir~on-barred suffered window look
ing into the garden. The sound was
outside the window. and Lima paused
y listen. The first word thaf canchf
her startled her.
y. Al Thousand ponnds and All IA old
woman's ;exelrv ana nlotef, sa;d 1
mans voice ~ 4 b,,skv underton.
\. Yes." WA he rcnjv ~ \ woman's
voice-the voice. Lima Knew. ~ PARK
IN. Mrs. Harrinofon's mo3cl soft-
ladv-l;ke nnrse-.sand ,h.rc
won I be any trouble abouf 4 because
/ have tx TIA women u aUav ~ ss.v
ali NIGHT. and sent III cardener on 4
fool Grand 10 misses brother TWIN
IL miles al. \
y. But this Girl that came to-niyht-
what about herP'' asked the man.
y. Oh. she viii "a " her room nrcs.
entity. and STAY fhere II she u wise
She'd N M hindrance anvwav-a s;lv'
fjm;d lht'e fb;ng Pnt III 81 waIl N
III her gef ont NJ the ,yav y ..;d p.rt-
ia. coojly.
p. But III here. Molly. WV not ID n
Thcn veil have mare time n
get away before DAYLIGHT " aid IN
man.
II tell Won n 4 not s.fe heforc e,even
o'clock ParkinS said. nos;tivclv.
People may come n. S;r Robert don
Ike her out 81 his sicht for lone. And
that iliotic Young Marsden nav come
incoming In. Wait iii haif-past eleven.
pnd The west door here will ~ omen
And. Jim. LOOK here when I'm III fhis
swar. Won ara u take mo Win Won
D Vile. mind.t'
The voice grew fainter. Evidently
he sneakers were moyino away f,om
tle houwc. But Lima had heard cnouvb.
Sick with terror. she leaned aga;nsf fhe
pantry VA l 4 moment and tr;ed "
Ihink. What ala Il Iii mean Rob-
bcrv- murder, And ~ heir no.r Her
lrsf instinct Wa u Nv out II tbe house
md across the field u The han But her
absence would be instantly discovered.
ne knew, and then poor Aunt Mar
taret would be alone with those
rretches. No. she must Mi co-bnt
" stand here idl. would ~ ~ cood
me dew along the halls and IL sfairs.
Leo pacing by her side. Al Aunt Mar.
yarcf' 4 door she nauscd AMI , sudden
came IL ber. Size would send
Leo Tome for helm.
x. Where Il the spoon. chih2 How
onk YOU sfaid. Good heavens, what
! the matferPv cried M old hdv, -
he saw the girls white, tcrriied lace.
Ina began SOME evasiyc answer but
instantly remembered that Aunt
Margaret must be told the whole story
y nothing could be done 70 save her.
he did tell II, and Aunt Margaret
in silent CONSERVATION. and
hen burst out impetuously with:
" Good heavens. childi WHY don't
'ou run right home?''
Because l knew Parkins would be
p here IN 4 few minutes and find I wa
'one, and then"
!. An. well. So Won STAYED I'd save
he old woman II you could. what arc
doing. child? Why don't you lock
Ne door and pile things against II?