Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-10-11

( lroces~@s ,1.-ieio" II his 10Y was 10 be
scted from luD. And then no donbt
he planned 70 murder me-ah. it's ell
true, sir-l'ye got his confession bv raA
/, 4oW-and hury me down by the river !
-.de, n the mca3ow behind the stable.
I Then he meant TO turn my mare o-t ha-
. 'oro dawn SO that the servants nlirl,:
think had left early, d ID then, you see
"hen i 0sa foand, people wonld think
'orn~t'.ng had happened to me on tho
"ad to Braintree-~ Well, my co-D panion
roused himself after time ana began
! asking me VIII thought of the country.
! if -, ridden far, whether had been
advised 70 put up at the Swan. aud sucl
IKE Questions. answered tl,c-a freely
] enough, never snD,>us.ng tnal he asked
them f"- :; = other reason than just to
scap np the conversations I asked him
| . call me early and he promised he
would DO go.
"I'n 60 it myself, "c:G te, 'for Tie
/ sIr and the 'set.e,. '@lil be abed.'
"!12aa nc called his wife and told her
- bring fnc a candle, which she did.
She was O cOarse-lOoking careworn we
/ man. and noticed when che rhovni re
t. ny room tha, her hord Ta8 shaking,
and her ~o;ta sounded thick when size
1a@e ne civil Good night
'My bedroom was long low room
with queer old furniture, quaint carved
chairs and great four-post bedstead
which seemed as big as hearse. There
and there | lay listening to the ghostly
tapping OF the ivy leaves against the
window and thinking Of the evil look in
! The landlords eyes, and all the horrd
storles mad ever read came cruwding
into nay mind, whcn suddenly I started
up IL bed. vide awake enough, fer I
heard something or some orc climbing
mp The ivy to my window. T lay with
palplfa+lrg heart aud straininr eyes, lis
tening to the horrible ohostly rustllno
which every r.oInent sounded nearer.
''S.:ddcnly Il thought struck me; and
arose, hastily smoothing the bedclothes,
was no lock to the door and the bolts
were RUSTY. - could onl y put the latch
J iora. 1 thought of putting q chair
against it, but that seemed childish and
no protection after all. The night was
wet and windy and the sky black IS ink.
Try as | would | conldn't get to sleep.
"a though the bed had not been slept IN.
bad just time to creep under the bed,
when the window was shaken open and
somebody softly slipped in. 1t was
nun, ana, listening intently, | heard him
1 sigh veariv to himself, az if he were
tired ont. Then IL got INTO nv bed.
drew the clothes over him and in a few
minutes | heard him snoring. Tou can
imag'ne how pheasant I felt, and the
scamp hnd my money bag under his lnl-
low, too. What was to be done? [
thought of my hapry some and the dear
IttIe wlfa now perhaps dreaming Of me.
nnd tie thought of her gave me courage.
| aatermlned to snatch at my money
ant tight for 1t with the unseen visitor
70 the doath, If need be- 7 was crawl
Ing tyom ul3er tie bed when | heard
another sound. nearing the door this
time In minute the latch was quietly
lifted. the door was gently pushed open
ami saw the landlord glide into the
rcom Then 4 hand holding candle
stole il at the door only .hand; but
knew those qulycrlng fingers well
enongh. The m:n crypt on tiptoe to
the bed AMI. leaning softly over the
sleeper, stabbed him t. the heart.
There was one deep groan and all was
over. The murderer drew the money
from under tie pillow and crept stealth
llv to the door, gInucing behind him a
though he feared the dead man would
get up and follow him.
">aakIng all oveE~,rl with hair or
cd | crawled FROM my hiding lace
Froped about for my clothes, and, after
,taudt.Eg moment daze,i with horror
followed the guilty couple. Their room
~4s almost opposite mine, AMI cou.5
s,e the light under their door, ulic.
vss barely closed, / pushed II epv.
aai peepel III. The .able faced tht
la"r. ana there they s.ool with ikeii
'aeh~ II ne. Sc Irte<t upon The money
:aat crel.t close to ;i3.nl without beinc
ard.
Look, looh. he>.rl the man Wis
er there is more than euough : say.
II b1. How they sh;ae !, -Aul a