The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-10-19
Itook up my lamp and went singing in.

TO the room.
! 81 Obtained the desired volume, step
ped down from the stool, and
1Ifeyer anyone felt themselves dying
/ did at that moment. My song died on
my lips. while a thousand thoughts
seemed to flash into my mind in one in
Giant. Iuvoluntarily / gasped. and then
with . strong effort sof the will power.
for which Lam famous, / took up the
sony again and sang it to the close.
"Among other thing, | remembered
the lateness of the hour and the proba-
5bility that all the people were In bed
and asleep: ! remembered the foot
steps in the door-yard, and--and there
was . fresh, pungent smell of tobacco
smoke in the roonl.a.s scent of smoke
there and placed the package of money
in my bosom. 4.
Do You wonder that my brain reeled
and my heart stopped beating for an in
,stant2 Beside3s whoever 1.-The robber
was, I, he would o begin work, not
knowing how early my iather and the
eaptaip might return. And: ] should be
murdered. Somewhere within a fev
sassin Observation-Disclosures in the re-
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luhe, draped, paper-strewn table.
IA faint sound outside nearly made
me set down the lamp; still had nncon-
sciously leftrny f Observation-Disclosures
Fer q bride a soldier won her,
And a winning tongue had he,
"I knew that temporary. saliva ion
power and liberty to leave that room,
ever depent.ed upon1ny appearing un-
40 rro;x,.o ~ xIN ao1,INrf, ~,o.,.,sk -, L
"t.gpA. out IF. the library and found
glance at the door showed the key abb
sentfrom he lock.
~nrreachery!
81 wonder that this new revelation
did not suifocate me. The man on the
hiRhway--the injured bsother-Thomas
bad betrayed us. He had overheard
house and another was outside. My re-
treat would be cut off. How thoughts
a riot through my mind! How would
they kill me? Would | suffer long? At
this iElstant | wa sure that | heard a
faint creak Of the library door at the far
end ofthe long hall.
One swift despairing glance around
me, n wild idea of escape, and l ex-
tirrguisbsd st%he>lanp.on tile. table and.
cr66ching in the fire place, I rested one
foot upon the andlron, swung out the
iron qkane,, stepped the other foot upon
the strong. support and rose into the
fiue. Something touched my head
THANH GodT 1t was the rope with which
the dislodged bricks had been hoisted
out G%rasping this carefully with my
hands | held myself like q wedge in the
opening. If had enyied. larger noble
looking womeh before. / now had rea-
son to be thankful for my diminutive
t0Inapd n~inety.odd pounds of avoirdu-
II had little time, however to think
q fnNthing e4Gep t theimminent danger
of knocking down a fragment of brick
or mortar, and thus discovering my hid
for the clock begun with sono,
rous peals to strike IL. Under cover
ofits echoes, there were quick, soft steps
in the Hall ,s-and the bolt of the outer
door was Withdrawn. The huge t1ue
must have acted like q telephone, for |
heard every sound with fearful dis
tinctness. First there WAS q pause by
the door of the stting-room, then
breathing in it, then Whispering.
II heard Thomas distinctly, when he
sid:
''she isn't here; she's gone to bed: but
the money 10 in the library"
'N"Bs cautious" advised a strange voice,
and we may not have to hurt her.
"They carefully retreated, and my
heart struck off the seconds against my
ribs in a way that was s~uffocating, for ]
knew that their search would soon BIZ
over, and what then?
Sin less: than five minutes they were
Whispering in the room again"
nnC~onfound her!" aspirated Thomas,
she took't the mJhey with her" !
"Tnen we'll have it if
"The pause meanta all that words could
convey. =. -,
AFhe cold sweat WAS, coming out of
every pore of my body. The dust of the
'f%feosote had penetrated my mouth and
nostrils, and | had totake one hand from
the rope in their absence and place Q
finger upon my lips to preventsneezing
Come, hurry" was the angry; watch
word exchanged between them, .and
e6to my chamner. Thorn as was ia
miliar with all the house. :,
es sW d,y,,.; d,a ! not saIoP doEh and ss-
First, then, they had locked the out
ter door and withdrawn tile key to pre-
vent a surprise from without. Second,
Hhare might be a third confederate out
side. But the most important reason oil
ALI was, it seemed to me. that / never
could get out oftlle aperture that had
allowed me entrance into the chimney.
ant the risk of discovery and death in
any case.
ooh. why did not my father and his
companion return? 1t might be hours
first. r.
.They had found me absent from my
chamber and the adjoining rooms. They
mo longer used eKtSeme caution. They
hurried from,one apartment to the 9TH
er. . LIQUID feel the jar Of moving furni-
ture, ard closet. doors WIRE opened has
tiiy: sThel upper part Of the house was
ransacked, and then they came down
stairs upon the run. Time was precious
ito them snow. With direful oasLs t4iey
ramtnaged the lower floors, and finally
returned to the sitting-room. ..
~ saw the, light here. last" said
Thomas, moving within Ii lamp acress
the room, ''snd here Is the lamp on.the
table" :.
"She must have got out"
NO; ! watched for her, and every
window is fastened on the insldeis'
Then he continued: Course herl she's a
witch!' and batHed they stood and
poured oaths alter me. "I'd like to
CATCH her now. How he ground it out
between, his teeth.
..Shall we search more?'
"Its no use: we've turned over every
thing under which a mouse could hlde.p
What, them. Shall we waylay the old
man,and fix him?n
They haven't the money; it was left
here.p' IS
che cellar" suggested the voice.
"Once more they dashed out only to