The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-02-18


corllngly, to pick up the knife. AS
tho ireschcrous villain drew dagger
from under HE coat, and caught het
by the nape of the neck, gripping her
throat firmly with his fingers to pro-
vent her screaming tho while,
"Now, lass, he said, swearing out
a bad oath at tho same time, ''whero
is Your masters money! I'll have
that or your Me; so take your choice"
Tho terrified girl would fam have
parlcycd with the ruilian, but he woald
hear nothing she could say,
Your masters money or your life,
lass!n was all tho answer he vouch-
safed to her entreaties and adjurations.
Choose ut once" was the only al
tentative no offered her; "the grave or
the gold!'
She saw that there was no hope OF
mercy at his hands; and, rs she saw
it, her native resolution awoke in her
bosom. Like the generality OF her
scX, she was timid at tritles; scratch
was u subject of fear to her; drop OF
| blood caused her to faint; an unwont-
| cd sound filled her soul with fear III
the night. But when her energies
wero aroused by an adequate cause,
she proved, rs her sex has ever done,
that in courage, in endurance, in pres
cnce of mind, and in resources Tor
every emergency, she far surpassed
the bravest and coolest man.
"Well. we'll. Heinrich! she said. re-
signedly, What is to be, must be.
But if YOU take the money, shall even
90 along with yc. This will be no
home for me any more. But case your
grip of my neck little-don't squeeze
SO hard; | can't move, you hug me so
tight. And if can't stir, you can't
get the money; that's clear, you know.
| Besides, time presses; and If it be
done at all, it must be done quickly,
as the household will shortly be back
from Hcrscl.
The ruilian relaxed his grip and fin
ally let 60 his hold. Her reasons were
all cogcnt with his cupidity.
Come" she said; quick! quick!-
no delay. The money is in master'a
bedroom"
She tripped upstairs, gaily as lark;
he followed closely at her heels. She
led the way into her masters bedroom,
and pointed out the Golfer in which his
money was secured.
Here" she said, reaching him an
axe which lay in corner of the room,
this will wrench it open at once; and
while you are tying it up, | shall just
step upstairs to my own apartment,
and get few things ready for our
flight, as we'll as my own little savings
for the last five years"
The ruilian was thrown off his guard
by her openness and apparent anxiety
to accompany him. Like all cyclists,
he deceived himself, when self-deceit
was most certain to be his destruction.
go lass" was all he said; "but be
not long. This job will be done in a
: twinkling.'
She disappeared at the words. He
Immediately broke open the chest, and
was soon engaged in rummaglng its
contents.
As he was thus employed, however,
G absorbed in the contemplation of his
, prev, and eagerly occupied in securing
. 1t on his person, the brave-hearted girl
stole down the stairs on tip-toe. Creep.
ing softly along the passages, SHE
: speedily gained the door of the cham
= Der unseen by him, and likewise un'
heard. 1t was but the work OF mo
mont for her to turn the key IN Inc
wards and lock him III. ms uohc
c she rushed forth to the outer door O.
: the mill and gave the alarm.
: Ely! ny!" she shrieked to the child
her masters little boy, an infant hy'
years old. tho only one WITHIN sight o.
!. sound OF her. "fly! ny TO 1atner: ny
on your life! Ieil HIM we snail all o'
murdered an he haste not back! Fly
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>han "H 1 H., oumorL ~. ;ns,nir
), oA0A 'n00'o0 LILA VIZ" "''' 'n'' '''P''
}, cd his little heart as he ran.
"Bess thee, boy! bless thee" sh,
exclaimed, in the gladness of he
. heart; IAN master arrives in time,
: will offer up 4 taper on the altar o
t our blessed Lady of the kreutzberg
}, by Bonn"
She sat down on the stone bench by
the mill door to ease her over-cxcitet
spirits; and she wept, as she sat, a
e the thoughts OF her happy deliver
&. ance.
C Thank God!' she calculated
"thank God for this escape. OH! tn,
y deadly villain! and | SO fond of hin
y tool!
}, A shrill whistle from the grated win
J, dow of the chamber in which she hae
/ shut the rufiian Heinrich, caught hel
ear, and made her start at once to hcl
feet.
: "Diether! Diether!" she heard hin
shout, "catch the child, and come
!. hither! am fast. Come hithcr
Bring the boy here, and kill the girlr
She glanced hastily up at the case
! ment from which the imprisoned vii
f lain head beckoned to some one il
D the distance, and then looked anxious
:, ly after her infant cmissary. The littl,
messenger held on his way unframed
however; and she thought to hersel
that the alarm was false one, raised
= to excite her fears, and overcome hei
|