The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1882-02-16
know you; you are jim Green
What do you want here ?"

seen your father at the village; ]
knew he has not got the money
Kent paid him with him, 80 I think
it must be here"
He shook the lid violently aud
peered about the edges,
How dare you try to rob house
) 10 open day 7" asked d lille. "Djn'r
yon know you will be arrested and
sent to Jail =
mo. won't" answered Greer.
coolly. II am going out OF the
country tonight. Come, wan,
the keys"
Dollie turned scornfully away,
but gave longing glauce out OF the
window.
81 expect my fath,r every minute,
he has the keys she said.
You need not expect him at
present, said Green, still at work up.
on the desk. "His borse cast shoe
and he's at tho blacksmith's and
likely to stay awhile"
"Well, he has the keys with him.
replied Dollie, still ceolly. "You
had better take yourself of My
brothers are liable to come home at
any moment"
"Oh, 1 know all about that re-
sponded Green, taking large pock-
ct knife from his pocket and pro-
ceeding to force the lock.
What could Dollie do y The
house was half milo Off the main
road, aud that distance from any
living soul. There was not weaps
on of any kind under the roof. If
there had been Dollie was more
afsird OF u pistol than she was Of
Jim Green.
But the swapping OF the lock aud
tho villains loug drawn ''Ab ! oi
satisfaction, almost frenzied her
Her honest, hard.working fathers
money-she must save it if she flew
at the rascal and scratched his eyes
out.
A sudden thought came to Dollie.
She went into the buttery and took
small. wide mouthed bottle, close"
ly corked aud marked Cayenne
Pepper" She took ont the cork,
concealed the bottle in the palm of
her hand, and went into tho other
room.
Green had not found the money,
but he had zed upon fine gold
repeater which he used only upon
rare occasions. His never-failing
companion was a big. silver time,
keeper which lie carried in his
fob.
"Ah ~ repeated Green again. and
hurried to the still open door of the
kitchen to examine the watch more
closely.
He had time to SEQ by the fading
sunlight that it was even more
valuable than it bad at first seemed
to DO, but Jim's eyes did him little
other service for many weeks.
Dollie raised her little hand and
quick as lightning dashed a portion
Of the fiery compound into his
face.
With q shrek of agony the man
dropped the watch aud clenchei his
hands over:his eyes as he leaped out
into the yard. With howls and
yells he dances about the door-yard
and was tumbling over the wood
pile as nollie saw him last before
she shut and doubIe-barred the
door.
She picked up the watch, restored
it to its place and went to the win
dow. She had to wait but q short
time before her fathers wagon
wheels rolled into the yard.
She flung up the sash as her faith
er and brother spraug out aud APP
preached the suffering mortal, who
was still bowling and kicking in the
wood pile.
"His eyes are full Of cayenne pep
per, Ned. He was stealing your
money, father"
She saw her vigorous young broth
or collar the already punished man
and pull him npon his feet, while
her father recognized him with OK
slamations of amazement.
But bis cries aud means continu-
ing, they finally decided hat he had
been punished sufficiently, aud af-
ter awhile let him 60.
He sneaked away, and without
Al