The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-09

the night was calm and stariit now; q
FAINT wind lust stirred the wet leaves oil
the manle-tree without. and she saw: OF
fancied she saw, two stealthv moving
figures, trying to open the door; a mo
m MT and a muttered biasphemy reach
ed her; then she drew in her head, ana
stood with beating, bounding heart IN
| her room. What would or should she
/ dor Jiml She flung on loose wrap
per over he nightdress and fairly dew
up TO the little attic chamber occupied
By the farm hand. With trembling
| fingers she raped on the door. NO
answer, no sound from Within
"Jiml" she called. softly. No reply.
She raped again. Still silence. Then
a sudden fear smote her. and she turned
faint under it. Was Jim there. or was
he below makingit easy for the burglars
his friends-to enter7 On an impulse
she tried the knob, having found II by
cropping. 1t turned readily and the
dooy swung open. BY the light which
came in at the little window directly
cupied, and she flew back down the
stairs. INTO her fathers chamber.
Mr.. Lee always kept sum of money
in the house and always kept revolver
within his reach, should he be awaken
ed by burglars at night. She knew
where, and found it speedily. AS her
fingers closed on il. they ceased TO
tremble; her girlish face grew set and
stern; and she vent out once more to
the hallway. and glided down the stairs.
Ere she-had reached the bottom, a voice
in the kitchen. which was back of the
stair case. caught her ear; a low, hushed
voice, but coming TO her through the
stillness-the voice that had told her in
the evening that she was in danger.
She glided like a spirit down the
stairs. along the wide. old-fashioned
hall, and paused in the shadows. Just
without the kitchen door; and there
she saw what made her white teeth
meet in determination not to cry out.
or faint; for there were three men in
the kitchen; coarse, horrible fellows
two of them were, the third-JimI
Jim. yet not the jim she had known;
not the Jim who had hewn the wood
and drawn the water for them for n
month; but Jim. standing straight and
tall before the others, frown on his
forehead. his disfgured lips set in firm
lines OF iron determination, his blue
eyes emitting flashes. before which the
others seemed TO quail; and, as she
listened. she found that he was COM
handing them, as one who had the
right to do so. TO go quietly away, and
leave no trace behind them.
"On. come. comrade," one said swag-
geringly. I'VE won't spoil this chance,
even for you, We know what we're !
about, and there's something worth |
while picking up in this farm house;
there's money some place, and that's |
what We want first; then, IL we see any
thing else worth picking up, Why, We |
pick il up: and we won't be stopped BY |
any body. What's the matter with YOU? |
You used 10 lead US in all this sort OF |
work.
"And will again. But not tonight. |
You viii do nothing here; you under
stand me2r
Guess don't. comrade. as I'm in for |
work here and now" was the insolent /
answer, and il was punished instantly,
for Jim's right hand sprang out from \
his side quick az a fash and felled the /
speaker 10 the floor with a noise quite /
enough to awaken the seven sleeperS.
The rufian. who had been silent all /
along. rather shrank TO the corner, and /
Jim followed him.
Is there anything more 20 be set
tied p he asked grimly. AMI the girl 4
outside uttered a sharp. shrill cry, for
she saw the fallen burglar rise on his
elbow. revolver in hand. and aim at the /
back of the farm hand, who had been
willing t0protect her. but her cry avail
ed nothing. for the report rang out with
II. and Jim staggered toward the wall,
both hands flung out as he fell; and 1
Matte, unmindful of personal safety, 1
unmindful OF all save the fact that muir
der bad been done before her eyes.
darted in from the hall and knelt. still 4
with the revolver in her hand, over the 1
PROSTATE man; by this time the one he
had struck down had regained his feet.
stand where you are, both OF you'll"
the girl cried fearlesslY. Whichever
moves a step Will diel"
And at that moment Farmer Lee
strobe in through the way which had
by two men, evidently officers. In the
excitement their approach had not been
noticed. Now the girl allowed the
weapon 10 fall from her fingers, and
held ont her arms to her father.
oh. save me. papai save nell she
cried. and her father went and lifted
her in b.s arms. while the strangers
covered the burglars with their weap-
ons.
We are fortunate, zone OF them said,
we traced one here and We find three
Hold out your hands. my friend"
There was no demur from the two
slEpTi>tA I-luaus a. LIeF were deity
Then the officers turned /
10 the wounded Jim: they found him
dying, the blood flowing from 4 wound
near his heart
You're done for, nv fine fellow
one OF them said. rather carelessly;
You hsve escaped a long sentence, my
friend"
Matte, who was weeping in her
fathers arms. heard the words and
came forward.
"wnl he.win he d.e:" she asked.
He l. diving now.
She kuelt down, and her Tears fell on
the SCARED face. 81.
"Oh. am so sorry. Can do moth
ing FOR yor3 You are diving because
you would protect usf viii pray fer
You, she said brokeniy- The glazing
ewes took for an instant thai glorious
light
- loved You; forgive me" he whis-
perec; and 2 moment later be vas
dead.
The worst and most desperate OF the
gang: the head OF It, in fact" one OF 4
the officers said there are more crimes