Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-10-05

witch + and baflled they stood and poured
oaths after me. I'D like to catch and
knife her myself now How he ground
it out between his teeth.
Shall we search more ?
cots no use we've turned over every
thing under which a mouse could hide.
What then? Shall we waylny the
old man and fix him2'
They haven't the money it was left
here
"'The cellar, suggested the voice.
"Once more they dashed out, only to
return in hot haste now, for there was the
trot and rumble of horse md carriage
on the bridge between us and the city.
Stay" urged the stranger, trump up
some kind of story, and we may secure
the money yet
Z" Il would, returned Thomas, but the
girls witch, and am just as sure that
she is somewhere near us oil the time, and
would hand me over to Justice
"rhere was scamper outside and the
sound of feet running toward the rivei
came down the vide mouth at the top oil
the chimney. Father and Captain
Boswell drove into the yard and up to the
door, lust rs this clock struck II.
IuOiuuS Chiieu my i"ehSi, ~ ."
ringing tones, come and take care OF thu
horse.
"Receiying no response from his usua
punctual factotum, he sprang up the steps
and uttered an exclamation OF horror n
finding the door open.
" Boswell, said he, I'VE certainly saw
| light here when we came down the mi.
"'Quiok, JASON snid the captain
there has been foul play here.
"'Foul play? My God my poor LITTLE
girl.
" Father strove to call, but the first
attempts, choked in dust and SCOT, ended
in IL hysterical hccougb.
"'Whore is that? What is it?' callet
my distracted father, and both men dash
ed for the library.
81 now strove to descend, but the
| mop en.ui.t brought down bushels of NOR
tar and broken brioAs from all sides, nnd
closed up tho Hue. / betlo4gAi he o
the rope, and by sticking my toes ih hei'
and there L went up the chimney han,
over hand.
''Ag;le MS cat, when I reached the toy
of the low chimney J sprang down upol
tho roof and began Calling loudly fol
father.
"You should have heard them run
through the house and halloo before they
located my voice. At last the captain
came out of doors
"'Will you get me ladder, please ?
said l. Il want to get down from here
ga ladder, JASON shouted the cap
tain, the little girl is on the roof
"For the love of heaven, girl, how
came you there ? said my father, as
landed upon the ground and began shak.
ing the SCOT from my clothes.
so went up there through the chin
ney, papa. But you had better put VI
the horse--you will have to groom hin
yourself tc-niGbt-and then l will tell you
all aboutit.
"The captain led me into lLe house, fol
I was trembling violently.
Now, said father, being absent only
moment or two, without letting me have
time to m OPP the smut from my face and
hands now tell us what this means
my little girl climbing the ridgepole like
a cat at midnight"
SIN few moments matters were ex-
planned.
Thomas, the villain 4 CALCULATED my
father; I'll have him il haye to hunt
the two continents for him, and he shall
have his deserts
"He kept his word. Thomas got a
;esn; in the state prison.
"When gave the captain'his ey I
should have burst out into hysterical sob
bling only remo@bered the SCOT in time
to prevent shading myaolf in black cray
on and Captain Boswell believed that
stature and bulk We're not alwaye eortifi-
Gates of the best materials, and.-"'
"And, b" finished Dan, our jester, cit
may be said, Mrs. Boswell, that you ac-
tually iiue to his arms"
She smiled and bowed as the sonorous
tones of the driver came in among us:
"Stage ready, gentlemen.