The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-07-02

Every moment she expected to hear feet
upon the stairs. II seemed as il her brain
would burst as she tried to decide what t.
do.
She wished she could lock the door at the
foot of the stairs, but there was no lock
upon it, and it was so situated that she
could not barricade it.
At last she possessed herself of stick
the handle of broken croquet-maliet--End
retired to her mothers room.
She closed the door, and was about tc
pass the stick Though the old.tEshioned
handle TO secure tae doc there being nj
lock upon it--when sao found that her
mother wss awake.
az wouldn't shut ihc door, Annie, dear, u
shs said {" l am % much too warm as
was too cold"
Oh, mother r erosned Anrie, despair
ipgly.
But she dared not say more.
Mrs. Ainslie turned on her pillow.
" What is it, dear? Are you SO tired ~
"Pm-rm not tired, mother,n said An.
ME.
Her mothers cheeks were flaming crimson.
''Oh. if father would GOMEZ groaned
The girl to herself.
She went to the secretary and unlocked Q
drawer to see if the money were there.
Yes, the roll of bills was just where she
had seen her father place it. But there was
something else in the drawer-a loaded re.
yolver. 5
After moment, she snatched it up and
slipped it into her pocket.
She was rot used to firearms, but she
had seen her brother discharge pistol, and
IT should go hard with her if she did not
protect her mothers life and the money Of
her good, Woodworking father.
She folded wet towel across her mothers
aching forehead, then went out into the sit
ting-room and sat down to listen. 4
Oh, how sharply she listened keeping
her cold right hand in her pocket, that she
be not taken unawares.
She heard the wind sough in the wide
chimney, u trailing bough of the great elm
tree sweep across the roof, and the tick Of
he clock, but all else was very still.
Once the stairs creaked. Her heart give
bound of terror and her face famed but
after holding her breath for awhile she
found this to be false alarm
The man was not coming down. The
clock struck nine and ten, and he did not
come.
A. faint hope stirred in her breast. II the
feared attack held of much longer, her
father might reach home. He was seldom
gone past ten; it had been nearly eight
when he started. The town was six miles
distant
She took the lamp in her hand and stood
before the clock, watching the almost i'm
perceptible moving of the hands around the
! dial
Poor Annie Her arms ached, her feet
were swollen; but she did not know it now.
More intently than before she was listen
ng for the sound of wheels.
Oh, would they never come ?
Her mother was sleeping, and did not
know the lateness of the hour. The hour
dand had at last reached eleven.
A moment more and Annie heard the
.apid roll of wheels.
Swiftly and noselessly she sprang to tho
door. She went out into the moonlight.
and brother was the doctor, and glad as she
was to know it, she glided like spirit first
to her fathers SIDE and whispered her story
in his ear, trembling with Joy.
You must have been dreaming, Annie,n
he said, incredulously.
But he took the pistol which she handed
aim, and, with few words to the men, led
we way up stairs.
All were amazed to behold, stretched upon
the bed in the best chamber, a powerful
man. fast asleep.
Mr.. Ainslie sprang to the bedside.
What are you doing here3 ?" he asked,
sternly seizing him by the shoulder.
The man started up with look of be.
wilderment and Mr.. Ainslie shook him
| again smartly before he seemed to care for
himself His first act was to draw pistol.
But the three men drew around him with
stern faces, and he made second motion
as if to hide it, saying;
| !" meant no harm. I'm out of my way.
! only como in to rest bit"
Then he began to search for bis hat, but
Mr.. Ainslic made q signal for Allan, who
left the room. and in five minutes Sheriff
Oliver was present. gf4
I" I won't go with you g exclaimed the
man. I'm doing no harm, an you've no
warrnnt to arrest me-"
81 have warrant, If your name Is Gid
Payne, alias Clip Edwards YOU'RE the
fellow I've been looking for, for week.
You're wanted In Boston"
And before the man had anticipated The
nanpuvre, the constable had him ironed,
md IN half an hoar on his way TO jssil.
Gid Payne was soon proved to be a law
less and desperate character, who was
skulking about tho country to evado tee
law and he afterward confessed that he
had tramped eight miles 20 reach the ASslie
farmhouse, having learned that ono hun
dred dollars had been paid to Mr.. Ainslie
for colt and having reason to believe that
the money would be kept in the house until
| paid over to certain other party.
Finding the field all clear, and with
plenty of time for his purpose, and being
tired and somewhat heavy-headed with
liquor, he had thrown himself upon the bed
10 rest. Unfortunately for his plans he had
fallen asleep.
Annie's fright was certainly not without
cause. Reaction came after three long hours
of terrible excitement She was persuaded
TO retire at midnight but could not close
her eyes, and fefore daybfeak was in a high
| fever.
Doctor Martin had his hands full with
mother and daughter but the next day
blessed good fortune sent them a strong
and capable woman, who could both nurse
and keep house--and Annie's day Of trial
| WIS over. fiA f4tA
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A coIored tairi's Intuition.
| There is a little coiored girl ON the place
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