The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-07-11

chamber. but Il would take 700 long
20 climb up ~ said.
He stationed himself q one window
with tho gun. and stood q the other
with the poker. al ready % give tho
mans hand some good vi acks Il he
tried 70 break tho window. But. AFTER
fumbling away 81 the door for . little
while. he seemed 70 have given Il up.
and gone away.
/ was beginning 10 draw . long
breath thinking he had taken Rob's ad-
vica. and gone on 70 Mr.. Macarty's.
when we heard him trying the back
kitchen door. That was strong door.
too. There was strong lock in il In
stead Of bolt
He won't get in there" said I.
But Rob tried 70 lock the door be-
tween a. and the back-kitchen. The
lock was old and worn out. and II
wouldn't fastcn.
"Neyer mind" said I. '.he cant get
into the back kitchen unless be comes
through the key-holc."
''Hark." said Rob.
There was = picking and scraping
sound. The key fell out Of the lock
onto The floor. II another moment We
heard the door open. just Is il il hadn't
been fastened ~ alI. Ana Tia man
walked in."
re Wa 4 bio. bnrlv fellow With =
lot 81 black wkiskers fhaf didn't look AZ
Il thew grew on his face.
.Yoo see Won might - well have
opened the door. Ana saved me the
frouble.r he aid. scowlinO AZ ~. ..Bnt
Il doesn't nav 10 ret NAL with sucb Ill
liz rascals. (He nut IN : Great manv
verv bad words that made Il sound
awfulIy). Hurry now, and get me
somefiino 10 eat and irink-f6e hest
Won - a the house while i make
mvssif comforfable ~ not likely fhaf
that hired man II yours viii ct back To-
ni~ht n such trsvelinc e fb;s and fine
sbonId come / could iix him. Do Won ~
fhatP', He took ont AZ his pocket Z
pisfol. ana held X very close indeed "a
Rob's head. ..Now you'd better mind
what / tell without making anv fuss. Y
He hadn't 4 BIT 81 anv Irish broguo
now. 90 we knew that must have been
put on. like his whiskers-
He set down his pack. and put his feet
up to the fire. and lighted cigar, and
We got him something 70 eat He
looked around, and caught sight d
Dolly's silver mug. and fhilIy's cup.
and he got up and examined them, and
then coolly slipped them into sort Of
pocket on the outside Of his pack
"Ihats good. a. far ~ i goes:
Where's the rest? And the money!
don suppose there 3 much. shouldn'
have stopped except 70 make myself
comfortable, and 70 keep you from
being lonesome. Now speak right up
and tell me where the silver and the
money Is 4.
Rob was white but his voice didn'i
tremblc bit.
Ihere Is no money IN the house. nc
said.
Il was true, but the man wouldn't Pc
heve him, and ne had his pistol 70 his
head. and threatened 70 shoot Rot
didn't finch > bit 1ou ought % hays
seen him Just stand there. The mar
believed afterawhile.
"Wcll. show me the silver" he said.
Its Al il the sideboard and thu
china closet" said, pointing TOWARD
me dinlng-room.
I wasn't going 70 have him shoot Rot
for the sake Of silyer-ware. II i wa
grandmother's tea-service and spoons,
and All the silver Aunt Penelope had
when she was married. He tossed i
al into ms pack, and ms pockets,
grumoIlng because was 80 little 4,
SCENE 2: 4! ! Couldn't stand ~ ano
see MIN 90 - knowing wnat 2 treasure
4 va % Aunt Penelope ana 4 saw not
ciencn ms nsts. but what couid ~
90!
he TOOK on n's coat ana sst Gown a
me taoic ana began % eat put ~ com
planned tnat there WAS notn'nS 70 or'nk