Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-01-10

why wouldn't we?' said Mary. Here
it is and a bill hook too, q good sthrong
one
ooh, it's lot TO tight with that | want
the crowbar, but that bill hook is a good
weapon at o pinch. Put it behind the door,
Mary. ia it sharp
Its, Sir. | put q great edge on it me
self yesterday, in the way Id cut down
some furz wild it
Good said l. now bring the light"
and going into the store room, after a good
deal of labor FOR all the walls were over
two feet thick | knocked out two l~oopholes,
whereby | could. command the osck door.
| only wish that had o similar coign Of
vantage from which 10 enhlade the front;
in Which case, if weswere ireproot, Us the
old man thought, | might set the gang at
defiance, or at any rate rs long as my cart
ridges should last. Unfortunately the rela
tive positions of the front door end win.
dow were such that any one standing close
to the former could not DE touched from
the lastJ:.
LEI, the maid ssr;aut and the eldest
child q sharp boy Of eleven, on guard a.
the lcopholes ana returned 10 the kitchen.
The cd man vas Grooming over the scat
tered embers; Mary was standing by his
side pale and quiet. We waited long No
sound broke The sti!lnesslsave the occasional
smothered whine of one OF the dogs who
was hunting in bis dreams, and the old
mans labored breathing, broken sometimes
BY a stihsd cough, May had sunk down
p o the settle and covered her face with
her hands.
The servant girl stirred uneasily, and
knocked down q heap oil potatoes, which
rolled along the earlhern floor. The shrill
whistle o. a r~ed.chank, flying overhead
startled rs Tor an Instant. Hooked through
the looPholed window; the sea lay calm
ana still in the moonlight, darkened toward
the horizon by q light breeze which 81
crscpirr in. The light was dim, for the
air was fall Of yapor, oa, there vas enough
to shoot by.
"Mnry,' heard the old MAJ whimpcr,
"yaIl bury me-. agragal, in kilceimaH
C~nUrcb7a,l By the mother GEH veil c:,a
Me . doyau, funeral; ard maybe when
IN dead rEim tbst looked black on me OF
late viii forget It and come TO me wake.
l,g mo;her had q great wake, and there
was n power o. PeoHic at ker funeral.
ma-5e sc dosen't remember 1t; and me
iatatr a~iquaily so. God rest their souls
chs .r;gh,I'
"#h:sht, father. whishtr replied Nary.
TIE ,lobacky isn't sOwcd yet that will be
smoked at yer wake
"l's ten minutes past twelve now said
|; surely he police a; at? rate ought to
be showing Up
Just then the cog, which we had turned
out OF doors, began TO growi. Then came
. few short barka, as he Jumped behind q
hedge some - yards to the front, after
which be was suddenly silent, and | heard
some Que saying, in u low and i%nsiuuating
voice, "TaYpot, poor Tsypot, doesn't you
know me- followed by the sound Of q dull
stroke and a sharp yelp, which instantly
ceased
Tell Judy 10 keep a sharp lookout,
MARI, sIit |, 'and don't you stop 10 front
Of the door.
AL right, Sir, said she.
Then there was an interval of silence,
lasting ios Is! least ten minutcz; notLicg
stirring in i.ont, and the tension Of our
neG - wa5 becoming pRiatul.
"Wtat can they be waiting for?' said /.
Marble the whole of them isn't come
ye', replied Mary.
well, the lyD.er they wait the better
Twill give the police more t'rnet % come
up. Wnan -h.y come, Mar, do you an.
saeCa Them, but don't speak Tor some
minutes, just as if you were Getting ont OF
5ed and ,.aaA close to the wall
"E..gl th"y 'h9 back dure first, Sir;
Ii the Sakys'.
50 much the better. If they do III
mark ono Of them. at aug rate, and may De
iva. Oh, il only mad o bullet
Just then Jady rushed in. They're
coming 10 the the back duro, Sir
How many | asked.
oh, a power of them. How can | tell
h0~ many? Isn't their faces black? Murty
. uea is there for wan. Id know he
voice Of him if his head was off his shout
derJ"
| lost no time in getting to my loophCle
in the s'oreroom. The boy was squat,ed
eacsr-eyed az the other. They were eight
in al -Four were armed with guns, the
others had only C~i5alPines, ioT Slack-thorn
SUCKS Brave fellows, they were not
afraid even with such slight weapons 10
face q rheumatic old man. All their faces
were blackencd. AS | got INTO position. q
powerful, understands, red,beGrded savage,
@hSm | recognized by the description CIV
en- ne 10 Mary's ~Qnondam lover, was IN the
act OF s-ocking ut the door. lie knocked
three tunes before there was any answer
Al! tue o'nerS renamed drawn up IN me
"''n 'aelr o'cNs 20 iha wall az me sue
iu''1 .5' !foh Toe "lnuo"
1T last heard N2ry ask in a s:eepy
tone, Who's there
- iiient, was the reply, evidently IN q
disguised voice.
well, friend, what dos ye want at this
hour,
Il wants 70 see the mar Of the house. J
has q massage for him
We'll, keep it till the mornin. I'm not
goin to open the dure at this hour Of the
night, and bad mimbres about too, rs may.
be ye knows To the divil Wid yerselt aud
yer message
Bat though poor Mary spoke so b%rayely,