South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-04-28


Portable. 1t is closed with trap door,
and you may sleep on the lounge there
IT you viii allow us to lock the door
on the outside
Bless my stars and carriers, no said.
looking at her curiously. 4 don't
care where you lock The door
They took him up stairs, and he
climbed Up the steep attic stairs. Tie
woman shut the door "a he politely
babe them good.night,and they faston.
cd the paddock, hearing him chucklc
to himself as nc kicked OF his boots.
Id take the key num- said Sarah.
Mamie took the key with her and the
two descended TO lock up the house.
After they had made everything Sc.
cure they went back Up stairs.
You must sleep in my room 10
night Sarah, tho mistress said. Sa
rah dragged III her bedding and made
a pallet on the iioog, and then, after
the custom OF women, they examined
the closets, looked under the bed and
piled chairs against the locked door
The rain was still falling heavily,
and the night black rs ink. Tie mis-.
tress and maid went to bed, and al
though worried AMI anxious finally
went to sleep
After midnight Mamie found her
self awake and a bright light shining
in the room. She started up and saw
that 1t was the moonlight. The storm
/ had cleared away at last. She got up.
unable to compose herselTimmediate-
~ and went 10 the window. The
moon was looking at the peaceful
scene before her, she saw down the
road, for it was bright rs day, several
horsemen. II was such an unusual
sight at this hour that she stood watch
ing them rs they turned up the lane
leading up to the house and on reach
'ng the gate came into the yard.
Now, almost paralyzed with fear, she
saw that they were masked. The
truth almost blinded her They knew
that she had this money and they had
come TO get it. For y moment she
was paTalyzed. She remembered
lIarry's Last words You must guard
1t with your life if necessary
She ran to the sleeping Sarah, and
awakened her. She got down liar.
rvs rifle. which he had loaded and
taught her how TO use. The sleeping
girl was soon thoroughly awake, and
She explained to her their condition.
Its the tramp that's done it,
The tramp. No, Sarah, the key,
the Icy to tie attic
She flew up stairs, unlocked the
paddock and opened the trap. The
man sprang up at the sound.
Come, come with me- His own
senses alert, and hearing the noise of
horses below and steps about the house
he followed her without a word. AT
the foot of the stairs she stopped.
Il have large sum Of money in th,
house, and those men have come TO get
It, thinning ! am alone. they Kill me
! that money must be guarded
What have you, pistols, shotguns p
lac whispered, taking in the whole sit
ua'ion.
Here is ny husbands riGe. 1t is
/ loaded
fIis'. Where arc they going to break
in? The steps me boldly on the pi-
azZa TO the front door!
Get behind me. will Ere NJ the
first man that enters. How many bar
! rels are there 2
! Six; all loaded
Very we'll, keep this cane in your
/ hand for me, in ease need it.
/ There was no s.ormiog og shutters.
Trey heard the Key applied TO the door
softly. Ii opened, AMI man followed
/ by two Others, confidently entered The
/ first figure walked TO the stairs. lie
/ had taken but "a step when three SLOTS
/ can in rapid succession. Thore was
/ heavy tbud this man dropped, and the
o.lcr two turned and He'd. Sarah ran
/ to- the window and two horses gallopcd
I down the lane.
Don't faint madam there's work
/ yet TO Co. sail The tramp
/ Mamie caught hold or tho rail for sup.
port. and then went into tie room.
Get p candle, Sarah
They lighted a candle and gave il 90
/ Tie tramp, who went dowl stairs, Che
two women following with brandy and
ammonia. The man bad fallen back
ward and lay with lis face up nnd head
toward tho door.
Raise the mask and give air first.
madam
Mamie raised The mask, aud fell back
with n Wild shrek.
DO you want 10 know now whv her
hair ia white p he a-keI.
It was Harry Wells answered. IL
was that smiling. young popular scamp
LIS no uso 10 ask why nc did it. ]
don't care. Motives don't matter much
in such a case. But she, Mamie -Mrs.
Wells.-she has her gray hair, but there
u no trace Of that midnight tragedy in
her face.
Il believe she was III for long tire.
answered ny friend. They say small
pox cures one OF other diseases Well.
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