The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-02-29

women will n long as they dared.
" hen no cxcls could serve IL keen
Mis- Jones up longer ms wife ruefnl-
IN lighted her 10 our pretty guest
chamber. ~drcading beyond EXPIRE sion.
no doubt, the return % her owD quar-
tiers.
"l hope you don't feel lonely. dear.
away UP here?H she said Al last, taking
up her candle.
IN D .. not lonely exactly re-
turned the girl; "a liitle afraid. per-
-Afraid'' cried Fanny. and the cold
chills crcpt along her spine.
"ieS. a little. hccansc you were al
away ~ long and the house was left
alone: only thought some tramp
Fanny interrupted her, saving.
as calmly as she could:
Then come down and STAY with me.
shall be glad ~ Your company. Y
How good my wife was I am afraid
Miss Jones guessed BY her 2 IN
vitaiion. She told me that IL Miss Jones
had finished the sentence about the
tramp she should have tainted.
- the two descended 10 nv wife's
room. which was in the ~ and
opened into the nursery. a. well a. up-
on the piazza. 1 suppose they had IN
consciously frightened each other. for
they carefully Inspected all the fa~tcn-
ings, which Tidy had secured hours be-
fore, and began to prepare for bed.
They talked till they were tired. then
each tried TO make the other believe She
was asleep. lying with wide-open ewes
and ears strained to catch the hum OF
an insect wing. What a comfort ii
would have been II the call Of some
watching sentry could have assured
them hour BY hour that all was well,
AZ last sleep fell upon them. but how
long they slept they could never tell.
Fanny was wakened BY q faint sound.
as Of some y trying the outside door.
A lamp had been left burning in such a
position that the ooor could BE- distinct
~ seen A. she listned. i slowly
opened.
Shut that door, she cried. with
the voice Of q clarion Itslowiv closed.
Up sprang Miss Jones in mortal fear.
her face as white as her pillows. The
poor things looked M each other IN 81
icnce. Again the door began 70 open.
and once more Fanny commanded II 10
shut. The order was obeyed: but suit
ing the action TO the lurking falier in
my wife voice no doubt. the move
msnt was rs prompt tina before:
ltn one bound Fanny sprang 70 Il and
turned me Key. which was still inside
\ hen the women held q long and anx-
ivus consultation. neither trying this
Tine 70 concea her fears There was
no use ~ waking Tidy, who wonld only
aah 70 2 panic py rousing the sleep
ing children. Dreadful a. i seemed
tns only alternative 70 call Tor help.
- tncl crept upstairs and thrusting
their heads out q the windows. they
py1n yelled Indians: MURDER
= ire. n,eves' Help. Alas:
1ne., WY ne'shpor was ? mile on. ana
1sai y, that p ecno only answered
~, oeScenueu anuAw antd- MOI only
n'a ,ne noise continue. Y they dis
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~ parricaie ne door, when TIL
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