The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-01-13

"this will wrench it open at once; and
while you are tying it up, shall just
step upstairs to my own apartment,
and got o few things ready for our
flight, rs we'll as my own little savings
for the last five years"
The ruffian was thrown off his guard
by her openncss and apparent anxiety
10 accompany him. Like all egotists,
he deceived himself. when self.deceit
was most certain to bp his destruction.
Go iass," was all he said; "but be
not long. This job will be done in
twinkling."
She disappeared at tho words. He
Immediately broke open tho chest, and
WAS soon engaged in rummaging its
contents.
AS ho was thus employed, however,
absorbed in tho contemplation of his
prey, and oagerly occupied in securing
1T on his person. the bravc-heartcd girl
stole down tho stairs on tip-toc. Creep
ing softly along tho passages, she
speedily gained tho door of tho cham
Der unseen by him, and likcwiso uu-
heard. 1t was but tho work OF mo-
meut for her to turn the kcy in the
wards and lock him in. This dono.
she rushed forth to tho outer door OF
tho mill aud gave the alarm.
ely! ny!" sno shriekcd to the child,
her mustor's littlo boy, an iufant live
years old, tho only ono within sight or
sound OF her. Fly! fly to father! tly
on your life! Toll him we snail AL bu
murdered an ho haste not back! Fly!
hyW
The child. who was at play before
tho door, Mt once obeycd the energetic
command of the brave girl, aud sped
as last rs his tiny logs could carry him
on tho road by which llo know his par
cnts would return from church. Haun-
chen chcercd him onward, aud iuspir-
Ell his little heart AZ he ran.
BLESS thee. boy! bless thce!" she
exclaimed, in tho gladneSs of her
heart; IAN master arrives in time, |
will offer up y taper oil ;ho altar Of
our blessed Lady of tho Kreutzberg,
by Bonn"
She sat down on the s.ora bench by
tho mill door TO ease her ovcr-eXcitcd
spirits; and she wep;, rs slio sat. ut
The thoughts OF her happy deliver
auco.
"rhank Godr' sho calculated,
"thank God for this escape. On! tho
'lSiulI NlllsbiH' anu 80 Iona Oh nun
too!'
a slrill whistle from tho grated win
dow OF tho chamber i'm which she had
shut the rullian Heinrich, caught her
ear, and made her start at once to her
1cct
''Dicthcr! D.cthcrr she heard him
shout. "catch the child, and come
hithcr! am fast. Come hithcr!
H,.it, !, i..I ,l.
She glanced hastily up at the case
ment from which the imprisoned vii
lain's head bcckoned to some one in
tine distance, and then looked anxious
ly after hor infant emissary. Tho little
messenger held on his way unharmed,
however; and she thought to herself
that tho alarm was q false one, raised
to excite her fears, and overcome her
resolution. just, however, as tho
child reached a hollow spot in the next
iield-tho channel of natural drain,
then dry with the heats of summer
She saw another ruflian start up from
tho bed of the drain, and catching him
In his arms, hasten toward the mill, in
accordance with the directions of his
accomplice. In moment she per-
ceived her danger, and in moment
Ahoto oho loliu HCl pluu Oh
proceeding. Retreating into the mill,
she doubly locked and bolted tho door
tho only apparent entrance to the
edifice, cvcry other means of obvious
access to the interior being barred by
means of strong iron gratings fixed
against all tho windows; and then
took her post at an upper easement,
determined to await patiently either
hnt. tn,.fo "A
quent delivery from that dangerous
position. or her own death, If it wore
inevitable.
Never" said sho to herself, never
shall leave my masters house q prey
to such villains,' or permit his property
to be carried of before my eyes by
them, while l have life and strength
to defend it."
She had barely time to secure her
self within. when the ruflian from with
out, holding the haploss child in one
hand, and long sharp knife ir the
other. assailed the door with kicks,
and curses. and imprecations of the
most dreadful character
''Uonfound thec!" he cried. apply
ing the iou'est epithots of which tho
free-9pea&ing Teutonic languages are
SO copiousi open the door. or III
break IL in on yo!''
'lf you can, you may" was all the
noble girl replied. ''God is greater
than you, and in him put my trust"
Cut the brat's throatl" roared the
imprisoned rufiian above; 'that will
bring her TO reason"
Stout-hearted as poor Hannchon
was, she quailed at this cruel sugges-
ton. For moment her resolution
wavered; but it was only for mo-
mont She saw that her own death
was certain II she admitted the assail-
ant. and she knew that her master
would be robbed. She had no reason
to hope that even the life OF the in
FAINT would be spared by her compli-
ance 1t was TO risk all against moth
mg' Like q discreet girl, she conse-
quently hold fast in her resolve to
eDido 1s aha was Vhila lifa raunainad