Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26

to me, and with a threatening gesture
said:
You jest sit there while | step into
the hall a bit. And if you stir or make
a noise it will be the worst for We. DO
you mind that"
He went softly into the hall.
Feeling that now WAS nv emporium
ity, put my finger on the knob and
as silently rs possibly sent my signal
over the wire into the night, down to
the mills and Harry Randall
Harry are you there?"
In another instant ! was leaning back
in my chair and moving an inkstand
on the table to make a noise. How my
heart was beating, and my ears were
strained to catch the sound that-if /
might in Gods goodness hope it-might
possibly come back to me.
Almost minute-it seemed an age
Il listened; and my heart sank as no
answering signal was heard. Then
click! click! click! came the sounds.
sweeter to my ears than the sweetest
music, and | knew Harry was there.
These sounds were to some extent COW
cred by the drumming OF my thimble,
but to me were as plain as spoken
words.
Yes"
Instantly | sent back my answer.
Two excited words, run all together.
Robbers! Help!"
The total silence that followed as
sured me, after minutes anxious
waiting, that Harry had comprehended
my message, and that doubtless he
would come ut once to the house. For
| tune had favored me, for | had heard
the man creeping up the hall stairs,
and thus | had escaped tho results of
any suspicious he might have had had
he heard the clicking of the instru-
ment.
/ did not look at the clock and so
cannot say how long sat there in ST.
lence. 1t seemed to me that it was
hours.
Then there was the sound of wills
pering in the hall. The next moment
there appeared in the doorway a Sec
ond stranger, rougher and more des-
perate, if possible, in appearance than
the first; and close behind him, to my
great surprise and Indignation, was our
man Joseph. They both advanced in
to the room, the one looking angry and
disappointed, and the other with q
sheepish air as he caught my eye.
1--WE have found the key of the safe,
| growled the second stranger. But
/ all for nothing. The money want in
it, and we have looked high and low.
and can't find it. But Joe here sticks
| 20 . bnt a. =, ho
and he thinks" looking iereely at me,
''you know where. It's no use, Miss
-; we haynt got any time to spare
and we won't have no nonsel Sc, ] see
it in your eye; you know where the
money is. And you've got to tell. "
He had advanced while he had been
speaking and was now quite near.
arose from my chair, fearing he meant
to lay hands on me. And at that in
staut-my ears painfully alert to any
noise-l was certain caught the sound
of n football outside of the window, and
/ gained fresh courage.
"And why have got to tellp" ! de-
manded, purposely raising my voice SO
"What right have you to break into
this house this way
The man suddenly caught me by the
wrist, uttering at the same time fear
| full oath.
You make another sound above a
whisper" he cried. in voice hoarse
with rage, land I'll-"
He did not finish his sentence. There
came n loud crash at both windows at
once, and the next instant Harry Ran
dali with two watchmep from the
mills burst into the room.
The rescue was complete, so far as
saving our lives was concerned. The
robbers attempted no resistance.
In an instant before word could be
said or blow struck, the man raised
his hand and dashed the lamp from the
table. In the darkness and confusion
the burglars, Joseph among them,
made their escape, And although ev-
cry effort was made, both then and af-
ter. TO secure their arrest, they never
were taken.
However, rs l said, our lives and the
money that had been confided TO my
keeping were safe; and we were all
thankful for that.
And I may as well say again that /
am very glad that, at that time at least,
the telegraph had not been suppressed
ed by the telephone. S0merUitle Jour
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